Venture Studio

At the Richmond Institute for Design + Innovation we are very intentional about teaching through professional context and real-life experiences by bridging the transformative gap between big ideas and execution. We call it the Venture Studio. The studio is exposing students to the real-world process of bringing consumer solutions to market. The Venture Studio helps students take work in previous product design studios beyond the idea phase. The product design students learn how to examine and research opportunity and create desirable consumer solutions and turn those solutions into feasible and viable consumer products that are investment ready.

The Venture Studio helps students take a deeper dive into validating whether their ideas are market ready. The students explore concepts like intellectual property, patent preparation, and venture investment. RID+I students were introduced to the startup ecosystem, preparing them to become acclimated and familiar with the world of venture building, pitch night events surrounded by investors, local business owners and fell

For information contact Michael Seeley.