Vantage Ventures Accelerator Program
Vantage Ventures
About the Grant
Vantage Ventures provides structured, direct, hands-on support to scalable early-stage startups in West Virginia through an accelerator program that helps startups test critical assumptions, create prototypes and products, gain early traction with customers, and prepare to pitch investors.
Accepted applicants to the Accelerator Program will receive up to $10,000 in technical assistance funding provided by the federal government's Economic Development Agency as well as access to free co-working space in Reynolds Hall and at Ascend WV locations across the state.
Notes
Note: This is not a typical grant program. This is an accelerator program which includes a grant upon admission to the program. Recipients will be required to complete the 13 week accelerator program.
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