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SCALE YOUR MOUNTAIN STATE STARTUP
West Virginia is full of business ideas. Vantage Ventures turns those ideas into industry leaders.
Housed in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, we work with Mountain State entrepreneurs to ensure they succeed at any stage of their business journey. Whether they’ re already successful and trying to scale or hoping to turn concepts into products, our goal is to help them grow.
Our startup accelerator program focuses on challenging assumptions to cultivate innovative mindsets. Startups learn how to define, refine and defend their business models and value propositions with the help of entrepreneurial experts and business leaders. Once their pitches are bulletproof, they’ re coached through the fundraising process to maximize their financial potential.
We also teach startups to leverage automation to achieve more with less. They learn to use generative AI for data analysis and utilize AIpowered tools for efficient market research that would typically be cost-prohibitive— enabling their small teams to operate with the efficiency and effectiveness of much larger organizations.
What business concepts do we like working with? Any and all of them. From high-tech mouthguards to AI-powered restaurant systems, we love seeing what West Virginians want to create. Since fall 2024, Vantage Ventures startups have raised nearly $ 1 million, and we can’ t wait to see how much farther they’ ll go.
We’ re growing too. We want the Vantage Ventures network to touch every corner of our state and every industry within it. We want mentors, advisors and footsteps our startups can follow. Get in touch to learn how you can help the Mountain State dream big.
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