Recent Articles from Virginia Business
The elevator pitch
Virginia’s startup scene is rich with new businesses as diverse as the regions of the commonwealth. Virginia Business asked startups to send us their best pitches for what makes their businesses innovative, and we’ve spotlighted some of our favorites below. BABYLON MICRO-FARMS Richmond CEO: Alexander Olesen Founded: 2017 Capital raised: $15 million Employees: 35 About […]
Donations by companies and corporate foundations
Check the numbers: Donations by individuals and family foundations; total corporate donations Read more: Mannings aim for biotech revolution with $100 million gift
Donations by individuals and family foundations
Read more: Mannings aim for biotech revolution with $100 million gift Check the numbers: Donations by companies and corporate foundations; total corporate donations
Total corporate donations
Check the numbers: Donations by companies and corporate foundations; donations by individuals and family foundations Read more: Mannings aim for biotech revolution with $100 million gift
For The Record June 2023
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Henrico County-based Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturer Altria Group Inc. settled at least 6,000 state and federal lawsuits related to its stake in Juul Labs Inc. for $235 million in May. The settlements will be paid in the second quarter of 2023. Altria purchased a 35% stake in e-cigarette company Juul for $12.8 billion […]
Ecosystem insights
Leaders from across Virginia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem discuss investing in new companies, challenges facing startups and advice for success. KAREN BOOTH ADAMS CEO, Hot Technology Holdings LLC Richmond What do you look for when you’re investing in a startup? The most important thing I look for when investing in a startup is the tenacity, drive, intelligence […]
June 2023: Heard around Virginia
Agricultural biotech startup AgroSpheres will invest $25 million to expand in Albemarle County, creating an estimated 50 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced May 4. The company, founded in 2016 by Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel when they were undergraduates at the University of Virginia, will increase production at its facility at 1180 Seminole Trail and […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JENNIFER CHRONIS
FIRST JOB: Retail salesperson at The Fashion Factory in Burke HOBBY: Exercise in any form —walking, hiking, biking, swimming PERSON I ADMIRE: Abraham Lincoln, for leading our country through one of its darkest times, ending the Civil War and signing the Emancipation Proclamation WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Stay calm and keep everything in perspective. WHAT MAKES […]