Richmond Times Dispatch
"Richmond-based nutrition bar maker Health Warrior Inc., has been acquired by food and beverage behemoth PepsiCo. The deal for the maker of chia seed-based snack bars and related plant-based food products will help push Pepsi further into a category of selling more nutritious foods as the company responds to shifting consumers tastes."
Inc.
“Talent growth, strong access to capital and Capital One's 1717 Innovation Center lead the charge.”
Harvard Business Review
“This crossroad of humanity and technology is where we will find an ideal future of caring.”
Fortune
"The concept he calls “blitzscaling” provides a set of techniques that allow entrepreneurs to grow their businesses quickly, while outmaneuvering competitors."
Forbes
"Health Warrior is a seven-year-old, high-growth and plant-based superfood company based in Richmond, Virginia that might be best known for popularizing chia seeds in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space."
AXIOS
"These quiet, behind-the-scenes developments are transforming modern work now."
Washington Post
"A group of major American hospitals, battered by price spikes on old drugs and long-lasting shortages of critical medicines, has launched a mission-driven, not-for-profit generic drug company, Civica Rx, to take some control over the drug supply."
American Inno
"Richmond’s nationally recognized Lighthouse Labs accelerator has announced the latest cohort of eight companies participating in its fall 2018 program."
Forbes
"The Treasury and OCC’s recommendations allow for more innovation, better structure of partnerships and tighter regulation of consumer data."
Harvard Business Review
"Venture capital firms that increased their proportion of female partner hires by 10% saw, on average, a 1.5% spike in overall fund returns each year and had 9.7% more profitable exits (an impressive figure given that only 28.8% of all VC investments have a profitable exit)."
Laura Markley
NRV's Director of Investments, Laura Markley, discusses statistics and next steps around the gender gap in venture capital.
PwC MoneyTree
"Dollars to VC-backed companies were up 2% in Q2’18 over the previous quarter, with a record $23B invested across 1,416 deals."
HealthcareDive
"Venture capitalists poured $15 billion into healthcare startups during the first half of 2018, 70% more than the $8.9 billion from the first half of last year.”
BevNet
"The Artesa Chickpea Protein concentrate has a minimum protein content of 60%, and a fiber content of 14% – the latter of which is quite high compared to existing dairy and plant proteins that usually top out at around 2% fiber."
Eater
"Vertical farms’ energy usage carries a significant carbon footprint. While vertical farm companies promise more-sustainable produce by growing it closer to consumers and using renewable energy to power their operations, the industry still has a long row to hoe."
Project Nosh
“Apple comes out with a new iPhone every year, shouldn’t our tribe members expect us to [have] superior chia bars every year? I think so.” - CEO Shane Emmett
Healthcare IT News
"When it comes to information, external data factors beyond clinical and claims information are said to make up 70 percent of a potential patient’s outcomes.... It’s likely even higher for patients recently discharged from the hospital, especially those in need of post-discharge wound care."
CNBC
“Combining ICX Media’s data-inspired storytelling platform with SEEN’s unique hyperlocal social intelligence platform will provide our customers with access to a deeper level of data, insights and performance metrics, giving them even more confidence in their campaign decisions.” - Founder and CEO Michael Avon
Axios
“Now more than ever, ad dollars for e-commerce are spent on platforms like Google, Facebook and Amazon as they perfect the link between what consumers want and their ability to serve up other items the consumers might like”
Laura Markley
NRV's Director of Investments, Laura Markley, explores aspects of awarding employee options in start-ups.
