As Executive Director of CBIC and Founding Executive Director of the Charlottesville Angel Network (CAN), I'm often asked:
- "Where do the local tech and entrepreneurial people meet up (and where can I find a job, employee, mentor, investor, co-founder, consultant)?"
- "How can I stay informed about local tech and startup happenings?"
- "What resources are in the region for an entrepreneur starting up a tech or innovation-based venture?"
CBIC publishes a weekly opt-in e-newsletter, which provides answers and insights into these very questions.
In addition, CBIC maintains the below inventory of active groups, meet-ups, funding sources, online forums, jobs boards, makerspaces, accelerators, and more that collectively stitch together and inform our tech, entrepreneurial and innovation-based start-up ecosystem.
Meetups
- CBIC TechonTap @ http://cvilleinnovation.org/techontap | Newsplex Story Featuring CBIC's TechOnTap
- CBIC Tech Night Takeovers (TNT) @ http://cvilleinnovation.org/tnt
- Charlottesville Data Science Meetup @ https://www.meetup.com/CharlottesvilleDataScience
- Charlottesville Entrepreneurs and Espresso (CE2) @ https://ce2.squarespace.com
- Charlottesville Technologists First Wednesdays @ http://www.meetup.com/First-Wednesdays-Charlottesville-Technologists
- Charlottesville Women in Tech (CWIT) @ https://www.cvillewomen.tech/events
- Code for Charlottesville @ https://www.meetup.com/Code-for-Charlottesvile
- Cville Makes @ https://www.meetup.com/Cville-Makes
- DevOpsCV @ http://www.meetup.com/DevOpsCV
- NEON Guild @ http://www.neonguild.org
- Python Charlottesville (PyCHO Meetup) @ http://pycho.us
- R-Ladies Charlottesville @ https://www.meetup.com/rladies-charlottesville
- Shift/Enter Code and Coffee @ https://www.meetup.com/Shift-Enter
- The Charlottesville Mobile App Designers & Developers Meetup @ http://www.meetup.com/cho-mobile
Startup Funding Sources
- Charlottesville Angel Network (CAN) @ http://www.cvilleangelnetwork.net
- Cavalier Angel Network (UVA Alumni investing in UVA Alumni) @ https://www.cavangels.com
- Center for Innovative Technologies (CIT) Gap Funds @ http://www.cit.org/service-lines/cit-gap-funds
- CIT Funding Programs News @ http://www.cit.org/resource-center/federal-funding-newsletter
- CIT Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) @ http://www.cit.org/initiatives/crcf
- Community Investment Collaborative Microloans: https://cicville.org/apply-for-financing
- iLab at UVA Startup Grant (available to selected iLab ventures): @ https://www.ilabatuva.org/startup-grant
- UVA Seed Fund (invests in companies founded to commercialize UVA intellectual property; companies founded by current faculty, staff, and students at UVA, and iLab companies): https://lvg.virginia.edu/uva-seed-fund/process
Incubators, Accelerators, Co-working and Entrepreneurial Startup Spaces
- Catalyst @ https://www.434.co, a long-format accelerator, providing early-stage startups in central Virginia with nine months of program support, including: $20k in grant funding, dedicated workspace, experienced founders-in-residence, monthly programming, dedicated staff, a large network of industry experts, and access to nearly $50k in additional resources.
