InRoots NetworkbyBrett Calhoun·2d agoUtah: Top Ecosystem Supporters and VCsIn 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and venture capital froze. Gavin Christensen picked that year to raise a brand-new seed fund in Utah. It…
InRedbud VCbyBrett Calhoun·4d agoWe invest at the intersection of resilience and distributionI have a confession.
InRoots NetworkbyBrett Calhoun·Nov 2Utah: Top Companies and StartupsIn 2009, Adobe paid $1.8 billion for Omniture, a web analytics company Josh James and John Pestana had started in Orem in 1996. Adobe could…
InRoots NetworkbyBrett Calhoun·Oct 28Alabama: Top Ecosystem Supporters + VCsIn 2013, venture investors put $3 million into Alabama tech companies. All year. In 2023, that number hit $321 million, according to…
InRedbud VCbyBrett Calhoun·Oct 27How Our VC Fund Got 4.6 Million Impressions Without a Marketing BudgetThis year, Redbud grew more than it ever has. More people read our work, more founders found us, and more deals came in.
InRoots NetworkbyBrett Calhoun·Oct 21Alabama: Top FoundersLook around a typical American living room. There is probably an iPhone on the couch. Someone just looked something up on Wikipedia. And…
InRedbud VCbyBrett Calhoun·Oct 20Why We Host EventsThis year we hosted 20 events in 12 cities. 1,600+ people showed up!
InRoots NetworkbyBrett Calhoun·Oct 19Alabama: Top Companies + StartupsIn Tuscaloosa, a startup bolted cameras to garbage trucks and street sweepers. As the trucks run their routes, City Detect’s AI scans every…
InRoots NetworkbyBrett Calhoun·Oct 15Colorado’s Never Stopped InventingColorado gave the world the root beer float, the Denver boot, the Jolly Rancher, the aluminum beer can, and Crocs. It also hosts the clocks…
