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Press Releases
February 16, 2021
Launch NY Prepares Black Entrepreneurs Building Scalable Businesses Across All High-growth Industries
February 11, 2021
Launch NY Announces New Board Member, Quincy Allen, Bringing Rochester-Based Leadership Engaged in Global and Regional Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusion Initiatives
January 25, 2021
2020 Roundup: Launch NY Delivers More Than $2.2 Million in Seed Capital to its #InvestLocal Programs During the Pandemic
November 30, 2020
Launch NY Announces New Board of Directors, Melodie Baker, National Policy Director of Just Equations, and Thomas Lynch, Former President & CEO of Goodwill of Western New York
October 21, 2020
Launch NY Closes LP Fund Exceeding its $5 Million Target
October 14, 2020
Launch NY Announces Second Expat Co-Lead To Founders Go Big Program
October 6, 2020
Launch NY & NOCO Partner to Advance Energy Sustainability Practices
September 30, 2020
CDFI Fund Awards Launch NY in Funding for 4th Consecutive Year
September 16, 2020
Launch NY Taps Anthony Jones, Buffalo expat, as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence and Co-Lead for the Pilot “Founders Go Big” Program Assisting Underrepresented Founders Scale Their Startups and Raise Capital
August 26, 2020
Launch NY Reports Q2 Investments Totaling $385k Across Nine Companies, Including the 60th Portfolio Company
August 18, 2020
Marnie LaVigne Listed in Buffalo Business First’s Power 150 Women
August 6, 2020
Launch NY ECO Incubator Partners with HubSpot for Startups
July 22, 2020
Launch NY #InvestLocal Opportunities for $10k+ Investors Ends July 31
July 8, 2020
Launch NY Marks First Qualified Opportunity Fund Investment
June 25, 2020
Promptous Becomes Launch NY’s 30th LP Fund Portfolio Company
June 11, 2020
Launch NY Announces EagleHawk as Upstate’s First #InvestLocal Digital Community Deal
May 19, 2020
College and COVID: How a Launch NY Portfolio Company is Bridging the Gap to Improve Access to Mental Health Services
April 27, 2020
Launch NY’s 2020 Q1 Investments Totaled $620,000 from its Nonprofit Seed Fund and For-Profit LP Fund in 11 Innovative Companies
March 30, 2020
Launch NY Marks Women’s History Month With 3 New Investments In Women-led Businesses
March 19, 2020
Meet some of Western New York’s inspirational women leaders
February 12, 2020
TROVE Acquired by E Source to Add Predictive Data Science Expertise
February 11, 2020
A Perfect Pairing: Launch NY Marks Double Investment Milestones
February 11, 2020
A Perfect Pairing: Launch NY Marks Double Investment Milestones
February 10, 2020
Bytes and pieces: Another ‘coffee club perking’ in Niagara; Launch NY hires COO
February 4, 2020
Launch NY Receives $300,000 Investment from JPMorgan Chase for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
January 29, 2020
Launch NY Announces New Chief Operating Officer
January 21, 2020
2019 Marked Another Year of Growth and New #InvestLocal Programs for Launch NY’s Support of Startups and Engagement of Investors.
