Venture & Innovation Center
About the program · 1 linked sources
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).
Also known as: VIC
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-23); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
Key numbers
Funding range
$0
In Kind, Non Dilutive Grant
Equity
None
Application
Rolling
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-06-23
Moderate confidence
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Application and Timing
Rolling engagement via VIC inquiry form (https://SJUIT.formstack.com/forms/vic_inquiry_form). Programs within VIC (JIC, Christmas BPC, BootCamp) have individual application cycles.
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.
Research gaps & things to verify
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.
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Evidence
- 2026-06-23-st-johns-vic
- St. John's University Entrepreneurship Research Report
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Venture & Innovation Center at St. John's University.
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Venture & Innovation Center Official Pages
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Venture & Innovation Center Official Pages
Three captures: VIC main page (services, team, Startup Incubator, BootCamp, Christmas BPC), Innovation & Entrepreneurship ecosystem overview (all programs, clubs, competitions, facilities), and VIC IP/Tech Transfer page (disclosure process, Technology Transfer Manager).
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