1,850 studentsStudent door
The FoundryWhere any UVA student walks in with an idea. No application.
115 venturesFaculty door
Enterprise StudioTurns faculty research into startups, licenses and partnerships.
22 teams · 5 schools
Batten i.LabDarden’s 10-week summer incubator, open to all of UVA.
2,000+ a year
Galant CenterThe shared entry point for undergraduate entrepreneurship.
$100K · 3 stages
E-CupThe University-wide competition that seeds student ideas.
25 startups · $1.4B
Coulter CenterEighteen years of turning device and diagnostic research into companies.
6 × $50,000
Manning SPARKThe Manning Institute’s competition for faculty translational projects.
~45 teams a year
VentureForwardSmall, fast grants that get Engineering teams started.
$17.8M since 2006Alumni-funded
Jefferson TrustAlumni money that funds an idea before anyone else will.
1 of 3 in the U.S.
Rolls-Royce UTCTranslation through an incumbent rather than a startup.
every school has themCompany door
Corporate PartnersThe way most companies actually reach UVA.
in developmentIn development
Solutions LabsMission-driven labs built around grand challenges.