Fueling Upstate Startups with Mentorship & Capital

Driving innovation, job creation, and regional growth by equipping founders with the resources to turn bold ideas into thriving businesses.

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Most Active NYS Seed Fund

1,800+

Companies Mentored

9,600+

Jobs Supported

39x

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Why Launch NY?

Mentorship Plus Access to Seed Capital

Launch NY is here to help Upstate NY startups become investment ready

Tailored Coaching

Our team of industry experts provides highly personalized, pro bono mentoring to high-growth startup founders.

InvestLocal Financing Programs

We provide seed funding programs dedicated to investing exclusively in Upstate NY startups.

Resource and Capital Connections

We help entrepreneurs connect with partners and capital providers, enabling our portfolio companies to secure over 40x additional funding.

Hear from Our Founders

“EagleHawk would not be where it is today without the support of Launch NY. The coaching and the mentorship provided early on helped us position our business to raise capital...”

Patrick Walsh

CEO, EagleHawk

“Re-Nuble’s mission is to drive the adoption of sustainable agriculture by taking food waste and turning it into high-quality organic fertilizer and offering peat-free grow media. Thank you Launch NY for your on-demand Entrepreneur-in-Residence support and seed funding, which has helped us scale our production facility.”

Tinia Pina

Founder/CEO, Re-Nuble

"I really needed someone to mentor me along the way around the operations, capital, and raising process. So we found a home with Launch NY. When you are early, everybody is quick to say NO to giving you capital because you have just an idea often, and so with Launch NY I found that I was able to stick with that guy and get to YES."

Margaret Sayers

Co-Founder