Charlottesville, VA  USA

Accelerating Innovation by Harnessing Convergence

17 ventures provides coherent leverage when companies need to accelerate product and services business model development by embracing digital – physical – biological convergence.

We have a global perspective informed by solving large scale problems when leadership is required to catalyze collaboration in diverse cross-functional teams and complex ecosystems.

Impact Made a Different Way

Founded and managed by Robert (Bob) Armour, 17 ventures culture embraces change and the willingness to take risks. We are both consultative and collaborative in our approach to engaging stakeholders while bringing a sense of urgency to achieve results with purpose.

The 17 ventures foundation is built upon diverse experiences with some of the world’s most innovative and admired companies including:

Advise | Invest | Operate Companies

Click on the links or images below to visit websites of companies we’ve worked with

MPOWER was founded in 2014 by Manu Smadja and Mike Davis, two former international students with a shared dream: to remove the financial obstacles students often face when pursuing an international education.

www.mpowerfinancing.com/about-us

TryMarine is a platform of products, systems and methods tuned and proven to enhance biodiversity and unleash the power of ecosystems to naturally respond to environmental breakdowns.

www.trymarineglobal.com

Colleges and universities are evolving. The students in and entering college today represent a new generation that thrives in collaborative settings, looks to learn by doing and impatiently seeks opportunities to create a positive impact.

www.foragerone.com/about

We know a lot of your time is spent answering basic questions about your property. Our insights take you behind the scenes of the resident experience and empower you to provide the best possible service to your residents.

www.heyhio.co

Ozlo is on a mission to clinically enhance rest without pharmaceutical intervention – and the associated side effects – to improve both wakefulness and the quality of mental and physical well-being.

www.ozlosleep.com/pages/our-story

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