VentureSouth is delighted to announce a major milestone, as the early-stage investment group has now invested more than $50 million in early-stage companies in the Southeast.Recently announced investments in Threatswitch and Altis Biosystems, along with...
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VentureSouth On Pace for Record Year in 2018
VentureSouth On Pace for Another Record Year Greenville, S.C. – VentureSouth, one of the nation’s largest angel investment firms, is on a record-breaking pace for investments and returns in 2018. In September, the group announced its third exit of the year when...
VentureSouth portfolio news – summer 2018
KIYATEC led the big news this summer, with the admittance of the first patients to its first clinical trial. Learn more here and in Bloomberg.Other portfolio companies continued their impressive momentum too:Kwipped - featured in Hypepotamus, a tech start-up site, and...
Portfolio news – November 2017
With a portfolio of 40 active companies, it can be hard to keep track of all their achievements. Our team of intrepid news searching scripts this month bring you:Baebies: Completed its $10 million Series B raise, helped by a large strategic investment from BOE...
Portfolio news – August / September 2017
Avadim: announced its partnership with Rite Aid and other pharmacies for Theraworx Relief, and was recognized as the 2nd-fastest growing company in NC and 13th-fastest growing healthcare company on the Inc 500 - quite an achievement. Awesome work Avadim.Plum Print:...
Portfolio news – Summer 2017
More milestones, awards, and good publicity over the last few weeks for the entrepreneurs working hard over the summer.Emrgy: Emrgy's installation of a turbine in a canal for Denver Water generated plenty of local press and coverage in trade publications. You can even...
Portfolio news – June 2017
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...
Portfolio news – May 2017
The spring continues to be productive for VentureSouth's portfolio companies. Here is a recap of recent progress on marketing and product developmentPlum Print: received nationwide exposure in the Washington Post (subsequently re-circulated through the Rockies in the...
Portfolio news – April 2017
Partnerships are crucial to early-stage companies to help them scale more rapidly. April saw the announcement of three example partnerships in our portfolio:FarmShots: announced a great partnership with Planet and John DeereTarget Pharma: no-one does big pharma...
VentureSouth announces record year
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...