veteran entrepreneurship

To prevent veteran suicide, Triangle firm creating extended reality therapeutics

Posted by Jason Parker | Sep 29, 2022

Triangle startup BioMojo has advanced to the second phase of a national initiative designed to deliver creative new strategies to prevent veteran suicide.

Study: NC ranks No. 10 for vet-owned businesses; Fayetteville tops in mid-sized metros

Posted by WRAL News | May 30, 2022

In the Old North State, 6.9% of all businesses are owned by veterans — a total of 11,728 businesses employing 198,705 workers. That equates to an annual revenue of $5 billion or more per year, according to a new report.

Charlotte’s TFX Capital adds new venture partner, four advisors

Posted by Jason Parker | Feb 15, 2022

The Charlotte-headquartered venture capital firm TFX Capital has added a new venture partner, and also added four new strategic advisors.

Veterans in Residence, a startup program of Bunker Labs and WeWork, bases 8 teams in Raleigh

Posted by Jason Parker | Nov 12, 2021

The partnership between Bunker Labs and WeWork, the business incubator known as Veterans in Residence, is showing promise, but more can be done to support veteran entrepreneurs, the program’s Raleigh-based city ambassador tells WRAL TechWire.

Venture capitalist: Supporting veteran-led startups is a proven investment strategy

Posted by Jason Parker | Nov 11, 2021

As venture capital pours into startups at a record pace, there’s one segment of the entrepreneurial market that may be primed for positive returns with lower risk, a partner in an NC-based venture firm notes: veteran-led startups.

Charlotte VC: ‘Veteran entrepreneurs are prime candidates for success’

Posted by Jason Parker | Jul 22, 2021

Editor’s Note: Brandon Shelton is Founder & Managing Partner at Charlotte-headquartered TFX Capital, and Shelton also serves on the Advisory Council for Veterans Business Affairs. He served eight years in the U.S. Army as an airborne infantry and military intelligence officer. He earned a B.S. with honors from the University of Richmond...

Opinion: Bunker Labs Muster Conference changing perception of vet entrepreneurs after Bandwidth IPO

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Sep 7, 2018

At Bunker Labs, we have struggled to get civilians in the private sector to understand why entrepreneurship is an important cause within the military veteran support organization category of nonprofits. The IPO of veteran-led Bandwidth is helping change that perception.

Thank you for your service: Bunker Labs RDU’s vet entrepreneur work earns awards

Posted by Jason Parker | Aug 2, 2018

Bunker Labs RDU, one of 22 national chapters of the nonprofit organization built by military veteran entrepreneurs with the mission of empowering other military veterans and military spouses to become leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation, was just voted the best national chapter of the organization.