IQ Awards Honorees

2023
Food & beverage — Goodie Bag Food Co. – Boulder
Outdoor industry — Kokopelli Outdoor Inc. – Longmont
Construction — Naranjo Civil Constructors Inc. – Garden City
Clean tech — Prometheus Materials Inc. – Longmont

2021
Aerospace — Vita Inclinata – Broomfield
Business products and services — Airius – Longmont
Cannabis and agriculture — Lifetonic – Boulder
Energy and utilities — Maplewell Energy – Lafayette
Health care — Quorum Prosthetics – Windsor
LIfe sciences— Laporte Immunotherapeutics – Fort Collins
Natural products — Future Fit Foods – Longmont

2018
Agribusiness/Weather — Uzio Technology LLC
Business products & services — Occipital Inc.
Clean tech — Clean Energy Federal Credit Union
Consumer — Nite Ize Inc.
Education — Bitsbox
Education — Mindscribe
Incubator/Accelerator — Boomtown Accelerators
Innovative — Inscripta Inc.
Internet/Blockchain — Cryptanite Blockchain Technologies Corp.
Life sciences — InDevR Inc.
Natural products — Cusa Tea LLC
Software/Applications — Flashback Technologies Inc.
Sports/Outdoor — Matador

2017
Healthcare — High Precision Devices, Inc.
Incubator/Accelerator — Mergelane
Innovative — Kindara
Life science — SomaLogic
Natural/Organic — Love The Wild
Software/Mobile Apps — Bear Systems
Sports/Outdoor — Revel Gear

2016
Clean tech — Prieto Battery Inc.
Consumer — QuadshoX
Hardware — mcSquares
Healthcare — Eximis Surgical
Incubator/Accelerator — Innosphere
Innovative — Biodesix
Innovator of the Year — Dave DuPont; TeamSnap
Mobile apps — Sospes
Software — CaliberMind

2015
Bioscience — JustRight Surgical – Louisville
Business products/Services — BlackSquare Technologies – Erie
Consumer products — TECHtionary – Boulder
Green business — Clean Energy Collective – Louisville
Incubator/Accelerator — Unreasonable Institute – Boulder
Internet/Social/Apps — Makeena – Boulder
Internet/Web — Earthvisionz – Boulder
Innovator of the year — Dale Katechis, Oskar Blues – Longmont
Software — VictorOps – Boulder
Innovation of the year — InDevR, Inc. – Boulder
Innovative company of the year — InDevR, Inc. – Boulder

2013
Business products/Services — Covidien Plc – Boulder
Consumer products — Orbotix Inc. – Boulder
Internet/Social/Apps — Bounce.io – Louisville
Natural green — Tusaar Corp. – Lafayette
Nonprofit — The Agora Projects – Boulder
Software — Webroot Inc. – Broomfield
Innovation of the year — Covidien Plc – Boulder

2012
Business services — Vertiba Inc. – Boulder
Hardware — Sporian Microsystems Inc. – Lafayette
Mobile apps — Tagwhat Inc. – Boulder
Natural/Green/Outdoors —Crocs Inc. – Niwot
Nonprofit — Center for ReSource Conservation – Boulder
Software — LeaseRunner Ltd. – Louisville
Innovation of the year — Mobile Day – Boulder

2011
Business products — Radish Systems LLC – Boulder
Consumer products — Agloves – Boulder
Green/Sustainability — OPX Biotechnologies Inc. – Boulder
Innovation accelerator — Boulder Innovation Center – Longmont
Entrepreneurial network internet/Web — Standing Cloud Inc. – Boulder
Natural products — Cooper Tea Co./Third Street Chai – Louisville
Nonprofits — Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence – Boulder
Social media/Mobile apps — Gnip Inc. – Boulder
Software — Accurence Inc. – Westminster
Sports/Outdoors — Crescent Moon Snowshoes – Boulder

2010
Business — DigitalGlobe Inc. – Longmont
Computer — Spectra Logic Corp. – Boulder
Consumer products — Stuart Batty Enterprises LLC – Boulder
Green/Sustainability — Heartland Renewable Energy LLC – Longmont
Internet/Software — Trada Inc. – Boulder
Life Sciences — Flashback Technologies LLC – Longmont
Robotics — Stratom Inc. – Boulder
Social media/Mobile apps — ScriptPad Inc. – Boulder
Sports and outdoors — Apex Sports Group LLC – Boulder

2009
Business — ShipCompliant – Boulder
Computer — Rebit Inc. – Longmont
Consumer — Clementine Art – Boulder
Internet business — OptTek Systems Inc. – Boulder
Internet consumer —OneRiot – Boulder
Life sciences — Amgen Inc. – Boulder/Longmont
Nonprofit — Imagine! – Lafayette
Sports & outdoors — HydraPouch LLC – Boulder
Sustainability _ Eetrex Inc. – Boulder

