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== Virginia Venture Fund<br/> ==
The [http://virginiaventurefund.com/ Virginia Venture Fund ]is a student administered investment fund with the sole purpose to fund and mentor UVA student started business. They usually have $50,000 to $100,000 dollars to use for funding. Students who participate in the fund learn venture fund analysis techniques first hand, work with local venture funds to do due diligence and host Shark Tank events.<br/>
== Enactus ==
<div>[http://parfaitmobiledev.blogspot.com/ Parfait ]is UVA’s first club dedicated solely to mobile development (Android and iOS). Created with the goal of connecting teams of student programmers with mobile projects, Parfait will create a framework for programmers interested in mobile development to work together and carry a project to completion. Parfait is a student run mobile development club at the University of Virginia. The group caters to students of all backgrounds who are interested in mobile dev and have some prior coding knowledge.</div><div><br/></div>
== Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED)<br/> ==
<div>[http://www.seedatuva.com/ Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) ]is a passionate group of students committed to fostering sustainable development in communities around the world. They do this by giving free consulting services to NGOs and social entrepreneurs wherever they need them, with an emphasis on sound microfinance. By forging long-term relationships, they are able to increase the efficacy and efficiency of their partners, and intensify the positive social change in their communities. They also seek educational and personal development within the University of Virginia. Through working in teams to solve problems for their partners, students are able to broaden their knowledge horizons while actively practicing the skills they learn in class. By developing a partnership with the McIntire School of Commerce, SEED has been able to utilize the full resources offered to them, while still maintaining the UVA motto of student self-governance. With over 250+ members working on projects for NGOs around the world, SEED has now established itself in the University of Virginia community, attracting members from all schools and disciplines within the University.</div><div><br/></div><div>== Emerging Medical Technology Ventures (EMTV)<br/> ==<div>EMTV is a student run group at UVa that seeks to spark excitement and hands on participation in health care and medical technology entrepreneurship. EMTV is an organization that hosts events such as talks from health care entrepreneurs and medical hackathons that aim to inspire students to address unmet medical needs. The ultimate goal of EMTV is to have the formation of student teams and projects from these events.</div></div>
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =