About Foraker Labs
Foraker Labs builds web-based software that people love to use.
We specialize in content management, community applications, and eCommerce. Foraker Labs focuses primarily in the nonprofit, healthcare, and education industries, but serves a wide variety of clients and is always up for a new challenge.
Our Name
For starters, it’s not pronounced “four acre”, but rather the emphasis is on the first syllable and the “a” is technically a schwa. More like FOR-uh-kur. Glad we got that straight.
Foraker Labs takes its name from Mt. Foraker (17,400 feet), in Alaska. Stirling Olson, President and founder of Foraker Labs, first became acquainted with the mountain in 1996 while climbing its neighbor Mt. McKinley (or Denali).
Why name the company after a mountain in Alaska? Especially one that is named after a fairly obscure Ohio senator whose only real claim to fame is the Foraker Act—which provided citizenship and a (somewhat) representative government to the newly imperialized people of Puerto Rico?
“We nearly named the company after a vicious species of biting black fly known to extract gallons of blood from each and every wayward traveler to the Alaskan Bush,” notes Mr. Olson, “but in the end we decided that a mountain has a certain majesty and sublime attraction that a carnivorous insect just can’t match.”
– Stirling Olson, President
Our Offices & People
Our offices are located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado—which is home to the University of Colorado, a whole slew of government labs, and of course the Mork and Mindy show. Boulder is also home to stunning panoramic views of the front range of the Rocky Mountains, and we are highly appreciative of this visual muse when forced into deep contemplation. We're a short bike or bus ride from downtown or campus, and are close to Denver as well.
Foraker Labs' company culture embraces community, creativity, and empathy. We love what we do, and we're proud of our work.
We also love answering questions about what we do, how we do it, and why we're so passionate about doing it right. Call us! (303) 449-0202.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a new Internet for our clients and their customers by replacing clutter and confusion with beauty and clarity.
