Deals, News & Events for the Upstate Capital Investment Community
— VENTURE + GROWTH
SUNY RF TECH ACCELERATOR FUND OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
SUNY RF has announced applications are open for the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF), which provides critical investments to advance The State University of New York innovation from the lab to the marketplace. TAF investments are highly competitive and support technology development milestones, such as feasibility studies, prototyping, and clinical and field testing to demonstrate that an innovation has commercial potential.
$4M RAISED FOR CLIMATE TECH COMPANY SKYVEN
Skyven Technologies, an “energy as a service” company that funds and de-risks capital projects to reduce carbon emissions caused by processed heat, raised $4M in a seed round led by VoLo Earth Ventures. This brings Skyven’s total capital intake in 2021 to $6.5M. The company’s CEO, Arun Gupta, pitched at Upstate Capital’s Invest NY: Climate event in October 2021.
— PRIVATE EQUITY + M&A
MEMBER HIGHLIGHT: BLUE HIGHWAY CAPITAL
Meet Karin Gregory, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Blue Highway Capital. Blue Highway Capital invests in rural-based businesses looking for growth capital. They help fund family business transitions and acquisitions as other ways to grow businesses in addition to direct investing for growth. BHC are happy to co-lead and work with other funds in larger deals in industries such as food, manufacturing, business services, transportation and logistics, healthcare, and energy. Karin had been an investment professional with Mass Ventures and Dover Medical Ventures as well as serving as legal counsel to start-ups. She has advised Kimberly Clark’s venture capital fund on medical technology, served as a board member on Maine Venture Fund, and as the former Chair of CEI Ventures.
WNY COMPANY CLOSES $90+M ROUND
Viridi Parente, a Buffalo, NY-based maker of renewable power systems for heavy machinery and storage applications, raised over $94M in later-stage growth capital. Their existing investors include the WNY Impact Fund, Impact Capital, Varia Ventures and Grand Oaks Capital. The company is led by Jon M. Williams, Chairman and CEO. Upstate Capital members involved with the company include Tom Quinn, Andrea Vossler, Scott Friedman, Theresa Mazzulo and Rami Katz.
— UPSTATE CAPITAL EVENTS
Join us for a webinar and workshop on February 15 to learn all about the 2022 New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) and its upcoming competition. The webinar and workshop are free and is for current and potential mentors, judges and students; campus professionals; and anyone interested in learning more about this exciting program.
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June 29, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 6/29/22
Invest NY: Future of Air & Space, presented by NYSTAR and Upstate Capital, is an event to highlight the air and space industry and innovation in Upstate New York. This event will be held July 14 at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY. Future of Air & Space will be attended by startup entrepreneurs and innovators, experienced executives, and active investors in artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones and uncrewed systems.
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June 22, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 6/22/22
We are one week away from the Invest NY: Future of Food at the Culinary Institute of America on June 29. There is still time to register for this event that brings together members from established food and beverage companies, suppliers, investors, and dealmakers together with entrepreneurs and startups.
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June 15, 2022
Event Recap: M&A Advisor Series – Rochester
On June 8, 2022, over 80 people from the Rochester M&A and private equity ecosystem joined Upstate Capital at the M&A Advisor Series event at the Oak Hill Country Club. The event welcomed service providers, transaction professionals, business advisors, PE investors, and business owners and entrepreneurs contemplating strategic growth and/or ownership transitions for well-established companies. […]
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June 15, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 6/15/22
NYSTAR and Upstate Capital present Invest NY: Future of Food, an event to highlight the food and agtech industry and innovation in Upstate New York. Registration is open for this event on June 29th at the Culinary Institute of America.
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Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 6/8/22
NYSTAR and Upstate Capital present Invest NY: Future of Food on June 29 at the Culinary Institute of American in Hyde Park, NY. This event brings together members from established food and beverage companies, suppliers, investors, and dealmakers together with entrepreneurs and startups.
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June 1, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 6/1/22
Venture + Growth and PE + M&A News for Upstate NY
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May 25, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 5/25/22
Venture + Growth and PE + M&A News for Upstate NY
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May 18, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 5/18/22
Venture + Growth and PE + M&A News for Upstate NY
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May 5, 2022
Event Recap: Venture NY
On April 27, 2022, Upstate Capital hosted Venture NY, the marquee early-stage event for innovation and entrepreneurship in New York, at the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center in Syracuse, NY. Over 150 people gathered to connect with startups and investors, explore topics related to entrepreneurship’s future, and find practical knowledge and insights. Venture NY also […]
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May 3, 2022
Middle-Market Private Equity + M&A Update – Q1 2022
The Middle-Market PE + M&A Update is a quarterly publication for the Upstate NY deal-making community, presented by the Upstate Capital Association of NY and The Bonadio Group, reporting on transaction activity regionally and in the context of national trends. This report provides information and insights on types of deals, multiples, and private equity activity. […]
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