by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
6 Asheville-Area startups are hitting the road to bring a showcase of funding-ready startups to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Durham and Cary for two days in March. Each of these startups is actively raising a round, valued around $3,500,000 in total. Industries range...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 24, 2019 | Happenings, Uncategorized
Ask a startup what they can do with $5,000. You’ll be shocked to hear the impact and impressed by how far an early stage founder can stretch a dollar. That’s why Venture Asheville is thrilled to announce the new Asheville Impact Micro-Grant program, a radically...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 23, 2019 | Happenings, Uncategorized
Have you felt something missing in your life? An unexplainable void? A lack of snark and wit tinged with the buzzwords one could only learn in the best-most-prestigious business schools? Let me right that ship, fix our holistic cadence, and value-add this long tail...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jeff Kaplan | May 9, 2018 | Happenings, Uncategorized
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...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
