About VCIR Winter
VCIR Winter showcases the rocky mountain region's most promising emerging growth companies for an audience of over 300 venture investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs and service professionals. With significant networking time built into the conference schedule, VCIR Winter isn't just about finding new companies - it's also about connecting with the co-investors, entrepreneurs and service providers who together make the rocky mountain region an excellent location for investing and running companies. Read More About VCIR
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Keynote Speaker
Jeff Evans
Raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Jeff Evans has always followed the call of the excitement and wildness of outdoor adventure. This pursuit of passion led to the formation of MountainVision Incorporated and a career which includes guiding clients up mountain peaks across the globe, professional speaking, and practicing as an emergency medicine Physician Assistant.
Jeff’s climbing began in the late 80’s on the rock faces of Colorado and California. Living out of his truck with his dog, Jeff spent countless exciting days scaling walls in locales like Yosemite, Joshua Tree and Rocky Mountain National Park. Mountaineering soon followed with equal ferocity and by the mid-90’s, Jeff was guiding clients as well as working Search and Rescue on North America’s highest mountain, Mt McKinley.
Jeff’s confidence and experience in the mountains led to his introduction in 1993 to blind climber, Erik Weihenmayer. Little did they know that this relationship would change their lives forever and result in accomplishing feats that neither had imagined. Together, they would shatter people’s perceptions about the “handicaps” of the disabled by climbing McKinley, El Capitan, Aconcagua, competing in adventure races, guiding other disabled individuals on peaks around the world, and successfully reaching the summit of Mt Everest in 2001. To date, Erik is the only blind climber to reach the summit of Everest.
The teamwork, communication and leadership skills Jeff has honed during his amazing adventures and challenges has given him the tools to become one of the most dynamic and inspirational speakers on the circuit today. Regardless of age, gender, or profession, Jeff’s message invokes a spectrum of thought and emotion throughout audiences worldwide. Jeff has appeared on ABC’s Expedition Impossible, is the published author of MountainVision: Lessons from the Summit, and has played a major role in the award-winning documentaries Farther Than the Eye Can See, Blindsight and the soon to be released documentary, High Ground.
Jeff received his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and his Masters as a Physician Assistant at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Jeff currently resides in Boulder with his wife, Merry Beth, son Jace, and dog Tucker.
Blog 
The RMVCA and The Entrepreneur’s Foundation Team Up
This post was written by Seth Levine and cross-posted from his blog.
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At this week’s VCIR Winter the RMVCA will be announcing a partnership with the Entrepreneur’s Foundation of Colorado. In case you’re not familiar with [...]
Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter Conference Reveals Selected Early-Growth Companies
Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter Conference Reveals
Selected Early-Growth Companies
28th Annual Conference Features Standouts from Rocky Mountain Region;
Includes Clean Technology Track of Companies
Denver, CO, January 18, 2011 – In its 28th year, the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association and KPMG LLP today announced the lineup of early-growth companies for the annual Venture Capital [...]
VCIR 2010 – Technology Showcase Panel Comments (Veverka, Primack, Cohen)
VCIR 2010 – Technology Showcase (BlipSnips and Prieto Battery)
VCIR 2010 – Technology Showcase (Hydraulic Hybrid and Grogger presentations)
VCIR 2010 – Technology Showcase Video (Intro and Pitch Engine)
VCIR 2010 – Dan Caruso’s Keynote Address
VCIR Video and Audio
I’m going to put up a series of posts with video and audio from the 2010 VCIR conference. This is the first year at the conference where we’ve made an effort to capture the sounds and images of the conference in a systematic way. Many thanks to Brian Patrick of On-Site Media for coming up [...]
The value of VCIR sponsorship
Bill Houston from VCIR sponsor ViaWest wrote us the note below about the value they’ve found in their long time sponsorship of VCIR.
ViaWest has been proud to support VCIR over the years as we see it as a critical component of our regional entrepreneurial community. But truth be told ViaWest has secured multiple partnerships with [...]
VCIR 2010 – Cool Energy
Cool Energy has developed an advanced-materials engine that converts heat to electricity. This low temperature engine is primarily used in solar applications (SolarFlow® System) and in waste heat recovery applications. The smart grid connected SolarFlow® System home energy system allows homeowners to cut their energy bills by as much as 75% and provides U.S. homeowners [...]
