Denver-based content and data center company Cologix has secured $500 million in funding, according to company database Crunchbase, topping the city’s recent funding headlines. The cash infusion was announced Sept. 23 and financed by Mubadala Investment Company.
According to its Crunchbase profile, "Cologix, Inc. is a network neutral interconnection and data center company headquartered in Denver, Colorado that provides massively scalable interconnection services and secure, reliable colocation services in densely connected, strategically located facilities in Columbus, Dallas, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Minneapolis, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. With more than 350 network choices and 20 prime interconnection locations, Cologix currently serves over 850 carrier, managed services, cloud, media, content, financial services and enterprise customers. The company’s experienced team of communications infrastructure professionals is committed to providing its customers the highest standard of local customer support."
The 10-year-old company also raised a round in 2017.
This round brings total funding raised by Denver companies in financial services over the past 90 days to $514 million, an increase of $501 million from the previous three-month period. The local financial services industry has seen 21 funding rounds over the past year, securing a total of $560 million in venture funding.
In other local funding news, online employee benefits company Zestful announced a $5 million seed funding round on Sept. 10, led by Thrive Capital.
According to Crunchbase, "Zestful is a platform for companies to reward their team with the products and services they care about most. Its platform personalizes allowances like recurring rewards and one-time bonuses. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado."
Founded in 2016, the company has raised three previous rounds, including a $1.1 million seed round earlier this year.
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