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Colorado Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$100,000

State income tax credit for angel and other investors in certified advanced industry businesses: 25% of the investment (35% if the business is in an enterprise zone or rural county), up to a maximum credit of $100,000, on investments of $10,000 or more. The credit pool is $4,000,000 per calendar year, reduced to $2.5M from 2027. Startups use it to attract investors.

Funder

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling until the annual credit pool is exhausted. Business certification is valid for 365 days and must be renewed; processing can take 45 to 90 days.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Investee must be an entity (not an individual) in an advanced industry, HQ in Colorado or at least 50% of employees in Colorado, registered with the Colorado Secretary of State, under $10 million raised from third-party investors since formation, and either annual revenue under $5 million or revenue-generating for under five years. Investors must be unaffiliated, hold under 10% fully diluted and invest at least $10,000.

How to apply

  1. Business completes the Investee Pre-Certification and then the Investee Certification in the OEDIT portal. — link
  2. Investor invests, then applies within 90 days of the investment.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://oedit.colorado.gov/advanced-industries-investment-tax-credit

"Investors can earn a tax credit of 25% of their investment up to a maximum $100,000 credit on an investment of $10,000 or more."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: oedit.colorado.gov

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