Matt Dunne / Center on Rural Innovation
Matt Dunne, the king of rural innovation, joins the podcast to inspire us all.
News & Events
First Chair: June 2024
Welcome back to First Chair 🚠: Your rundown on Vermont’s startup scene brought to you by your friends at VCET.
IRL is back.
In 2019, the Burlington startup scene was saturated with in-person meetups. It felt like every night of the week I was at some brewery or coworking space, networking my little heart out. It was exhausting.
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.
ApprentiScope / Company Spotlight
ApprentiScope is a software company that helps companies scale their registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and work-based learning programs by automating their most time-consuming and repetitive program management tasks.
Ashley Farland / DandyLion Designs
Who knew being a chef in New York City would inspire Ashley to start a luxury home goods business?
Why does your firm exist?
For most startup and scaling firms, this past year has been one long mud season.
First Chair: May 2024
Welcome back to First Chair 🚠: Your rundown on Vermont’s startup scene brought to you by your friends at VCET.
First Chair: April 2024
Welcome back to First Chair : Your rundown on Vermont’s startup scene brought to you by your friends at VCET.
KORE Power / Company Spotlight
Battery cell technology plays a pivotal role in the transition to renewable energy.Â
Brophy Tyree / Wasted*
Join Brophy Tyree, co-founder of Wasted*, on a journey through the “wild world of circular sanitation.” The Vermont startup is using the power of storytelling to sell its product that’s based on a taboo subject: human waste.
The Most Overlooked Step in Fundraising
Good news! There is more early stage capital available in the Green Mountain State than ever before. But just because the capital is abundant, doesn’t mean that it’s easily obtained. Luckily, there is a lot you can do to ensure a successful raise.