Startups

E-cig company juices up new HQ

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The electronic cigarette company that launched two years ago in Carytown has quickly expanded to more than 50 shops. And its large new headquarters facility is now up and running in Chesterfield County.

Startup diving into dirty laundry business

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Two college friends are giving a laundry service concept a whirl in Richmond with plans to start checking laundry off Richmond to-do lists next week.

Local investors boost real estate tech startup

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After standing out at pitch competitions and startup programs, a company geared toward property managers completed its first capital raise with help from several notable names in local real estate.

Hopewell hands out $70k to startups

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Betting on some promising startups to revive downtown, the city of Hopewell awarded funding to four new businesses that will move into vacant storefronts along a main retail stretch.

Nutrition shop fills out vacant VCU space

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After a stint working for a nutrition retail heavyweight, a 21-year-old entrepreneur is launching his own supplement shop along West Broad Street.

Co-working concept spreading to Scott’s Addition

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A downtown shared office startup is adding more desks with a second location on the edge of Scott’s Addition, where it plans a $1 million rehab of a Broad Street sub shop.

Co-working startup jumping to more space

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A shared office space with a focus on retail-related startups is expanding with a move from Rocketts Landing into the outskirts of the Fan.

Cidery, brewery hone in on Scott’s Addition

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A Manchester cider startup is working a deal with the city to buy a Scott’s Addition property, and a startup brewery is scouting out space nearby.

Therapy concept floats into Short Pump

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A Hanover couple is bringing a new type of therapy – floating in a 200-gallon tank of salt water – to the Richmond area with a location in Short Pump.