Virginia Entrepreneurship Organization (VEO) is the community for ambitious student builders at the University of Virginia. We support students who are working on side projects and startups — those who are looking to build their first version of their product and onwards.
Our meetings involve:
Startup workshops to fine-tune your ideas or brainstorm new ones
Experienced entrepreneurs speakers about their startups and journeys
Getting answers to questions about your projects through our community
📅 Upcoming Events
9/6 - VEO Interest Meeting
Join us this Friday for our interest meeting, where you’ll learn more about what we do, our community, and how to get involved!
Meet other students interested in building their own businesses or working at a startup.
We’ll also be revealing our future events and providing resources to help you build your idea.
🔙 Recap:
Last Saturday, we hosted alumni Alvaro Anspach (Roots Natural Kitchen) and Jake Spradling (CargoLabs), along with current students Jonah Wilentz (YellowRed) and Jason He (UniLink).
We learned a ton about their founding stories, the structure of venture studios, the resources at UVA to support you (e.g., Darden’s iLab), and how they made the most of their time at UVA.
This is just one of many speaker events we’re looking to have this semester, say tuned for what other big names we invite!
🗒️ Resources to Look Into!
Contrary is recruiting a new class of Venture Partners! Contrary is a talent and research-driven venture firm that invests up to $5M in a small number of startups each year, working closely alongside them to build enduring businesses.
Each year we recruit a new class of builders and future founders to bring into our community.
If you're excited by the idea of investing in exceptional founders, talking to smart people working on cool things, and being a part of an awesome community, learn more and apply here
Dorm Room Fund helps student founders from day 0 with capital, expert advice, and the power of the DRF community: a family of VCs, fellow builders, and talented operators who have founders' backs.
We're excited to have the greats like First Round Capital, Floodgate, Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Hunter Walk, Garry Tan, and more behind us. Learn more at join.dormroomfund.com
Interested in joining the iTeam? The application deadline is 9/15 but we interview on a rolling basis so the earlier the better
Founders — apply for funding
Are You Building Something Awesome?
We want to hear about the amazing things being built here at UVA! If you're working on a project, we'd love to chat and feature you in our newsletter. Whether it's through email, Instagram, or Substack, reach out to us, and let's set up a coffee chat :)
Instagram: @veoatuva
Email: v1atvirginia@gmail.com
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Check out the VEO website: veovirginia.com
Follow our events page: https://lu.ma/veo