Mountain State Capital is an early-stage VC firm investing in the most promising startups in the greater Appalachian region - including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. Over the past two decades, our Principals have invested in more than 100 companies across a wide variety of technologies and industry sectors, ranging from software to life sciences and everything in-between. In general, we’re looking for ideas that have the potential to disrupt billion-dollar markets, and teams that possess a deep understanding of the sectors in which they compete.