GREATER RICHMOND

INNOVATION MAP

11 Institutions

27,618 Students

15+ Incubators,

accelerators and

support facilities

500+ attendees

30+ speakers & performers

13+ Active angel and

venture

capital groups

Growing America Through

Entrepreneurship

30+Monthly events

to support

start-ups

3,675

Life Science Firms

Union Cycliste Internationale

Road World

Championships 2015

Foot Races and

Marathons

per year

1.3 million ft² of research space

2,700 life science employees

#1 Hospital in VA 2012

Virginia Capital Trail 50+ miles long24Farmer’s Markets

175+Restaurants Downtown

1,270,540 Population 2012

15+ Breweries &

Wineries

40+ Golf Courses

50+ miles of mountain bike trails

Public Art & Design

School 2012

4,348Students

1,678Students

40+City Festivals per year

#3Most

Tattooed City

RECENT AWARDSBest River Town Outside Magazine

Top 3 Outdoor Cities Blue Ridge Outdoors

Top 3 Best Large Cities for Job Creation Gallup

Top 3 Best State for Business CNBC

10 Up and Coming Cities for Entrepreneurs Forbes.com

10 Most Affordable Big Cities for Renters Kiplinger.com

Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities for Tech Jobs Dice Report

Top 10 Best Cities for Working Mothers Forbes.com

24 minute average commute

24,674 Total number of businesses

Designed and created by:

Hilda LeStrange & Joe Seddon

This infographic was produced by the following partners:

Office of Technology Transfer, Virginia Commonwealth University

The Creative Disruption Lab, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University

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The James RiverThe only urban Class III and IV rapids in the U.S.

Information:

Nicole Colomb: nmcolomb2@vcu.edu

31,627 Students

#1

55+

2013

2015 40,000+participants in the Monument 10K

One of the best races in the country by USA Today

University of Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU School of the Arts

VCU Institute for Contemporary Art

CarytownMile of Style

Two-Year Colleges

Shockoe Design District

VCU Medical Center

Richmond Arts &Cultural District

Virginia Union University

G40 ArtSummit

VA Bio Tech Park

VirginiaState

Capitol

THE GREATER RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM

3,400+

Creative Firms

VCU Brandcenter

MAJOR INDUSTRIES:Health & Life SciencesSupply Chain ManagementAdvanced ManufacturingProfessional & Creative ServicesFood & BeverageData CentersCorporate Headquarters

#1 Advertising Program 2009

20+Arts &

Cultural Institutions

Virginia State University

5,890 students

1.25 miles

Canal Walk

R1Professional Football Team

Training Camp

Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc.

1,312 Students

Randolph-Macon College

OCEAN

2 HRS

MOUNTAINS2 HRS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

NORTHERN VA

2 HRS

AmpliphiBluePrint Genomics, Inc.Boehringer IngelheimBonfire FundsBrink’s (Fortune Rank: 577)CarLotz

Carmax (Fortune Rank: 279)CentrevaCupron, Inc.Dominion Resources (Fortune Rank: 187)Genworth Financial (Fortune Rank: 258)GPB Scientific, LLC

Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.ImmunoTox, Inc. Intelliject, Inc.LedburyLucyPhoneMarkel (Fortune Rank: 769)

Martin Agency McKesson Medical Surgical, Inc.MeadWestvaco (Fortune Rank: 406) MedCPUNewMarket (Fortune Rank: 882)Owens and Minor (Fortune Rank: 298)

Pfizer Consumer HealthPlanG, Inc.Shockoe DenimUniversal (Fortune Rank: 781)Wako Chemicals USA, Inc.

