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Case Studies
Taking new ideas from prototype to market-ready
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On average, Challenge winners spend a year building and deploying their solutions within a local pilot community of business, government and tech leaders, generating real-time feedback on what’s working and what’s not. And by demonstrating their product in real-world conditions, companies can also access larger markets.
The RISE program has established the only ecosystem of coastal resilience entrepreneurs, who are using coastal Virginia as a living lab to develop their next-generation products and technologies.
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