RAMP is now accepting applications to our Fall 2024 Cohort, open to both technology and health and life science startups. (Application linked below)

Criteria

• Founder is able to participate in-person full-time for the 12 weeks of the program
• Located and operating in Virginia
• Proposed solution that is a technologically differentiated, scalable, and defensible
• Technology agnostic (Technology or Health and Life Sciences) and Industry agnostic
• Initial evidence of market need and problem-solution fit

Program Details

The accepted companies can expect to be engaged in the program two full days a week for the entire 12-week program that features:

• $20,000 in equity-free funding sponsored by VIPC and Verge
• 1:1 expert mentoring
• Access to industry experts
• 12 weeks of intensive curriculum
• Free office space with high-speed internet access
• Free membership in:
  • The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) for two years
  • GAN for the lifetime of your company – each founder is given access to playbooks, mentors and other resources including over $1M worth in perks
  • The Shenandoah Club for three years
  • Virginia Bio for one year
• Discounted office space following your completion of the program
• Three additional years of ongoing support through Exit RAMP