Venture Development Center

at the University of Massachusetts Boston

About Us

Technology dies on the vine for lack of the specialized facilities and guidance needed for success. We change that.

› Entrepreneur-In-Residence

Our EIR has run venture-backed startups, raised venture capital, sold these companies and taken them public


› High Tech Facilities

18,000 sq. ft. of first class offices, labs and collaboration space with specialized supporting infrastructure located on Red Line

› Industry Focus

Life Science and Information  Technology for Business, Education, Health and Sustainability

› Founder Profile

Entrepreneurs with inspiring visions from Boston's leading universities and industries

› Company Stage

Startups which are completing prototypes and seeking customers and investors on a larger scale

› Unique Approach

One-to-one support for product and customer validation and testing a business model that can convert the opportunity into revenue

› Business Development and Operations Team

Intellectual property strategy, commercial potential, early team formation, and an ops team you would want to hire for your own company