Tilt: Winner of Colorado Companies to Watch 2022

2022 Colorado Companies to Watch Chosen

Winners Announced at 14th Annual Gala Awards Ceremony

Denver, CO – This year’s Colorado Companies to Watch Winners have been selected and will be announced at the 14th Annual Gala Awards Dinner on Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Denver Hyatt Regency Tech Center. In its 14th year, Colorado Companies to Watch (CCTW) is a unique program that honors high-performing second-stage companies from across the state for their performance in the marketplace, innovative products, unique processes and philanthropic actions.

Second-stage companies are those that have moved past the startup stage and into a period of steady state growth. The companies selected make a point about Colorado’s diverse economic landscape. They make an astounding impact on the state’s economy by collectively providing thousands of jobs and contributing millions of dollars in revenue.

“Congratulations to all our winner’s this year! CCTW’s time-honored and rigorous judging process has revealed Colorado’s most visionary, innovative, and successful 2nd Stage companies. These companies employ approximately thirty percent of our state’s talent and have made a $595M impact on Colorado’s economy,” remarked Kim Woodworth, Executive Director of the Economic Development Council of Colorado and CCTW’s 2022 Board Chair. “A more resounding impact is the amount of investment they’ve given back to Colorado’s non-profits serving our local communities. An overwhelming amount of financial and time commitment support was given within the past year. Without this type of give back, many of our support services wouldn’t get the necessary funding needed to serve our communities.”

A select panel of esteemed judges chose the award-winning companies from an impressive list of finalists, who were ultimately selected from the 1,100 nominations gathered from across the state.

The Gala Awards Dinner on Friday, June 17, 2022 officially announces and honors the 2022 Colorado Companies to Watch for their contributions to the state’s economic vitality and future.

2022 Colorado Companies to Watch Hall of Fame Winner

Timberline Bank

2022 Colorado Companies to Watch Winners:

Agile RF Systems LLC
Altitude Control Technology
Appit Ventures
Applewood Seed Company
Artifact Uprising
Cloud Campaign
Colorado Computer Support
Comcentric Inc.
Core Progression Elite Personal Training 
Darwin Biosciences
Dave & Matt Vans
Digital Silence
Edison Interactive
Fancy Tiger Crafts Co-op
Gameboard
GavinHeath
GoQAV
Halfdays
HomePride
Intrinsic LLC
Iron-IQ
Iterate.ai
Journey Payroll & HR
Kanso Software

Knott Laboratory
Kokopelli
LEVO
Lion Home Service
Orderly Health
Pact
QuikrStuff
ResultsLab
Revaluate
ROLL Recovery
Semantic Arts
Sheets & Giggles
Sherpa Equipment Co.
Start Talking, LLC
Storyvine, Inc.
The Christi Reece Group
Tilt
Timberleaf Trailers
TNT Home Services
TurboTenant
Wedgewood Cabinetry
Wrapmate
Xyleme, Inc.

About Colorado Companies to Watch

Colorado’s second-stage companies represent high-performing and innovative companies, crossing every industry sector and region in the state, of which provide thousands of high-quality jobs and contributes billions of dollars back to our local economies. Colorado Companies to Watch (CCTW) certifies and spotlights the important contributions they make. To date, we have celebrated close to 700 companies, resulting in a $5.8 billion economic impact on Colorado’s economy.

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) in conjunction with the Edward Lowe Foundation initiated the program in 2009 along with valuable sponsors, key drivers, community and supporting partners, and volunteers from throughout Colorado. Today, CCTW encourages the collaboration and advancement of our alumni network and aligns strategic partnerships and alliances by leveraging valuable resources to support and nurture the growth of our alumni and their businesses.

Visit ColoradoCompaniestoWatch.org, facebook.com/ColoradoCompaniestoWatch, and Twitter @ColoradoCTW.

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ACA Honors Angel-Financed Innovation with the Prestigious Luis Villalobos Award

Atlantic City, NJ (May 18, 2022) – Recognizing the most ingenious and innovative ideas recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association, the prestigious Luis Villalobos Award was recently awarded to two companies disrupting their fields. Recognized were Healionics, a company making dialysis safer for those in kidney failure in the Life Sciences category, and Tilt, a company revolutionizing employee leave management in the workplace, in the Technology, Services and Consumer category.

“Tilt is a particularly compelling investment, given the founders’ direct experience with the problem they are trying to solve and now their model is extremely relevant, given the Great Resignation has companies seeking new ways to retain and manage employees,” said Cathy Connett, CEO of Sofia Fund, Tilt investor and nominator for the award.

The two category-winning CEOs were honored live during the annual awards ceremony at ACA’s 2022 Summit, the leading annual event for angel investors.

“In 2018, Healionics pitched to Mid Atlantic Bio Angels and we very quickly realized the strength of Mike Connolly and his team and their focus on tackling a very important unmet need in the dialysis area. When approved, their product will provide patients with an improved quality of life and lead to significant healthcare savings,” said Yaniv Sneor, Founder of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels and nominator for Healionics’ award.

2022 ACA Luis Villalobos Award Life Sciences Winner: Healionics

“Our team at Healionics is very grateful to be honored by this award as we pursue our goal of improving the lives of patients suffering from kidney failure,” said Mike Connolly, CEO & Chairman. 

Healionics aims to provide safer, more reliable bloodstream access for kidney failure patients needing regular dialysis. Their STARgraft synthetic blood vessel is designed to resist the infection and occlusion problems of current devices and thereby reduce the exorbitant treatment costs and high rates of illness and death among these patients. Human clinical studies of STARgraft are in progress. In addition, Healionics’ platform STAR biomaterial enables a diverse pipeline of future products.

2022 ACA Luis Villalobos Award Technology Winner: Tilt

“Tilt is passionate about delivering tech with a human touch to deliver a positive leave of absence experience for all, and we’re beyond ecstatic to be supported by our investors and recognized by the ACA with the Luis Villalobos Award,” said Jen Henderson, CEO & Founder of Tilt.

Tilt’s approach to managing leaves for employers and employees dramatically reduces the friction, blind spots, stigmas and unintended legal risks prevalent in today’s archaic leave of absence processes. In addition to the Sofia Fund, Tilt’s investors included several other ACA member groups including Rockies Venture Club, Nebraska Angels and Portland Seed Fund.

This award represents one of the many ways the ACA and its members fuel the success of innovative start-ups and honors Luis Villalobos, founder of Tech Coast Angels.

Learn more about the Luis Villalobos Award HERE.

About the Angel Capital Association (ACA)

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) is the professional association of angel investors across North America and offers education, best practices, data, public policy advocacy, and significant benefits and resources to its membership of more than 15,000 accredited investors, who invest individually or through its 250+ angel groups, accredited platforms, and family offices. Visit us online at angelcapitalassociation.org.

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