- Charlottesville Technology Incubator (CTI) @ http://cvilletechincubator.org
- Charlottesville Open Bio Labs @ http://openbiolabs.org
- Center of Developing Entrepreneurs (CODE) coming to downtown Charlottesville
- Common House: a social club with co-working and meeting space @ https://www.commonhouse.com
- HackCville @ http://www.hackcville.com
- i.Lab at UVA @ http://www.ilabatuva.org
- Machine @ http://cvillemachine.com | Featured in Cville Tomorrow
- Studio IX (co-working space) @ http://www.studioix.co
- UVA Cobb Hall Labs contact Steven S. Wasserman @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 434-243-7088
- UVA Research Parks @ https://www.uvafoundation.com/uva-research-park
- UVA The Lighthouse and Works in Progress @ https://devhub.virginia.edu/WiP | Featured in Cville Tomorrow
- Vault Virginia: collaborative office space including conference rooms @ http://www.vaultvirginia.com
Entrepreneurial Training | Workshops | Bootcamps
- Applied Machine Learning Conference @ https://tomtomfest.com/machine-learning
- beCamp annual unconference @ http://becamp.org
- CBIC For The Founders @ https://cvilleinnovation.org/ftf
- CBIC Tech Night Takeovers (TNT) @ http://cvilleinnovation.org/tnt
- Community Investment Collaborative http://www.cicville.org
- CvilleBioHub @ https://cvillebiohub.org/events
- CWIT Switch ON Summit @ https://www.switchonsummit.com
- HackCville Programs @ https://hackcville.com/programs
- Piedmont Virginia Community College @ https://www.pvcc.edu
- Shift/Enter Conference @ https://shift-enter-cville.com
- Women in Data Science @ https://datascience.virginia.edu/pages/2020-women-data-science-charlottesville
News Sources, Online Forums, Slack Channels, Google Groups, Etc
- Cville Tech News, Events, and Happenings curated and published by CBIC. Sign up @ https://cvilleinnovation.org/newsletter
- CBIC Slack Channels @ https://cbicouncil.slack.com/open
- CVILLE Slack Channels @ https://cville.slack.com
- #becamp
- #cwit
- #cville
- #shift-enter
- #tech
- CharlottesvilleTech on Reddit @ https://www.reddit.com/r/CharlottesvilleTech
- NEON Guild @ http://www.neonguild.org (members only)
- CBIC LinkedIn Group @ https://www.linkedin.com/company/charlottesville-business-innovation-council
Events Calendars
- Cville's Collaborative Tech, Innovation, Startup, Entrepreneurial Events Calendar
- CWIT Events @ https://www.cvillewomen.tech/events
- U.Va. Innovation's Calendar of Regional Events @ http://innovation.virginia.edu/events
Jobs & Internships
- Embark (a community resource that connects highly skilled talent with local employers) @ https://embarkcva.com
- CBIC’s #CvilleTechJobs @ https://cvilleinnovation.org/news/jobs (admittedly not a jobs board, but a listing of companies we know of that offer tech positions)
- U.Va. Research Park Tenant's Jobs and Internships @ http://www.uvaresearchpark.com/jobs
- LinkedIn Tech Jobs in Charlottesville @ https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/tech-jobs-charlottesville-va
- Charlottesville Women in Tech Jobs Board @ https://www.cvillewomen.tech/jobs
Company and Startup Lists in Charlottesville
- Cvillization Innovation Map: http://www.cvillization.com
- Charlottesville Startups Via Crunchbase
- Charlottesville Startups Via Gust
- Charlottesville Startups Via AngelList
- CIT Portfolio Companies: http://www.cit.org/service-lines/portfolio/
- i.Lab at U.Va. Current Companies
- i.Lab at U.Va. Alumni Companies
- U.Va. Spin Out Startups or Related Ventures
- CBIC Members
- Charlottesville Biotech Companies via CvilleBioHub
Why Charlottesville? #CvilleTech Acquisitions, Exits, Wins, Funding, Accolades
- Virginia Named # 1 Top State for Business by CNBC in 2019 (July 2019)
- Willowtree to Transform Woolen Mills into New HQ (August 2018)
- Charlottesville: A Startup Kind of Town (Daily Progress, July 2018)
- Social SafeGuard, a Charlottesville cybersecurity startup lands $11 million in VC funding (July 2018)
- Charlottesville Angel Network Named #2 in SE Region in 2017 Annual HALO Report (2018)
- CVille Tomorrow: Local Startups Need More Common Space Connection
- Moonlighting: Charlottesville's First ICO (Daily Progress, June 2018)
- Cville Weekly: Can growing numbers of local open work areas fuel tech innovation? (Feb 2018)
- Charlottesville Named Best American City to Work in Tech by Smart Asset (2015 & 2016)
- Charlottesville Named No. 4 in
US as Best City for Entrepreneurs by Livability and Entrepreneur Magazine (July 2016) - Virginia Business Magazine: A new story line? (June 2016)
- Tech Scene Updates from Tracey Greene on WINA (June 2016)
- Cville Ranks #1 in Venture Capital Funding Growth (2016)
- #CvilleTechToast: A growing list of tech startup successes (ongoing)
- Why Charlottesville is a Great home For Tech Businesses (2015)
- SNL Financial (Now S&P Global) Acquired by McGraw Hill for $2.2 Billion (2015)
- FireEye's Acquisition of nPulse Technologies Valued at $70 Million (2014)
- Angels among us: How Charlottesville is becoming a hot spot for start-ups (2013)
- Silverchair Learning Systems Acquired by Vista Equity Partners (2012)
- Green Light Energy Acquired by PB for $98 Million (2006)
Do you know of other local resources, groups, meetups, training, calendars jobs boards, we should add to this list? Comment below!