Finance & Banking

Growth Capital in the Rockies (GCIR) 2026 Conference

KPMG and Cooley are proud to co-host and sponsor the 2026 Growth Capital in the Rockies (GCIR) Conference in October 2026 in Denver, Colorado. This premier event – designed specifically for high-growth companies – is your gateway to unparalleled networking and investment opportunities. Connect with top investors, including private equity, growth capital, deb…

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20Speakers
6Sponsors
98Exhibitors
0Sessions
118Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Growth, in alphabetical order.

Aaron Starks
CEO & President · 47G
AJ Dye
Chief Operating Officer, Vertex Innovations; Venture Partner, Unifi Ventures · Vertex Innovations
Alison Andreozzi
Venture Partner · Signal Peak Ventures
Ben Hadley
Independent Trustee · Cashmere Fund, Cooley LLP
Ben Lopez
Senior Associate · Mercato Partners
Brian Wallace
Managing Director · Access Venture Partners
Carine Clark
CEO, Executive Chairman, Independent Board Director, Investor
Edward P. Roberto
Investor/Executive
Erika Nash
Partner · Next Frontier Capital
Grant Heffernan
Managing Director, KPMG Corporate Finance LLC · KPMG
Hayfa Aboukier
Principal · Range Ventures
Jared Theis
Managing Director, Accounting Advisory Services · KPMG US
Josh Gertsch
Senior Industry Principal · Workiva
Kat Kennedy
General Partner · Kickstart
Kyle Schlumpf
Managing Director, Audit · KPMG US
Matt Mosman
General Partner · Pelion Venture Partners
Matt Smith
Principal · Kickstart
Ryan Pollock
Managing Partner · Unifi Ventures
Trevor Lund
VP Finance · Pelion Venture Partners
Zeb King
Managing Director · Endeavor Colorado

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ArmaninoSilver Sponsor
CFGIPresenting Sponsor
CooleyCo-host
MUFGSilver Sponsor
Runway Growth CapitalBronze Sponsor
Workiva
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 118 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

118 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
98Exhibitingexhibitor only
14Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Workiva

Speakers by seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite315%
  • Founder / Owner525%
  • VP-level15%
  • Director / Head of525%
  • Manager / Lead315%
  • Advisor / Investor15%
  • Other roles210%

Of 20 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1WorkivaSponsor1
2ArmaninoSponsor · Silver Sponsor-
3CFGISponsor · Presenting Sponsor-
4CooleySponsor · Co-host-
5MUFGSponsor · Silver Sponsor-
6Runway Growth CapitalSponsor · Bronze Sponsor-
71908 BrandsExhibitor-
8AbartysHealthExhibitor-
9Adam’s PolishesExhibitor-
10Agile Space IndustriesExhibitor-
11ApporchidExhibitor-
12Artifact UprisingExhibitor-
13AwardcoExhibitor-
14BitscopicExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
bronze sponsor1
17% of 6
co-host1
17% of 6
presenting sponsor1
17% of 6
silver sponsor2
33% of 6
unspecified1
17% of 6