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Telluride Venture Network
Telluride Venture Network (TVN) is an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Colorado, established in 2013 to support small businesses and high-growth startups through mentorship and resources.
Overview
What Telluride Venture Network does
What Telluride Venture Network is
Telluride Venture Network (TVN) is an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Colorado, established in 2013 to support small businesses and high-growth startups through mentorship and resources.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Founded
- Founded in 2013
- Approximate age
- About 13 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Capability profile
Telluride Venture Network as a funder
Investment thesis
Telluride Venture Network aims to diversify the regional economy by fostering a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs through various services, including acceleration boot camps, mentorship, and investment.
Focus narrative
TVN provides a range of services designed to promote entrepreneurship and business growth. These include acceleration boot camps, mentorship programs, access to capital funds, annual demo days for startups to pitch to investors, a trustee network for business connections, and coworking spaces for entrepreneurs.
Value beyond capital
TVN adds value to portfolio companies through mentorship, access to capital, networking opportunities, and resources tailored to the unique challenges faced by entrepreneurs.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
- Regions
- North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 16
Portfolio context
TVN has supported numerous companies through its programs. Notable portfolio companies include Reciprocit, Sholder, Terraseed, Sustaio, TalkGo, Inbuild, Glyco-Surf, Ceibo, Recruiting Innovation, MySalesButler, Arundel Metrics, WildFlower Education, Surface Liner, Wild Gals Market, Ski Brew, Olioveto, and Hot Box Mix.
Capability profile
Telluride Venture Network as a program host
Program thesis
Telluride Venture Network aims to diversify the regional economy by fostering a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs through various services, including acceleration boot camps, mentorship, and investment.
Focus narrative
TVN provides a range of services designed to promote entrepreneurship and business growth. These include acceleration boot camps, a mentorship program, access to capital funds, an annual Demo Day for startups to pitch to investors, a Trustee Network for connecting businesses with experienced trustees, and coworking spaces for entrepreneurs.
Value and support
TVN offers mentorship, access to capital, networking opportunities, and shared workspaces to support entrepreneurs in their business growth.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- North AmericaUnited States
Alumni and track record
- Last recorded cohort
- November 15, 2023
Alumni context
Notable portfolio companies include Reciprocit, Sholder, Terraseed, Sustaio, TalkGo, Inbuild, Glyco-Surf, Ceibo, Recruiting Innovation, MySalesButler, Arundel Metrics, WildFlower Education, Surface Liner, Wild Gals Market, Ski Brew, and Olioveto.
Capability profile
Telluride Venture Network as a community
Community overview
Telluride Venture Network (TVN) was founded in 2013 and is based in Telluride, Colorado. The organization aims to diversify the regional economy by fostering a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs through various services, including acceleration boot camps, mentorship, and investment.
Community focus
TVN provides a range of services designed to promote entrepreneurship and business growth. These include acceleration bootcamps, mentorship programs, access to capital funds, demo days, a trustee network, and coworking spaces.
Member value
Members benefit from access to expert mentorship, networking opportunities, financial resources, and shared workspaces, all aimed at fostering business growth and innovation.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- September 24, 2024
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- mentorship, network-access, and demo-day
- Program types
- bootcamp and community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
TVN hosts several events including an annual Demo Day where startups pitch to investors, an Alumni Gathering during Denver Startup Week for networking, and the Clean Energy Founder Forum focusing on climate tech startups.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Reciprocit, Sholder, Terraseed, Sustaio, TalkGo, Inbuild, Glyco-Surf, Ceibo, Recruiting Innovation, MySalesButler, Arundel Metrics, WildFlower Education, Surface Liner, Wild Gals Market, Ski Brew, and Olioveto.
Common questions
What to know about Telluride Venture Network
Upseed classifies Telluride Venture Network under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder, program host, and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
Known limits
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