Jumpstarting Colorado's Under-invested Entrepreneurs

Energize Colorado brings together innovators and small business owners to collaboratively tackle the systemic challenges facing our small businesses. Together, we build and test programs and solutions to empower small business innovation, resulting in a more resilient and inclusive economy.

Energize Colorado is a nonprofit organization that aims to advance resilience and promote equity across Colorado’s small business ecosystem. We are builders and innovators focused on serving Colorado’s entrepreneurs across four priority groups: BIPOC, women, veteran, and rural.

In the Media:

Colorado's Newest Mission-Based Lender

Nonprofit Energize Colorado Helps More than 2,000 Women and Minority-Owned Businesses Stay Alive During Pandemic

Energize Colorado Launches the Next Round of Gap Fund Loans to Deliver Capital to Targeted Communities Across Colorado

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Our Team

  • Scott Romano

    Interim CEO

  • Heather Waits

    Small Business Loan Officer

  • Kanitha Heng Snow

    Director of Partnerships & Programs

  • Erik Hibbard

    Director of Marketing

  • Eva Padilla

    Capital Access Manager