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| Venture For America Logo | |
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Andrew Yang |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Revitalize America through entrepreneurship |
| Location | |
| Members | over 200 |
| Employees | under 30 |
| Website | http://www.ventureforamerica.org |
Venture for America (VFA) is an American nonprofit organization and fellowship headquartered in New York, New York. Its mission is "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 nearly 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. In 2015, the organization grew with the additional cities of Birminham, Charlotte, Denver, and Pittsburgh, and more than 120 fellows placed. 2016 saw the addition of Atlanta and Nashville along with more than 170 Fellows placed.
Function
Statistics and geographical reach
| Year | Fellows |
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| 2012 | 40 |
| 2013 | 68 |
| 2014 | 107 |
| 2015 | 122 |
| 2016 | 169 |
| Since 2012 | Since 2013 | Since 2014 | Since 2015 | Since 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Cincinatti | Detroit | Las Vegas | New Orleans | Providence | Baltimore | Cleveland | Philadelphia | St. Louis | Columbus | Miami | San Antonio | Birmingham | Charlotte | Denver | Nashville | Atlanta |
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