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Venture & Innovation Center

Also known as: VIC

St. John's University · Queens, NY

University-wide entrepreneurship hub at St. John's University, located in the Peter J. Tobin College of Business, Room 103, St. Augustine Hall, Queens campus. Houses the Startup Incubator Program (year-long: Johnny's Innovation Challenge → James & Eileen Christmas Business Plan Competition → VIC Startup BootCamp), manages the university's IP disclosure and commercialization process, and coordinates the broader innovation ecosystem. Director James M. Kinsley (MBA, Instructor of Management, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, and Operations at Tobin). Technology Transfer Manager Matyas Kolsofszki.

Three strategic focuses: Collaboration (intercollegiate), Entrepreneurial Culture (institutional), and Idea/Venture Support (stakeholder demand). Innovation management programs: Discovery (concept development, feasibility, IP assessment, prototyping) and Proof-of-Concept (project funding, piloting, commercial strategy validation).

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Quick fit check

  • Indirect support only
  • No equity required
  • Currently active
  • Verified by research

Key numbers

Funding range

$0 – $0

In Kind, Non Dilutive Grant

Equity

None

Application

Rolling

Campus Wide

Last activity

2026-06-23

Moderate confidence

Application and Timing

Participants

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni across all St. John's schools and colleges.

Funding and Equity

Indirect — VIC coordinates access to existing programs and competition prizes. Discovery and PoC programs referenced but specific funding amounts not disclosed. No equity taken.

Recent Activity

  • 2024-2026: VIC active as central entrepreneurship hub with speaker events (Euripides Pelekanos/Bareburger, Albert Bateh/EZ-Net Hair Care), student research awards, and international program support.
  • July 2025: Local students earn $500,000 to develop EMT tech platform via Y Combinator, supported by VIC.
  • December 2025: Alexandra Cicala (junior) secures funding for financial literacy app uFinLit through VIC ecosystem.
  • 2025-2026: Active Instagram and LinkedIn presence (@sjuvic).

Known Startups or Winners

  • uFinLit (Alexandra Cicala '27) — Financial literacy app; secured funding Dec 2025.
  • KnotHashtags (Uday Kumar, grad student) — JIC winner, attended Hult Summer Bootcamp 2025.

Verification Gaps

  • Discovery and PoC program funding amounts and deployment.
  • VIC operating budget and staff headcount.
  • Startup portfolio and venture outcomes from VIC ecosystem.
  • IP disclosure and licensing volume data.

Venture & Innovation Center

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