Rio Hodges leads Antler's Boulder program and residency, giving him a distinctive geographic focus on growing the Rocky Mountain startup ecosystem rather than operating only from coastal hubs. He works hands-on with founders who may not yet have co-founders or fully formed ideas through Antler's structured residency, helping them move 6 months of progress in 6 weeks as more of a builder-partner than a traditional post-product VC. Rio Hodges leads Antler's Boulder program and residency, giving him a distinctive geographic focus on growing the Rocky Mountain startup ecosystem rather than operating only from coastal hubs. He works hands-on with founders who may not yet have co-founders or fully formed ideas through Antler's structured residency, helping them move 6 months of progress in 6 weeks as more of a builder-partner than a traditional post-product VC.