Owner Filip Aszalos is working to expand his empire by securing local, regional and national grocers to line freezer cases with his cheese rolls. And he’s getting some state money to do it.
West End bakery wants more space in the freezer
Startups
Coworking space clocks in at Scott’s Addition
A Richmond co-working venture has opened its second location in a recently redeveloped building along West Broad Street.
Richmond startup rethinks IPO
A 3-year-old local real estate firm is taking its $30 million stock offering back to the drawing board after its reception from broker-dealers and other investors wasn’t as welcoming as expected.
VCU-born startups bearing fruit
Fourteen companies that sprouted from Virginia Commonwealth University’s entrepreneurial support program have earned more than $1 million in the year since it launched.
‘Amazon for autos’ pulls into Richmond
Shop-at-home car buying is revving up in Richmond. Just months after local dealership McGeorge Toyota introduced the concept to the Richmond market, online dealership Carvana is expanding its national footprint and bringing its shop-at-home car buying service to town. The platform, which allows customers to shop for and purchase vehicles without ever setting foot on… Read more »
Startup finance firm caps $3.5M raise
A 2-year-old company in Innsbrook is starting the summer with some extra cash in its coffers. West Creek Financial, a consumer finance company, recently finalized a $3.5 million capital raise, according to an SEC filing on June 6. The company confirmed the raise and said in a prepared statement that the funds came from institutional… Read more »
Investment startup enters second funding round
Six months after capping off its first $10 million real estate fund, a local investment startup is pushing for a second, larger round of funding. Haxall Point Partners, a spin-off of Canal Capital Management, looks to raise up to $35 million from investors in a new pooled fund, according to SEC documents filed last month…. Read more »
Local startup to relocate HQ to Va. Beach
A lack of much needed specialty lab space and the offer of enticing incentives are sending a Richmond biotech company packing for the beach. Sanyal Biotechnology plans to move its Chesterfield County headquarters to the commonwealth’s largest city: Virginia Beach – a move its CEO says will better position the company for faster growth. “I… Read more »
WealthForge founder on his way out
A founder of a local company that as a startup raised millions in venture capital money in recent years is preparing to step down from the firm in the coming weeks. Fred Bryant, co-founder and president of Richmond-based WealthForge, confirmed Friday he will be vacating his seat as the company’s top leader. Ted Chandler, WealthForge’s… Read more »
Va. Tech grad’s startup rooted in Richmond
Three years after passing out flyers to test his new business in Short Pump, Ryan Farley and his lawn care startup are back in the Richmond market. Farley, a Virginia Tech graduate and Maryland native, first lived in Richmond after his sophomore year for an internship with Capital One. He and a fellow Tech student,… Read more »