460 Angels |
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| 460 Angels is a seed and early-stage angel investor group focused on funding and coaching hi-tech entrepreneurs with scalable business models based in the New River Valley and Roanoke region of Virginia. Contact Bob Summers. | |
Access to Capital Committee |
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| The goal of the Access to Capital Committee, formed by the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council, is to increase communication between technology firms that need funding and investors willing to fund them. Contact Bob Summers. | |
CIT GAP Funds |
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| CIT GAP Funds makes seed-stage equity investments in Virginia-based technology and life science companies with a high potential for achieving rapid growth and generating significant economic return. For more insight into the VC, angel, and entrepreneur communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region read the CIT GAP Funds Blog. |
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DayOne Ventures |
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| DayOne Ventures is an invitation-only seed stage investment and mentorship program for technology-based startups. It is housed at the VT KnowledgeWorks Business Acceleration Center, located in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. Each spring DayOne engages with up to three early stage startups through a competitive evaluation process. | |
StellarOne |
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| The CRC enjoys a preferential relationship with a local bank, StellarOne and various venture capital firms. The bank has developed a program called “Employee First” just for companies and employees at the CRC. | |
Venture Capital |
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| The Virginia Tech Foundation has invested in approximately ten venture capital funds. As a result of this relationship, the CRC is able to help companies present their funding needs and business plans to prospective venture capital companies. | |
Virginia Active Angel Network (VAAN) |
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| Virginia Active Angel Network is a professionally managed and member-led group of accredited investors that meet monthly in a dinner model in Charlottesville, VA. Members from outside of Charlottesville, in Blacksburg, Roanoke, Richmond, NY and Georgia participate either by driving to the Charlottesville dinner or through on-line access. VAAN considers opportunities to provide funding and mentor capital to early and seed stage ventures primarily in the central and southern Virginia region, and the greater region. |
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VT Foundation |
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| The Virginia Tech Foundation has invested in approximately ten venture capital funds. As a result of this relationship, the CRC is able to help companies present their funding needs and business plans to prospective venture capital companies. |
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VT KnowledgeWorks Running Start Financial Support |
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| Market rate loans with deferred payback terms for strategic pre-operational needs available to selected very early stage ventures. White-paper style application process. Applicants must be VT KnowledgeWorks members. |
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Services in the CRC
The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center offers tenants convenient access to a variety of quality services to aid them in their success.
