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The RIT Venture Creations Incubator (VCI) helps startups commercialize their products and prepare for outside risk capital.
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.
Connections
Connection to coaches and experts in the fields of entrepreneurship, sustainability, innovation, and more at RIT as well as New York state resources
Collisions
Collisions and networking with other member companies and NYSERDA, NextCorps and other members of the ecosystem
Consistency
Steady hands-on support and assistance along the road to commercialization from a dedicated team of highly qualified coaches
47
companies that have graduated to-date
600+
jobs created by graduated companies
150
companies served across New York state
250M+
capital raised for incubator companies
Venture Creations News
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July 21, 2026
RIT-based research aims to transform home-health monitoring for older adults
A research project that began with a student’s idea in an engineering laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology is now Casana's Smart Seat, a commercial product that measures cardiovascular health metrics during one of life’s most routine activities. -
March 16, 2026
From Gap Year fellow to grocery stores
Janessa Steenberg initially created the original recipe for herself to bridge a culinary gap between her vegan diet and the Italian-Maltese cuisine from her Toronto childhood and her grandmother’s kitchen.
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November 19, 2025
Venture Creations startup company is redefining breast cancer detection
BiRed Imaging, co-founded by Professor Satish Kandlikar, blends infrared camera capture, numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence-driven algorithms to accurately detect the presence, size, and location of tumors. The revolutionary process spares patients painful breast compression, radiation exposure, false alarms, and unnecessary anxiety.
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April 7, 2025
What Is Economic Gardening?
Inc. features RIT Venture Creations incubator company Sweet Pea.
