Hackernoon
The list includes: System-Scale Tech, Future Work, Branded Cities and Digital Countries, Grid Defection as a Service, Nootropics, Connected Beauty.
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.
The Wall Street Journal
Steve Case, along with his investment firm, Revolution, are bringing investment opportunities to start-ups outside of California, New York and Massachusetts. Part of Case's strategy to do so will be through Rise of the Rest startup bus tours, which are described as "a series of weeklong tours of startups, meetings with elected leaders, speeches at incubators and pitch competitions."
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.
Fast Company
Algae is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet and requires far less resources to grow than your typical vegetables. Is there an algae revolution on the horizon?
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.
USA TODAY
AOL founder, Steve Case, has a different point of view than most investors when it comes to supporting and investing in early-stage companies. To grow the US economy, Case argues that capital must be more equally distributed to states other than California, New York and Massachusetts, which currently receive about 80% of the nation's venture capital investments.
Food Tech Connect
The food industry needs to step up their game when it comes to innovative new products. Many large food companies today rely heavily on marketing rather than research and development of new products to attract customers. However, this is becoming less effective as the average consumer is rapidly changing. Health Warrior, one of NRV's portfolio companies, is recognized as an innovative food company for its development of unique products, such as Chia Bars, which are one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet.
Business Wire
Envera Health makes advancement in mission to provide consumer-driven healthcare through collaboration with the life insurance industry. The collaboration will further expand Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) in the US while also making it easier for consumers to buy life insurance. This does not only benefit healthcare for consumers, but also their financial well-being.
Fast Company
"What creates a successful company culture? Encouraging your employees to treat each other as family."
McKinsey&Company
NRV believes taking a hands-on approach to mentoring is essential to positioning early stage companies for success - our Portfolio Adviser program was created to offer start-ups real world industry expertise to help take them to the next level. In this article, longtime private equity CEO Don Gogel discusses how operating partners give firms a competitive advantage "because they love getting their hands around a business and coaching senior people," creating operational improvements in portfolio companies.
ChamberRVA
Nutritional science company Nutriati won this year's Chamber RVA Innovation Award, recognizing emerging companies between 2 and 5 years old that are demonstrating amazing growth, innovation and potential. Other finalists for this award include NRV's Maxx Potential, as well as local companies Iggbo and Tenant Turner.
DC Inno
The growing gig economy is making freelancers and small businesses more flexible and prevalent than ever. Taking those connections to the next step is why Jeff Tennery co-founded Moonlighting - a gig economy-based marketplace app - and explains in this podcast why demand is only getting bigger.
Baking Business
The bar segment has become a crowded category, but data suggests competition for the consumer dollar is good. Health Warrior, an early mover in the chia seed craze, is set to unveil another superfood ingredient-based bar. Health Warrior's new chia bar flavors - vanilla almond and mint chocolate - will hit shelves in January.