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Revision as of 15:57, 16 November 2014

Venture For America, Inc.
Founded2011
FounderAndrew Yang
TypeNonprofit organization
FocusRevitalize America through entrepreneurship
Location
Membersover 200
Employeesunder 30
Websitehttp://www.ventureforamerica.org

Venture for America (VFA) is an American nonprofit organization and fellowship headquartered in New York, New York. Its mission to "to revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship"[1] by training recent graduates and young professionals to work for startups in emerging cities throughout the United States.

History

In its first year (2012), Venture for America placed 40 fellows in 5 cities: Cincinnati, Detroit, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Providence. In the following year (2013), the cities of Baltimore, Cleveland, and Philadelphia were added and 70 fellows were placed. In its third year, over 100 fellows were placed and an additional 4 cities of Columbus, Miami, San Antonio, and St. Louis were added.

Function

Statistics and geographical reach

City Years in Program Current Fellows Alumni
Baltimore 2013 - Present 22 0
Cincinatti 2012 - Present 15 4
Cleveland 2013 - Present 13 2
Columbus 2014 - Present 5 0
Detroit 2012 - Present 30 10
Las Vegas 2012 - Present 9 5
Miami 2014 - Present 7 0
New Orleans 2012 - Present 25 9
Philadelphia 2013 - Present 16 1
Providence 2012 - Present 16 7
San Antonio 2014 - Present 4 0
St. Louis 2013 - Present 5 0
Number of Cities Current Fellows Alumni in VFA Cities Alumni in non-VFA Cities
12 167 27 12

Organizational growth

Special initiatives

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