Top of the List: Denver's top venture capital and private equity firms

Connie Elsbury^[1]

Research Director- Denver Business Journal

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And now, here’s our latest Top of the List. (For more Top of the Lists, click here^[8].)

Denver-Area Venture Capital/Private Equity Firms

Ranked by capital under management (as of Jan. 1).

1. KRG Capital Partners, Denver -- $2.308 billion.

2. Resource Capital Funds, Denver -- $1.4 billion.

3. Grotech Ventures, Denver -- $1.1 billion.

4. Excellere Partners, Denver -- $737 million.

5. Meitage Funds, Denver -- $601 million.

Source: DBJ research.

Note: Vestar Capital Partners, ranked No.1 on last year's list, did not provide ranking information for this year's list. "We currently manage funds with committed capital totaling approximately $7 billion," Vestar says on its website.

Connie Elsbury is research director for the Denver Business Journal, contributes "Top of the List" to the "Broadway & 17th" blog, and compiles the "Book of Lists." Phone: 303-803-9223.

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