Startup Boxed + Bagged RVA offers prepared lunches for students at Collegiate School and St. Catherine’s School.
Laid off Collegiate School food director cooks up boxed lunch company
Startups
15 startups tapped for Lighthouse Labs, Dominion accelerator programs
Two local startup accelerators have named the 15 startups that will make up their fall programs.
Two tech companies move into Scott’s Addition
The neighborhood has two more office tenants, including a new arrival at the HandCraft Cleaners building.
Pandemic pivot: Richmond startup brings cocktails to your living room
Thirsting for revenue after the coronavirus pandemic dried up business at his local bartending school, Mike Love got creative.
Richmond startup wants to be the LinkedIn-meets-Zillow for collegiate recruiting
STAC, founded by former UR, VMI and Ferrum football players, is a website for high school athletes to promote themselves and for coaches to more easily find their recruits. It has raised $800,000 from investors to date.
Credit card startup Mission Lane plants flag in Scott’s Addition
The company has taken over 20,000 square feet in a redeveloped building on Belleville Street. It’s one of the bigger office deals in the neighborhood in recent memory.
Coworking space for women closing downtown office permanently
“Without the ability to gather ー whether it be for a member meetup or a celebration rental ー the physical space no longer made sense for the business model.”
New mask-making venture launches out of Avail Vapor HQ
Taking over part of an e-cigarette manufacturing facility in Chesterfield, a medical supply startup has launched a plan to make a sizable dent in the nation’s supply of medical face masks.
Local food brands launch new products
Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic, a local gelato and snack maker are expanding their offerings and hoping to gain more traction in a competitive, unpredictable time for companies vying for space on grocery shelves.
Chesterfield on-demand warehouse startup completes $1.3M capital raise
A local company that aims to be an Airbnb-like service for warehouse space has stockpiled seven figures’ worth of fresh cash.