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What Venture Capitalists Are Actually Looking for Before They Invest in Founders

By zack|2026-01-05T09:31:44-05:00January 5, 2026|757 Accelerate, 757 Angels, Funding & Capital, REaKTOR, Venture Capital (VC), VIPC|

Founders often assume venture capital decisions hinge on traction charts, [...]

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Top Stories of 2025: How Hampton Roads’ Innovation Ecosystem Hit Its Stride

By zack|2025-12-19T11:00:55-05:00December 19, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Collab, 757 TechNite, Competitions, Downtown Norfolk, DroneUp, Local Ecosystem News, Local Startup Stories, Magazine Jukebox, Startup World Cup, VIPC|

2025 wasn’t defined by a single breakout moment in Hampton [...]

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Top 5 Ways to Build Momentum in the 757 Startup Ecosystem

By zack|2025-12-15T16:34:01-05:00December 12, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Angels, 757 Collab, 757 Startup Studios, 757 TechNite, Coworking Space & Real Estate, Downtown Norfolk, Local Ecosystem News, Local Startup Stories|

The 757 isn’t just a region — it’s a network [...]

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Top 5 Things Every 757 Startup Should Know

By zack|2025-11-17T15:32:02-05:00November 17, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Angels, 757 Collab, 757 Startup Studios, 757 TechNite, Accelerator Programs, Black Brand, Classes/Workshops/Seminars, Competitions, Coworking Space & Real Estate, Downtown Norfolk, Find Funding & Capital, HRSBDC, NIC, REaKTOR, Start Peninsula, The Hive, Universities & Labs, Venture Capital (VC), VIPC|

Top 5 Things Every 757 Startup Should Know Where founders, [...]

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757 Accelerate Cohort 9 Calls Hampton Roads Founders to Launch Legends

By Tim Ryan|2025-11-10T16:30:30-05:00November 10, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Collab, 757 ScaleUp Alliance, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Local Ecosystem News, Local Startup Stories, SVT Robotics|

By Tim Ryan Hey, Innovate Hampton Roads—picture this: A gritty [...]

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Crunchy Hydration Expands with New Flavor, Rebrand, and National Partnerships

By zack|2025-09-11T10:40:39-04:00September 10, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Angels, 757 Collab, 757 Startup Studios, 757 TechNite, Startup World Cup|

Crunchy Hydration, the Virginia Beach–based sparkling water company led by [...]

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Virginia: A Top Ten State for Startup Survival, and a Hotbed for Entrepreneurial Innovation in Hampton Roads

By James Doe|2025-08-07T10:25:50-04:00August 7, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Angels, 757 Collab, Black Brand, Entrepreneurial Mindset, GO Virginia Region 5, HRSBDC, Local Ecosystem News, REaKTOR, Universities & Labs, VIPC|

A recent study by Tekpon, leveraging data from the U.S. [...]

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Startup Fever Ignites Hampton Roads: 757 Collab’s Celebration Sparks Innovation at Nauticus

By Tim Ryan|2025-06-23T12:42:02-04:00June 22, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Collab, 757 ScaleUp Alliance, Downtown Norfolk, Local Ecosystem News, Local Startup Stories, NIC, REaKTOR|

By Tim Ryan The entrepreneurial spirit of Hampton Roads burned [...]

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Crunchy Hydration’s Retail Surge Signals Bright Future for Hampton Roads Wellness Innovation

By Tim Ryan|2025-06-09T10:50:19-04:00June 9, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Angels, 757 Collab, 757 ScaleUp Alliance, 757 Startup Studios, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Local Ecosystem News, Local Startup Stories, Success Stories|

By Tim Ryan Hampton Roads is buzzing with entrepreneurial energy, [...]

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AI Revolution Sparks by SalesE in Hampton Roads

By Tim Ryan|2025-06-04T10:42:01-04:00April 29, 2025|757 Accelerate, 757 Collab, 757 ScaleUp Alliance, Local Ecosystem News, Local Startup Stories, Success Stories, VIPC|

The AI revolution sparks economic growth in Hampton Roads as [...]

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