July 26, 2022
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