SVA Members in the News
Curated news articles about members of Startup Virginia. See how our members are creating headlines and energizing the startup landscape in Virginia.
Richmond Bizsense
5/18/2023
Local startup that runs eBay-like market for electronics gets $735K capital jolt
Featured Members: Mobius Materials
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Forbes
5/10/2023
How Brandefy Founder Meg Pryde Is Democratizing The Way We Shop Beauty
Featured Members: Brandefy
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
5/4/2023
In Richmond, Vice President Kamala Harris lauds seeds for small business growth
Featured Members: Babylon Micro-Farms
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Richmond Inno
4/26/2023
Here’s how Richmond’s Babylon Micro-Farms will use $8M in fresh funding
Featured Members: Babylon Micro-Farms
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
4/15/2023
Richmond lab equipment company Grenova gets new president and CEO
Featured Members: Grenova
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Richmond Inno
4/12/2023
Richmond’s FarmRaiser rebrands as RaiserHQ
Featured Members: RaiserHQ
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Richmond Inno
4/12/2023
Sean Brazier helped Virginia land Amazon’s HQ2. Now he’s ready to launch EDai, his economic development startup.
Featured Members: EDai
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Amplitude
3/29/2023
Amputee Jeans Pioneer Erica Cole Returns To Shark Tank
Featured Members: No Limbits
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Richmond Bizsense
4/5/2023
Indoor farming startup harvests $8M in fresh capital
Featured Members: Babylon Micro-Farms
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Newswires EIN
4/4/2023
MINTangible Secures Funding to Supercharge the Launch of its Blockchain IP License Solution
Featured Members: MINTangible
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
4/3/2023
Shoe Crazy Wine grows into multimillion dollar company, targets the national stage
Featured Members: Shoe Crazy Wine
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
3/24/2023
Richmond startup WRANGLD partners with Atlanta company to help trades companies find financing
Featured Members: WRANGLD
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Richmond Inno
3/15/2023
Business management platform Wrangld looks to scale in 2023
Featured Members: WRANGLD
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Richmond Inno
3/14/2023
Pearl launches Virginia high school tutoring partnership with four HBCUs
Featured Members: Pearl
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Richmond Inno
3/8/2023
Richmond’s Absurd Snacks sets sights on major retailers
Featured Members: Absurd Snacks
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Newswires EIN
3/8/2023
VIPC Awards Commonwealth Commercialization Fund Grant to EDai
Featured Members: EDai
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Richmond Inno
3/1/2023
Richmond’s Project Mongoose aims to refine its sales strategy at Lighthouse Labs
Featured Members: Project Mongoose
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Richmond Inno
3/1/2023
Richmond college readiness platform MajorClarity acquired by Paper
Featured Members: MajorClarity
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Newswires EIN
3/6/2023
VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners Invests in LLAMAWOOD to Provide The World’s First Firewood Delivery Marketplace
Featured Members: Llamawood
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Richmond Bizsense
2/23/2023
UR-born snack company to roll out tweaked trail mix after capital raise
Featured Members: Absurd Snacks
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Richmond Free Press
2/16/2023
Fitness DAWGS help kids ‘Eat Better, Move More and Learn’
Featured Members: Fitness DAWGS
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
2/15/2023
Five companies from Virginia selected for Lighhouse Labs startup program
Featured Members: Project Mongoose
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Newswires EIN
2/15/2023
VIPC Awards Commonwealth Commercialization Fund to Linebird
Featured Members: Linebird
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
2/14/2023
Richmond-based startup closes $11M capital raise to expand ABA services
Featured Members: AnswerNow
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Richmond Inno
2/7/2023
Richmond autism therapy platform providor AnswersNow raises $11M
Featured Members: AnswersNow
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Cision, PR Newswire
2/2/2023
Answersnow raises $11M in Series A funding to scale the reach of quality , personalized virtual ABA therapy
Featured Members: AnswersNow
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Richmond Inno
2/1/2023
Richmond’s Brandefy gets boost following InStyle mention
Featured Members: Brandefy
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
1/31/2023
Richmond startup Brandefy poised for major growth in 2023 after launching first line of beauty products
Featured Members: Brandefy
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Richmond Bizsense
1/26/2023
Local Transportation startup pulls $8M in capital raise
Featured Members: HopDrive
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Richmond Inno
1/24/2023
Richmond’s HopDrive raises $8M Series A round
Featured Members: HopDrive
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
1/16/2023
Scott’s addition firm brings micro-farming to mega cruise ship
Featured Members: Babylon Micro-Farms
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Richmond Inno
11/15/2022
Firewood startup Lllamawood find its niche with restaurants
Featured Members: Llamawood
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Richmond Bizsense
1/4/2023
