VIP-X Accelerator

Run by Penn Venture Lab.

VIP-X runs on a semester cycle — fall and spring — in Philadelphia, asking a minimum two-hour weekly commitment in hybrid form. It provides up to $10,000 as a non-dilutive grant and takes no equity. Generalist, with a social-impact strand; no programme length in weeks is published.

Investment
US$10,000 (Below North America median $100k · Below global median $61.3k)
Equity taken
0% (Like 66% of North America · Like 79% globally)
Duration
Not disclosed
Format
hybrid
Cadence
biannual
Location
Philadelphia, United States

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

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Last verified 2026-09-05.