Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Small Business Report: A Brick and Mortar Graveyard?
The retail landscape is changing faster than the drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A. And the future for brick-and-mortar, in particular, might seem unclear.
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Campaign Page Walkthrough
Malcolm gives us a general overview of how campaign pages are setup. If you have any questions email us at [email protected] – thanks!
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Risky Business?
We’ve all heard this stat as a warning to both would-be founders and investors. A shot across the bow about the supposedly near-guaranteed failure…
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We’ve Got a Message for Warren Buffet
“It’s an economic war.” Warren Buffet delivered this mic drop moment on his recent CNBC interview with Goldman Sachs’ CEO, David Solomon. During the…
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Going Private, Publicly
Building a portfolio of private investments can feel like sailing out on uncharted waters. “I’m not a financial planner” you might say, why would…
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A Crowdfunding Christmas: It’s A Wonderful Life
“Few movies have aged like It’s A Wonderful Life, the iconic Christmas classic most of us grew up watching. As of December 2, 2020…
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How a Rev Share works…
If you’ve been browsing our campaigns you might have come across a few structured as rev share agreements. It’s a term that gets thrown…
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Breaking into SAFEs
At risk of getting flagged by the FBI, I’m going to lay out the easiest path to break into a SAFE. This method is…
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The Local Business Report: Gyms Are Doing Extra Reps
2020 has been a tough year for most businesses. We’re beginning a Local Business Report series through which we will highlight different industries and…
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Survey Insight
Some of our most common feedback responses were deal-specific questions about the terms, structure & potential returns of an offering.
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Over The Moon About Microinvesting
And while most small businesses aren’t trying to break into the space travel market, they’re still shooting for the stars. These businesses need capital…
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3 Investment Topics for Thanksgiving Table Talk
Happy Thanksgiving! Food, fellowship, football. There are so many reasons to enjoy your Thanksgiving feast. But what about that window of time after you’ve…
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VentureSouth portfolio news – summer 2018
KIYATEC led the big news this summer, with the admittance of the first patients to its first clinical trial. Learn more here and in…
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The 10 year history of UCAN and VentureSouth
The Upstate Business Journal’s feature on UCAN and VentureSouth’s 10 year anniversary is available here. You can learn more about the portfolio companies mentioned…
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VentureSouth investment in Threatswitch
We are delighted to announce officially VentureSouth’s investment in Threatswitch. You can learn more from the Charlotte Business Journal here (thanks Caroline Hudson for…
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UCAN Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Record Quarter
Thanks to all our friends – like Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer, the Upstate Business Journal, and others – who helped us celebrate… Greenville, S.C. –…
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VentureSouth portfolio news – Spring 2018
The VentureSouth portfolio continues to blossom in the spring of 2018. Here are a few highlights from the last few weeks. Zipit – announced…
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An exit! FarmShots acquired by Syngenta!
Investing in early stage companies pays off in many ways. The most tangible is when they are bought by bigger companies. We’re delighted to…
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Playing the Long Game: Matt’s latest UBJ column
Matt’s ability to combine sporting analogies and angel investing insights is a unique skill. Enjoy his latest thoughts on how angel investing is like…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the other activities
And lastly there are other interesting events going on at the Summit. We’re hearing from Proterra on how it’s doing – an amazing example…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – portfolio review
Third (back off our soapbox), we are dedicating most of our second day to hearing updates from our portfolio companies. An absolute key part…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the economic development
(2) Our second main workshop is “Angel Investing for Economic Development.” This session aims to tell more people about why angel investing is critical…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the education
Second, connecting informed investors and educated entrepreneurs is key to our business model: if either group doesn’t know how to operate, good investments and…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the format
First, a key selling point of our angel group is that we have so many members – 240 and counting – who can provide…