Crowdfund Insider
"WealthForge reports these investments have helped fund more than 300 private offerings hosted on their platform, with an average offering size of $17 million."
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Huffington Post
“Like Pryze is disrupting crowdfunding and sweepstakes, Moonlighting is disrupting recruiting. These two companies are good examples of how even the most mature markets are facing new disruptive competitors.”
ICX Media Builds Executive Team, Board of Directors
DCINNO
"Today, ICX Media announced they’re bringing on a new president and chief operating officer, Scott Bowen, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth. Along with this announcement, ICX Media has also recruited Laura Lang, former TIME Inc. CEO, to its board of directors."
UVA Friday Forum Webinars
Watch NRV Director of Business Development, Paul Nolde offer his perspective on the VC industry.
WRIC
RICHMOND, Va. — A local company making products from superfoods is cultivating quite a following. Health Warrior is one of the fastest growing companies out there and it’s all thanks to an ancient seed.
“You’re no longer a Division I athlete, you are lucky if you squeeze in a 30-minute run,” says Health Warrior CEO Shane Emmett. “You actually have to start paying attention to what you eat if you want to feel good.”
Richmond Times-Dispatch
“'Territory is at the convergence between technology and healthy lifestyles, and we love that,' said Ted Chandler, co-founder and managing director of NRV. 'Territory is right at that inflection point of bringing choice to health-conscious eaters, where they can get delicious meals that are prepared with the knowledge that the ingredients will fit their health objectives.'”
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Hackernoon
"A Day 1 city, much like a startup, doesn’t have to know all the answers in order to be successful. Sometimes it just has to decide and commit."
Food Navigator USA
"After announcing the funding round – supported by London-based Tate & Lyle Ventures, L.A-based PowerPlant Ventures, Virginia-based NRV, and San Francisco-based Blueberry Ventures - Nutriati co-founder Mike Spinelli said the protein had unique functional properties that opened up application opportunities in everything from gluten-free baked goods to meat and dairy alternatives, ice cream and pasta."
Click here to view additional press in the Richmond Times Dispatch.
"NRV knows that cultivating a diverse investor base is critical to our ability to assess investment opportunities and offer council to our portfolio companies. We continue to be committed to supporting opportunities that educate women about the benefits of investing in early stage ventures located in their backyards."
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Evatran and WealthForge share their thoughts on the Richmond startup scene and reasons why they have stayed in the area.
Forbes.com
"I think it's awesome that a private-equity backed, high-growth CPG [consumer packaged goods] company can create incredible value not only by innovating with good-for-you food but also tilt at windmills for important missions," says Health Warrior CEO Shane Emmett.
WealthForge
WealthForge 2.0 will allow the company to overcome the limitations of the old platform, making it easier to release updates.
Evatran
Now drivers of all "Big 3" EVs: Model S, Volt and Leaf, can upgrade to plugless charging through Evatran.
Style Weekly
Founded in just 2010, Health Warrior has grown exponentially with their Chia Bars becoming one of the most popular snack bars with health-concious consumers. Read more about how Health Warrior got to where they are today.
Virginia Business
Rebecca Hough from Evatran and Mat Dellorso and Bill Robbins from Wealthforge Recognized by Virginia Business.
Forbes
The gig economy, made up of freelancers of all kinds, has become one of the fastest growing industries since the financial crisis of 2008. Jeff Tennery and Roy Slater saw an opportunity to connect freelancers with people who are looking to get tasks done, which led them to launch the Moonlighting platform in 2014. Read more about the Charlottesville-based company's story here.
PLUGLESS
Plugless is still the only company on the market offering wireless electric vehicle charging. Find out how they got to where they are today.
Business Wire
NRV portfolio company, Envera Health, is partnering with Evariant to offer a streamlined platform based around data, analytics and services to make the lives of both patients and caregivers easier. This solution enters the market just as health systems face operating on smaller budgets and rapidly increasing consumer demands.
Health Warrior Seeks Funds to Restore Farms in Mexico
Richmond Times-Dispatch
NRV's portfolio company, Health Warrior, just completed a successful Kickstarter campaign, which surpassed their funding goal of $40,000. The money raised will go toward helping the Tarahumara people of Mexico to restore their chia farms.