# Toby Krout

> Toby Krout is the CEO and co-founder of Boomtown Innovation, based in the Boulder area. His work spans startup coaching, investing and corporate innovation partnerships, following earlier software roles and leadership of creative agency Atomic20. Boomtown operates programs including Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Boomtown Innovation
- **Organizations:** Boomtown Innovation, Atomic20, The Farm, Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech, University of Colorado Boulder Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Boulder Masters of the Environment Advisory Board
- **Education:** MBA, University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, Undergraduate degrees in environmental science and geography; exact degree titles unspecified, University of Denver
- **Known for:** Co-founded Boomtown and led its development from a Boulder accelerator into an operator of corporate innovation programs., Co-founded Atomic20 and led its Colorado rebranding work., Participated as a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, presenting a case about Boomtown’s Comcast NBCUniversal partnership.

## Career timeline

- **Late 1990s** — Worked at startups including TriZetto Group, Mariner Systems and Clear Technologies.
- **Before Boomtown; dates unverified** — Co-founded and served as CEO of Atomic20, a Boulder creative agency.
- **Before 2014; exact dates unresolved** — Led a team on Colorado’s multiyear rebranding project.
- **2013** — Co-founded Boomtown; its public accelerator program launched in 2014.
- **2014** — Boomtown launched its Boulder accelerator with a founding group including Alex Bogusky, Jose Vieitez and Stephen Groth.
- **2017** — Announced The Farm, a Boomtown and Comcast NBCUniversal collaboration in Atlanta, at the Georgia Technology Summit.
- **2021** — Identified alongside Jenna Kurath as a leader of the inaugural Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech venture.
- **2025** — Boomtown powered SportsTech’s fifth class; Krout also partnered on a University of Colorado graduate capstone examining urban sustainability ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Boomtown and led its development from a Boulder accelerator into an operator of corporate innovation programs.
- Co-founded Atomic20 and led its Colorado rebranding work.
- Participated as a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, presenting a case about Boomtown’s Comcast NBCUniversal partnership.
- Served on entrepreneurship and environmental advisory boards at the University of Colorado Boulder.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech, powered by Boomtown Innovation, reported 47 engagements across its 2025 class: 14 proofs of concept, 13 pilots and 20 commercial deals. These are collective program outcomes.
- **2025-02** — SportsTech selected ten companies from more than 1,600 applicants for its fifth, six-month class, powered by Boomtown Innovation.

## Links

- Website: https://btinnovation.com/who-we-are/toby-krout/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobykrout

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