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VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

VentureSouth is an early-stage venture firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast. Since our inception with the Upstate Carolina Angel Network in 2008, VentureSouth has grown to include more than 550 investors, making us one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States. To date, VentureSouth has deployed over $85 million in more than 100 companies. Follow us to learn how we Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.

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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"​ With an annual budget of more than $8 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities. In many fields, such as mathematics, computer science, and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. NSF awards about 11,000 new awards per year, with an average duration of three years -- to fund specific research proposals that have been judged the most promising by a rigorous and objective merit-review system. In the past few decades, NSF-funded researchers have won more than 200 Nobel Prizes as well as other honors too numerous to list. NSF funds equipment that is needed by scientists and engineers but is often too expensive for any one group or researcher to afford. Another essential element in NSFs mission is support for science and engineering education, from pre-K through graduate school and beyond. There are many exciting careers at NSF, not only in science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM), but also in business and operations. For more information, please visit us at http://nsf.gov/careers/. NSF welcomes opportunities to engage with you on our LinkedIn page. Please see our Comment Policy [http://www.nsf.gov/social/policies.jsp ] for more information.

Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, William & Mary brings together the global opportunities of a larger research university with the personal education of a liberal arts and sciences institution. For more than three centuries, W&M has offered a top-rated educational experience while being consistently recognized as one of the best values in the nation. Choose from 115+ majors, minors and pre-professional programs with 65% of students majoring in STEM and computational-related fields — anything from business analytics to integrative conservation to a major you design yourself. Almost 80% of undergraduate students are involved in faculty-mentored research, with 20% having their work published before they graduate. W&M is known for its undergraduate teaching, career services, internship connections, science lab facilities, study abroad and more. We are committed to affording exceptional students the opportunity for life-changing experiences, regardless of their financial circumstances.