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📅 November brings an exciting lineup of VentureSouth member events happening throughout the Southeast!

We’re excited to connect with our members for a month of networking, deal reviews, and startup insights. ✨

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Want to catch up on the goings-on in the angel investing world in the southeast? The VentureSouth August 2024 newsletter is one place to try:

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company Baebies receives FDA 510(k) clearance for G6PD test on FINDER platform! https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baebies-receives-fda-510k-clearance-for-g6pd-test-on-finder-platform-301672583.html

Baebies Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for G6PD Test on FINDER Platform /PRNewswire/ -- Baebies has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its rapid, point-of-care test for glucose-6-phosphate...

Today’s highlight goes to Live Furnish! Live Furnish is B2B SaaS startup that has created an easy-to-use 3D content creation platform that empowers furniture, home furnishing accessories, textile manufacturers, and more to create stunning photo realistic 3D content without any engineering or 3D design background. https://www.livefurnish.com/

Recently, Live Furnish ranked No. 1 on the "11 Most Innovative 3D Technology Startups & Companies" by Data Magazine –– See the full list here: https://datamagazine.co.uk/11-most-innovative-3d-technology-startups-companies-delaware-united-states/

Live Furnish | Simple AI Rendering For Furniture and Textiles The Simple Self-service 3D platform. Easily create room scenes, prototypes & 360 configurators for furniture, textiles & home accessories. Learn more.

Check out episode 40 of the Venture in the South podcast! This episode is all about follow-on rounds. Should angel investors "follow-on" by investing a second time in an existing investment? Should VCs "double down" on their winners? There are no clear answers, but in this episode we think about how to answer these questions.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-40-all-about-follow-on-rounds/id1596985285?i=1000586098177

‎Venture in the South: Episode 40: All about Follow-On Rounds on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Venture in the South, Ep Episode 40: All about Follow-On Rounds - Nov 14, 2022

There’s no way to thank our veterans for everything they sacrifice for our freedom, but on Veterans Day, we have to try. So thank you to all our service people, both past and present!

Congrats to the Furman University students that just completed the Clemens Angel Analyst Fellowship! https://www.furman.edu/innovation-entrepreneurship/programs/angel-analyst-fellowship-with-venture-south/

Learn how company Baebies is disrupting point of care diagnostics with an innovative digital version of Microfluidics on E39 of Venture In The South on your favorite podcast app. https://www.ventureinthesouth.com/episodes

Today’s highlight is Kiyatec! Kiyatec is disrupting cancer care by accurately predicting patient–specific response and non–response before treatment begins. Their goal is to enable physicians to isolate only the effective treatments for their patients as quickly as possible. https://www.kiyatec.com/

Recently, Kiyatec partnered with NICO Corporation! Together, they plan to address the well-published unmet clinical need of obtaining better tissue to achieve greater accuracy in predicting tumor response to cancer targeted agents and chemotherapies. https://niconeuro.com/news/unique-partnership-seeks-to-advance-precision-medicine-options-for-deadly-gbm-brain-tumors/

Unique Partnership Seeks to Advance Precision Medicine Options for Deadly GBM Brain Tumors - NICO Corporation For Immediate Release Contact: Sue Goin sue.goin@sapphire-com 317.402.8690 Download Press Release (PDF) Shared goal is using high quality live-cell tissue to achieve patient-specific treatment, improved patient outcomes Indianapolis (October 10, 2022) – The ability to optimize precision medicine t...

Tune in to episode 38 of Venture in the South podcast featuring a company founder, economics PhD, academic, and angel investor, !

In this episode he shares how his professional and research experiences have helped his angel investing activities and his prior capital-raising efforts. Listen here: https://www.ventureinthesouth.com/episodes

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company Seal the Seasons has partnered with Hub Farms! In this partnership, Hub Farms will be able to help Seal the Seasons process and pack local offerings across the country! https://www.aginfo.net/report/54536/Farm-of-the-Future/Frozen-Fruit-Company-Partners-with-Hub-Farms-

Frozen Fruit Company Partners with 'Hub Farms' - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST Seal the Seasons started as a college business and now offers locally grown frozen fruit to most areas of the country.

We are thrilled to amplify ThreatSwitch and John Dillard's news of Threatswitch's acquisition.

It has been a pleasure working with John and the team over the last four years, and we wish them the best of luck in the next stage of evolution.

We love angel investing every day, but news like this makes it really worthwhile!

