The 9-year-old Shockoe Bottom-based company, which sells management software to nonprofits, plans to use some of the funding to expand its AI tools and grow its headcount.
Local tech firm Humanitru raises $3M in venture funding
Startups
Local indoor farming company Babylon Micro-Farms taps new CEO
The company has installed its micro-farms in 40 states and five countries and its new leader said he’s looking forward to continued growth.
UR-born Absurd Snacks among companies in latest Lighthouse Labs accelerator
The startup started selling its snack products in local stores like Stella’s Grocery and Libbie Market in early 2023 and is now in 165 locations across the country, including local Whole Foods, Kroger and Publix stores.
Babylon Micro-Farms grows inventory with new, lower-cost indoor farming product
The Scott’s Addition-based business recently introduced its Galleri Lite Micro-Farm, a new iteration of its flagship Galleri Micro-Farm – an automated indoor vertical farm it introduced three years ago.
‘Shark Tank’ investors loved Joyebells’ pies, but didn’t bite on the Richmond company’s relaunch
Joye B. Moore’s pies may have captured the tastebuds of the sharks, but she ultimately walked home empty-handed from Friday’s “Shark Tank” episode.
Local piemaker Joyebells to appear on ‘Shark Tank’ ahead of relaunch
Joye B. Moore will pitch her company on tonight’s episode of ‘Shark Tank’ at a time of re-birth for Joyebells after it had to pull its products from store shelves in 2023.
Local Mahjong business expands throughout Richmond, across state lines
When Sara Sloman sat down to her first Mahjong table in 2023, she never dreamed the game would spur a business that has grown throughout Richmond and beyond.
Local dumpster, pool cleaning franchises under new ownership
The mortgage industry veteran purchased the Richmond franchise of Mobiledumps, while a local couple are the new owners of the region’s Pool Scouts franchise.
UR students’ salad dressing brand set to launch early next month
Envee and its pesto-caesar salad dressing is the latest food venture born out of the university’s Bench Top Innovations program.
Local potato chip company bringing new, revamped products to Richmond-area stores
Richmond-based Keya Snacks this week is unveiling a new Black Salt variety of its bagged chips as well as the introduction of a newly repackaged and tweaked Bombay Spice flavor, which the company has sold for several years.