December 10, 2019
Launch NY Ends November 2019 on a High Note Bringing Portfolio Total to 49 Companies, Investing Over $2.3 Million
December 6, 2019
Launch NY Seeks New Director of Operations
December 5, 2019
Launch NY’s COO and Fund Manager Chosen as Investor of the Year by Upstate Capital Association
December 3, 2019
Launch NY to Use Additional Funding from CDFI Fund
December 3, 2019
CDFI Fund Awards Launch NY $225K in Funding for Third Consecutive Year
November 26, 2019
Launch NY Deal-by-Deal Investor Network Features one of the Region’s First Widely Available Opportunity Fund Investments
November 25, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $225K in Federal Funding for Launch NY in Buffalo
November 14, 2019
Five Launch NY Portfolio & Client Companies in Final Round of Grow-NY
October 31, 2019
Launch NY Invests in Heart Health Intelligence Through Nonprofit and For Profit Seed Funds, Bringing Total Investment in 43 Portfolio Companies to $2.1 Million
October 22, 2019
Launch NY President and CEO Nominated for Economic Development Achievements in Upstate New York
October 16, 2019
Launch NY Recognized as Finalist for Startup Supporter of the Year for its Clean Energy Initiatives
September 23, 2019
Launch NY COO selected as 2019 Community Catalyst by Upstate Venture Connect
August 14, 2019
Launch NY Celebrates Mentoring Milestone Supporting Over 1,000 Startups
August 12, 2019
Launch NY sets record pace for 2019, closes 19th deal of the year
August 6, 2019
Launch NY Unveils New Website with Powerful Resources for Entrepreneurs and Investors
August 6, 2019
The Spectacular Six: Launch NY Kicks Off Investor Network Featuring Inaugural Startups
June 25, 2019
Be One of the First 100 Beta Users of Launch NY’s New Online Investor Network
June 12, 2019
Launch NY Limited Partner Fund Makes Second Round of Investments in Upstate NY Startups
May 21, 2019
Empowering Regional Investors to Make a Local Impact on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Through the Fundamentals of Angel Investing Program
May 16, 2019
Viaduct Announces Second-year Commitment to Supporting Two Launch New York Portfolio Companies
May 9, 2019
Launch NY Adds President & CEO of Aspera Mel Passarelli to Board of Directors
April 30, 2019
Upstate Capital Connect Drives Western New York Small Business Growth, Made Possible By $500,000 JPMorgan Chase Investment
April 11, 2019
Launch NY Reports on Q1 Investment Activity
April 3, 2019
Launch NY Limited Partner Fund Makes First Investments
February 20, 2019
Launch NY Receives $300k from Economic Development Administration for New Investor Network
February 5, 2019
Launch NY’s Invest Local Summit & Expo Landscape Introduces New Investor Network to Fuel Upstate NY’s Most Promising Startups
January 30, 2019
Launch NY Adds Maggie Dorn, Chief Network Officer at The Motley Fool to Board of Directors, Along with New Staff
January 25, 2019
Launch NY Reflects on a Year Filled with Partnerships, Projects, & Purpose
January 22, 2019
Launch NY Receives $4.5 Million from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to Support High-Growth Potential Entrepreneurs
December 13, 2018
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $300k In Federal Funding for Launch NY in Buffalo
December 6, 2018
Congressman Higgins Announces $300,000 in Federal Funding for Launch NY
November 7, 2018
Launch NY Awarded $150k in Grants from NYSEG and RG&E
October 4, 2018
Federal Development Fund Awards Launch NY for 2nd Year in a Row to Support Low & Moderate Income Neighborhood Business Revitalization
September 14, 2018
Launch NY Receives $200,000 in Renewed Support from The John R. Oishei Foundation
August 20, 2018
Launch NY to Receive $250,000 Grant from National Grid
July 31, 2018
Launch NY Helps Prepare 43North Semifinalists
July 23, 2018
Launch NY Unveils Logo for NYSERDA’s WNY Clean Energy Incubator
June 7, 2018
Launch NY and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Partner on Emerging Cleantech Opportunity Incubator Leadership
May 30, 2018
Marnie LaVigne Elected NYSEDC Chair at 2018 Annual Meeting
May 30, 2018
Launch NY to Operate New York State’s Western New York Clean Energy Incubator
March 27, 2018
First Cross Regional Assessment Reveals Entrepreneurship Gaps Calling For Private Sector Engagement and Collaboration
March 13, 2018
Investment by Launch NY Seed Fund Builds on Team Effort by Ecosystem Partners Committed to Entrepreneurship
January 30, 2018
