After demonstrating great perseverance and adaptability, Booster launched its new mobile app this week.Download it here. We'll be doing a few test broadcasts from our angel group meetings this week. Join us if you can (and buy the book - save $1 if you buy it through...
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Dirtbags!
Atlas Organics Dirtbags hit the market! You can find the first available bags at the following locations tomorrow afternoon. Please help spread the word! Certified SC Product and STA Certified.Clean, high-quality compost - made with all organic materials - Not made...
Portfolio news – March 2017
March was another busy month for VentureSouth portfolio companies. Here are a few of our favorite stories.The Upstate Business Journal's "Startups to Watch" featured several VentureSouth portfolio companies, including TipHive and Ellipsis.Kwipped expanded its services...
Portfolio news – February 2017
Since the last set of portfolio news in January, VentureSouth investment companies have achieved recognition in many areas. In addition to Baebies' FDA approval, here are other examples:Zipit Wireless: named in Gartner's Market Guide for Clinical Communication &...
Baebies receives FDA approval
Congratulations to Baebies for announcing it received clearance from the FDA for its SEEKER platform - the first Lysosomal Storage Disease newborn screening platform.Following a panel review recommendation last August that unanimously supported approval, the FDA...
Vendor Registry: new VentureSouth investment raises $1.8 million
We are very pleased to contribute to Vendor Registry's seed round. Announced today, the $1.8 million financing is to continue its rapid expansion, to let more local governments obtain services more efficiently from vendors.Angel groups frequently invest in partnership...
Portfolio news – January 2017
January began with a bang with Proterra's financing, and they continued to dominate headlines - with stories of big order wins like this one for 73 buses.January has been an exciting time for other VentureSouth portfolio companies as well. Here are a few others that...
VentureSouth announces investment in KWIPPED
We were very pleased to announce yesterday that VentureSouth members have invested in KWIPPED.KWIPPED is an online platform that helps businesses and organizations wanting to rent specialized commercial equipment. The company assists with rentals in more than 500...
Proterra’s $140 million round
Happy 2017 everyone!We begin our portfolio news this year with a BIG announcement - a $140 million round raised by portfolio company Proterra. This is genuinely exciting and national-scope news - congratulations to the team that is truly revolutionizing bus...
Portfolio news – November / December 2016
Several exciting updates from the last few weeks.Proterra leads the way, with coverage in Forbes - and with press on three recent deals: (1) 15 new buses funded by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District; (2) in the Chicago Tribune of an announcement in...