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Ramp Alumni Company Tiny Cargo Expands

Posted on: November 5, 2024

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…

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RAMP to Provide Full Lifecycle Programming for Startups

Posted on: October 9, 2024

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…

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Alumni Spotlight: Baraka Kasongo of Volatia

Posted on: October 7, 2024

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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