2008
Business — Envysion Inc. – Louisville
Communications — Tendril Networks Inc. – Boulder
Computer — StillSecure – Superior
Consumer — Quintess LLC – Broomfield
Internet/Software: Business — HiveLive Inc. – Boulder
Internet/Software: Consumer — Socialthing – Boulder
Medical — Tensegrity Prosthetics Inc. – Boulder
Nonprofit — Crayons to Calculators – Boulder
Sports & outdoors — Optibike LLC – Boulder
Sustainable business — Eco–Cycle Inc. – Boulder

2007
Business — TechStars – Boulder
Communications — Aztek Networks Inc. – Boulder
Computers — DPHI Inc. (dba DataPlay) – Longmont
Consumer — AeroGrow International Inc. – Boulder
Internet — Lijit Networks Inc. – Louisville
Medical & Health — Otologics LLC – Boulder
Nonprofit — Intercambio de Comunidades Boulder Software – Lingoport Inc. – Boulder
Sports & outdoors — EarthRoamer – Broomfield
Sustainable business — Range Fuels Inc. – Broomfield

2006
Business — NextAction Corp. – Westminster
Commercial & industrial — TrapTek LLC – Longmont
Communications — SkyeTek Inc. – Westminster
Computers — Spark Fun Electronics Inc. – Boulder
Consumer — AllergyKids – Boulder
Internet — GroupSystems Corp. – Broomfield
Medical & health — Analytical Spectral Devices Inc. – Boulder
Nonprofit — Our Love of Children Foundation – Longmont
Software — Solidware Technologies Inc. – Boulder
Sports & outdoors — SkirtSports Inc. – Boulder

2005
Business — Nightriders Inc. – Boulder
Commercial & industrial — Strion Air Inc. – Louisville
Computers — Conduant Corp. – Longmont
Consumer — Crocs Inc. – Niwot
Internet — Umbria Communications Inc. – Boulder
Medical & health — MicroPhage Inc.- Longmont
Nonprofit — Peace Initiatives Institute – Boulder
Software — Rally Software Development Corp. – Boulder
Sports & outdoors — Colo. Altitude Training Inc. – Boulder
Communications — Fidelity Comtech Inc. – Longmont

2004
Business — Micro Analysis & Design Inc. – Boulder
Commercial & industrial — LightLouver LLC – Boulder
Computers — Storage Technology Corp. – Louisville
Consumer — Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy – Boulder
Internet — Massively Parallel Technologies Inc. – Louisville
Medical & health — Medivance Inc. – Louisville
Nonprofit — Medicine Horse Program – Boulder
Software — Webroot Software Inc. – Boulder
Sports & outdoors — Classic Sport Companies Inc. – Broomfield
TeleCommunications — Intrado Inc. – Longmont

2003
Business — CTEK, Rocky Mountain Region Commercial & Industrial – Ionic Fusion Corp. – Longmont
Computers — Cornice Inc. – Longmont
Consumer — IZZE Beverage Co. – Boulder
Internet — LifePics Inc. – Boulder
Medical & health — Roche Colorado Corp. – Boulder
Nonprofit — YWCA Children’s Alley – Boulder
Software — CreekPath Systems Inc. – Longmont
Sports & leisure — GoLite LLC – Boulder
Telecommunications — Roving Planet Inc. – Boulder

2002
Business — Holland & Hart LLP – Boulder
Commercial and industrial services — CDM Optics Inc. – Boulder
Computer — Lefthand Networks Inc. – Boulder
Consumer products/Services — Western Disposal Services Inc. – Boulder
Internet — Pixxures – Arvada
Medical — OmegaTech Inc. – Boulder
Nonprofit — Family Learning Center – Boulder
Software — Culinary Software Services Inc. – Boulder
Sports and outdoors — The Nautilus Group- Louisville
Telecom products/Services — SignalSoft Corp.- Boulder

2001
Business — Cooking School of the Rockies – Boulder
Computers — Zight Corp. – Boulder
Consumer — Noodles & Company – Boulder
Internet — Finali Corp. – Westminster
Medical — Cardio–optics Inc. – Boulder
Nonprofit — Culture of Giving,The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County – Boulder
Software — Electric Rain – Boulder
Sports & outdoor recreation — GoLite LLC – Boulder
TeleCommunications — Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. – Westminster

2000
Business — Intelligent Office – Boulder
Consumer — Bella Essentials Inc. – Boulder
Children’s products & services — Team Labs – Boulder
Computers — DataPlay Inc. – Boulder
Health & medical — Hauser Inc. – Boulder
Internet — Evoke Communications Inc. – Louisville
Nonprofit — Extras! For Education – Boulder
Software — Genomica Corp. – Boulder
Sportswear & outdoor recreation — Outlast Technologies Inc. – Boulder
TeleCommunications — SpectraLink Corp. – Boulder