Get the details here: https://businesswire.com/news/home/20221027005440/en/ThreatSwitch-Acquired-by-Sign-In-Solutions…

and here: https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/sign-in-solutions-announces-visitor-management-2-0-strategic-vision-301652139.html

Sign In Solutions Announces Visitor Management 2.0 Strategic Vision /PRNewswire/ -- Sign In Solutions, a global provider of cloud-based visitor management and risk mitigation software, today announced its vision for Visitor...

company Live Furnish has narrowed its 3D product configurator delivery time to manufacturers and retailers to a guaranteed 30-day delivery. This delivery timeframe is four times faster than others in this space! Check out their press release below to learn more: https://www.livefurnish.com/blog/live-furnish-sets-new-industry-standards-by-delivering-3d-configurators-in-30-days?utm_content=225973401&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1435590901599023104

Live Furnish Sets New Industry Standards By Delivering 3D Configurators in 30 Days Live Furnish, the leading 3D content creation platform, has narrowed its 3D product configurator delivery time to manufacturers and retailers to 30-days.

Congratulations to company 6AM City for being listed as the No. 1 Most Promising Media Startup by The Information! https://www.theinformation.com/ti50?utm_source=linkedin&utm_content=push_copy&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=article_post

The Information 50 Most Promising Startups The Information selected 50 companies that have the potential to be the mostvaluable businesses in their categories based on their current revenue, business model,and growth prospects.

company Approve Payments was featured in a recent Monitordaily article about technology & partnership sparking innovation in finance! Check out what they had to say about Approves ecommerce plug-in that uses algorithms and machine learning to match vendor finance to buyers in just minutes. https://www.monitordaily.com/article-posts/the-technology-partnership-sparking-innovation-in-finance/

The Technology & Partnership Sparking Innovation in Finance The independent voice of equipment finance

Today we are highlighting GrowJourney(Tyrant Farms)! GrowJourney focuses on providing the highest quality organic gardening educational resources on the web — specifically focused on no-till organic gardening (aka “carbon farming”). https://www.growjourney.com/

If you have a green thumb, definitely check out GrowJourney's gardening guides! They give all the information you need for gardening specific produce, and provide instructional videos! https://www.growjourney.com/gardening-guides/

Gardening Guides Grow Guides Expert-created, detailed organic growing guides to help you learn to grow edible garden plants in your garden, edible landscape, or containers. EGGPLANT GUIDES

Part two is live! The new episode of Venture in the South presents the remaining companies from the 10 finalists from The Next Venture Pitch Summit. Check it out here: https://www.ventureinthesouth.com/episodes

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H2CryptO announced their partnership with company RoundlyX! Now, RoundlyX users have the ability to roundup spare change from everyday purchases into cryptocurrencies listed on the H2cryptO platform. Learn more here: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/10/20/2538166/0/en/H2cryptO-and-RoundlyX-partnership-brings-passive-investing-to-crypto.html

H2cryptO and RoundlyX partnership brings passive investing to crypto. H2cryptO Corp Bringing Crypto to the World!...

Congratulations Founder and CEO Robert Preville of company Approve Payments for receiving the Monitor Disruptor Icon award last week as part of the Monitor’s 2022 Icon Awards!

The Disruptor Award given to APPROVE honors “an innovator and game changer, an individual challenging the status quo and breaking new ground,”

Learn more about how APPROVE is challenging the status quo below!
https://www.approvepayments.com/press-releases/monitor-icon-award-recognizes-approve-ceo-as-disruptor-in-equipment-finance-industry

You're not going to want to miss the newest episode of Venture in the South podcast! This episode features the finalists from NEXT Venture Summit answering 6 questions in 6 minutes. This format explains the problem, solution, market, traction, timing, and funding dynamics for each company. Check it out below! https://www.ventureinthesouth.com/episodes

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Our Managing Director, Charlie Banks, is enjoying the Appalachian Regional Commission’s One Appalachia Conference in Flintstone, MD this week. We appreciate Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s hospitality as we discuss a more regional approach to entrepreneurial collaboration.

company Spiffy - On-Demand Car Care has opened their newest franchise in Fort Myers! Use the link below to see what services Spiffy offers! https://www.getspiffy.com/fort-myers

Spiffy — Service Now Available in Fort Myers, FL! Meet Spiffy — We bring convenient mobile car wash, detail, and oil change directly to your fleet, home, or work.

Congratulations to company Babylon Micro-Farms for receiving the RVA Tech Council's Emerging Small Business Award for 2022! The award is given to a small business or start-up technology company that has demonstrated the ability to achieve commercial success and has met other various criteria 🎉