Deals, News & Events for the Upstate Capital Investment Community
BUFFALO PRIVATE EQUITY SUMMIT: SEPTEMBER 21
Join us in Buffalo and online for the biggest private equity and M&A event in Upstate NY on September 21 at Marcy Casino in Delaware Park.
– Meet Mike Richter, NHL Hall of Fame goalie for the NY Rangers
– Connect with 150-200 investors, deal-makers, and advisors and grow your network
– Hear from CEOs, expert advisors and private equity investors on how to put deals together
Thanks to our sponsors including KeyBank, Hamilton Lane, Lakelet Capital, Bluehenge Capital, Amerisource and more!
MEMBER HIGHLIGHT
Introducing Olivia Goldstein! Olivia is currently VP at Startfast Ventures and COO at Upstate Venture Connect. As an entrepreneur, she has launched three market-validated tech products from scratch and is excited to join the Upstate Capital investment community.
PE + M&A
SHG recently completed a comprehensive business valuation of Double L Group, LLC. Double L Group, LLC is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality environmental control equipment for pig and poultry animal confinement facilities.
VC + GROWTH
NYBPC Track winner KLAW Industries is partnering with the City of Binghamton to use a more sustainable, stronger concrete mix for sidewalk & curb work this summer. KLAW makes the mix from recycled glass on Binghamton’s East Side.
COMMUNITY NEWS
NYSTAR and FuzeHub invite you to join them for the New York State Innovation Summit on October 25-26, 2022 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. This event celebrates New York State’s leadership in technology-led economic growth with experts in biotechnology, new materials, energy innovation, and artificial intelligence that will explore current technology convergence opportunities, ways to accelerate commercialization, and issues of manufacturing sustainability.
Investors interested in the Hudson Valley – please join us on September 15 in Poughkeepsie NY to meet startups and investors and learn more about the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region. Do you have a startup in the Hudson Valley? Apply to pitch by August 18 The event will be held online and in person on September 15, 2022, at Revel 32 in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Two Demo Days coming up! SUNY Startup Summer School on August 4 in Albany and HUSTLE Demo Day in Rome on August 18. See the region’s best seed stage startup companies pitch for cash prizes and ongoing support from the innovation ecosystem. Noa Simons, President & CEO of Upstate Capital, will be a judge at both demo days.
HUSTLE Demo Day will be at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY on August 18. See the region’s best seed stage startup companies pitch for $300,000 in prizes. The HUSTLE Defense Accelerator is an elite and immersive accelerator for seed-stage tech startups pushing AI/ML, cyber, quantum and UAS solutions with dual-use potential and the drive to elevate the United States’ national security and economic competitiveness. Noa Simons, President & CEO, will be a judge!
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