Becoming a GInI Authorized Growth Venture Assessor costs USD $250 for GInI members or USD $350 for non-members, and that is only the second payment: GInI will not register you until you already hold its CInP, CInS or CCInO certificate. So the real question is not the exam fee but what the credential lets you earn afterwards. This guide puts the costs, the rules and the work side by side.

The AGVA is a narrow credential. It authorizes you to assess small and medium-sized business ventures for GInI's Certified Innovative Growth Venture (CInGV) accreditation, and nothing else. Whether it pays back depends on whether that one job exists near you, which is why we start with the money and the restrictions rather than the usual list of career perks.
| Exam detail |
AGVA |
| Full name |
GInI Authorized Growth Venture Assessor |
| Exam code |
AGVA |
| Vendor |
GInI (Global Innovation Institute) |
| Exam fee |
GInI Member USD $250; Non-Member USD $350 |
| Questions |
50, multiple choice |
| Duration |
60 minutes |
| Passing score |
75% |
All of these details were checked against GInI's own AGVA certification page in October 2026, and the exam is still on sale there with the same figures.