Entrepreneurship

As the entrepreneurial offerings at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business continue to grow and mature, funding for ventures started by Darden alumni is skyrocketing.

PsiKick is utilizing revolutionary ultra-low-power technologies from the Universities of Virginia and Michigan to build completely self-powered sensing systems that do not require batteries, can be deployed nearly anywhere, and unlock new data stream

UVA, Albemarle County, and the City of Charlottesville pledged support for a program aimed at accelerating the growth of local startups.

A WMRA podcast alludes to UVA's role in the biotechnology industry in Central Virginia.

UVA, Albemarle County, and the City of Charlottesville pledged support for a program aimed at accelerating the growth of local startups.

Insulin delivery technology developed at UVA and commercialized by TypeZero Technologies, Inc. received initial support from UVA's Licensing and Ventures Group (LVG).

Professor Gregory B. Fairchild is the first director of Northern Virginia operations for the University of Virginia.

The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) has invested in three Charlottesville-based ventures that grew out of University research. TypeZero Technologies Inc., TearSolutions Inc., and Mission Secure Inc.

Darden's Executive MBA and Global Executive MBA programs will now operate primarily from a new state-of-the-art facility in the Rosslyn district of Arlington, VA.

Mission Secure Inc. recently announced the closing of an $8 million Series A financing round led by Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures.

Darden offers over 35 elective courses in entrepreneurship and innovation, four major entrepreneurial competitions awarding more than $370,000 annually, and an incubator program know as the i.Lab.

Professor Gregory B. Fairchild is the first director of Northern Virginia operations for the University of Virginia.