Since 2013, cohorts of recent college graduates have come to Philadelphia through the Venture for America program, which matches entrepreneurship-minded grads with local high-growth startups.

The goal is to showcase the hands-on startup environment and encourage fellows to stick around and build their own enterprises in one of the 14 cities they may be matched with. In Philly, startups such as Stix, LeagueSide and OneClick.chat were founded by former fellows.

And while this year’s cohort will look different — they’ll begin their roles virtually at their companies — Philly has grown to become the largest VfA hub, as Alison Garber, senior director of community partnerships, told Technical.ly. This year, the Philly fellows will join the staffs of 21 local startups in industries like healthcare, fintech and real estate for a two-year period.

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