Powering the Future of Entrepreneurship in #The757
Hampton Roads has always been home to builders, dreamers, and doers. From a legacy of shipbuilding to a thriving tech and startup ecosystem, innovation is in our DNA. At Innovate Hampton Roads, we serve as the hub for entrepreneurship, connecting founders with the resources, knowledge, and network they need to launch and grow successful businesses.
None of this would be possible without the support of our partners—visionary organizations that invest in the future of innovation across the region.
The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) was formed to support the Commonwealth’s vision for the expansion of innovation, opportunity, and job creation here in Virginia.
VIPC creates technology-based economic development strategies to accelerate innovation, imagination, and the next generation of technology and technology companies. VIPC, a non-profit corporation, bridges gaps at the earliest stages of the Innovation Continuum. Through commercialization and seed funding VIPC helps entrepreneurs launch and grow high-growth technology companies and create high-paying jobs for the future. VIPC helps facilitate national innovation leadership and an accelerated rate of technology adoption through partnerships with innovative technology start-up companies, ecosystems, and advanced technology consumers.
VIPC is the operating non-profit of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA).
Williams Mullen is a regional, full-service law firm with 250+ attorneys in offices across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Since our firm began in 1909, our goal has been to provide business and legal solutions to help our clients’ businesses thrive. While we excel within our mid-Atlantic footprint, our clients find that they increasingly come to us for their legal needs across the United States and internationally. They tell us they appreciate our AmLaw 200 big firm capabilities and experience without the big firm rates.
Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC, previously Potomac Patent Group of Fredericksburg, was founded in 2002 by patent attorneys with extensive experience in the areas of electrical and computer technologies.
In particular,PPB, specialize in helping clients with limited in-house IP expertise to quickly generate patent portfolios while minimizing time commitments from key employee inventors. This capability has proven valuable to both start-ups and larger companies who experience a competitive need for patents and don’t have the time to build up the needed in-house infrastructure to accomplish short term patent portfolio objectives.
Did you know that 90% of new products fail? And the reason isn’t because the products are bad ideas, it’s because most entrepreneurs lack the business know-how to bring their inventions to market profitably.
In Valuepreneurs author, inventor, and entrepreneur Steve Waddell shares his 30+ years of experience in bringing new products to market. Waddell takes you on a transformative journey from initial idea to marketplace hit!
Why Partner with Innovate Hampton Roads?
As the number one ranked startup resource in Hampton Roads, voted by the community two years in a row, we are the trusted platform for entrepreneurs, startups, investors, and business leaders looking to thrive in our region. Our curated audience reaches over 20,000 people per month, making partnership with us a powerful opportunity to:
- Increase brand visibility within the region’s growing startup ecosystem
- Support economic growth by helping entrepreneurs succeed
- Gain direct access to founders, investors, and key decision-makers
- Showcase expertise through featured content, workshops, and sponsorships
Be a Part of the Movement
By supporting Innovate Hampton Roads, you are not just gaining visibility—you are actively investing in the future of business in Hampton Roads.
Ready to become a partner?
Contact Tim Ryan today to discuss sponsorship opportunities. Download our Sponsorship Flyer