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GiftDrive is a free online platform designed to help nonprofits run donation drives and wishlists for in-kind and physical items. Q/A with CEO Logan Vaughan.

In Burlington, Vermont, an engineer codes from a hammock. Down the hall, co-founders debate marketing strategy in a Spiderman-themed meeting room. In the corner, a pair of designers sketch out a video game. Through the kitchen windows, Lake Champlain stretches toward the horizon. This is VCET.

One thing about being planted in New England is that collaboration between regional innovation leaders feels natural and authentic. As part of our collaboration, Vermont founders will gain access to the pilot of Orbit, an AI-based startup planning and strategy tool, that is specifically tuned for entrepreneurs.

If Vermont wants to keep the twenty-somethings here, we’ve got to show them more than just the lifestyle. Read Ema’s perspective on how to keep them here.

Norwich University has long been a crossroads of military service, higher education, and innovation. Few people embody that intersection more fully than Phil Susmann, longtime Norwich leader and President of Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI).

Can anyone tell me how many hedge funds are in Vermont? That leaves entrepreneurs as our highest probability solution.

Mission Murals VT rallied purpose and paint for change. Over 160 volunteers, more than 100 donors, amazing artists, residents, VCET members, and so many kids showed up and painted a beautiful new mural.

Heads down! That’s what September tends to be for most. Capital Markets come back to life, kids go back to school, to-do lists get picked back up and the hustle returns.

The Burlington Hardware Meetup is part of a global community of engineers and builders. The Burlington chapter launched during the pandemic and has since grown into one of the most active gatherings for Vermont’s hardware community.

A year ago, we wrote about searching for the Next Big Thing to invest in. So, here’s an update on the companies and teams in which we have placed recent venture capital bets. But, first some context.

The Farmer Companies is a private equity firm that licenses, invests in, and acquires brands with the potential to expand into new markets.