RIT Venture Creations Incubator

RIT Venture Creations Incubator The RIT Venture Creations Incubator (VCI) helps startups commercialize their products, and prepare for outside risk capital.

RIT's Venture Creations Incubator is a place where mid-seed stage companies can advance their concepts on their way to joining the ranks of profitable, viable businesses in New York State. VCI offers active coaching by on-staff mentors, educational events, and access to a highly specialized set of vetted partners across legal, HR, accounting, sales, marketing, and other relevant areas, to help the

startups maximize their probability of success. Startups can also access relevant RIT resources such as the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, NYS Pollution Prevention Institute (P2I), Global Cybersecurity Institute, intellectual property research, Pitchbook, and more. VCI has been a keystone RIT initiative since 2003, with 33 active companies in 2021. Companies should be, or have the potential to become high-growth startups. Companies don’t have to be RIT affiliated, but the incubator has a slight preference for companies and products in these industries because of RIT’s expertise and ability to add value:

- Clean energy & climate tech
- Photonics & imaging science
- Cybersecurity
- Gaming
- B2B software
- Access technology

If your startup is based outside the USA we offer an additional suite of services to help the company start selling in the US faster, cheaper and before an A-round.

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02/24/2026

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Absolutely thrilled to share that TWO of our portfolio companies, Kanvas Biosciences and GDI,made the HackSummit list of 75 Top-Tier North American Startups! 🚀 RIT Venture Fund is incredibly proud to support innovators pushing the boundaries of deep tech.👏 Huge congratulations to the teams at Kanvas Bio and GDI for earning this well-deserved recognition!

GDI ,made the HackSummit list of 75 Top-Tier North American Startups! #100%

02/05/2026
10/31/2025

Thank you Startup IQ for the Go to Market Session at the 2025 Innovation Summit

Intelligent Surgical Solutions, Inc. is a finalist in the upcoming FuzeHub Commercialization Competition.
10/16/2025

Intelligent Surgical Solutions, Inc. is a finalist in the upcoming FuzeHub Commercialization Competition.

Twelve entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas at the statewide commercialization competition

10/16/2025

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Rochester, NY
14604

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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