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During the 3 months of acceleration and 3 months after the program, Tenant Turner was able to increase it’s revenue by 66 percent which allowed Brandon, James and Chris to attract capital from local investors.  We’re proud of our Lighthouse companies and their journeys!

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Rebecca Hough from Evatran demonstrates plugless power

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What makes Ledbury shirts different? Ledbury founder, Paul Trible explains to Steve Case that It’s all about the button.  

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Jim Coe from the Yeomen shares a little bit of his background with Steve Case during #riseofrest #rva stop

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May’s Lighthouse Startup Journeys will be on May 20th at 6pm at 804RVA.  Will Loving from Altron Corporation will be joining us as our fireside chat this month. Will started Ironworks the year after the tech bubble popped and grew it over ten years before selling the company.  Through Altron Corporation, Will has started investing in other companies throughout the region.     

May’s early stage startup presentations will feature Autotalky and Luhvah.  RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/804RVA/events/221081980/

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Meet Ledbury, a Richmond-based luxury men’s clothing line. 

“We had fallen in love with the custom fit of clothing on German Street in London. Only problem was, we didn’t know how to make a shirt, so we trained for a year from a master English tailor.” 

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Thank you Richmond, VA for a fantastic day celebrating the rise of startups and innovation in your community. The future is bright! Congratulations on the great momentum you have created. Keep rising!

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Lunch with investors in the #RVA startup ecosystem #RiseofRest

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Meet Larkin Garbee of Lighthouse

We did a short Q&A here about being a “Full stack startup ecosystem builder” in Richmond, VA. Check out what she has to say about building in Richmond: 

Q: What are you building in Richmond? 

A: Lighthouse is a community of founders helping fellow founders prove their idea through an accelerator and a series of startup labs.  Alongside Todd Nuckols, I have been building this beacon of light to give startups a front door to their entrepreneurial journey that guides companies through rough waters so they don’t crash on the rocks.   

Keep reading

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Nutriati is a local company with a global reach. Their mission is to increase the nutrition of food that tastes great. 

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The Vibeats team is a hybrid approach to low-cost content creation for restaurants. See their great interface here: http://www.vibeats.com

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Thank you Frank Gruber from Tech.co for emceeing the #RiseofRest Pitch Competition in Richmond, VA! 

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Great to meet Rebecca Hough and her team at Evatran. They’re the leader in wireless charging and the only company selling wireless car chargers.  

“We’re really proud of what we’ve been able to do, and we’re proud of building here in Richmond. We came because of funding from the state and New Richmond Ventures. We’ve stayed because of the marketing talent here and the community support.”