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Tysons AI startup raises $10M in seed funding
Tysons startup pWin.ai, which developed an AI proposal writing tool, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.
AI startup boom ‘here to stay’ in Virginia
Virginia’s AI startups are seeing record funding and expansion across biotech, cybersecurity, SaaS and more, driving tech innovation across the state.
The elevator pitch
Virginia’s startup scene is bursting with innovation. Here are some standout pitches from new businesses making waves.
Incubators help entrepreneurs determine viability
Incubators in Virginia help entrepreneurs test ideas, gather customer feedback and build viable businesses before launch.
Virginia incubators and accelerators
Editor’s note: Lighthouse Labs rebranded as Lighthouse Network in mid-May, after this issue’s press deadline.
Lighthouse Labs rebrands to Lighthouse Network
Richmond Accelerator Lighthouse Labs last week announced that it is expanding its services and rebranding itself as Lighthouse Network.
UR students launch food startup — for school credit and profit
Lindsay Batten never thought she’d become a CEO before leaving college, but the University of Richmond senior is beginning her final semester as head of a brand-new startup. The company — which will produce a newly conceived pesto Caesar salad dressing called Envee — is the result of a marketing class focused on entrepreneurship, Bench […]
StartVirginia: Heard Around Virginia – February 2025 edition
Crystal City venture capital firm America’s Frontier Fund is among the nation’s first VC firms to secure approval for up to $175 million in matching capital under the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology Initiative, a federal program aimed at boosting investment in tech areas vital to national security. This funding for 2-year-old AFF, whose […]
STARTVIRGINIA: HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA
The second CvilleBioHub Device & Tech Expo will take place Jan. 30 at Northfork Research Park in Charlottesville. Registration is open, and participating companies include Luna Labs, Inbio, Cutagenesis, BrightSpec and others. Tickets are available at cvillebiohub.org. (News release) Joining a number of other Northern Virginia startups in the growing drone space, D-Fend Solutions, a […]
