Richmond VA Startups and VC Firms in 2026: Mission Lane, Lighthouse, VVP
Richmond fintech map in 2026 — Mission Lane, Paymerang’s Corpay exit, Thrive Financial, Lighthouse Network, and Virginia Venture Partners. Capital One HQ is McLean.
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Richmond fintech map in 2026 — Mission Lane, Paymerang’s Corpay exit, Thrive Financial, Lighthouse Network, and Virginia Venture Partners. Capital One HQ is McLean.
Rochester, New York — not Minnesota — venture map in 2026: Syntec Optics, Photonect, Circle Optics, Lumetrics, Phlotonics, plus Luminate NY, Excell Partners, and Rochester Angel Network.
Sacramento’s venture map in 2026 — Rhombus, GRIN, Biome Makers, HealthSherpa, Azra Games, and four Capital Region funds beyond Sacramento Angels alone.
Wasatch Front venture map in 2026 — Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), Neighbor, Fusion-io’s exit history, and national proptech/techbio /fund/ shortlists.
San Antonio’s venture map in 2026 — Darkhive, Plus One Robotics, Insane Cyber, SafeRide Health, plus Active Capital and Alamo Angels.
San Diego venture map in 2026 — Shield AI, SkySafe, ClickUp, Turquoise Health, Function Oncology, Comma, national investor links, and honest Torrey Pines biotech gaps.