Hundreds of entrepreneurs have hit the ground running this year. Together we’re a part of movement, of people choosing to control their own futures by starting a business. Together we’re a community and we have momentum.
Much like the President’s State of the Union, or a State of the City Address, we organized the State of the Startup Community Address to let you know what we’ve collectively accomplished this year, and what to look forward to next year.
We present the good, the bad, and the ugly, with no fluff.
Slover Library. January 21, 2K16
http://startwithhatch.com/ssca/
12. Crossfit
• High intensity interval training
• Started in 2000
• 13 gyms in 2005
• >10,000 in 2016
• 41 local gyms
• Net Worth of 4 Billion
• Millions of users
13. The Crossfit Games
• World-renowned as a grueling test
for the world's toughest athletes
• Started in 2007
• Reebok Partnership
• 275K competitors
• 2015 Champion: Ben Smith
14.
15. RUFIT
• Fitness event hosted at Virginia
Beach Oceanfront
• A platform that promotes strong,
healthy, living through activity,
education and community.
33. Angel Investing
An affluent individual who provides
capital for a business start-up, usually
in exchange for convertible debt or
ownership equity.
A small number of angel investors
invest online through equity crowd-
funding or organize themselves into
angel groups to share research and
pool their investment capital, as well
as to provide advice to their portfolio
companies.
FUNDING
34. A group of accredited businesses and
individuals that invest in companies in
the Hampton Roads area.
757 Angels
FUNDING
39. • Created in ODU dorm room
• Friends looking to start a niche
social network
• Found access to capital in
Denver
• April 9th, 2015: IPO
• Currently valued between 48 &
75 Million
MassRoots
VENTURE
FUNDING
40. • Raised money from leading angel inves-
tors in Silicon Valley, including CTO of
FB/founder of Quora, creator of gmail,
and president of Y Combinator
• Has grown 20% month over month
since launch in June 2013
• Now the largest mental health delivery
system in the world with 120k listeners,
across 189 countries, providing support in
140 languages
7 Cups of Tea
VENTURE
FUNDING
41. • Leesa is a single, beautifully designed
luxury mattress that's ordered exclusively
online and delivered straight to your door
• Raised $9MM
• Officially launched on January 15th 2015
• Ended the year at just under $30m in
sales
• Created over 30 tech/digital commerce
jobs in Virginia Beach
Leesa
VENTURE
FUNDING
42. The practice of funding a project or
venture by raising many small amounts
of money from a large number of
people, typically via the Internet.
Crowdfunding
VENTURE
FUNDING
43. • We looked at the major online
crowdfunding platforms
• Selected the projects from the area
over the past 3 years that made at
least $9K
Crowdfunding
VENTURE
FUNDING
50. $43,863
RAISED
Tidewater Comicon
• Founder Mike Federali who
sold his entire comic book
collection at garage sales, flea
markets to make the show
possible
• Moved to a 37,000 sq. ft.
space at the Virginia Beach
Convention Center
• The 2015 show broke it’s
previous attendance record
with over 16,000 excited fans
and families.
51. RAISED
$18,760
• The first microbrewery in
Chesapeake, Va.
• Jim Lantry is the head
brewer who began in 2000
and has produced award
winning pale ales and Russian
Imperial Stouts
• Big Ugly is named after the
company president’s 1955
Chevy panel truck seen in our
logo.
Big Ugly Brewing
53. • Necessary to bootstrap, West Coast
companies are not as big here
• Funding is NOT the most important
thing for a small business to succeed
• It’s creativity, drive, and hard work
• The finances will happen naturally
Funding
FUNDING
54. Kauffman Index
The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity has three components:
• Rate of New Entrepreneurs: an early and broad measure of
business ownership
• Opportunity Share of New Entrepreneurs: a proxy indicator of
the percent of new entrepreneurs starting businesses because
they saw market opportunities
• Startup Density: the number of startup firms divided by total
population of a place
73. For new businesses:
Businesses are selected to create
vibrant and compatible businesses in
Downtown
Access to spaces at 50% market rent
for two years
These business owners will also
receive a $20,000 kick-start grant.
OFFICE SPACE
Vibrant Spaces
74. For existing businesses:
May also submit ideas for funding to
make their businesses more exciting
and vibrant.
$60,000 in matching grants available
Ideas can range from sidewalk activa-
tion, upgrades to storefronts,
improving signage, or adding outdoor
seating or a rooftop option
OFFICE SPACE
Vibrant Spaces
88. • Virginia Velocity is for the next stage;
for entrepreneurs looking for a boost
to their companies and a new level of
growth.
• 1 Million invested every year to 2
categories of busiesses:
- Bioscience
- Energy
90. • World’s leading eCommerce platform
• $10 Billion in revenue to date
• >162K merchants in 150+ countries
• Holds a “Build a Business” competition
every year to the NEW startup with the
best 2 months of sales
• Wins an extensive prize package of
mentorship and exposure