Battle of the Regions - Virginia Regional Competition

The teams that appeared at this event.

2026-08-28 DevFest

1. Torev Motors 1 an Arlington startup designing EV motors that don’t depend on tenuous-to-source rare earths
   Rory Brogan
2. Lympha Bio, Inc. 2 a biotech startup in Charlottesville building drug development methods that use human cells and tissues (that are outside the body) instead of testing on animals
   Rebecca Pompano
3. GoodFences 3 an AI platform in Leesburg automating homeowners association operations like processing maintenance requests and violation notices
   Michael Timmons
4. Animus
5. Ara
6. DentaSmart AI
7. Enclavia.ai
8. EqualityMD
9. Freedom Buckets
10. Kshetra PBC
11. Pivvot Space
12. Primi Foods Co.

Sources

• Virginia has crowned its Battle of the Regions Championship Contenders
• Battle of the Regions - Virginia Regional Competition · Luma
• Battle of The Regions - Virginia Regional | Startup World Cup
• EV, biotech and AI startups win first round of DMV Battle of the Regions (2026-08-31)
• Virginia Crowns Battle of the Regions Championship Contenders