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​The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) grows and diversifies Virginia's economy by investing in ​and accelerating innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship. ​CIT is the nonprofit operations arm of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA).

​CIT accelerates early commercialization & funding support for Virginia innovations, entrepreneurs, startups & market development initiatives. CIT concentrates on the​ ​​early commercialization and ​​seed funding stages of innovation, ​​​helping innovators and ​tech entrepreneurs launch and grow new companies, create high paying jobs and accelerate economic growth throughout the entire state of Virginia.​

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​​CIT GAP Investment Funds

​CIT GAP Funds place equity investments in Virginia-based tech companies, mobilizing over 1,000 investors with private capital leverage of $1.1 billion. Since its inception, GAP has invested in over 240 new companies and supported the creation of more than 6,500 jobs by investing in and supporting a diverse range of sectors and industries.

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​Virginia Founders Fund

The Virginia Founders Fund (VFF) identifies, recognizes, supports and provides seed funding to entrepreneurs who are underrepresented in the Commonwealth. VFF focus includes targeting regions outside of Northern Virginia, and minority, women and veteran-owned startup initiatives. 

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​Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF)

The CCF fosters innovative and collaborative efforts in Virginia through investment in high-potential technologies in order to accelerate Virginia’s economic growth and position the Commonwealth as a national leader in science- and technology-based research, development, and commercialization. The CCF combines two legacy state programs, the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) and the Virginia Research Investment Fund (VRIF). Together, these programs have invested more than $33 million dollars to approximately 350 projects in support of early-stage technology development efforts in strategically important industries, leading to products launched, companies created, follow-on funding, new IP, jobs created and other important economic drivers.

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​SBIR/STTR Training

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ​CIT's Federal Funding Assistance Program identifies and accelerates opportunities for Virginia's small technology businesses to learn how to apply for and win government contracts through the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. In FY2018, CIT supported 57 of the 138 companies that received SBIR funding in 2018. These 57 companies received awards of $71M in SBIR/STTR funding, representing 50% of the total funding awarded to Virginia companies in 2018. CIT is one of 24 grantees of SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.

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Regional Innovation Fund (RIF)

The Regional Innovation Fund (RIF) is a CIT-administered state-funded program that provides competitive grants to leading Virginia-based entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs). RIF grants provide sustaining co-funding for successful ESOs, meaning that RIF grants can be renewed on an annual basis provided that RIF grant recipients continue to achieve projected entrepreneurial outcomes and metrics. The RIF is administered by CIT’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Division. For more information on the RIF, click here

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CIT leads Smart Community initiatives across the Commonwealth through direct outreach, partnerships, grants, and information resources. We provide a robust support ecosystem for IoT and smart tech innovators via the Smart City Works actuator and several Living Labs.

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​The Virginia Unmanned Systems Center at CIT is the nexus for Virginia's activity in UxS - Land, Air, Sea, and Space. CIT is the primary source for information, grants, partnerships, and seed funding for UxS in the Commonwealth.

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CIT provides education, mentorship, and funding to promising cyber companies through the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator. Our team invests capital, time, and resources developing the industry with a special interest in the Women in Cyber community.

CIT Calendar | ​Speaking Engagements | Regional Events | Training | Across the Commonwealth

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Tweets from CIT | Partners | Board Members | Legislature | Portfolio Companies | Grant Awardees | Innovation Ecosystem

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