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Equity

Virginia Founders Fund

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$125,000

Virginia Venture Partners initially invests up to US$125,000 alone or in larger syndicated rounds

Funder

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Company must be headquartered in Virginia. The fund explicitly prioritises founders from under-represented backgrounds and companies in under-served regions of the Commonwealth.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://vipc.org/virginia-founders-fund/

"VVP initially invests up to $125,000 alone, or in larger syndication rounds."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: vipc.org

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