Well-Connected Acceleration For Your Startup Success
In Roanoke, you can find top-flight resources, amenities, infrastructure, and funding to propel you startup to success. But we also have something that’s a little harder to put on a balance sheet: belonging.
In our startup-friendly mountain metropolis, the competition you’ll encounter is the friendly kind. Resources are abundant and so are the connections. Here, you’ll have everything you need to change the world, while becoming an integral part of the local landscape.
Partners In Success
Located in the heart of Roanoke’s Innovation Corridor is the Regional Acceleration and Mentorship Program (RAMP). Part of the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance of companies committed to creating a thriving technology and biotechnology ecosystem, RAMP specializes in accelerating high-growth potential startups wherever they are in the journey.
Our business-friendly locale is within a Virginia Enterprise Zone which means your business could qualify for state incentives, property investment grans, job creation grants and more. Not only will RAMP provide you with funding, expert 1:1 mentoring, free office space and more, they’ll walk you through the local and regional resources so you’re sure never to miss an opportunity.
Create In Community
Our startup community is tight-knit and collaborative, so you can build your dreams in great company. Here are just a few of the successful STEM entrepreneurs who are part of the innovation ecosystem:
Autonomous Flight Technologies
Advancing the technology of Uncrewed Autonomous Systems, navigation, and industrial data acquisition services.
Beam Diagnostics
A digital health company standardizing behavioral health diagnosis and empowering providers to advance proactive, patient-centered healthcare.
Chorda Pharma
Developing a pipeline of proprietary, opioid-free analgesics for managing chronic pain.
CytoRecovery
Developed a new technology to allow researchers to separate different kinds of cancer cells found in tumors, helping clinicians with disease understanding, therapy selections, and drug development.
Micro Harmonics
Produces the most technologically advanced millimeter wave products on the market today.
Rendyr
Created Optic: the world’s first portable laser cutter.
Tiny Cargo Co.
Produces nanosized drug delivery capsules, called exosomes, that can be used to courier delicate molecules throughout the body.
Get In Touch
Want to learn more about opportunities in Roanoke’s Innovation Corridor? Reach out to Bradley Boettcher, Innovation Administrator of Roanoke’s Economic Development Office for more information.
