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Across Virginia and the nation.

UVA founders can already reach state capital, state policy and national research dollars. These are the partners that make up the top of the map.

The Commonwealth

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State capital, state policy and state infrastructure that UVA founders can already reach.

300+ startups · $2B+
VIPC · Va Venture Partners

Virginia’s state venture capital.

$175M+ SSBCI
Virginia Founders Fund

Federal SSBCI capital deployed across Virginia.

6 R1s · fast-trackSigned 2025
Lab-to-Launch

Virginia’s pledge to double startups from its research universities.

$40M · 75 grants
Virginia Catalyst

State life-science money that only pays for collaboration.

$4.3M BioAccelerator
GO Virginia Region 9

Regional economic-development grants for Central Virginia.

$14.3M · 1,315 jobs
Project VITAL

A three-region life-sciences initiative.

$66.7M + $100M match
Life Sciences Package

The Commonwealth’s bet on life sciences.

$1.1B / 20 years
Tech Talent Program

Virginia’s 20-year investment in technology graduates.

The Nation

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Federal research dollars, national networks and the industry partners that scale UVA science.

$203M to UVA · #36
NIH

UVA’s largest source of federal research funding.

I-Corps → Enterprise Studio
NSF

Federal science funding — and the I-Corps path to market.

dual-use → Rivanna Station
DOD · DARPA · DIU

Defense research with dual-use potential.

non-dilutive before equity
ARPA-H & hard-tech

Non-dilutive capital before a venture takes equity.

iTHRIV is the Virginia hub
NIH CTSA Network

Virginia’s hub for clinical and translational science.

1 of 9 partners nationally
Coulter Foundation

The national partnership behind UVA’s Coulter Center.

curriculum · 1 of 58 centers
KEEN · NCI Designation

Two national marks of standing.

AstraZeneca · RA Capital · Droia
National industry & VC

The industry partners and investors who scale UVA science.