Letter from the President Fellow CAV Angels - As we head into the Summer and look ahead to the Fall, I couldn't be more pleased (and cautiously optimistic) with where things are trending, both at the organizational level and the macro-environment. Many of us are readjusting to...
-- How do you define social entrepreneurship and what role can it play in Cville's entrepreneurial ecosystem? Social enterprises are companies that have a mission to have a positive social and/or environmental impact alongside financial return. The majority of start-ups emanating from the UVA community have...
In December 2020, CAV Angels ended the year with the largest seed round group investment in the organization’s four-year history, supporting Charlottesville based, UVA spinout Springbok Analytics with $465K in funding as part of Springbok’s $1.6 million capital raise. Invented by UVA Professors Silvia Blemker,...
The CAV Angels group aims to grow the UVA entrepreneurial ecosystem by investing in University-affiliated entrepreneurs and ideas. Join our panel to learn how CAV Angels help fund the UVA startup community and how they help UVA alumni learn more about investing in private, early-stage...
Q: Why is it important for you to be involved now in your role as board president? CAV Angels, because of its virtual member engagement model and the steadfast leadership of its cofounders, is thriving during a time when other angel groups are experiencing significant challenges....
Message from the Board President Hello CAV Angels community, In this time of significant growth for CAV Angels, I am honored to serve as your inaugural board president. We are thrilled to announce the addition of five notable board members, who join a deeply talented and diverse...
During the fall, we successfully launched a pilot program together with Darden's Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management. Under the leadership and tutelage of Aaron Fernstrom (Director of the Mayo Center), CAV Angels co-chairs Jim Cheng and Rich Diemer and our own everyman and...
