Startup success starts here.
Startup Virginia’s incubator provides startup founders with individualized strategic support and access to key resources to launch, fund and grow their business. Ready to get started?
How we help startups
The incubator is our core offering, giving startup founders support, access, and resources to succeed including:
One-On-One Guidance
Our team addresses the founder’s specific business needs through regular meetings
High-Impact Education
Startup-focused workshops to address business needs and holistic programs to build leadership skills
Mentors + Corporate Partners
Subject matter experts and local corporations provide guidance and pro bono support
Local + National Resources
Access to business tools, platform credits, student intern opportunities, and key business resources
Workspace + Community
Subsidized offices, flexible workspace, and events where startups can find inspiration and connectivity
Investment Preparedness
Pitch practices, pitch deck feedback, and individualized fundraising support
Meeting you where you are.
From ideation to growth, Startup Virginia helps founders navigate every step of the startup journey. No matter what stage you’re in, we equip you with the resources – and confidence – to feel prepared and ready for what’s next.
Idea
You’ve got an idea that can scale big-time.
Launch
Your idea is tested and ready for exposure.
Fund
Your business is viable and ready for funding.
Grow
Your business is proven and it’s time to expand.
“I was really unaware of the startup ecosystem – I think Startup Virginia has done a great job in elevating the awareness and Richmond is very fortunate to have it. It’s an atmosphere of support, education, collaboration and as a founder, the networking I get with other founders is the most valuable aspect.“
Paige Wilson
Naborforce
“Startup Virginia has helped me connect with the right resources at the right time — a service that is invaluable when an early-stage startup. From finding the right insurance, to working on leadership skills, to helping us get funded — I can always ask the Startup Virginia team for help and get results.”
Meg Pryde
Brandefy
“Startup Virginia continuously provides there resources and programming necessary to succeed. Whether it’s making meaningful introductions to partners and advisors or providing detailed guidance about grant applications, Startup Virginia has provided tremendous value to my startup.”
DJ Lee
SeedMetrics
Opening your mind to possibilities.
Startup Virginia isn’t just for startup founders. We welcome entrepreneurs and innovators seeking a dynamic space to meet and work alongside like-minded folks.
Startup Incubator
Startup Virginia is proud to be home to over 80 startups (and counting) advancing our economy and positively impacting our communities.
Current Startups:
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Absurd Snacks is a company dedicated to creating an accessible snack for everyone, regardless of food allergies. -
AK1 is Innovating ways to increase access and experience of sports to youth 6-14 years old. -
AnswersNow offers personalized support for families dealing with autism. -
Babylon Micro-Farms puts fresh, nutritious produce on the table all year long with the power of hydroponic farming. -
BILLIONS is a highly customized real estate operations platform. -
Blueswipe provides in-person payment services, online integration, and gateways. -
Brandefy is an app for comparing ingredients and prices of beauty products. The company uses data from its app users to develop skincare products. -
Buddy provides on-demand accident insurance for outdoor enthusiasts and sells its software to companies to manage and sell insurance products to customers. -
Chaotic Good Tempeh sells meat alternative, plant-based protein. -
Civic Vanguard empowers local governments with its budget-friendly, collaborative, and workflow-centric software platform, CivQuest. -
CleverCargo finds and secures more in Fulfillment by Amazon FBA recovery so sellers can maximize their revenue. -
Cobotiq brings innovative solutions to cleaning services through collaborative robotic intelligence. -
Contract-Q empowers home improvement contractors with an intuitive, end-to-end software solution that streamlines job tracking, customer management, and financials. -
Cookie Finance provides tax, bookkeeping, and other accounting services specifically for content creators and influencers. -
Curated Collections provides real estate investors with professionally designed and curated bathroom, kitchen, and other residential design packages via a portal where they can order the whole design package to be shipped directly to the jobsite. -
Data Company One is a cloud-native data platform solving supply chain, circular economy, practical ESG issues by harvesting and analyzing data. -
Data Society provides customized, industry-tailored data science training solutions to enterprise companies and federal agencies. -
DripFixx is a marketplace that connects sneaker enthusiasts with restoration and cleaning professionals. -
EagleIze is a software company that provides tools to help operations teams identify potential risks and take steps to mitigate them. -
Financial Holographix is a B2B financial advisory service. -
Fitness DAWGS is committed to introducing children to a healthier lifestyle by educating them on good eating habits and physical activity. -
Founders Mark offers entrepreneurial mindset programs for youth. -
FounderWay provides action-based guidance and personalized AI feedback to help startup founders grow from idea to first customer. -
Freshli helps you maintain an accurate, up-to-date Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) -
Fringe is a personalized well-being marketplace where employers save money by consolidating their employee experience, benefits, and rewards & recognition programs into one platform. -
Glean specializes in ongoing janitorial services, post-renovation cleanings, initial deep cleanings, and sanitizing services. -
Gourmet Hemp Foods specializes in wholesale condiments & sauces products. -
Grantable is a premier AI-powered grant writing assistant. -
GreenlightIO provides software and solutions that support the contract negotiation processes in the B2B marketplace. -
Hightail Hair provides helmet-mounted hair protectors for tangle-free adventures. -
HIO’s technology helps users solve questions regarding property management, hotel management, and smart home AI. -
HopDrive provides an elegant, turnkey solution that automates the way you move cars for your customers. -
Humanitru is a data management platform designed to help nonprofits reach their goals, eliminate frustration, and save time. -
ImagineMix provides DJs and music enthusiasts an interactive, customizable interface to intelligently visualize and sort their song libraries with the help of a 3D force-directed graph algorithm. -
