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Darden Venture Capital In the News

The Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management connects with students, faculty, staff, alumni, the UVA community and other stakeholders to better understand and grow the Venture Capital Initiative and Ecosystem at Darden and beyond. 

Ramspacher, A. (2025, July 9). Savannah Bananas: Why this Darden professor is studying a dancing baseball team. UVA Today.

Bonk, V. (2025, July 15). What’s behind the popularity of Savannah Bananas? WTOP News.

Roeder, K. (2025, July 18). What to know about DC’s drop to $515M in VC funding for the quarter. Technical.Ly.

Foster, L. (2025, September 29). How the Savannah Bananas Disrupted the Business of Baseball. Darden Ideas to Action.

Foster, L. (2026, January 23). Private Assets in Your 401(k)? Here are Some of the Risks. Darden Ideas to Action.

Kelly, J. (2026, April 20). Q&A: What could a United-American Airlines merger mean for your wallet and miles? Darden Report Online.

Roeder, K. (2026, April 20). Nearly $950M flowed to DMV companies in Q1 as funding stayed concentrated. Technical.Ly.