The Startup Scene in Virginia

Browse the Virginia startup ecosystem featuring 76 investors and startups. Our directory includes 71 angel investors and VCs with an average check size of $15.3M, plus 5 startups across all sectors. 1 investors are actively investing, and 1 startups are generating revenue.

71
Investors
5
Startups
$15.3M
Avg Check
20%
With Revenue
Arlington
Top City
1%
Active Investors

OcodX

Mie Jeanne D'ark Chatelain

Virginia

OPERATIONS INFRA

OnPoint

Todd Waldemar

SEED

VA

LOGISTICS AND SHIPPINGPROPTECHB2B SAAS

The deck clearly identifies the problem of broken commerce and security in restricted environments, highlighting issues like manual credentialing, low courier success rates, and lack of compatible...

RevenueProduct BuiltTechnicalRepeatPrior Exit

RevMatch

Jason Fernando

Virginia

CONSUMERSOCIAL NETWORKSCOMMUNITIES

Car enthusiasts lack a dedicated, modern platform to connect locally, form clubs, communicate, and discover or organize meets/events.

Multiple ventures (PE, B2B SaaS - SportsTech, Consultancy)

Timothy Wilson

Virginia

AI MLAPPLIED AI
Technical

EdgePredict

Anderson Moffitt

BOOTSTRAPPED

Virginia

AI ML
Technical

PROOF IV

PROOF IV

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Check: $20K – $100K
Exploring

PROOF III PAIL

PROOF III PAIL

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Exploring

SugarOak

SugarOak

VC

Herndon, VA

Check: $1.0M – $1.1M

Founded in 1979, SugarOak is a private equity and real estate firm with over 3 million square feet of commercial property under management. SugarOak currently manages three real estate investment...

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BVI Core Q12021-5 Series, a Series of Blu Venture Investors Core

BVI Core Q12021-5 Series, a Series of Blu Venture Investors Core

VC

Vienna, Virginia

Exploring

Not Yet Ventures Fund

Not Yet Ventures Fund

VC

Charlottesville, Virginia

Check: $55K – $279K
Exploring

SWV FUND II DIRECT

SWV FUND II DIRECT

VC

Mclean, Virginia

Exploring

BHC PF

BHC PF

VC

Richmond, Virginia

Check: $85K – $426K
Exploring

BHC RD

BHC RD

VC

Richmond, Virginia

Check: $17K – $89K
Exploring

OKEANOS

OKEANOS

VC

Nofolk, Virginia

Check: $33K – $166K
Exploring

Lavrock-Castelion-P

Lavrock-Castelion-P

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Check: $268K – $1.3M
Exploring

Lavrock - Castelion

Lavrock - Castelion

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Check: $131K – $659K
Exploring

BVI Core Q32021-1 Series, a Series of Blu Venture Investors Core

BVI Core Q32021-1 Series, a Series of Blu Venture Investors Core

VC

Vienna, Virginia

Exploring

OKEANOS VENTURE PARTNERS

OKEANOS VENTURE PARTNERS

VC

Norfolk, Virginia

Check: $23K – $115K
Exploring

SWV FUND II DIRECT 5A

SWV FUND II DIRECT 5A

VC

Mclean, Virginia

Check: $44K – $221K
Exploring

QED KN Holdings

QED KN Holdings

VC

Alexandria, Virginia

Check: $11K – $55K
Exploring

Red Cell Incubation Fund

Red Cell Incubation Fund

VC

Mclean, Virginia

Check: $7.5M – $37.5M
Exploring

BHC VP

BHC VP

VC

Richmond, Virginia

Check: $20K – $102K
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V360 Holdings LLC Series Throne Labs Investment Partners

V360 Holdings LLC Series Throne Labs Investment Partners

VC

Vienna, Virginia

Check: $25K – $125K
Exploring

OKEANOS VINTAGE FUND

OKEANOS VINTAGE FUND

VC

Norfolk, Virginia

Check: $100K – $500K
Exploring

Fortify Ventures Fund

Fortify Ventures Fund

VC

Ashburn, Virginia

Check: $500K – $2.5M
Exploring

BVI Core Q32021-6 Series, a Series of Blu Venture Investors Core

BVI Core Q32021-6 Series, a Series of Blu Venture Investors Core

VC

Vienna, Virginia

Exploring

Grotech Ventures

Grotech Ventures

VC

Vienna, VA

Check: $1.0M – $27.5M

As one of the longest-established firms in the venture industry, Grotech Ventures has built a reputation for being a collaborative, long-term partner for CEOs and entrepreneurs by aligning their...

