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The RIT Venture Creations Incubator (VCI) helps startups commercialize their products and prepare for outside risk capital.
VCI offers active coaching by on-staff mentors, educational events, and access to a highly specialized set of vetted partners across legal, HR, accounting, sales, marketing, and other relevant areas, to help the startups maximize their probability of success.
Connections
Connection to coaches and experts in the fields of entrepreneurship, sustainability, innovation, and more at RIT as well as New York state resources
Collisions
Collisions and networking with other member companies and NYSERDA, NextCorps and other members of the ecosystem
Consistency
Steady hands-on support and assistance along the road to commercialization from a dedicated team of highly qualified coaches
47
companies that have graduated to-date
600+
jobs created by graduated companies
150
companies served across New York state
250M+
capital raised for incubator companies
Venture Creations News
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September 23, 2024
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Four more startups graduate from RIT incubator program
The Rochester Beacon highlights four companies honored at RIT's Venture Creations Incubator graduation ceremony, including Agri-Trak, Lux Semiconductors, Sign-Speak, and Panacheeza.
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September 20, 2024
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Inside Sign Speak’s Mission To Make Accessibility Out Of American Sign Language And Artificial Intelligence
Banking Financial talks to the founding team of Sign Speak about community autonomy being at the core of all they do.
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September 20, 2024
![R I T president David Munson stands next to Yamillet Payano and Nikolas Kelly, center, co-founders of startup company Sign-Speak, along with Venture Creations coach Brad VanAuken.]()
From business incubator to market: Four startups graduate from Venture Creations
Venture Creations has graduated 54 companies, with approximately $500 million in total funds raised.
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September 19, 2024
![Johan Klarin appears on screen with FOX Rochester.]()
Four startup companies graduate from RIT's business incubator program
WHAM-TV speaks with Johan Klarin, director of RIT's Venture Creations Incubator, about the companies.
