Retail brand Sassy Jones ranked No. 24 on this year’s list with 12,736 percent growth, topping all local companies.
Richmond region lands 44 companies on Inc. 5000 fastest-growing list
Startups
‘Airbnb’ of swimming pools making a splash in Richmond
The startup has several listings in the city, as well as Mechanicsville, Chesterfield, Prince George and Colonial Heights, with hourly rates ranging from $40 to $100.
$1.7M capital raise funds beauty tech startup’s pivot to skincare products
Brandefy, which offers a mobile app that allows users to compare beauty products, is launching an offshoot called Skincall Co.
Dumpster rental startup dives into new Scott’s Addition headquarters
Mobiledumps, which rents wheeled, 14-cubic-yard dumpsters to residential and commercial users, moved into 3425-B W. Leigh St. earlier this week.
Golfer tired of searching for lost balls invents solution and launches startup
The Golf Ball Buoy is a bright orange, weighted marker made of industrial canvas that’s used to mark where a player’s ball lands after an errant shot.
Manchester sports recruiting startup scores $4M to fuel expansion
SEQL, which offers an app that connects high school athletes with college coaches, is backed by part-owner Barry Sanders and other pro athletes.
Food-and-beverage incubator Hatch creates co-warehousing offshoot
Hatch Logistics launched in the spring to provide storage services to food companies at a 20,000-square-foot climate-controlled warehouse.
Scott’s Addition software startup Hatch raises $11M but mum on plans
The funding round comes about a year after it relocated from a 1,200-square-foot space in Manchester to a 6,000-square-foot office at 1810 Mactavish Ave.
Metropolitan Business League expands with new outpost in Petersburg
The City Point Innovation Resource Center at 325 Brown St. will serve as an incubator for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Startup with tech solution to bedwetting expands in Hanover
GoGo Band, which was founded in 2016, moved into a 2,100-square-foot space earlier this month at 11080 Air Park Road.