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Anything is possible.

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Entrepreneurship

VCU is a Venture Creation University.

Virginia Commonwealth University is the place where you can make it real. We believe students have the power to turn ideas into a solution that makes the world a better place. And we’re not the only one who believes in our students. Check out these partners — here in Richmond and around the world — who are investing in VCU students:

  • Clinton Global Initiative
  • European Innovation Academy
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va.
  • Science Museum of Virginia
  • National Federation of Teaching Entrepreneurship

VCU’s da Vinci Center helps you get a start.

We believe in you, and we want you to succeed. The da Vinci Center will support and guide you through the entrepreneurial journey. Here are just a few of the programs: 

INNOVATE
Live it and learn it in this program. INNOVATE is a living-learning program that equips you to become an entrepreneur and launch new ventures and products.

Pre-Accelerator Program
Each semester, VCU students compete for stipends to participate in an intense three-month program to guide them through the challenging early stages of building a startup.

 

Quick Facts

Richmond is one of the “Best Cities Regardless of Size for Startups” according to Southern Business and Development.

Startup successes

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Taking flight

How Flight, a VCU student-led craft beer delivery startup, is getting off the ground Read more [View Image]
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Power of big data

Student’s startup aims to halt famine, food insecurity in Africa Read more [View Image]
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Student entrepreneurs

VCU student-led startup companies bring in more than $1 million Read more [View Image]
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Pass it on

Entrepreneurial students and alumni are paying it forward by hiring VCU students to work at their startups Read more [View Image]

Programs offered

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