Best start-up companies in Roanoke, VA

Ollie's Bargain Outlet is an American chain of discount retail stores founded in 1982 by Morton Bernstein and Mark L. Butler with backing from Harry Coverman and Oliver "Ollie" Rosenberg. The first store was opened in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, just outside Harrisburg.

A cutting-edge, scalable solution to Americans' increasing demand for local and sustainable food, BrightFarms is pioneering the future of local, low-impact farming. We build, own, and operate local greenhouse farms that create permanent green-collar jobs and deliver fresh, great-tasting produce to homes across the country. BrightFarms' growing methods - a model for the future of scalable, sustainable local farming - use far less energy, land, and water than conventional agriculture. Fast Company recognizes BrightFarms as “One of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies” and one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Food” in the world.

Rumpl applies technical materials to everyday blankets for indoor and outdoor use.

Green Gorilla is an international group focused on expanding our world's access to hemp based solutions. We believe that hemp holds incredible promise as a renewable source of medicines, foods, fuel, textiles, plastics, building materials, pulp & paper, and much more. The proper cultivation of hemp and extraction of its many wonderful components will be a positive force to help heal our bodies and preserve our environment. At Green Gorilla we are committed to unlocking this potential, and to making sustainable and ethical choices to protect our planet and our future.

Superpedestrian brings together a team of designers and robotics engineers with one vision: transforming urban mobility. Our first product? Pedal power. With an exclusive license to MIT's Copenhagen Wheel, we are bringing the bike revolution to your streets. The Copenhagen Wheel is a semi-autonomous vehicle condensed into a single red Wheel. It transforms almost any bike quickly and easily by replacing the rear wheel with a Copenhagen Wheel. The Wheel learns how a rider pedals and integrates organically with hi or her motion. It also provides a wealth of data to enhance cycling, from physical wellness to safety. The Copenhagen Wheel is now in mass production, and shipping in volume. Superpedestrian operates out of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in late 2012 by a co-inventor of the Copenhagen Wheel, and is backed by tier-one venture capital investors.

The Wand wine filters effectively remove the agents in wine known to cause side effects, such as headaches and allergic reactions.

At Hylaine, they deliver unique, project-based technology solutions that help their clients embrace digital transformation, while maximizing their return on investment.

The Hilb Group is a leading middle market insurance agency headquartered in Richmond, Va. and is a portfolio company of Boston-based private equity firm, ABRY Partners. The Hilb Group seeks to grow through targeted acquisitions in the middle market insurance brokerage space. The company now has 35 offices in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.