Joggle is a simple Sales Tracking CRM app created for people on the go; Home Service Contractors including Painters, Plumbers, Landscapers, Carpenters, Handyman, and more. -
Kinis is a minimalist footwear company focused on helping people move in more natural ways. -
LIBERTAS Implant Solutions helps hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers reduce spending on implantable devices through price standardization, vendor bidding, bulk purchasing, and negotiation guidance. -
Light The Music provides music technology education, helping people create and share music. -
Linebird is revolutionizing electric transmission line maintenance by applying drone technology to a dangerous and labor intensive process. -
LipLoveLine offers ingredient-conscious, clean beauty products for lips that not only look good, but also empower you to feel. -
LLAMAWOOD leverages an online marketplace to deliver ready-to-burn firewood to the millions of home and business owners in search of dry firewood. -
Makeup By Holly provides a total brand image experience including hairstyles, makeup and wardrobe services for brands, CEOs and professionals as well as for brides. -
MAYA is a social audio app that makes talking with the people in your life easy. -
MINTangible offers a comprehensive suite of IP protection and licensing solutions for Web3 creators, brands and platforms. -
Mobius Materials is a B2B marketplace for hardware manufacturers to save up to 70% on parts by matching them with sellers with excess. -
Movere AI is a software-as-a-service product that companies and brands use to maximize the results of limited or exclusive product releases for their customers. -
Naborforce’s tech-enabled platform connects aging adults to a network of “Nabors” for social engagement and on-demand support with errands, transportation and help around the home. -
NIRSense builds hospital-quality patient monitors that help clinicians diagnose and treat the most challenging health conditions. -
No Limbits is an adaptive clothing brand with the goal of increasing comfort, confidence, and independence in those with disabilities. -
NotJustNinjas delivers learning and development systems to boost organizational performance. -
OccasionGenius is the premier site for planners to find unexpected local ideas for any occasion. -
Otterwise connects job candidates to hackathon-style projects where they can build experience and showcase skills beyond the resume to potential employers. -
Pangea Chat allows students to text with peers while providing them unique learning support exactly when they need it through in-app AI-powered tools. -
PARCO provides personalized FERS & CSRS retirement advice as a free resource available to all federal employees. -
Parentswarm offers an online platform that connects new and expectant parents with perinatal experts for on-demand virtual care. -
Pearl is the only tutor management system (TMS) that powers evidence-based programs to streamline operations, report actionable data, and improve outcomes for our partners tutoring tomorrow’s workforce, today. -
Pocket Properties App is a fractional real estate company focused on providing MAAS-based solutions backed by the use of smart contracts. -
Rally is a competitive chat app for sports fans. -
ReadWrite Digital provides a hosted platform for K-12 schools to automate data integration and realtime analytics to improve student success. -
REI Hub provides dedicated rental property accounting software for investment property owners and real estate investors. -
Research Anywhere is a qualitative research agency specializing in financial services that has developed a premier livestream viewing experience and delivers video-focused, action-oriented research reports. -
Rising Tide develops business productivity software that automates operations utilizing blockchain and generative AI. -
Roundtrip is an easy-to-use ride booking platform for transportation requesters in the healthcare setting. -
Seasonal Roots makes healthy eating easy through an online farmers market and convenient home delivery. -
SeedMetrics is an analytics platform that automatically tracks, analyzes, and reports on your company’s most impactful business metrics in real-time. -
Sherah is a family assistant service empowering moms and revolutionizing modern family management. -
Shoe Crazy Wine is a soft-palate wine and spirits distribution company. -
SnapSpaces seamlessly captures full-resolution photo and video memories from event guests. -
Taste Supply is an online marketplace for small and medium size Specialty Food Makers to independently sell their products. -
Team Excel is a digital platform that gamifies custom success metrics to turn learning and personal development into a healthy team-based competition. -
TERN Mentoring provides a mentoring-focused digital solution for universities, students, alumni, and corporate employee engagement. -
Terravive provides consumer and industrial products that look and perform like plastic but break down like plants. -
The Endowment Project is a technology- and human resource-enabled platform designed to help public high schools build communities from which capital is raised, managed, and deployed to enhance the educational experience for students, faculty, and staff. -
theMSQshop provides creative project management, specializing in creative direction and branding. -
Thrive Financial is a lending platform built to revolutionize the point-of-sale space, delivering a seamless, full-spectrum approval strategy. -
Trash Fairies provides bagged household trash disposal and recycling services for multi-family housing units. -
Two Robots offers a unique, online, multiplayer, blockchain-powered, immersive gaming experience. -
Verses is a marketplace and app for music features and verses. -
VeteranCrowd uses proprietary technology that automatically matches participating merchants’ discount programs for veterans to users’ verified veteran status. -
Vint is an investment platform where investors can buy shares of investable wines and spirit collections. -
Visual Workforce is a skills management and workforce visualization platform that changes the way organizations make decisions about their people. -
WeeWheel is on a mission to teach one million kids how to ride a bike. -
WRANGLD is a business management solution that helps manage work orders, create and send invoices, and view/update job details via a unified portal. -
WriteHuman specializes in transforming AI-generated content into undetectable AI text, expertly humanizing AI text for authenticity. -
Y.G. Packaging Solutions provides every organization with access to sustainable, low-cost distribution.
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