ELYA, which relies on refrigeration and credit cards to sell quick-serve healthy entrees and snacks, chose a spot outside menswear brand Alton Lane’s corporate office.
High-end vending machine startup stakes space in Scott’s Addition
Startups
Richmond-based startup expands its ‘naborhood’ to Raleigh
Naborforce is a Lyft-like service that facilitates companionship and other errands for elderly people by matching them with contractors.
Marketing CEO launches anti-fog eyewear line, just in time for COVID
“It’s really a niche product, but then along comes COVID, and everybody’s in masks,” said Donna Spurrier, who developed the glasses after a shower mishap.
Startup gives AI jolt to economic development site-selection process
“We’re trying to bring science and analytics to economic development,” said the founder of Richmond-based EDai, which considers a lot more than incentives.
‘Airbnb’ of income-based room rentals moves into Central Virginia
Atlanta-based PadSplit will provide an online marketplace of housing options in the Petersburg area initially, with more Richmond properties to be added later.
Richmond healthcare hiring software startup acquired by staffing firm
Kamana is merging with Omaha-based Triage in a deal announced last week. Terms were not disclosed.
New record label in Richmond aims to help music acts make it to the top
Siren Vibes Records is tapping into talent in Virginia, Maryland and D.C., and plans to be a pipeline to larger markets like Los Angeles.
Bon Secours health system co-founds a patient data aggregation startup
The hospital chain and 13 others in the U.S. created Truveta, a company that will sell anonymous data in the name of improved medical care and research.
Capital raises net nearly $6M for two Richmond-based tech startups
Fringe closed on a $4 million seed round in February and AnswersNow took in $1.8 million from investors.
Recently acquired startup Workpath swaps offices in Scott’s Addition
The Richmond tech company is growing and moving from 1717 Summit Ave. to a bigger space at 3005 W. Marshall St.