Early-stage Virginia startups licensing university technology under the Virginia Fast-Track License Agreement can get commercialization grants of up to $50,000; rolling applications.
Grants of up to $50,000 in VIPC commercialization funding for early-stage, Virginia-based startups that are using the Virginia Fast-Track License Agreement to license technology from one of Virginia's six R1 research universities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Early-stage, Virginia-based startups that are utilizing the Fast-Track License Agreement
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