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PROOF SIDE

PROOF SIDE

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Exploring

PROOF Fund

PROOF Fund

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Exploring

PROOF III SHI

PROOF III SHI

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Exploring

PROOF III TGEI

PROOF III TGEI

VC

Arlington, Virginia

Check: $15K – $77K
Exploring

Horn of Africa Fund

Horn of Africa Fund

VC

Mclean, Virginia

Check: $100K – $500K
Exploring

Outcome Capital

Outcome Capital

VC

Reston, VA

Check: $2.0M – $15.0M

"Outcome Capital is a unique multifaceted services, technology, and life sciences investment banking firm that provides middle-market growth companies with an innovative client-specific approach to...

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Gannett

Gannett

Corporate

McLean, VA

Check: $8.0M – $20.0M

Gannett is a media and marketing solutions company that publishes newspapers and operates news and advertising internet sites.

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Valhalla Partners

Valhalla Partners

VC

Vienna, VA

Check: $1.0M – $60.0M

In ancient Norse mythology, Valhalla was the stately hall of Odin, king of the gods. Here those Viking warriors whose feats in battle were greatest were invited to live forever, fighting with the...

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Gladstone Capital

Gladstone Capital

VC

McLean, VA

Check: $12.0M – $18.5M

Gladstone Capital is a specialty finance company that invests in debt securities consisting primarily of senior term loans, senior subordinated loans, and junior subordinated loans in small and...

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New Vantage Group

New Vantage Group

VC

McLean, VA

Check: $600K – $8.5M

New Vantage Group (NVG) creates and manages early-stage venture funds for active angel investors including the Washington Dinner Club and Active Angel Investors, and maintains joint venture...

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CAV Angels

CAV Angels

Angel

Charlottesville, VA

Check: $250K – $1.0M
BIO HEALTHCAREDIGITAL HEALTHB2B SAAS+1

University-aligned angel network focused on UVA-affiliated Seed and Series A startups in technology and healthcare. Provides member education, student engagement, curated deal flow via Clockwork...

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Stuart Mill Venture Partners

Stuart Mill Venture Partners

VC

Falls Church, VA

Check: $3.5M – $25.4M

Stuart Mill Venture Partners, L.P. invests principally in small to medium size companies with substantial growth prospects. The fund has a special focus on the clean technology sector, but also...

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Sands Capital Ventures

Sands Capital Ventures

VC

Arlington, VA

Check: $2.0M – $39.0M

Sands Capital Ventures is a venture firm committed to identifying highly innovative businesses - companies and individuals that have the capacity to transform a given industry. We are passionate...

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NewVa Capital Partners

NewVa Capital Partners

VC

Radford, VA

Check: $1.0M – $100.0M

NewVa Capital Partners invests in the NewVa region of Virginia, an exciting area stretching from the Alleghany Highlands through the Roanoke and New River Valleys. They seek long-term capital...

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Third Security

Third Security

VC

Radford, VA

Check: $500K – $100.0M

Third Security, LLC is an independent venture capital firm formed in 1999 to manage investments in public and private companies. The firm leverages its people, expertise and capital to guide...

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Blu Venture Investors

Blu Venture Investors

VC

Vienna, VA

Check: $2.0M – $3.5M

Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital investment company that supports early stage entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic Region – Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC and North Carolina. Their...

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Blue Heron Capital

Blue Heron Capital

VC

Richmond, VA

Check: $3.0M – $21.0M

Blue Heron Capital represents an exclusive group of investors who seek to fund great companies. They believe in acting as committed partners to build value for companies and returns for their...

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Tall Oaks Capital Partners

Tall Oaks Capital Partners

VC

Charlottesville, VA

Check: $500K – $11.6M

Tall Oaks Capital is a team of experienced entrepreneurs, managers and investors. As such, we are able to employ a pro-active, long-term investment strategy that leverages both our individual...

