Launch NY July 2022 Newsletter

LAUNCH NY INVESTS $977,500 IN THIRTEEN COMPANIES IN FIRST HALF OF 2022

With Twenty Separate Transactions, LNY’s #InvestLocal Deals Nearly Three Times Higher Than Next Most Active Seed Stage Investor in NY State

 

 

Marnie has built the most active seed fund in NYS, which is among only 6% of venture funds in the U.S. that are women-led. She has worked tirelessly to empower and mentor 1,375 companies, with a portfolio including one-third of women-led businesses alongside Launch NY’s Founders Go Big Program that serves underrepresented Founders comprised of 51 companies, 69% of which are women-owned.

 

LAUNCH NY TEAM CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

The Launch NY Team Gathered in July to Celebrate 10 Years of Hard Work!

 

These 19 startups with Buffalo ties raised about $140M in first six months of 2022

Casana lands $30M to take its heart-scanning smart toilet seat to the FDA

Techstars Iowa Accelerator Announces 2022 Class, Featuring CAHill Tech

Cornell Startup Antithesis Foods Receives One Million Dollar National Science Foundation Grant

812 Inventions, Re-Nuble receive Launch NY funding

How Two St. Joe’s Alumni Reconnected and United on a Mission to Educate Others on the Future of Farming Through Their Business, Ellicottville Greens

 

Dev Innovation Summit 2022
August 3-4, 2022

Retool WNY Webinar: Climate Technology Manufacturing – Why Now?
August 16, 2022

SBIR/STTR Workshop: Application Process & Funding Options for Startups
August 16, 2022

Retool WNY Webinar: Build it Clean, Build it here. Funding Sources for Manufacturers & Entrepreneurs.
September 13, 2022

2022 Buffalo Private Equity Summit
September 21, 2022

Retool’22: A Climate Tech Conference for Manufacturers
October 17-19, 2022

UPSTATE CAPITAL ANNUAL EVENT – Annual Awards Celebration
December 7, 2022