First Chair: November 2023
It’s here! First Chair🚠: November Edition! Tune in for your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene. This month: Our FY23 Impacts have arrived, announcing the Elizabeth Hackett Robinson Innovation Hub, and more!
News & Events
Shaneall Ferron / Windsor Homecare
Meet Shaneall Ferron, a serial entrepreneur from Jamaica who began to make her mark in Vermont just three years ago.
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.
Tino Rutanhira & Weiwei Wang / VT PoC
The BIPOC community is the fastest-growing demographic in the state, with a 112% increase over the last decade. Tino and Weiwei are actively working to build generational wealth for BIPOC-identifying individuals, but their approach is not financial—it’s social.
FY23 Impacts
Take a look at our impact in FY23. What a year it’s been!
Beverly-Whittemore Sisters / Member Spotlight
Sisters Kai and Miranda Beverly-Whittemore still remember their first collaboration.
Female Founders: Creating Culture
November 13, 2023
Season 8 of the Female Founders Speaker Series kicks off Monday, November 13th…don’t miss it!
Mark Boyden / Boyden Farm
From cow to consumer, Boyden Farm does it all. Farmer/CEO, Mark Boyden, takes us through his entrepreneurial approach running the fifth-generation farm.
VSCF FY23 Public Stakeholders Report
Check out our Vermont Seed Capital Fund FY23 Annual Public Stakeholders Report!
Vermont Seed Capital Fund Audited Financials FY23
Please check out the audited financials for the Vermont Seed Capital Fund from June 30, 2023 and 2022.
VCET Lunch & Learn: TikTok for Business
September 26, 2023
Nicole Eaton presents how to use TikTok for business.