Venture 15 Awards and Venture Asheville Honors

The Venture 15 and Venture Asheville Honors is an annual award show ranking the fastest growing startups and honoring the people and organizations in the ecosystem.

Missed the 2023 show? Watch the IG livestream here. 

2023 Presenting Sponsors

2023 VIP Reception Sponsors

2023 “Best Startup To Work For” Grant Sponsor

VENTURE 15 AND VENTURE ASHEVILLE HONORS ELIGIBILITY

Venture 15 Eligibility:

Startups must meet both of the following criteria:

  • Have been in business for two years or more as of October 1, 2023, and
  • Have had verifiable annual revenues of $150,000 or more every year since calendar year in 2021, or for the past two full fiscal years

Founders or company owners must operate businesses in either Buncombe or Haywood Counties

Venture Asheville Honors Eligibility:

  • Venture Asheville Honors are open to any individual or organization in the Asheville-WNC region
  • Strong applications will demonstrate high impact and going above-and-beyond what is expected
  • Individuals and Organizations may not self-nominate

Venture Asheville Honors Categories:

  • Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Mentor of the Year
  • Investor of the Year
  • ESO of the Year
  • The Shining Rock Award
  • Best Startup to Work for

 

Venture 15 Awards

The Venture 15 awards the 15 fastest-growing Asheville-area startups. This event recognizes the area’s outstanding entrepreneurs, and serves as an elite setting where they can share their talent and wisdom as well as offer inspiration to other fledgling companies to be part of this exclusive group.

Startups are measured by their Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), using year-end revenues. This is a valuable measurement to view a venture’s growth rate over time, and allows us to use one metric to compare all ventures.

 

Applications for the 2023 Venture 15 are now CLOSED

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, DMJPS LLC for accepting the applications and confirming CAGR’s for our companies.