Ramp Alumni Company Tiny Cargo Expands
RAMP alumni Tiny Cargo Company is expanding in the City of Roanoke! The biotech start-up has announced the creation of three jobs and $500,000 in capital investment and upfitting an existing 10,800-square-foot warehouse to include a clean room—the first commercial clean room in Roanoke—and production space. Their expansion prepares…
Read MoreRAMP to Provide Full Lifecycle Programming for Startups
Grant will jumpstart new development for startups, including On RAMP, Exit RAMP, and the Ecosystem Navigator Program. The integration of both GO Virginia funding and a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance grant will be instrumental in advancing Verge’s outreach efforts to regional technology and biotech companies, through…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Baraka Kasongo of Volatia
Volatia founder Baraka Kasongo knows firsthand the challenges of navigating a new language in a new community. When he immigrated to the U.S. in 2001, he did not speak English. His experience of struggling with language barriers galvanized him to create a solution that would ease language barriers and…
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