Wine investing service pours $5M capital raise into hiring
Featured Members: Vint
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InStyle
1/3/2023
15 Indie Beauty Brands You Need To Try In 2023
Featured Members: Brandefy
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TechCrunch
12/19/2022
Fintech Vint hopes to turn wine and spirits into a mainstream asset class
Featured Members: Vint
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Richmond BizSense
1/3/2023
Local winemaker taps new liquor line amid expansion plan
Featured Members: Shoe Crazy Wine
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Richmond BizSense
12/28/2022
Richmond startups 2022: Capital raises, new programming and expansion
Featured Members: Fringe, Naborforce, Pearl, LipLoveLine, Sherah, Absurd Snacks
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Richmond Inno
12/21/2022
Mobius Materials relocates to Richmond in its bid to bolster secondary electronic market
Featured Members: Mobius Materials
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Richmond BizSense
12/19/2022
Local beauty products startup enters first brick-and-mortar store amid online expansion
Featured Members: LipLoveLine
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Richmond Inno
12/9/2022
Shark Tank company No Limbits raises 1.4M seed round with backing from Halcyon Angels
Featured Members: No Limbits
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Richmond BizSense
12/1/2022
Local startup aims to connect working moms with personal assistants
Featured Members: Sherah
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Richmond Inno
11/22/2022
Richmond’s Grenova wins Startup of the year award
Featured Members: Grenova
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NBC 12
11/22/2022
Metropolitan Business League moves new headquarters in Richmond business center
Featured Members: MLB
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Richmond BizSense
11/15/2022
Local startup Fringe raises $17M in capital to fuel expansion
Featured Members: Fringe
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Press Release
11/2/2022
Spring Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery Winners Announced
Featured Members: Absurd Snacks
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TechCrunch
11/1/2022
HR employee benefits platform Fringe raises $17M to offer customizable perks
Featured Members: Fringe
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
10/28/2022
Richmond rapper opening retail, co-working space on West Broad Street
Featured Members: theMSQshop
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Richmond Inno
10/18/2022
Online farmers market Seasonal Roots plots bigger D.C.-area expansion
Featured Members: Seasonal Roots
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Press Release
10/6/2022
VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners Invests in MINTangible to Offer Trusted Intellectual Property Solutions for NFTs
Featured Members: MINTangible
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10/3/2022
AnswersNow won the Equity Impact Award at the 2022 rvatech/ Gala Awards.
Featured Members: AnswersNow
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Femtech Insider
10/3/2022
Maternal Health Startup Nessle Joins the Inaugural AWS Impact Accelerator for Women Founders
Featured Members: Nessle
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The Robin Report
9/27/2022
Dupes Undermine Prestige Brands
Featured Members: Brandefy
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Press Release
9/27/2022
AWS announces 25 startups selected for the AWS Impact Accelerator for Women Founders
Featured Members: Nessle
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Press Release
9/23/2022
LipLoveLine and SVA partner Summit Human Capital have been named finalists in the ChamberRVA 2022 Icons Young Professional Awards, both in the Small Business category
Featured Members: LipLoveLine, Summit Human Capital
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Employee Benefit News
9/20/2022
To solve the mental health crisis, this platform is helping therapists get licensed virtually
Featured Members: Motivo Health
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Richmond BizSense
9/20/2022
RVA 25 unveiled: See which company posted 15,000 percent growth
Featured Members: Naborforce, Seasonal Roots, Summit Human Capital
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Press Release
9/15/2022
Alight announces launch of Wellbeing Marketplace, evolving the benefits ecosystem with flexibility and choice
Featured Members: Fringe
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Richmond Inno
9/6/2022
With new funding in the bag, Richmond’s Naborforce sets out to expand
Featured Members: Naborforce
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Press Release
9/15/2022
rvatech/ Gala Awards Finalists Announced
Featured Members: Answers Now, Major Clarity, Goodfynd, Naborforce, Team Excel
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Press Release
9/10/2022
Uhuru Foundation’s Derek Rush Named to 2023 Leadership Metro Richmond Leadership Quest Class of 2023
Featured Members: Uhuru Foundation
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Press Release
9/2/2022
Founder Duane Slyder on Virginia Talk Radio Network’s “Morning Jam”
Featured Members: Seasonal Roots
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Press Release
9/1/2022
MajorClarity, Inc. Partners with Dominion Energy to Increase Student Access to Energy Careers Through Interactive Micro-Credentials
Featured Members: MajorClarity
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Press Release
8/26/2022
VIPC’s CCF Announces $1.75M In Funding to Support Virginia Startups Technology Testing and Market Validation
Featured Members: Project Mongoose, bloomRail
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Richmond BizSense
