Two local entrepreneurs just launched Azzida, which is designed with a twist to compete with on-demand jobs sites like TaskRabbit and Handy.
Startup’s app puts price of odd jobs in hands of posters, not contractors
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UVA alums expect money to pour in as they uncork fine wine investment service
Vint has SEC approvals for its first offering — a $46,000 collection of 24 bottles primarily from California’s Screaming Eagle Winery.
Online home goods operation tries out pop-up storefront in Richmond
The owner is an interior designer who moved here from Cleveland with a passion for dinner parties.
High-end vending machine startup stakes space in Scott’s Addition
ELYA, which relies on refrigeration and credit cards to sell quick-serve healthy entrees and snacks, chose a spot outside menswear brand Alton Lane’s corporate office.
Richmond-based startup expands its ‘naborhood’ to Raleigh
Naborforce is a Lyft-like service that facilitates companionship and other errands for elderly people by matching them with contractors.
Marketing CEO launches anti-fog eyewear line, just in time for COVID
“It’s really a niche product, but then along comes COVID, and everybody’s in masks,” said Donna Spurrier, who developed the glasses after a shower mishap.
Startup gives AI jolt to economic development site-selection process
“We’re trying to bring science and analytics to economic development,” said the founder of Richmond-based EDai, which considers a lot more than incentives.
‘Airbnb’ of income-based room rentals moves into Central Virginia
Atlanta-based PadSplit will provide an online marketplace of housing options in the Petersburg area initially, with more Richmond properties to be added later.
Richmond healthcare hiring software startup acquired by staffing firm
Kamana is merging with Omaha-based Triage in a deal announced last week. Terms were not disclosed.
New record label in Richmond aims to help music acts make it to the top
Siren Vibes Records is tapping into talent in Virginia, Maryland and D.C., and plans to be a pipeline to larger markets like Los Angeles.