Startups

Flipping Birds: Flock of impounded scooters headed for auction

Mike Platania July 11, 2019

Left for dead by their California-based owner, hundreds of electric scooters that were impounded by the city last year are now up for grabs.

2 local startups in capital raising mode

Josh Cozine July 8, 2019

Two area startups are on a roll with raising money in order to expand their services, with one closing out an $850,000 haul and another that’s just begun to go up to $750,000.

Coworking trend spreads to Chesterfield

Josh Cozine July 1, 2019

Coworking concepts have been catching on in Richmond in a big way, but so far they’ve been mostly concentrated in the downtown area.

Bolt is first to officially plug into the city’s scooter market

Mike Platania June 7, 2019

A flock of scooters has descended upon Richmond once again – but this time the city is happy about it.

Manchester software firm bags $2M in capital raise

Mike Platania June 6, 2019

A local startup is returning home from a trip to Silicon Valley with seven figures’ worth of extra baggage.

City grants first scooter operator license

Mike Platania May 30, 2019

Nearly 10 months after they arrived on the city streets unexpectedly, rentable electric scooters are officially coming back to Richmond.

Joy ride: Fifth on-demand scooter company eyes Richmond rollout

Mike Platania May 28, 2019

The Redbox of electric scooter rental companies sees a pairing with Slurpees as its competitive advantage as it prepares to launch in the city with a model that may help it sidestep some Richmond red tape.