Jessica Murray

Nashville Design Week is a week-long, city-wide series of interdisciplinary programs and events to unite the design community, promote collaboration and idea sharing, engage the public and elevate the impact of Nashville’s design economy.

The global leader in sustainable, recycled rubber barriers made from waste tires. Currently, the top two uses for waste tires are burning and burying them. Innovation: We have a better solution. Pretred recycles and repurposes waste tires into industrial barriers and blocks. Our patented, green alternative offers superior benefits, competitive pricing, and solid margins. Closed-Loop Capacity: We recycle 60 waste tires for every 6-foot barrier we make. One-mile of barriers can reuse 52,800 tires and one manufacturing facility can use up to 3 million waste tires per year. Our barriers are 95% recycled material and 100% recyclable. Our goal is to establish multiple facilities that will recycle billions of pounds of waste tires every year. Environmental Problems: Waste tires have one of the worst recycling records. 300 million waste tires are created in the U.S. annually. Colorado is home to a 60 million waste tires dump (largest in U.S.). Founder: Eric Davis Co-Founders: Ricke Welle, Jeff Olson

Vartega is solving the worlds toughest advanced materials recycling challenges to create circular supply chains and enable a sustainable future. Our patented modular carbon fiber recycling process scales rapidly to address a gap in the composites supply chain. Its like a carbon fiber washing machine inside a shipping container. We deploy these units close to the source of composites scrap via our Hardware-as-a-Service subscription platform. Vartega’s carbon fiber and specialty thermoplastics are used in sporting goods, additive manufacturing, and vehicle lightweight.

Denver Angels is a powerhouse network of 800+ family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and accredited angel investors fueling Denver Ventures. We are champions of the startup community—investors, founders, and operators. By uniting as a community, we amplify our impact through powerful connections, capital, and unwavering support for entrepreneurs. Founded in 2016, weve grown into one of the most active investor communities in the country who are united by a shared mission to support visionary founders and unlock outsized outcomes. Our members bring seasoned capital, deep expertise, and high-impact connections to early-stage companies across the U.S. Learn more via the link below.

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Nashville Design Week is a week-long, city-wide series of interdisciplinary programs and events to unite the design community, promote collaboration and idea sharing, engage the public and elevate the impact of Nashville’s design economy.

Empower enables innovative and effective business design for small businesses and startups, working to optimize performance and build a foundation for sustainable growth. Using a project-based approach, our method leverages partners’ strengths, streamlines operations and accelerates progress in alignment with strategic goals. Combining a deep-seated commitment to championing young businesses and proven experience supporting companies in all stages, we empower partners with the knowledge and resources needed to confidently navigate their next phase of growth.

The global leader in sustainable, recycled rubber barriers made from waste tires. Currently, the top two uses for waste tires are burning and burying them. Innovation: We have a better solution. Pretred recycles and repurposes waste tires into industrial barriers and blocks. Our patented, green alternative offers superior benefits, competitive pricing, and solid margins. Closed-Loop Capacity: We recycle 60 waste tires for every 6-foot barrier we make. One-mile of barriers can reuse 52,800 tires and one manufacturing facility can use up to 3 million waste tires per year. Our barriers are 95% recycled material and 100% recyclable. Our goal is to establish multiple facilities that will recycle billions of pounds of waste tires every year. Environmental Problems: Waste tires have one of the worst recycling records. 300 million waste tires are created in the U.S. annually. Colorado is home to a 60 million waste tires dump (largest in U.S.). Founder: Eric Davis Co-Founders: Ricke Welle, Jeff Olson

Vartega is solving the worlds toughest advanced materials recycling challenges to create circular supply chains and enable a sustainable future. Our patented modular carbon fiber recycling process scales rapidly to address a gap in the composites supply chain. Its like a carbon fiber washing machine inside a shipping container. We deploy these units close to the source of composites scrap via our Hardware-as-a-Service subscription platform. Vartega’s carbon fiber and specialty thermoplastics are used in sporting goods, additive manufacturing, and vehicle lightweight.

Denver Angels is a powerhouse network of 800+ family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and accredited angel investors fueling Denver Ventures. We are champions of the startup community—investors, founders, and operators. By uniting as a community, we amplify our impact through powerful connections, capital, and unwavering support for entrepreneurs. Founded in 2016, weve grown into one of the most active investor communities in the country who are united by a shared mission to support visionary founders and unlock outsized outcomes. Our members bring seasoned capital, deep expertise, and high-impact connections to early-stage companies across the U.S. Learn more via the link below.