The owner of River City Roll and Bar West is closing in on a $2 million capital raise for his dating app startup.
Dating app startup from River City Roll owner looks to raise $2M from investors
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Shuttered Colonial Shooting Academy purchased by Va. Beach-based shooting range for $6M
Freedom Outdoors, which bought and owns Colonial Shooting Academy’s former Virginia Beach location, is working to reopen the Broad Street range.
Nonprofit JXN Project receives grant, to start construction this month on Skipwith-Roper House
The group plans to rebuild of the Skipwith-Roper cottage, the 18th century home of Jackson Ward’s first black homeowner.
Local tech firm Humanitru raises $3M in venture funding
The 9-year-old Shockoe Bottom-based company, which sells management software to nonprofits, plans to use some of the funding to expand its AI tools and grow its headcount.
Trucking company opens $7M maintenance facility at Richmond outpost
A well-known Pennsylvania trucking company has opened the doors to a new maintenance facility at its South Richmond outpost.
Martin Agency completes 17,000-square-foot renovation at Shockoe Slip HQ
The Richmond ad giant recently upgraded a wing known as “3West” inside its 160,000-square-foot office at 1 Shockoe Plaza.
Local indoor farming company Babylon Micro-Farms taps new CEO
The company has installed its micro-farms in 40 states and five countries and its new leader said he’s looking forward to continued growth.
New sauna business heating up in Bellevue
When the Smith family moved to Richmond, they found that communal, traditional sauna options were slim pickings. That gave them an idea.
Ugly Dumpling restaurant opens in Willow Lawn
The space has hosted a number of other restaurants over the past decade, including American Tap Room, Hattie Mae’s Southern Kitchen and Legends Grille.
$1.4B Petersburg casino and resort secures final zoning approval
The $1.4 billion Petersburg casino resort project is set to include over 450,000-square-feet of gaming, hotel and dining space and over 75,000-square-feet of meeting and convention space.
