Empower your startup clients to create business models that get funded
ICAP is a startup development program that helps early-stage entrepreneurs develop winning, customer-focused business models and go-to-market strategies. We prepare companies for participation in university, regional and domain-specific accelerators and, ultimately, venture investment. Offered state-wide, ICAP provides Lean Startup-based instructional programs—as conducted by the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program—as well as business counseling services and access to a broad network of subject-matter experts.
A part of George Mason University and Virginia’s SBDC Network, ICAP is part of a state-wide collaborative network that supports startups during the critical initial phases of business development, ensuring that companies make customer-validated market-entry decisions. Our network partners include Virginia-based universities, local and regional accelerators, and angel funds. Together we are developing Virginia’s next generation of entrepreneurs and businesses
Your Organization’s Role
Your role as a host organization is to promote the program to technology early-stage startups and entrepreneurs, using our simple marketing toolkit.
Ongoing support and assistance are provided, as needed, by ICAP and regional SBDC offices.
ICAP provides all the post-program reporting (with specific follow-up guidance for teams) to all collaborators.
ICAP Partners:
Fairfax:
NSF I-Corps Site at George Mason University
Arlington:
Hampton Roads:
REaKTOR Business Technology Innovation Center
Virginia Beach Economic Development
Christopher Newport University
College of William and Mary - Miller Entrepreneurship Center
Harrisonburg:
Shenandoah Valley Technology Council
Roanoke:
Roanoke College Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation
Virginia Western Community College
Radford:
Radford University's Davis College of Business and Economics
Fredericksburg:
University of Mary Washington SBDC
University of Mary Washington College of Business
University of Mary Washington Center for Economic Development
Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority
Stafford County Economic Development
Caroline County Economic Development
King George County Economic Development
Spotsylvania Economic Development Authority
Loudoun County:
Mason Enterprise Center - Loudoun
Loudoun County Department of Economic Development
Charlottesville:
Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development
Richmond:
Virginia Commonwealth University