Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)

About Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) is a nonprofit organization that serves as the operations arm of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA). Its mission is to accelerate innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship in Virginia by leading funding, infrastructure, and policy initiatives to support innovators, startups, and market development strategies, aiming to grow and diversify Virginia's economy.

Products & Services

Funding Opportunities:VIPC provides funding to support the development, commercialization, and scaling of emerging technologies for startups, universities, investment fund managers, and entrepreneur support organizations.

Virginia Invests:A program focused on investment and resources for fund managers to catalyze growth in Virginia-based innovation-driven startups.

Initiatives:Includes programs like Public Safety Innovation Center, SBIR & STTR, Smart Communities, Virginia Unmanned Systems Center, and Virginia Accelerator Network to support testing, pilot programs, and industry engagement for emerging technologies.

Resources for Startups:Offers resources, mentoring, and support services for Virginia-based technology entrepreneurs to launch and grow their startups.

Specialties

Innovation and Commercialization Entrepreneurship Support Startup Acceleration Public Safety Innovation Smart Communities Unmanned Systems AI and Emerging Technologies Venture Capital and Funding

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Venture Capital T: - FT: Venture Capital	A: 2500000000 MR: - FA: $2.5 Billion FAN: 2500000000	D: 2024-09-30 FD: 2024-09-30	2 investors

Venture Capital Latest

2024-09-30

$2.5B

2 investors (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

J

Joe Benevento

President and CEO

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N

Nina Araujo-de-Kobes

Senior Executive Assistant

C

Conaway Haskins

Vice President, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

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D

David Ihrie

Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

H

Hendrik van der Vaart

Chief Operating Officer

T

Tom Weithman

Chief Investment Officer and Vice President, Investment

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