About

Verge (formerly Valleys Innovation Council), which includes alliance members Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC)  and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP), helps facilitate regional connection, communication, and collaboration by identifying regional priorities and funding to advance tech and biotech projects and solutions across the Roanoke and New River Valleys, and Lynchburg.  Verge serves GO Virginia Region 2 and works to form collaborations with government, business, academia, and other organizations to advance the region and grow a thriving innovation economy. Verge has been a grateful recipient of several state-, federal-, and private-funded grants through the years to drive regional priorities and projects in the innovation ecosystem forward. 

Regional Innovation Ecosystem Tracking: The Roanoke-Blacksburg region provides an environment where innovation-driven businesses can launch, grow, and thrive. Whether you sketched out your business idea on a napkin at a coffee shop or packed up and moved cross-country, this region offers the place, people, and resources for success. Learn more about our Innovation Ecosystem and review key metrics that Verge has tracked through the years related to the startup community and entrepreneurial landscape of GO Virginia Region 2 of Virginia, and why you should make a home for your business here!

  • On RAMP supports early-stage companies in the technology and health & life science industries with a pre-accelerator program. Book a meeting today with the RAMP team to discuss your business idea, get connected with subject-matter experts and business resources, and/or find out more about the RAMP 12-week In-Residence cohort experience.

 

Staff

Verge Board: Executive Officers & Committee Members
Verge Board of Directors