As?Virginia SBDC-ICAP??approaches its 7th anniversary,?we are incredibly proud of the program’s success:?The ICAP Mentor team has worked with almost 1600 Virginia-based entrepreneurs?who?attribute?over $210M in capital raised?and?650 jobs?created to ICAP advice and guidance.??We are particularly?proud that?success?includes a very diverse set of founders – 49% minority founders, 34% female, and 11% veterans. This work takes an ecosystem and we are fortunate to have received financial support from?George Mason University?and our partners at?VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, GO Virginia,?Virginia Bio,?Prince William County, CCI NOVA Node,?Fairfax County Government?DEI,?Arlington Economic Development, the?National Science Foundation (NSF),?The National Institutes of Health, and the?U.S. Small Business Administration. We also work with partners at?757 Collab,?RAMP - Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program,?Lighthouse Labs RVA,?RIoT - Internet of Things,?Mason Enterprise?,?Startup Virginia,?The Launch Place, Trolley Ventures,?Fairfax County Economic Development Authority,?Loudoun Economic Development,?Virginia Catalyst,?Activation Capital, colleges and universities across Virginia and many more. We take pride in being a statewide resource for the Commonwealth’s innovators and technology entrepreneurs, and we're thrilled to work with our partners to support these entrepreneurs on their startup journeys! Kudos to the ICAP team who have made this success possible! Josh Green, Neil Agate, Irfan Ali, Trish Barber, Floor Blindenbach, PhD, John Casey, Rachel M. Frazier, Gary Grenter, Marty Kaszubowski, Somiah (So-May-uh) Lattimore, CSPO, John Mann, TJ Master, Ankit Mathur, William McPheat,?Dan Myers, David Perkins, David Powell, Steve Obenski, Donita Prakash, Elizabeth P. Pyle, Sharon Scannell, Bob Smith, Philippe Sommer, and Jim Sweeney.
Congrats to the ICAP team! One of the most impactful programs in Virginia (IMHO). As Bob was fond of saying, no one wants to hear that their baby is ugly. This program has helped many "parents" to learn how to nurture their ideas into beautiful babies. Keep up the good work!
We are proud to be the premier destination for business advising and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth! None of this would be possible without the help and support of George Mason University, VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, and our other partners! We are deeply appreciative for their support as we work to support the entrepreneurs and innovators across the Commonwealth.