Thirty finalists announced in statewide business plan competition

The Virginia Velocity Tour Business Plan Competition has announced the finalists that will compete for $25,000 business grants in pitch events throughout Virginia from Sept. 19-23.

The events will take place in Roanoke, Richmond, Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia and Charlottesville.

The Virginia Velocity Tour is a weeklong event designed to provide visibility and seed funding to promising startups throughout Virginia.

The event is a partnership involving the Commonwealth of Virginia and Village Capital, a nonprofit that trains and invests in seed-stage entrepreneurs.

The Virginia Velocity program will highlight industry sectors of regional strength, including biotech, health, energy, agriculture and security.

The Virginia Velocity Tour committee has selected 30 finalists to participate in the pitch competitions:

• Roanoke/Blacksburg Region:
o FluxTeq
o Netarus
o The Energy Control Group
o Aesop Technologies
o Imade3d

• Richmond/Williamsburg Region:
o Glass Smith
o Card Isle
o Hamilton Perkins Collection
o PlayYourCourt.com
o Relish
o Delect

• Hampton Roads Region:
o GOGO Bands
o Adartis Animal Health
o Sanyal Biotechnology
o Track Patch 1 Corporation
o Cardinal Mechatronics
o Attention Point

• Northern Virginia (NOVA) Region:
o Tensor Wrench Inc.
o Eunomic
o Hill Top Security Inc.
o UnMEZ Inc.
o J&F Alliance Group Inc.
o Shevirah

• Charlottesville Region:
o Agrospheres
o Seasonal Roots
o Hungry Marketplace
o Bonomuse Biochem LLC
o Edible Edu
o Tellus Agronomics LLC