As it prepares a national launch, a West End-based startup is looking to haul in another big batch of cash. Nutriati, which breaks down chickpeas into proteins and flours to be used as ingredients for health food manufacturers, is amid a $4.5 million equity capital raise, per SEC documents. It had raised $2.5 million as… Read more »
Startups
Evatran founding CEO out, takes job at Tesla
The co-founder of a touted local startup has left the company and Richmond for the West Coast – and for Elon Musk. Rebecca Hough, the founding CEO of Scott’s Addition-based Evatran, is no longer with the company. Bob Mooney, chairman of the company’s board of directors, confirmed Hough’s departure as CEO but noted she is… Read more »
Shockoe Bottom-based startup hungry for $5M capital raise
A year-old local restaurant-tech startup is putting in an order for a big helping of cash.
Local staffing firm branches out to D.C., Charlotte
A Richmond-based staffing firm has opened two new outposts as it plots a national expansion.
Wine industry veteran plants new venture in Scott’s Addition
After working in the wine business for over a decade in the Big Apple, a local entrepreneur is uncorking his own distribution business in Richmond.
Richmond startup launches fresh take on workout socks
After ditching his sneakers, a local architect-turned-entrepreneur is launching a product he hopes will gain traction in the shoeless running market.
PermitZIP founder launches separate room-scanning firm
What started as a cure for a workflow headache for his construction drawing startup has blossomed into another new business venture for Kenny Shultz.
Transportation tech startup leaves Scott’s Addition for Shockoe
The 2-year-old company is relocating its headquarters as it veers toward a pivot in its business model.
Deal unravels between Scott’s Addition startup and Chinese firm
A deal that would have put a highly touted Richmond company under Chinese ownership has fallen through.
Fledgling startup launches first capital raise
The company, based in Shockoe Bottom, joins another young local business in seeking its first round of fundraising.