June is apparently a very busy time for our companies, so much so that we need two updates this month to cover the news already this month.Proterra: Undermining the narrative that South Carolina companies never raise venture capital, Proterra announced its latest $55...
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...
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...
In 2016, VentureSouth's members invested over $4 million in 15 companies - a record year. Here is some news coverage and here is our press release. VentureSouth Celebrates Record Year in 2016Greenville, S.C. – VentureSouth is pleased to announce it invested more...
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...
October has been a busy month, especially for the medical companies in our portfolio. Here are their further highlights.Pharmright: Reached passed important milestones - production coming from its Maine manufacturing facility and product being shipped to customers....
Each month we convey some of the achievements of some of our portfolio companies. There is plenty of good news already this month, so here is an early October portfolio update.Avadim: Announced its plans for a $25 million investment to create 500 jobs in a new HQ in...
New financings, new products, new clinical trials, and increasing recognition for our portfolio companies this month.OB Medical: our syndication partner New World Angels publicly announced its participation in OB Medical's third financing round. VentureSouth invested...
"Cross pollination" of expertise between portfolio companies on "VC platforms" is one area where organized groups of VC and angels provide value to companies beyond simply capital.It is especially pleasing to see local examples of portfolio companies being mutually...
Many people may have been at the beach in South Carolina in August, but the VentureSouth portfolio companies continued to make waves.First some product launches:Servosity: Released its new generation disaster recovery platformPharmright: Reached a key milestone with...