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Our Investments

VentureSouth has invested $100M in over 130 Southeastern startups since 2008.

Learn more below about the dynamic companies we are proud to count in our portfolio.  

Bublish

Bublish empowers entrepreneurial authors with the technology, tools, programs and resources they need to achieve success. The Bublish platform is the first complete cloud-based publishing system with integrated marketing, branding, and discoverability features. Thousands of authors and publishers around the world use Bublish to write, promote, publish, sell and track their work—all from their Bublish dashboard.

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CadChat was acquired by GoEngineer in 2025.

CadChat makes it possible for everyone to easily share, view and provide feedback on any 3D model design. An approachable user experience presents powerful design collaboration tools for asynchronous reviews or real time huddles.

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Carputty is auto financing, reinvented. Carputty allows people to fund their vehicles, now and down the road, and manage them like the investments they are.

Case status
Case Status is a stand-alone platform designed for client communication and management, but it also connects to tools you already use to manage your practice, allowing Case Status to be your client control center.
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Cirtemo

Cirtmeo was acquired by Thorlabs in 2019. 

Cirtemo's Multivariate Optical Element (MOE) platform allows optical systems manufacturers to tackle new high-value applications that are not possible with traditional optical filters and coatings.

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Confidence is a curly girls hair accessory solutions brand founded by seven-year-old GaBBY Bows Inventor Gabby Goodwin and her mom Rozalynn Goodwin.

Coworks
Coworks sells a SaaS platform that helps the managers of coworking spaces to operate their communities more effectively.
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Cure Mint
CureMint empowers dental organizations with a cloud-based source-to-pay platform that manages their entire procurement lifecycle in one easy-to-use place.
Darby
Darby is a healthcare technology startup working to simplify at-home care delivery for providers and vendors with a modern and efficient order flow platform, drastically reducing time, friction and errors in the process.
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DART

DART was acquired by Quad in 2024.

DART are full-service partners who leverage dynamic digital technology – anchored in our history in retail, a deep understanding of the CPG landscape, and experience in advertising – to help brands and retailers maximize their visibility and drive revenue growth.

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Ecomdash

Ecomdash was acquired by Endurance International Group in 2019. 

Ecomdash is a software solutions provider that enables inventory management, distribution, and multichannel marketplace listings for ecommerce retailers.

Lab logs

Cloud-based SaaS platform that tracks maintenance tasks and quality control for all your lab instruments.

Emergo therapeutics

Emergo Therapeutics is focused on developing drugs to modulate inflammatory cytokines and improve the functioning of the immune system in various potential indications, starting with infectious diseases. A vast majority of these conditions are not treated with mast cell therapies, even though overwhelming evidence shows this would be therapeutically beneficial. Emergo’s therapeutic interventions are focused on reducing the production of inflammatory cytokines from mast cells.

Emrgy
Emrgy delivers clean, reliable hydropower without the need for construction or dams. Founded in 2014, Emrgy Inc. is a transformational technology company that is redefining hydropower to remain the world’s most reliable, continuous, and cost-effective renewable energy resource in an energy economy shifting to distributed intermittent renewables.
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Farmshots

FarmShots was acquired by Syngenta in 2018. 

FarmShots detects diseases, pests, and poor plant nutrition on farms by analyzing satellite and drone imagery.

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