Launch NY Has Invested $925,000 in Upstate NY Startups Since March 2016 with Six New Portfolio Companies
January 3, 2018
Phillips Lytle Partner, Jennifer A. Beckage, Joins Launch NY Board of Directors
October 4, 2017
Launch NY Funds Another 7 Startup Companies on the Heels of Receiving Capital Awards from the US Treasury and Viaduct
September 22, 2017
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $168,000 in Federal Funding for Launch NY in Buffalo
September 22, 2017
Congressman Higgins Announces $356,000 for Efforts to Boost Small Business Opportunities & Grow Jobs in Western New York
September 12, 2017
Launch NY Awarded Grants from NYSEG and RG&E to Promote Innovative Entrepreneurial Support Programs
September 7, 2017
Launch NY and Ben Sayers Partner to Co-Invest $100,000 in Health Tech Startup Patient Pattern
September 5, 2017
Viaduct Contributes $150,000 to Launch NY to Bolster Startup Capital in Upstate New York
August 15, 2017
Launch NY Partners with CenterState CEO to Co-Invest $100,000 in a Technology Startup
July 10, 2017
M&T Awards $100,000 Grant to Launch NY to Promote Success of Upstate New York Startups
May 24, 2017
Issue Media Group and Launch NY Introduce New Digital Magazine Dedicated to Entrepreneurship
April 28, 2017
Launch NY Has Committed a Total of $447,500 in Upstate Companies in First Year of Fund
April 18, 2017
Launch NY Announces $100,000 Co-Investment with CenterState CEO
March 21, 2017
Launch NY Announces $75,000 Investment With Partners
March 13, 2017
Launch NY Designated as Community Development Financial Institution
January 30, 2017
TenCar Announces New Round of Seed Funding For Prosthetic Appliance for Colostomy/Ileostomy Patients
January 12, 2017
Launch NY Awards $100,000 in Investments to Two Life Sciences Companies at Critical Path Finals
January 6, 2017
Eight life sciences companies will vie for two $50K investments at Critical Path Finals
December 19, 2016
Launch NY Announces New Seed Investments
December 13, 2016
Launch NY and Syracuse Tech Garden Partnership Brings Home Federal Funding for Entrepreneur Resources
November 14, 2016
KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION AND LAUNCH NY PARTNER ON FIRST CROSS REGIONAL ASSESSMENT
September 20, 2016
Winners Announced for 2016 Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards
September 12, 2016
11 Startups Selected for new Life Sciences Accelerator Program
August 1, 2016
VilCap Communities Accelerator Program to award $100,000 to life sciences startups
July 18, 2016
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Awards $2.5M Grant To Launch NY
April 12, 2016
NYSEG, RG&E Support Vital Seed Stage Business Resources Through Launch NY
March 22, 2016
Launch NY Awarded $10,000 Grant from the First Niagara Foundation
March 16, 2016
Rachel’s Remedy Earns Launch NY’s First Seed Fund Investment
March 11, 2016
ECIDA Board Approves Final $100,000 in Three-Year Support Commitment to Launch NY
March 3, 2016
Village Capital Announces VilCap Communities U.S.
January 27, 2016
Launch NY Elects George Chamoun as New Chairman
December 14, 2015
With the Help of VCAMP, Launch NY Sees Success on #GivingTuesday
December 8, 2015
Launch NY Client is Impacting Community in Unexpected Ways
December 1, 2015
Launch NY Crowdfunding Campaign Soars on #GivingTuesday
November 24, 2015
Syracuse, Binghamton & Ithaca, Central & Southern Tier NY, Expats Coming Home to Growing StartUp Community
November 24, 2015
Giving Tuesday offers Western New York Expats Opportunity to Give Back this Holiday Season
November 24, 2015
Expats Coming Home to Support Startups in the Finger Lakes via Giving Tuesday
November 11, 2015
Launch NY Crowdfunding Campaign Featuring Startup Clients Raises $25,000 and Climbing
October 23, 2015
Launch NY Crowdfunding Campaign Powered by Former Clients
July 27, 2015
Launch New York appoints Branden to lead Finance & Operations and elects new Officers on the Board of Directors
June 22, 2015
The John R. Oishei Foundation Renews Support for Launch NY to Establish the Launch NY Seed Fund
April 7, 2015
ECIDA Renews Support for Launch NY
February 2, 2015
Take your #LaunchHour with Launch NY and Startup Grind Buffalo
January 22, 2015
Synacor’s George Chamoun Joins Launch NY Board of Directors
December 15, 2014
NYSEG, RG&E Team Up with Launch NY
November 6, 2014
Adema to lead Finance & Operations at Launch New York
June 23, 2014
Marnie LaVigne Named CEO of Launch NY
February 7, 2014