The Launch Place

The Launch Place is a Danville, Virginia-based entrepreneurship development organization and venture development firm that helps startups in information technology, software, advanced manufacturing, medical devices, nanotechnology, green technology, and related sectors to plan, launch, and grow. Founded in 2005, it supports early-stage companies with business consulting, office space, rent subsidies, and potential equity investments through its investment programs. By combining advisory services with access to capital, The Launch Place assists ventures from inception through scaling, guiding them to commercial success.

Eva Doss

CEO and President

Martin Kaszubowski

Member, Seed Fund Advisory Board

15 past transactions

Revibe Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
Revibe Technologies manufactures Revibe Anti-Distraction Wristwear, a wearable device designed to help individuals maintain focus in classroom, home, or office settings. The wristband uses smart vibration technology and proprietary algorithms based on psychological research to increase time spent on-task.

Pattern Health

Series A in 2022
Pattern Health Technologies, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, specializes in a digital health platform. This platform empowers researchers and clinicians to develop and validate digital health programs efficiently. It facilitates data collection and analysis from diverse sources, and offers a marketplace for these digital health programs. Pattern Health's platform integrates behavioral science and data-driven personalization to enhance user engagement and adherence, collaborating with stakeholders throughout the digital health lifecycle, from concept to impact.

Keepsake Tales

Seed Round in 2021
Keepsake Tales is a digital publishing startup specializing in children's literature, with a focus on personalization and diversity in storytelling. The company offers personalized storybooks that utilize facial mapping technology to transform children's photographs into cartoon illustrations that reflect the narrative's artistic style. This innovative approach not only enhances the reading experience but also aims to broaden the selection of stories available to young readers, allowing them to see themselves represented in the literature they engage with. Keepsake Tales is committed to enriching children's literary offerings through unique and personalized storytelling.

OrbitalRX

Venture Round in 2021
OrbitalRX provides an integrated drug shortage management solution for hospital pharmacies. The platform unifies drug information, clinical evidence, and comparative efficacy with hospital inventory, purchase history, and utilization data to help providers, pharmacists, and technicians proactively address shortages. It supports data unification across disparate pharmacy systems, enabling users to visualize, monitor, and optimize workflows and control pharmacy operations from a single interface, regardless of vendor. Founded in 2017 and based in North Carolina, OrbitalRX aims to streamline decision making and data management to mitigate ongoing medication shortages.

Pattern Health

Venture Round in 2021
Pattern Health Technologies, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, specializes in a digital health platform. This platform empowers researchers and clinicians to develop and validate digital health programs efficiently. It facilitates data collection and analysis from diverse sources, and offers a marketplace for these digital health programs. Pattern Health's platform integrates behavioral science and data-driven personalization to enhance user engagement and adherence, collaborating with stakeholders throughout the digital health lifecycle, from concept to impact.

Aperiomics

Series A in 2020
Aperiomics is a biotechnology company based in Sterling, Virginia, specializing in pathogen detection services across animal screening, agricultural testing, and human diagnostics industries. Founded in 2013, the company uses advanced genomics and informatics technologies to detect viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens through a single test. Aperiomics employs sequencing technologies and Bayesian statistics to analyze blood, tissue, and stool samples sent by customers. The company's unique approach, supported by the National Science Foundation, involves Deep Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing and a comprehensive database of over 37,000 microbes. This enables medical professionals to identify infections that other tests may miss, leading to more accurate diagnoses and improved clinical outcomes for patients who have often been ill for extended periods without a clear cause.

BioAesthetics

Series A in 2020
BioAesthetics develops tissue-engineered nipple-areolar complex grafts to support breast reconstruction after mastectomy. The graft is designed as a scaffold for the patient's own cells to populate and regenerate the nipple and areola during reconstruction, aiming to improve cosmetic and reconstructive outcomes. The company originated as a Tulane University spin-out and was founded in 2015.

KinergyCare

Seed Round in 2020
KinergyCare is a technology-driven healthcare services company specializing in community-based care coaching and coordination. It offers chronic care management services to health systems and physician practices, utilizing a combination of healthcare workers and its proprietary MyKinergy platform for guided care management.

Panaceutics Nutrition

Series A in 2020
Panaceutics Nutrition is a company that specializes in the formulation, manufacturing, and distribution of customized nutritional products. Founded in 2018 by Edison Hudson and Staton Noel, it is based in Ringgold, Virginia. The company employs proprietary robotic technology to create individually tailored smoothies and nutritional supplements, which can be based on genetic and medical evaluations, as well as personal preferences. Panaceutics Nutrition focuses on mass customization, offering solutions that combine various nutritional supplements into convenient, easy-to-consume forms such as flavored gels and purees. By serving healthcare systems, pharmaceutical companies, and nutritional product manufacturers, the company aims to provide accessible and personalized nutrition to meet diverse consumer needs.

Revibe Technologies

Venture Round in 2020
Revibe Technologies manufactures Revibe Anti-Distraction Wristwear, a wearable device designed to help individuals maintain focus in classroom, home, or office settings. The wristband uses smart vibration technology and proprietary algorithms based on psychological research to increase time spent on-task.

Roobrik

Venture Round in 2018
Roobrik is a Greensboro-based company that develops online assessment and decision tools for older adults, their caregivers, and clinicians to support health and care choices. Founded in 2013, its platform helps users assess needs and navigate long-term care decisions, including driving safety, home safety, and dementia-related considerations, with the goal of improving health and wellness outcomes and reducing costs across the care continuum.

VitalFlo

Pre Seed Round in 2018
VitalFlo is a digital health company that manufactures spirometers, handheld medical devices enabling asthmatic patients to track their lung health and asthma medications. It also develops software connecting patients with chronic respiratory diseases to their physicians, aiming to keep patients out of the ER by remotely monitoring lung function and air quality triggers.

Vital Plan

Venture Round in 2018
Vital Plan, Inc. is a company that specializes in producing natural supplements aimed at addressing a wide range of health conditions, including cardiovascular health, digestive issues, immune support, and stress management, among others. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, the company focuses on empowering individuals to take control of their health through transparency and educational resources. Vital Plan provides guided wellness courses, health coaching, and physician-formulated supplement protocols, ensuring that consumers receive credible information and high-quality products. The company also offers a variety of supplements online, promoting a holistic approach to health and well-being.

iScribes

Venture Round in 2017
iScribes is a developer of a mobile application and wearable technology designed to assist physicians in documenting patient visits efficiently. The platform allows doctors to record patient encounters, which trained medical scribes access through a secure portal to complete necessary documentation directly in electronic medical record systems. This innovative approach enables physicians to devote more time to patient care while reducing the hours spent on administrative tasks. iScribes employs advanced security measures to ensure that its technology maintains full compliance with HIPAA regulations, prioritizing the confidentiality and privacy of patient information. By streamlining the documentation process, iScribes enhances physician productivity and ultimately aims to improve the quality of patient care.

OneFul Health

Pre Seed Round in 2015
OneFul Health is an e-pharmacy for personalized therapies, combining 3-7 prescription drugs into one small capsule or gel packet. Provide telemedicine physician network connections and home tests for biomarkers and genomic poly-scores to formulate combination treatments with reduced adverse side effects and improved adherence. Founded in 2013 as Panacea BioMatx Inc as a healthcare technology development company. It spun-off Panaceutics.com in 2021, then renamed to OneFul Health to commercialize D2C and B2B personlized pharmaceutical products. Owns accredited pharmacy facilities as its regulatory platform in nine states.
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