43North: 43North is an accelerator program that hosts an annual startup competition, investing $5 million per year to attract and cultivate high-growth companies in Buffalo, NY. 43North operates through the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo, Empire State Development, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, and several other sponsors.
GENIUS NY: The world’s largest $3M business accelerator competition in Central New York focused on unmanned systems, IoT, and big data startups. The accelerator is funded by Empire State Development and housed at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden incubator in downtown Syracuse, NY.
76West: 76West is an unparalleled competition focused on growing entrepreneurs and attracting resources from the U.S. and around the world to build clean energy businesses and jobs in New York State’s Southern Tier region.
Grow-NY: Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region. The competition attracts innovative, high-growth food and agriculture startups from across the globe and engages them in the region’s rapidly-growing startup ecosystem.
Luminate: Luminate is the world’s largest business accelerator for optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) startups. They bring entrepreneurs from around the world together with OPI pioneers and qualified investors to speed innovation and time to market and help early-stage startups gain clear competitive advantages.
This event will be held in conjunction with Upstate Capital’s Annual Awards Celebration. Each year, Upstate Capital highlights PE + M&A and venture capital investments from the year. The organization also recognizes active dealmakers in the region, and delivers a lifetime achievement award to a person who has made a significant impact in the Upstate NY investment community over the course of their career.
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