Startup Success Stories

Real stories from entrepreneurs who built successful businesses at HealthStart Cherokee

TechFlow Solutions

Founded by Priya Sharma

$500K Series A

B2B SaaS

Cherokee, NC

Founded 2023

The Story

Priya joined HealthStart Cherokee with just an idea for workflow automation software. Within 18 months, she built a team of 8, acquired 50 enterprise customers, and raised a $500K Series A from TechVentures.

Key Metrics

$250K ARR

Revenue

50+ Enterprise

Customers

8 Employees

Team Size

$500K Series A

Funding

Growth Journey

Month 1

Joined Incubation

Started with desk space and mentorship

Month 4

First Customer

Closed first $5K annual contract

Month 8

Product Launch

Full product launched to market

Month 18

Series A

$500K funding round closed

GrowthLabs Inc

Founded by Rajesh Kumar

$1.2M ARR

Marketing Tech

Cherokee, NC

Founded 2022

The Story

Rajesh pivoted his company 3 times before finding product-market fit. With guidance from HealthStart mentors and access to our investor network, he scaled to $1.2M in annual recurring revenue.

Key Metrics

$1.2M ARR

Revenue

200+ SMBs

Customers

12 Employees

Team Size

300% YoY

Growth

Growth Journey

Month 1

Joined Program

Started with different product idea

Month 5

First Pivot

Changed target market after research

Month 10

Product-Market Fit

Found winning formula

Month 24

Scaled Revenue

Hit $1.2M ARR milestone

HealthTech Pro

Founded by Ananya Patel

$750K Seed Round

Healthcare

Cherokee, NC

Founded 2023

The Story

Ananya's healthcare platform connects patients with specialists. Through HealthStart's funding support program, she prepared pitch materials and was introduced to angel investors who led her $750K seed round.

Key Metrics

$750K Seed

Funding

5,000+ Patients

Users

150+ Doctors

Providers

4 Months

Time to Fund

Growth Journey

Month 1

Joined Program

Built MVP with our tech resources

Month 3

Beta Launch

50 early users testing platform

Month 4

Pitch Development

Created investor pitch materials

Month 5

Seed Round

$750K from angel investors

EcoProducts LLC

Founded by Arjun Mehta

Acquired by NationBrand

Sustainable Goods

Cherokee, NC

Founded 2021

The Story

Arjun built a sustainable products company from his garage to a multi-million dollar business. After 3 years of growth, he successfully exited through acquisition by a national retail brand.

Key Metrics

$3.2M

Exit Value

$1.8M

Revenue

25 SKUs

Products

200+ Stores

Retailers

Growth Journey

Month 1

Bootstrapped Start

Self-funded with $10K savings

Month 8

First Retail Deal

Placed in 10 local stores

Month 24

Scaled Distribution

200+ retailers nationwide

Month 36

Acquisition

$3.2M exit to NationBrand

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