by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 2, 2016 | Happenings
Congrats to the next 15 businesses selected for ScaleUp WNC. The 3rd cohort includes No Evil Foods, Black Mountain Ciderworks, Copper Pot & Wooden Spoon, Organic Planet Cleaning, and Port City Amplification. Some 30 local ventures have completed the program. Run...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 24, 2016 | Happenings
Nicely done, Asheville. A new CED study reports that five AVL-based ventures secured 9 investment deals totaling about $14 million last year. The funded companies spanning life sciences, tech, and cleantech include: Theraworx – over $7 million raised Genesys...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 24, 2016 | Happenings
Is your bootstrapped tech startup just one large check short of a successful launch? NC IDEA has granted over $4.2 million in seed funding to more than 100 NC-based companies, which have gone on to raise over $115M in equity funding. Become the first AVL startup to...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 24, 2016 | Happenings
Hoping to scale your startup with a loan? The Support Center recently announced Goldman Sachs has pledged $4 million through its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative to expand access to capital to small businesses in communities across the state of North Carolina. And...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 24, 2016 | Happenings
Five years ago, BRÖÖ shampoo saw an opportunity to create a unique local product using Asheville’s esteemed craft beer. Today, the startup’s founders Brad and Sarah Pearsall see much bigger potential in selling their hair product around the country. That...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 17, 2016 | Happenings
Looking to join an exciting, fast growing Asheville startup in medical tech and marketing? After its $65M acquisition by Everyday Health, the largest deal for any tech company in WNC, AVL-based startup DoctorDirectory.com has scaled its operations rapidly. With a...
