Join the Colorado Innovation Institute

See what’s possible.
Help make it happen.

Better intelligence. Useful relationships.
A stronger Colorado.

For people making decisions about Colorado’s companies, capital, talent and communities. Put the Institute’s research to work—and join conversations with others building what comes next.

$1,500 annually · One named member

Two ways to participate

Choose your next
level of involvement.

Use the research in your work, or partner with CII around an opportunity that calls for a more active role.

Intelligence & connection

CII Insight

$1,500 / year

For leaders, investors, founders, researchers and community builders who want a clearer view of Colorado and useful ways to engage.

  • Full access to all four member research resources
  • Quarterly research briefings with discussion
  • Invitations to curated member events
  • A guided orientation to put the resources to work
  • A channel for questions that inform CII’s research agenda
  • New editions and improvements during your membership
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Annual membership for one named person. Your organization may purchase it for you.

Collaboration & action

CII Partnership

Build something
with us.

For organizations ready to work with CII on a defined challenge or opportunity in Colorado’s innovation economy.

  • Insight membership benefits, with team access scoped together
  • Focused working sessions around shared priorities
  • Curated introductions and cross-sector convening
  • Opportunities to shape collaborative projects and pilots
  • Research and interpretation tied to an agreed question
  • A clear scope, responsibilities and measures of progress
Explore a partnership →

Partnerships are designed in collaboration.

Your research workspace

Start with a real question.

Each resource connects evidence to a practical next step. Sources, dates and uncertainties stay visible so you can judge what is useful.

Capital Navigator

Which capital fits the next stage?

Build a shortlist of investors, lenders, grantmakers and capital-support organizations. Compare their focus, Colorado connection and published approach routes, then save the profiles worth investigating.

Put it to work

Prepare a capital search around your stage, financing needs and eligibility.

02 / WorkforceMember resource →

Colorado Workforce Intelligence

What should change in our workforce plan?

Connect official labor trends, verified business developments and a rolling 24–36 month outlook. Examine regional conditions, assumptions and the signals that would change the forecast.

Put it to work

Pressure-test a hiring, training, investment or regional development decision.

03 / CollaborationMember resource →

Ecosystem Pathways

How does collaboration actually happen?

Trace real Colorado projects through the organizations, resources and delivery relationships that made them possible. Compare pathways to identify missing contributions in your own work.

Put it to work

Map who needs to contribute, what must move between them and who owns the next step.

04 / CapabilitiesMember resource →

Colorado Capability Atlas

Who can help us make the next move?

Discover research, testing, prototyping, production and talent capabilities across Colorado. Explore evidence and access routes, then assemble a possible combination into a downloadable working sketch.

Put it to work

Find an overlooked capability and frame a credible first conversation or experiment.

People make the intelligence useful

A place to explore
the next possibility.

Membership creates a rhythm for learning, asking better questions and meeting people whose work connects with yours.

01 / Understand

Quarterly briefings

Join a guided discussion of CII’s research: what changed, what it could mean and which decisions deserve attention. Bring questions from your own work.

02 / Meet

Curated gatherings

Receive invitations to events designed around a useful question or opportunity, with room to engage other members across sectors and regions.

03 / Begin

A guided orientation

Learn how to use the member resources and identify where they can help your current priorities. Request your orientation from your member account.

04 / Contribute

A voice in the research

Submit questions and gaps you encounter. Member input informs future research priorities; we select work for its relevance across the ecosystem.

Briefing dates and event invitations are shared with members. Event capacity, eligibility and any separate charges are stated in each invitation. Research questions inform the agenda; bespoke research is scoped through a partnership.

Why the Institute

Colorado has extraordinary assets.
More becomes possible between them.

CII connects research, people and capital around long-term economic opportunity. Your membership supports this independent stewardship work while giving you practical ways to use the intelligence and take part.

Our public ecosystem map, Colorado Benchmarks and Big 100 remain open resources. Membership adds a deeper research workspace and a community of inquiry.

Explore CII’s missions →

Before you join

A few useful details.

Who is CII Insight for?

People working on Colorado’s future—from founders and investors to employers, researchers, educators and regional leaders. You do not need to be based in Colorado. The annual membership covers one named person; talk with us about an organization or team.

What happens after payment?

Verify your email, complete the annual checkout through Stripe, then use that same email to access the members area. Your account will show your membership status and available billing controls. Research access begins after payment is confirmed.

How current is the research?

Capital profiles show their source-check dates. Workforce Intelligence follows the labor-release cycle. Pathways and the Atlas grow as evidence supports new editions. A new edition does not mean every underlying source was rechecked that day.

Does membership guarantee funding, introductions or project access?

No. The resources help you assess fit and find published routes. Providers make their own eligibility, access and funding decisions. Partnership introductions and project participation depend on fit, consent and the agreed scope.

How does annual renewal work?

CII Insight costs $1,500 USD per year and renews automatically each year unless you cancel before renewal. We email you 30 days before the renewal date. Cancel future renewal from My membership → Manage billing & renewal; access continues through your paid period. Read the membership terms or contact CII with billing questions.

Start a partnership conversation

What could we
make possible together?

Tell us the opportunity you see, the people who need to be involved and the progress you want to make. We’ll explore whether there is a useful role for CII.