Jim Zuffoletti
Jim Zuffoletti is the managing director of LVG's Enterprise Studio, a facility adjacent to LVG headquarters designed for faculty and graduate students who would like help commercializing their research. The Studio is a partnership between LVG and UVA Innovates, a pan-University initiative.
Jim is a serial founder and executive with broad leadership and operating experience from co-founding businesses, business units and foundations from zero to one and beyond. He has experience with exits ranging from asset sale, divestiture to deka-corn IPO.
Jim has led fundraising efforts exceeding $80 million through investment rounds (angel, corporate and venture), institutional grants, awards, debt and government programs. He works to advance entrepreneurship at the Society For Effectual Actions, which was founded by Professor Saras Sarasvathy.