First Chair: September 2024
Welcome back to First Chair 🚠: Your rundown on Vermont’s startup scene brought to you by your friends at VCET.
News & Events
Sunsetting the Vermont Startup Collective
Since 2020, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET), along with help from other ecosystem players and community members (Hi Marty!), supported and moderated the Vermont Startup Collective.
KORE Power / Company Spotlight
Battery cell technology plays a pivotal role in the transition to renewable energy.Â
Cannatrol / Company Spotlight
When David and Jane Sandelman relocated to Vermont in 2001, their first entrepreneurial endeavor was putting their spin on the classic Bob Newhart experience.
Lost Lantern / Company Spotlight
Adam “Apolon” Polonski (left) and Nora Ganley-Roper (right) are the co-founders of Lost Lantern, an independent bottler of American whiskey.Â
GPMS / Company Spotlight
GPMS offers a new preventative maintenance solution for helicopters, providing precise information about worn parts and the expected time until replacement.
Revving up for 2024
2023 marks two decades since UVM’s Dr. John Evans had an idea to catalyze wealth and income opportunities for Vermonters through entrepreneurship.
Rigorous / Company Spotlight
Founded in 2020, the Williston-based company creates robots that elevate the quality of work for those who need it most.Â
Nicole Eaton Promoted to Marketing & Communications Manager
The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) is proud to announce the promotion of Nicole Eaton to the position of Marketing and Communications Manager, effective November 16, 2023.
Osano / Company Spotlight
As companies collect a vast amount of our personal data, they face regulations ensuring a transparent experience for consumers.Â
Fluency / Company Spotlight
Vermont-based Fluency is one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Â
Happy Vermont / Company Spotlight
What started as a simple WordPress site has evolved into a go-to tourist page that has landed mentions in the Boston Globe, Huffington Post, and Food & Wine.