After 2011, VFA grew, reaching a $6 million annual operating budget in 2017,[1] and operating in about 20 U.S. cities, adding Kansas City, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, and St. Louis.[2] Venture for America began running a "startup accelerator" in Detroit and launched a seed fund and an investment fund for fellows.