by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 27, 2015 | FEATURED VENTURES, Ventures
Co-Founder: Michael Shore Site: BarberWind Turbines The Lowdown: Builds cost-efficient commercial-scale wind turbines Awesomeness: Ferris-wheel design entirely eliminates the gearbox BarberWind Turbines utilizes groundbreaking wind technology to produce more...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 20, 2015 | Happenings
Just months after forming, Asheville Angels, a member-based angel investor network, just made its first investment of more than $100,000 into local startup Plum Print. Completing its successful seed round, Plum Print raised a total of $1 million from angel investors...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 20, 2015 | Happenings
“What’s Next?” …that’s the question brewing locally after Popular Mechanics ranked Asheville the #2 Best Startup City in America last week. Caitlin Byrd of the Citizen-Times kicked off the conversation this past weekend in an article...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 20, 2015 | Happenings
Asheville’s newest startup event, Pitch for Pitchers, launched last week to a packed house at Hi-Wire Brewing. Five entrepreneurs gave 1-minute pitches, each followed by 2 minutes of rapid-fired Q&A with the energized audience. The winning pitch, worth $50...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 15, 2015 | Happenings
This week Popular Mechanics announced the 14 Best Startup Cities in America. Asheville ranked #2, scoring high for its thriving brewery startups, the Accelerating Appalachia accelerator, Venture Asheville and the Asheville Angels. The iconic magazine on popular...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 14, 2015 | Happenings
Interested in raising money from investors for your startup? Or making investments into emerging new opportunities? Understanding the term sheets that govern investments is crucial. Join us for the seminar Understanding Investment Term Sheets on Wednesday, January 28...
