by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 5, 2015 | Happenings
Startup founders know they need a great team and a big market in order to tap VC funding. But when Suzanne King, partner at venture capital powerhouse NEA (portfolio includes Uber, Houzz and BuzzFeed) spoke at Venture Asheville’s breakfast forum two weeks ago, she...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 5, 2015 | Happenings
If Dig Local is a sign of the caliber of startups coming out of the bi-annual Asheville Startup Weekend, then AVL’s startup community is trending well. The 2013 winner, in just under two years, now claims 200 local member businesses along with 1.5 million...
by Jeff Kaplan | Oct 22, 2015 | Happenings
The NC State Treasurer Janet Cowell is coming to town and bringing some high-profile VCs with her. Join us for breakfast on Oct. 29 as Cowell discusses the NC Innovation Fund and emerging opportunities for both growth stage and early stage ventures. Suzanne...
by Jeff Kaplan | Oct 22, 2015 | Happenings
The winner of a local InnovateHER Challenge on November 10 will have the chance to compete in the SBA’s national pitch competition in D.C. next spring for tens of thousands of dollars in cash prizes. The Western Women’s Business Center at The Support...
by Jeff Kaplan | Oct 22, 2015 | Happenings
You heard about it first at 1 Million Cups AVL: the simple Google-like search engine that finds data for your neighborhood, from property information to crime. The City of Asheville IT staff’s innovative project went on to win the Technology Award for SimpliCity...
by Jeff Kaplan | Oct 15, 2015 | Happenings
1 Million Cups Asheville standout GoWorx is the next local startup to set its sights on the national stage. Founder Ryan Klinger will be one of fifteen startup founders to compete next month in the Kauffman Foundation’s national pitch competition, “One in...