8/24/2022
Finalists announced for RVA 25: Include Members Seasonal Roots and Naborforce and Partner Summit Human Capital
Featured Members: Naborforce, Seasonal Roots, Summit Human Capital
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Tech Funding News
8/19/2022
Female-led Motivo Health closes $14M to connect mental health therapists with clinical supervisors
Featured Members: Motivo Health
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Press Release
8/18/2022
Life Sciences Executive, Wayne Shepherd, Joins Grenova as Global Vice President of Sales
Featured Members: Grenova
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Black Ambition
8/8/2022
2022 Black Ambition Semifinalists Announcement: Team Excel Among Semifinalists
Featured Members: Team Excel
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Richmond BizSense
8/16/2022
Richmond startup Naborforce raises $9M in latest investment round
Featured Members: Naborforce
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Richmond Inno
8/9/2022
Bookclubs raises more than $1M in new funding
Featured Members: Bookclubs
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Richmond Inno
8/3/2022
Four SVA members selected in Richmond Inno Fire Awards
Featured Members: HopDrive, Linebird, Naborforce, Covintus
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Press Release
7/27/2022
Two SVA members selected for Lighthouse Labs Cohort
Featured Members: Mobius Materials, Gigzilla
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Forbes
7/26/2022
As Tutoring Grows, Management Platform Pearl Sees Opportunities
Featured Members: Pearl
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Press Release
7/25/2022
Bookclubs launches nonfiction book club hub
Featured Members: Bookclubs
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
7/22/2022
Startup Spotlight: Local firewood delivery service Llamawood aims to be the ‘Uber for firewood’
Featured Members: Llamawood
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Richmond Inno
7/20/2022
Richmond ed-tech startup Pearl closes seed round
Featured Members: Pearl
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LinkedIn post
7/20/2022
Paige Wilson appointed to Commonwealth Council on Aging
Featured Members: Naborforce
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Richmond BizSense
7/15/2022
Local sneaker cleaning service cleans up in startup contest
Featured Members: Sudsy Soles
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LinkedIn post
7/15/2022
Terravive named Top 5 Green Startup by Sightbox
Featured Members: Terravive
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Instagram post
7/12/2022
Notary2Notary opens new business center
Featured Members: Notary2Notary
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LinkedIn post
7/11/2022
LipLoveLine products to be featured on thirteenlune.com
Featured Members: LipLoveLine
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Richmond Inno
7/5/2022
Sudsy Soles, a Richmond sneaker restoration marketplace, wins $50K pitch prize
Featured Members: Sudsy Soles
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Instagram post
7/2/2022
Glean named Top 3 Best Commercial Cleaning Service in Richmond
Featured Members: Glean LLC
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Forbes
6/30/2022
The Best New Skincare Products For Summer 2022
Featured Members: Brandefy
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Beauty Independent
6/22/2022
A Dozen Indie Beauty Trends Coming To The Fore In The Second Quarter Of 2022
Featured Members: Brandefy
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Richmond Inno
6/17/2022
Language-learning app Pangea Chat is heading into the classroom — a lot of them
Featured Members: Pangea Chat
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YouTube
6/15/2022
Willamette Valley, Burgundy, DRC & Investing With Channing Frye & Jacob Gray of Chosen Family
Featured Members: Vint
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Well + Good
6/11/2022
Meet the Drugstore-Priced Skin-Care Brand Making Near-Identical Dupes of The Buzziest Luxury Products
Featured Members: Brandefy
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LinkedIn post
6/6/2022
Llamawood named Fan Favorite at Lighthouse Labs Demo Day
Featured Members: Llamawood
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Richmond BizSense
5/10/2022
Sandbox’s Liz Doerr named RVA Power Women Award
Featured Members: Sandbox
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Press Release
5/12/2022
VIPC Announces New Commonwealth Commercialization Fund Grants to 15 Innovative Virginia Companies
Featured Members: Grantable, Team Excel, Terravive
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Richmond Inno
5/5/2022
Software maker Humanitru to expand following investment
Featured Members: Humanitru
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Press Release
5/9/2022
RVA Power Women Finalists
Featured Members: Sandbox, Notary2Notary, Naborforce
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Richmond Inno
4/8/2022
Sean Brazier eyes spring launch for EDai, his site-selection startup
Featured Members: EDai
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Press Release
4/1/2022
Iron Sheepdog Expands into Maryland
Featured Members: Iron Sheepdog
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Style Weekly
3/29/2022
The Top 40 under 40: Class of ’22 Recognizes Nicole Mason of Glean LLC and Briana Williams of LipLoveLine
Featured Members: Glean LLC, LipLoveLine
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PR Newswire
3/23/2022
Naborforce Continues its Expansion into Atlanta to Empower Aging Adults and Family Caregivers with Backup Sons and Daughters On-Demand
Featured Members: Naborforce
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