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RJ Adler / WheelPad
“To be an entrepreneur, you have to be inherently lazy.” RJ Adler joins Start Here to give us the update on WheelPad, a manufacturer of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) based in Wilmington, Vermont.
First Chair: June 2026
Welcome back to First Chair 🚠: Your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene.
Michele Asch / Twincraft Skincare
As Chief People Officer, she’s making Vermont a hub for skincare innovation, manufacturing premium products for over 150 brands across North America.
GiftDrive / Company Spotlight
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.
Kevin LeSage / SearchLight
If there’s an entrepreneur to watch right now, it’s Kevin Lesage. He’s the founder of SearchLight, an analytics platform bringing a clear, unbiased view to return on ad spend and showing contractors which leads actually turn into booked jobs.
Jason Levinthal / J Skis
After founding a company, seeing it acquired, and realizing he wasn’t built to sit still, he launched J Skis, a direct-to-skier brand creating hand-crafted, limited-edition skis.
First Chair: April 2026
Welcome back to First Chair 🚠: Your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene.
VCET Launches ‘AI After Hours’ Meetup Series for Builders and Innovators
April 08, 2026
AI After Hours is designed to bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, and curious minds across Vermont and the region. Featuring Pillar VC and LucenArc.
Jason Wilbur / WILBUR
After leading advanced design at Honda, Jason walked away to create what he calls “mechanized art”. He now makes supermachines.
The Instinct Here Is Not Small
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.
VCET and Regional Partners Host First-Ever Northeast Meetup at SXSW, Connecting the Region’s Most Innovative Builders
VCET will host the first-ever Northeast Meetup at SXSW in Austin, TX. The meetup will serve as a gathering space for founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders from across the Northeast.