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Tredegar Investments

Tredegar Investments

VC

Richmond, VA

Check: $16.0M – $30.0M

Tredegar Investments is a company producing plastic films and aluminum extrusions and also invests in internet start-ups.

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ORR Partners

ORR Partners

VC

Reston, VA

Check: $4.6M – $25.0M

Established in 1988, Orr Partners has evolved into one of the largest growing, privately owned development firms in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In addition to ownership roles and...

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New River Management

New River Management

VC

Radford, VA

Check: $10.0M – $100.0M

Third Security, LLC ("Third Security") is a venture capital firm characterized by an expanding global perspective and a distinctively patient approach. On behalf of our Affiliated Investment Funds,...

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Consumer Electronics Association

Consumer Electronics Association

Corporate

Arlington, VA

Check: $75K – $1.5M

CEA's mission is to grow the consumer electronics industry. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) unites 2,200 companies within the consumer technology industry. Members tap into valuable...

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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation

VC

Arlington, VA

Check: $100K – $14.0M

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to...

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Amplifier Venture Partners

Amplifier Venture Partners

VC

Mclean, VA

Check: $200K – $7.0M

Amplifier Venture Partners, LP is a seed and early stage venture capital fund that principally targets investments in technology companies in the Washington, DC region. We are positioned to be the...

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Comerica Bank

Comerica Bank

VC

Reston, VA

Check: $500K – $100.0M

[Comerica](http://www.comerica.com) is a multi-faceted financial services corporation.

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ECentury Capital Partners

ECentury Capital Partners

VC

McLean, VA

Check: $500K – $40.0M

ECentury Capital is a $90 million balanced-stage venture capital fund that makes investments throughout the eastern United States in distinctive technology companies that solve real business...

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Ace Investments

Ace Investments

VC

Vienna, VA

Check: $150.0M – $189.0M

ACE is an experienced money manager specializing in developing and implementing alternative investment strategies. Our mission is to provide positive investment returns, compared with the major stock...

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NeuroVentures

NeuroVentures

VC

Charlottesville, VA

Check: $1.5M – $30.0M

NeuroVentures is a specialty venture capital firm dedicated to investing in companies focused on the discovery, development and marketing of new drugs, medical devices and other therapeutics and...

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The Launch Place Fund, LLC

The Launch Place

Accelerator

Danville, VA

Invest in early-stage, high-growth technology companies in the Dan River Region and Research Triangle Park while providing mentoring, consulting, and ecosystem support to drive regional economic...

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Rich Diemer

CAV Angels

Angel

Charlottesville, VA

BIO HEALTHCAREHEALTHCARE SAASDIGITAL HEALTH+1

Managing Director and cofounder at CAV Angels, an angel network focused on Seed and Series A investments, particularly in technology and healthcare, with strong UVA affiliation. Network facilitates...

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Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology

Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology

VC

Herndon, VA

Check: $50K – $100K

In 2005, CIT celebrated 20 years of creating technology-based companies and strategies for innovation. From its original mission to enhance the research and technology transfer activities of Virginia...

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Corporate Executive Board

Corporate Executive Board

VC

Arlington, VA

Check: $1.1M – $10.3M

The world’s most successful executives and professionals turn to the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) for the essential guidance that drives better decision making and superior outcomes. Across...

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Novus Energy Partners

Novus Energy Partners

VC

Alexandria, VA

Check: $14.0M – $20.0M

Novus Energy Partners is a transatlantic investment fund focused on emerging companies in the New Energy industry. The Principals are pioneers in the sector from the US and Europe who have formed,...

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Razor's Edge Ventures

Razor's Edge Ventures

VC

Herndon, VA

Check: $4.1M – $24.0M

Razor's Edge is a venture capital fund founded by a group of distinguished entrepreneurs and executives from the national security industry. Razor's Edge Ventures, LLC We invest in, and partner with,...

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Avansis Ventures

Avansis Ventures

VC

Clifton, VA

Check: $3.0M – $14.5M

Avansis recognizes that emerging technology companies require more than just capital to reach the next level. In the dynamic marketplace of I.T., an infusion of guidance from a team of veteran...

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Militello Capital

Militello Capital

VC

Lansdowne, VA

Check: $1.0M – $4.0M

We believe in investing in companies that are driven to succeed and are in an early stage of their development and in real estate with a strategic eye on the future. We invest in potential. It's...

