Deals, News & Events for the Upstate Capital Investment Community
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VC + GROWTH
Genius NY is now accepting applications through May 31 for high-growth startups in uncrewed systems, IoT, big data, and robotics. The in-residence accelerator will invest more than $3 million in five finalist companies, including a $1 million grand prize.
Pete Grum, Upstate Capital board member, gives back: Known around Buffalo as the face of Rand Capital for more than 25 years, Pete has also been committed to Horizon Health for 20-plus years helping to save the nonprofit mental-health agency from financial ruin.
Nextcorps’ Jim Senall on Rochester opportunities: Rochester is on its way to becoming a national hub for technology innovation with the highest potential of any city in America for developing high-tech, high-income jobs.
PRIVATE EQUITY + M&A
Bonadio and Golisano grow Upstate NY broadband infrastructure: Greenlight was founded in 2011 and purchased by Paychex founder Tom Golisano and Impact Capital’s Tom Bonadio in 2018. The CEO and founder, Mark Murphy said that Golisano and Bonadio were instrumental in helping to expand the company, growing from 18 to 160 employees prior to the recent acquisition by Oak Hill Capital Partners.
PE Firm buys Albany-based aerospace company: MTI Instruments is the third bolt-on acquisition for Branford Castle Partners’ portfolio company, Vitrek. The acquisition expands Vitrek’s electronic test and measurement products and adds MTI’s market-leading jet engine balancing systems, signal generators and precision metrology devices. Vitrek and MCI work with blue-chip aerospace, defense, semiconductor and renewable energy customers globally.
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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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April 20, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 4/20/22
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April 13, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 4/13/22
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GRASSHOPPER PARTNERS WITH UPSTATE CAPITAL + VENTURE NY
By Noa Simons: As we prepare for Venture NY on April 27, an important day for our community of innovators across NY, I wanted to highlight one of our partners who has been instrumental not only in bringing the day together, but more importantly, has been focused on supporting the Upstate Capital community for years […]
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April 6, 2022
Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 4/6/22
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Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 3/30/22
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March 28, 2022
M&A Advisor Series: Event Recap
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Login Join NowOn March 23, the M&A community, including regional corporate transaction professionals, business owners and company executives, came together at the Opalka Gallery in Albany for Upstate Capital’s debut M&A Advisor Series. Knowledgeable professionals and executives spoke about the fundamentals of business valuation, the M&A process, and personal experiences both making acquisitions and selling companies. Invited […]
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Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 3/23/22
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