Startup Virginia plays a vital role in the innovation ecosystem in Central Virginia. Located in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond, the nonprofit occupies three levels of the 1717 Innovation Center. It offers founders and startups mentorship and office space. Over the last four years, members of the organization have raised $115 million.
Executive Director Richard Wintsch sees the development of a startup community as the organization’s most important role. He recently chatted with Richmond Inno about his background and the state of the startup community in the region.
Tell me a little about your background. I am originally from Geneva, Switzerland. I came to America when I was young to play golf. I really enjoyed it. I ended up graduating from James Madison University. That was where I met my wife. I went back to Geneva and worked for the private bank JPMorgan for five years. My wife joined me for the last year of that. It had been a long-distance relationship until then. We got married…
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