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MCG Capital

MCG Capital

VC

Arlington, VA

Check: $2.0M – $25.0M

MCG provides capital to support the growth and value creation strategies of small- to mid-sized companies. As a publicly traded Business Development Company (NASDAQ ticker: MCGC), we offer highly...

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Piedmont Investment Advisors

Piedmont Investment Advisors

VC

Lansdowne (Leesburg), VA

Check: $600K – $2.7M

Piedmont Investment Advisors, LLC, located in Lansdowne (Leesburg) Virginia, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. When Bill Militello, a graduate of the U.S....

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BIA Digital Partners

BIA Digital Partners

VC

Chantilly, VA

Check: $7.5M – $25.0M

BIA Digital Partners is leading subordinated debt and preferred equity provider to middle-market media, communications, telecom and technology-enabled business and consumer services...

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Oxford Finance Corporation

Oxford Finance Corporation

VC

Alexandria, VA

Check: $3.0M – $40.0M

Oxford Finance Corporation operates as a specialty financial services company. It offers senior secured, asset-based, equipment, and working capital loans. The company primarily serves public and...

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Court Square Ventures

Court Square Ventures

VC

Charlottesville, VA

Check: $4.0M – $38.0M

[Court Square Ventures](http://www.courtsquareventures.com/) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage communications, information technology, and media companies, with a particular...

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CIT GAP Funds

CIT GAP Funds

VC

Herndon, VA

Check: $50K – $4.1M

CIT GAP Funds makes seed-stage equity investments in technology and life science companies based in Virginia, USA.

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New Atlantic Ventures

New Atlantic Ventures

VC

Reston, VA

Check: $100K – $38.0M

New Atlantic Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in cybersecurity, mobile, e-commerce and digital media companies.

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In-Q-Tel

In-Q-Tel

VC

Arlington, VA

Check: $200K – $65.0M

In-Q-Tel identifies and partners with companies developing cutting-edge technologies to help deliver these solutions to the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community...

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Columbia Capital

Columbia Capital

VC

Alexandria, VA

Check: $2.3M – $225.0M

[Columbia Capital](http://www.colcap.com) is a venture capital franchise in wireless, broadband, media, and enterprise information technology investing.

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Eva Doss

Wolfpack Investor Network

Angel

Danville, VA

The Launch Place is an accelerator and seed fund based in Danville, VA and Research Triangle Park, NC. Backed by the Danville Regional Foundation, it operates Pre‑Seed and Seed Funds (launched in...

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John Calvin Alumbaugh

Sampo

Danville, VA

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Elaine Horn-Ranney

Tympanogen

Richmond, VA

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Dan Hathorn

Tympanogen

Richmond, VA

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Explore Virginia

About the Virginia Startup Ecosystem

Virginia is home to a thriving startup ecosystem with 71 investors and 5 startups in our directory. Key hubs include Arlington, Vienna, Richmond.

The most active sectors in Virginia include BIO HEALTHCARE, DIGITAL HEALTH, B2B SAAS. 1 investors have made recent investments, showing strong capital deployment activity in the region.

Local investors offer advantages beyond capital — regional network effects, knowledge of local market dynamics, and introductions to customers and partners. Geographic proximity often leads to more engaged board members and advisors.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many investors and startups are in Virginia?
We track 71 investors and 5 startups in Virginia. 1 investors have made recent investments, and 1 startups are generating revenue.
What is the typical check size for investors in Virginia?
The average check size among investors in Virginia is $15.3M. Check sizes vary by investor type — angels typically write smaller checks while VCs and funds invest larger amounts.
How do I connect with investors in Virginia?
Upload your pitch deck on The Founders' Group landing page for a free AI analysis. Our matching algorithm considers sector focus, stage fit, check size, location, and thesis alignment to recommend the most relevant investors for your startup.
What sectors are most popular in Virginia?
The most active sectors in Virginia based on our data include BIO_HEALTHCARE, DIGITAL_HEALTH, B2B_SAAS. However, investors and startups in our directory span all major sectors.
Which cities in Virginia have the most startup activity?
The highest concentration of investors and startups in Virginia is in Arlington, Vienna, Richmond. These cities have the strongest local ecosystems for fundraising and startup growth.

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