Venture Asheville Announces 2019 Elevate Cohort
Venture Asheville’s mentorship program has enabled the growth and success of many area startups, including eleven out of fifteen of 2018’s Venture 15, ranking the area’s fastest-growing startups. The future is just as bright for Venture Asheville’s newest cohort,...
Venture Asheville Honors Trailblazing Startups and Entrepreneurial Leaders
ASHEVILLE, NC, December 4th, 2018-- Over the last five years, Asheville’s startup ecosystem has sprinted forward, from increasing its population, to shaping a market of greater profitability, to developing a nuanced support network. Venture Asheville celebrated that...
Asheville Coworking Spaces Open Doors for Hurricane Florence Evacuees
With Category 4 Hurricane Florence looming off the eastern coast of North Carolina, the western side of the state is welcoming hurricane evacuees. In the statement below, Jeffrey Kaplan of Venture Asheville explains how entrepreneurs and remote workers can keep their...
Jeff Kaplan to head Venture Asheville
The Venture Asheville team is pleased to announce the hire of Jeff Kaplan as Director of Venture Asheville and Director of Entrepreneurship at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. “We are excited to welcome Jeffrey on board to lead Venture Asheville,” said Kit...
MO Summit: Elevating Capitalism
Good business goes hand in hand with good ethics. It’s not always about what you sell--but why. “I have turned down eight-figure investment propositions due to ethical conflicts,” said Blair Kellison, CEO of Traditional Medicinals, who also once took a 70% pay cut...
JB Media is Officially a Certified B Corporation
Starting off as a dream that incubated for three years, Justin Belleme’s aspiration of his company achieving B Corp certification has been hatched and made official. This March, JB Media Group became the third chamber member and seventh business in Asheville to join...
Elevate is Growing!
Building a city's startup culture is a team sport. It takes tenacious entrepreneurs, skilled talent, seasoned mentors, and risk-minded investors willing to put their capital on the line to advance early-stage ventures. So we're thrilled to welcome 13 more...
And The Corporate Impact Award Goes To….ERC Broadband!
ERC Broadband, the unsung hero of Western North Carolina, builds and manages the digital broadband infrastructure throughout our region. Why does The Collider have gig fiber? ERCB, yo! Why does Hatch have gig fiber? ERCB, yo! It was so entirely well-deserved when...
We’re Thankful For Our Rapidly Advancing Startup Community
From to tech to chocolate to meat alternatives for meat lovers, Asheville's startup community is rapidly accelerating. A few weeks ago, we celebrated the success of Hatch This, Asheville's homegrown take on what a localized startup weekend can and should be. The week...
No Evil Foods Nabs a $50K NC IDEA Seed Grant
NC IDEA, a statewide private foundation supporting high-growth entrepreneurship, awarded No Evil Foods, Asheville's local maker of ridonculously delish plant-based meats for vegetarians, flexitarians, and meaties, with a $50,000 seed grant. From a pool of 155 startup...
Hatch This Succeeds Mightily
A hearty Mazel Tov to the organizers and participants who made Hatch This this an extraordinary weekend-long startup event. Nine startup teams formed Friday evening, worked all-day Saturday and Sunday, and came ready to pitch their newly hatched ventures to a panel of...
FOX Announces New East Coast Bike Operations in Asheville
Asheville is home to the largest cluster of outdoor industry companies east of the Mississippi. And our local scene is about to get an enormous boost. FOX, a renowned industry leader in the design and development of high-performance shock absorbers and racing...
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