This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Dustin Dunbar, Investment Associate at Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC). VIPC is a non-profit corporation formed to support the Commonwealth’s vision for the expansion of innovation, opportunity, and job creation here in Virginia. Through commercialization and seed funding VIPC helps entrepreneurs launch and grow high-growth technology companies and create high-paying jobs for the future. Watch this week’s episode to hear about VIPC’s mission, investors, other resources within Virginia, and much more!
Show notes:
(0:00) Introducing Dustin Dunbar
(5:33) Innovation + Investors
(9:08) What is VIPC?
(12:52) Virginia’s industry strengths + state investing
(24:32) Building ecosystems + creating culture
(30:39) Investing in other companies
(34:28) Applying for funding
(37:18) Market evaluations adjusting
(43:14) Due diligence process + what investors look for
(50:39) Benefits of working with VIPC
(54:35) What does the future of work look like?
(1:02:05) Conclusion
About Dustin Dunbar & VIPC:
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.
Dustin Dunbar is an Investment Associate bringing a versatile background to the GAP Funds team, including nine years of service as a U.S. Army Officer and experience in financial modeling, project management, funds management, business relations, and economic research. Dunbar earned his M.S. in finance from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and his B.B.A. in Marketing from The College of William and Mary.
Learn more: https://www.virginiaipc.org/about-biographies
About the hosts:
Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of Innovate Hampton Roads, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Tim also serves as the Director of REaKTOR, a space for technology-based startups to start and grow.
Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.
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Dustin Dunbar
Instagram: @Virginiaipc: https://www.instagram.com/virginiaipc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-innovation-partnership-corporation/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-dunbar-205a8788/
Twitter: @VirginiaIPC: https://twitter.com/VirginiaIPC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaIPC
Tim Ryan
Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)
Twitter: @Innovate757 (https://twitter.com/Innovate757)
Instagram: @InnovateHamptonRoads: https://www.instagram.com/innovatehamptonroads/
LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovate757/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovate757
Zack Miller
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Companies Mentioned:
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Lighthouse Labs: https://www.lighthouselabsrva.com/
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