Where Service Becomes Legacy

Veteran Venture Foundation exists to help veterans turn the discipline, leadership, and experience gained through military service into businesses built for long-term impact.

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Why We Exist

Service Should Not End When the Uniform Comes Off

Military service develops qualities that are difficult to teach: discipline, resilience, accountability, leadership, adaptability, and the ability to perform under pressure.

But when veterans transition into civilian life, those strengths do not always come with a clear path forward.

For veterans who want to become entrepreneurs, the gap can be even more significant. Having the drive to build a business is one thing. Knowing where to start, accessing the right resources, building the infrastructure, and turning an idea into a sustainable company are entirely different challenges.

Veteran Venture Foundation was created to close that gap.

We help eligible veterans move from service to entrepreneurship with a structured pathway designed to turn their experience and ambition into launch-ready businesses.

Our Mission

Our mission is to empower veterans to build sustainable businesses by providing the infrastructure, resources, guidance, and support needed to turn their skills and ideas into launch-ready companies.

We believe veterans have already developed many of the qualities required to become successful entrepreneurs. Our role is to help translate those qualities into the knowledge, systems, and business infrastructure necessary to build and grow.

Our Vision

Our vision is a future where every veteran who wants to pursue entrepreneurship has a meaningful pathway to turn their service, experience, and ambition into a sustainable business and lasting economic impact.

We envision veterans not only as employees and consumers, but as founders, employers, community builders, and economic contributors.

Our Values

Turning Military Experience Into Entrepreneurial Opportunity

We believe service doesn't end when military service does. We carry the spirit of service into everything we do.

Mission

We approach entrepreneurship with the same focus and intentionality that veterans bring to every mission: define the objective, build the plan, and execute.

Integrity

Trust is foundational. We operate honestly, communicate clearly, and make decisions with the long-term interests of veterans and our partners in mind.

Ownership

We believe veterans deserve the opportunity to build something they own - personally, professionally, and financially.

Impact

Success is measured by more than the number of businesses launched. We care about sustainable companies, and the communities those businesses can strengthen.

Accountability

We hold ourselves and the veterans we serve to high standards. Progress requires commitment, transparency, and follow-through.

Veteran Venture Foundation turns that mindset into opportunity & ownership.

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Leadership & TEAM

Meet the People Building the Mission

Veteran Venture Foundation is powered by a team that understands the importance of service, entrepreneurship, and execution.

Matthew Cook

President & CEO

James Biggs

Co-Founder & COO

  • Amelia Atwill

    Director of Development

  • Mark Nager

    Director of Events

  • Chief of Staff

  • Director of Marketing & Communications

Built for Accountability

Transparency Is Part of Our Mission

As a nonprofit organization, Veteran Venture Foundation believes trust must extend beyond the veterans we serve. It also includes donors, grant makers, partners, volunteers, and the broader community.

Veteran Venture Foundation was founded in 2026 in Orange County, California. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation, with its federal tax-exempt determination pending. The organization files its IRS Form 990 publicly on an annual basis once required.

A Different Kind of Veteran Support

A Different Kind of Veteran Support

Our job is to help provide the structure, resources, and support necessary for the next one. Through Veteran Venture Foundation, veterans can take the skills developed through service and apply them to something they can build, own, and grow.

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