A West Coast scooter startup that took Richmond by surprise with an unannounced launch late last week appears to be flying in the face of the city’s rules.
Bird scooters scooped up; more swoop in
Startups
Electric scooter startup Bird drops a flock in Richmond; city promptly nets it
After attempting an unannounced launch in downtown Richmond, a West Coast scooter startup had its wings clipped by the city.
‘I’d really gone down the rabbit hole’: Richmonders launch crypto analysis firm
The cryptocurrency craze has helped birth a startup in Richmond.
VCU looks to boost campus-born startups
With an eye toward the entrepreneurial talent in its ranks, VCU has a new program to potentially commercialize research and inventions conceived from within the university.
On-demand scooter startup Lime is sweet on Richmond
A Silicon Valley-based firm may soon steer its shared scooters and its gang of “juicers” into Richmond.
Chickpea-powered local startup vies for $4.5M capital raise
As it prepares a national launch, a West End-based startup is looking to haul in another big batch of cash. Nutriati, which breaks down chickpeas into proteins and flours to be used as ingredients for health food manufacturers, is amid a $4.5 million equity capital raise, per SEC documents. It had raised $2.5 million as… Read more »
Evatran founding CEO out, takes job at Tesla
The co-founder of a touted local startup has left the company and Richmond for the West Coast – and for Elon Musk. Rebecca Hough, the founding CEO of Scott’s Addition-based Evatran, is no longer with the company. Bob Mooney, chairman of the company’s board of directors, confirmed Hough’s departure as CEO but noted she is… Read more »
Shockoe Bottom-based startup hungry for $5M capital raise
A year-old local restaurant-tech startup is putting in an order for a big helping of cash.
Local staffing firm branches out to D.C., Charlotte
A Richmond-based staffing firm has opened two new outposts as it plots a national expansion.
Wine industry veteran plants new venture in Scott’s Addition
After working in the wine business for over a decade in the Big Apple, a local entrepreneur is uncorking his own distribution business in Richmond.