Startups

New apparel brand hoisting its flag

Winged Betty Orange ftd

A real estate agent has launched a new apparel line to celebrate the American woman, and the brand recently made an appearance at a Carytown shop.

VCU senior concocts crowdfunded startup

Champions Fly Spray Huvard Riggs ftd

A student and technician at a Chesterfield research lab has created a recipe for an all-natural product for horse owners that drew $17,000 in online funding. And now she and the lab are hoping to take the business another step further.

3-D printing startup takes shape in the Fan

3D Central Caswell Laird ftd

After a few years of running an online store, a Boston couple relocated to Richmond to launch a brick-and-mortar location for their 3-D printing business.

Hot sauce startup stocking shops with spice

Moser Damn Yankee hot sauce 2 ftd

A contractor recently kicked off a new hot sauce business, and his recipe is already popping up in markets and on restaurant menus around town.

Shipping company relocating to Manchester

Shipvine Clark Piasecki ftd

A young company that stores and ships orders for online retailers is packing up its own warehouse in Ashland and moving into a much larger home south of the river.