Variable Innovators Academy
Taking innovation
to new heights
Taking innovation
to new heights
Taking innovation
to new heights
Startup incubation for tomorrow's founders
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Together we have reached:
20+
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20+
global cities where we are driving entrepreneurship worldwide
75+
75+
75+
startup MVPs built and launched
1000+
1000+
1000+
mid-career professionals supported in their startup journey
ABOUT VIA
Variable Innovation Academy
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) is a startup incubator that transforms mid-career professionals from underrepresented backgrounds into successful tech founders. Our mission is to empower established professionals who want to build tech solutions for industries they know deeply but lack access to startup ecosystems, mentorship networks, and hands-on technical training. We provide immersive educational experiences focusing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and extended reality (XR).
ABOUT VIA
Variable Innovation Academy
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) is a startup incubator that transforms mid-career professionals from underrepresented backgrounds into successful tech founders. Our mission is to empower established professionals who want to build tech solutions for industries they know deeply but lack access to startup ecosystems, mentorship networks, and hands-on technical training. We provide immersive educational experiences focusing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and extended reality (XR).
ABOUT VIA
Variable Innovation Academy
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) is a startup incubator that transforms mid-career professionals from underrepresented backgrounds into successful tech founders. Our mission is to empower established professionals who want to build tech solutions for industries they know deeply but lack access to startup ecosystems, mentorship networks, and hands-on technical training. We provide immersive educational experiences focusing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and extended reality (XR).
OUR PROGRAMS
OUR PROGRAMS
OUR PROGRAMS
Empowering Communities
Through Innovation
Empowering Communities
Through Innovation
Boost Your Career Potential With Our Programs:
INTRODUC!NG
VIA Tech Launchpad & Retreat
VIA Tech Launchpad & Retreat is an annual program that brings together aspiring tech founders for an intensive startup incubation experiences. Participants leverage their domain expertise while gaining hands-on experience in emerging technologies and building the networks and connections needed to launch and scale tech ventures. Programs culminate in a competitive hackathon and showcase where participants build and present their MVPs to investors and industry leaders.
ABOUT VIA
VIA Tech Launchpad & Retreat
VIA Tech Launchpad & Retreat is an annual program that brings together aspiring tech founders for an intensive startup incubation experiences. Participants leverage their domain expertise while gaining hands-on experience in emerging technologies and building the networks and connections needed to launch and scale tech ventures. Programs culminate in a competitive hackathon and showcase where participants build and present their MVPs to investors and industry leaders.
ABOUT VIA
VIA Tech Launchpad & Retreat
VIA Tech Launchpad & Retreat is an annual program that brings together aspiring tech founders for an intensive startup incubation experiences. Participants leverage their domain expertise while gaining hands-on experience in emerging technologies and building the networks and connections needed to launch and scale tech ventures. Programs culminate in a competitive hackathon and showcase where participants build and present their MVPs to investors and industry leaders.
EXCLUS!VE BENEFITS
EXCLUS!VE BENEFITS
EXCLUS!VE BENEFITS
Our Program Offers
Our startup incubation programs provide transformative experiences for
established professionals.
Unique Learning Experience
Transform your industry knowledge into scalable technology ventures with expert guidance.
Unique Learning Experience
Transform your industry knowledge into scalable technology ventures with expert guidance.
Unique Learning Experience
Transform your industry knowledge into scalable technology ventures with expert guidance.
Global Perspective
Experience international innovation ecosystems while building ventures with global impact potential.
Global Perspective
Experience international innovation ecosystems while building ventures with global impact potential.
Global Perspective
Experience international innovation ecosystems while building ventures with global impact potential.
Networking Opportunities
Connect with startup ecosystems, mentors, and funding opportunities typically unavailable to professionals outside tech hubs.
Networking Opportunities
Connect with startup ecosystems, mentors, and funding opportunities typically unavailable to professionals outside tech hubs.
Networking Opportunities
Connect with startup ecosystems, mentors, and funding opportunities typically unavailable to professionals outside tech hubs.
Career Development
Gain the confidence, skills, and resources to transition from employee to successful tech entrepreneur.
Career Development
Gain the confidence, skills, and resources to transition from employee to successful tech entrepreneur.
Career Development
Gain the confidence, skills, and resources to transition from employee to successful tech entrepreneur.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2025 VIA Programming
Discover our lineup of intensive programs, workshops, and networking opportunities designed to help mid-career professionals transform their expertise into successful tech ventures.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2025 VIA Programming
Discover our lineup of intensive programs, workshops, and networking opportunities designed to help mid-career professionals transform their expertise into successful tech ventures.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2025 VIA Programming
Discover our lineup of intensive programs, workshops, and networking opportunities designed to help mid-career professionals transform their expertise into successful tech ventures.
Past Events
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
Past Events
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
Past Events
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
✧
New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
✧
Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
✧
New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
✧
Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
✧
New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
✧
New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
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New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
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VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
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Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
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VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
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Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
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VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
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New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
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VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
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Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
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VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
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New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
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New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
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AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
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New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
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VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
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Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
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VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Brussels
Summer 2024
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Brussels, Belgium
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Brussels during summer 2024, perfectly timed with ETHGlobal Brussels and ETHCC. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive blend of technical workshops, cultural experiences, and entrepreneurship development.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Salesforce
September 22nd 2023
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New York City
Mid-career professionals and students joined Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Salesforce's iconic Ohana Floor in NYC. This immersive experience, developed in collaboration with the Academy of Young Leaders (AOYL) and Sparx Labs, provided participants with direct access to career insights and networking opportunities at a premier tech company.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Buenos Aires
Summer 2023
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Miami, USA
Summer 2023 brought VIA to Buenos Aires for an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat during ETH Argentina. This immersive program brought together ambitious professionals and students to experience Argentina's dynamic tech ecosystem and vibrant innovation culture within the global Web3 community.
Presented by:
VIA Company Tour: Mastercard
August 10th 2023
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New York City
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) provided our summer program participants with an exclusive private tour of Mastercard's Tech Hub in New York City. This invite-only experience offered aspiring entrepreneurs unique insights into innovation at one of the world's leading financial technology companies.
Featured speakers:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: New York
Summer 2023
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New York, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in New York City during ETHGlobal NY in 2023. This immersive experience brought together ambitious professionals and students for a comprehensive program combining technical innovation, entrepreneurship development, and networking within one of the world's premier tech ecosystems.
Presented by:
AI & Web3 Startup Demo Day: NYTechWeek
June 3, 2025
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New York, USA
VIA co-hosted an exclusive Web3 AI Startup Demo Day during New York Tech Week, in partnership with WeWork, Salesforce, Sparx Labs, Supermoon, and a16z. This premier showcase brought together the most innovative startups building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, demonstrating the cutting-edge solutions emerging from this rapidly evolving convergence.
Presented by:
VIA Launchpad & Tech Retreat: Miami
Fall 2023
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Miami, USA
Variable Innovators Academy (VIA) hosted an intensive week-long launchpad and retreat in Miami during ETHMiami in 2023. This vibrant program brought together ambitious professionals and students in one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the United States, combining the energy of Miami's innovation scene with the global Web3 community.
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