On December 11, we'll be hosting a Tech the Halls holiday party in tandem with Demo Day for our Fall Cohort. Hear pitches from each of the Cohort startups, then enjoy entertainment, food, and drinks with the local tech community. RSVP now to secure your spot! https://lnkd.in/ejyHvMnd
RAMP - Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program
Non-profit Organizations
Roanoke, Virginia 1,541 followers
Supporting tech, health & life science startups & entrepreneurs in Roanoke-Blacksburg region of Virginia.
About us
RAMP is a public/private business accelerator serving high-growth startups in the STEM-H fields. RAMP’s founding partners include the City of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College and the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. RAMP offers a 12-week regional accelerator located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. We want to help you learn how to grow your startup. We know that money helps, so we offer *$20,000 equity-free seed money, connect you to accomplished mentors, and surround you with the support you need from all across our region. RAMP offers 12-weeks to work on your business with people who care about your success. RAMP is honored to be a member of GAN which means our startups have access to more than $1M in perks, opportunities to work out of any GAN Accelerator around the world for up to two weeks each, connections to corporate partners, possible investment from GAN Ventures, and collaboration with accelerators across the globe.
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https://www.ramprb.com/
External link for RAMP - Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- entrepreneurs, startups, tech commercialization, customer discovery, and biotech startups
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709 S Jefferson St
Roanoke, Virginia 24016, US
Employees at RAMP - Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program
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Mike Abbott PE, PMP
Turning NEW IDEAS into GROWTH REVENUE through proven INNOVATION processes.
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Michael Hemphill
Creator & Host | BUZZ 🐝 TV show on PBS
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Jessie Dunn
Program Coordinator dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs to achieve success and helping to foster growth and innovation.
Updates
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This week, the inaugural cohort of the On RAMP pre-accelerator program concluded. Congratulations to the graduates, we are so excited to see what you build in the ecosystem! Please join us in celebrating Amethyst Edmond, Edward Gaines II, Douglas Pitzer, M. Ed, Toni Sperry, and Rufus Pasley.
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Pitch & Polish is October 22! If you want to hone your business pitch, don't wait to register. This event will fill up. https://lnkd.in/eFcsekF7
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Looking for an opportunity to get feedback on your business pitch? Register for the October 22 Pitch & Polish to get a private pitch session with local mentors. The spaces will fill up, so don’t hesitate! https://lnkd.in/eFcsekF7
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Get to Know Our New Cohort - https://lnkd.in/ek2xcMQX
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Come Meet the Cohort on October 10! We'll be introducing the Fall 2024 Cohort at the Shenandoah Club. Join us for an introduction to the four brilliant startups going through the RAMP accelerator this season and get to know the people behind the ideas. https://lnkd.in/exy8rV78
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Introducing Portcullis Research. Portcullis is developing techniques to improve supply chain and lifecycle security for physical documents, trusted supply sources, and other routine business processes. Their end goal is to make daily life easier for companies and government agencies, so let’s show them plenty of support as they undergo the RAMP Fall Cohort!
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Meet Accordium.AI, one of our Fall Cohort member organizations. Their aim is to develop a large language model platform to improve the way users negotiate. The platform will assist sales professionals, executives, and any other corporate negotiators by offering a comprehensive platform to prepare and execute with. Pay close attention to them as they grow through the RAMP Fall Cohort!
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We want to extend a huge "thank you" to the mentors who participated in last night's Pitch & Polish event. These five helped a group of entrepreneurs to hone in their pitches, preparing them for future fundraising. We appreciate their time and insight. In photo order: Francis Farrell, Carilion Greg Fisher, VTC Ventures Harvey Brookins, NBB Tom England, Pareto Insight Matt Livingston, VTCRC We'll see you for the next Pitch & Polish on October 22! https://lnkd.in/e3d6eje8
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Meet DentAI, a startup striving to revolutionize the dental industry. DentAI is working towards automating the design of dental splints using AI technology in order to reduce costs and improve efficiency for dental clinics and patients. They’ll be hard at work on their business in the RAMP Fall 2024 Cohort! https://dentai.fi/
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