Mission: To propel early-staged science focused companies through the delivery of comprehensive resources and to empower innovators to transform their good ideas to great successes.
Since 1991, First Flight Venture Center™ (FFVC) has supported the development and growth of high science, high impact entrepreneurial companies by providing the tailored resources, guidance, connections, and support required for sustained commercial success.
Originally developed by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, First Flight was spun out as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation and located in the Research Triangle Park (RTP).