804 RVA 80ampsAdvantechBizWorks Business Center InternationalC3

Dominion Resources Innovation CenterGangplank GRCC i.e.Greater Richmond Partnership InnoVA Partners, LLC.Lighthouse Labs

NOTABLE COMPANIES IN GREATER RICHMOND ENTREPRENEURIAL INFRASTRUCTURENew Dominion AngelsNew Richmond VenturesPaiscik Passport IncubatorRich TechRivers Bend East Technology CenterSmall Business Development Center

StartRVATechHatchVenture ForumVirginia Biotechnology AssociationVirginia BioTech ParkVirginia Inventors Network (VINE)

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Lucy Meade, Nicky Colomb Monk, Chrystal Neal, ACe Callwood, Ivelina Metcheva and Justin Kauszler are part of the collaborative team that created the Greater Richmond Innovation Map.

Greater Richmond has a thriving a business community and an exciting entrepreneurial ecosystem. The innovation map was a collaborative effort undertaken by various partners within that ecosystem, showcasing the truly collaborative “system” that exists. To download this map, or to learn more about the resources available to entrepreneurs around Greater Richmond, visit the VCU Squared website at: www.squared.vcu.edu. Keep on creating RVA!

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80lighthouselabsrva.com

At Lighthouse we have a network of over 150 entrepreneurs, technologists, market, brand and investment specialists from central Virginia and beyond prepared to invest time and energy into your success. You provide the inspirational idea and we align to make it happen. No fees, no book driven classes, just action!

804rva.com

We are ruby on rails developers, wordpress lovers, graphic designers, entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers, and anyone with a passion for technology and creativity with a need to get out of their house or coffee shop.

80amps.com

80amps is a world-class team of successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, creatives, and subject-matter experts dedicated to grow-ing brands, products, and the technologies that support them. Our interests leverage 80amps’ contacts in the retail, media, manufacturing, and technology industries.

advantechva.org

AdvanTech is a non-profit, small business incubator designed to foster companies that are in the sec-ond stage of business development. In 1999, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Business Assistance, contributed resources to create the first small business incubator in the Greater Richmond area.

ie-rva.org

The Greater Richmond Chamber launched the i.e* movement to transform this city from a civil-war attraction into a nationally renowned hotbed of creative talent. We subscribe to the notion that the best and the brightest people and companies are attracted to the most innovative cities. At the i.e.* launch event in June 2011, we exchanged ideas with innovators on the front lines of their industries and became inspired, motivated, and energized. Afterward, the momentum has been going strong with Shop Classes, Bar Talks, The Entrepreneurial Trilogy, with more to come.

squared.vcu.edu

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is committed to supporting the growth of greater Richmond’s innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Venture Creation University Initiative, also called VCU Squared, represents VCU’s strategy for enhancing the culture of entrepreneurship within VCU and harnessing the talent of our students, research community and alumni population. Launched by VCU Innovation Gateway and daVinci Center, VCU Squared is charged with continuously evaluating the entre-preneurial environment both at VCU and within the region, coordinating related activities around the University, collaborating with our regional partners and developing new programs.

More Details on selecteD organizations:

greater richMonD innovation Map thank you to the Map creators: Marti Beller Founder and CEO, PlanG

ace callwooD Coordinator for Entrepreneurship, VCU School of Business

peter Fraser Principal, Fraser Design

Michael ivey Communications Director, Greater Richmond Partnership

Justin kauszler Founder, Coffitivity

lucy MeaDe Director Marketing & Development, Venture Richmond

ivelina Metcheva Executive Director, VCU Innovation Gateway

nicky coloMB Monk Enterprise and Economic Development Executive, Virginia Commonwealth University

chrystal neal Director of Creativity & Innovation, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce

toMMy nicholas Co-founder and CEO, thecityswig.com

Todd Nuckols Founder, Lighthouse Labs

paul spicer Vice President of Marketing & PR at Health Diagnostic Laboratory; Editor/Publisher of Grid Magazine

paul nolDe Small Business Capital Strategist, Virginia Community Capital

Matt woolMan Director of Creative Entrepreneurship, VCU School of Arts

Cover art by Grid Magazine