Tynt Technologies Inc.
The University of Colorado Connection
Tynt Technologies was founded in 2020 by Michael D. McGehee (CU Boulder Chemical and Biological Engineering) and his then PhD students Tyler Hernandez and Michael Strand. They developed the initial technology at Stanford before coming to CU Boulder to complete their work and found their company. McGehee brought in Ameen Saafir, a former student and experienced founder, to head the company. Tynt has participated in many CU Boulder programs, including the Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) (winner), multiple Destination Startup® showcases, Demo Day with the New Venture Challenge (NVC), and has had multiple investments from the Buff Venture Fund.
Funding Status and Investment Opportunities
- Industry: Manufacturing, Environmentalism and Sustainability, Cleantech, Smart Cities, Advanced Materials
- Funding Stage: Series A
- Contact for Investment Inquiries: Contact Ameen Saafir at ameen@tynt.io
In the News
- CU Boulder hosts showcases highlighting breakthrough innovations and investment-ready ventures (2025)
- Sustainable Spinouts: Innovation in Action (2025, Colordan Magazine)
- We went to a startup symposium at the University of Colorado. We saw these nine cool startups. We said “wow” a lot. (CPR, 2024)
- Tynt Technologies: Redefining the role of windows in a sustainable home (Shoppe Black, 2023)
- Promising Venture Partners startups awarded $1.75 million in state commercialization grants (2022)
- Tynt Technologies locks up $8.5M to engineer blackout windows (Colorado Daily, 2021)
- Lab Venture Challenge awards record-breaking $1.35 million to promising CU Boulder ventures (2020)
Venture Partners Programs
- Destination Startup® (2022, 2023)
- Buff Venture Fund (2022)
- Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) (2020)
- Intellectual Property Management (2019)
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