New Paltz, NY – On May 7, 2021, judging panels consisting of business and industry professionals from across the nation decided the winners of the 12th annual New York Business Plan Competition. Hosted by the Upstate Capital Association of New York, the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is New York’s intercollegiate entrepreneurship competition. This […]
Every quarter, Upstate Capital aggregates deal flow across Upstate New York. Data includes deals that you and other Upstate Capital community members report, in addition to data collected from other sources. Deal Highlights:– The Hudson Valley leads this quarter’s deal totals with 20 transactions– Information Technology, B2B and Healthcare were the leading sectors for deals done […]
Upstate Capital hosted its 5th Annual Awards Celebration to celebrate the investment ecosystem across Upstate New York. The marquee event highlights the most interesting deals and most active dealmakers across the state in seed, venture, private equity and corporate finance. Over 100 companies and individuals were nominated from all across New York State for awards […]
On December 9 online, for the first time, the Upstate Capital Association of New York hosted the Venture NY Series A Showcase in partnership with 43North, GENIUS NY, 76West, Grow-NY and Luminate NY. The event featured some of the fastest-growing startups from across New York, and included investor pitches and opportunities for group and 1-1 […]
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On November 4, 2020, Upstate Capital hosted Entrepreneurs and Investors Growing More Good Jobs in Local Communities, sponsored by Harter Secrest & Emery, Topmark Partners and Armory Square Ventures. First, Martin Babinec spoke with Sam Ticknor about building companies, investing in them, and supporting the Upstate NY ecosystem. The panel discussion that followed featured active investors across the […]
Meet Colleen Heidinger: President of 43North Every year, 43North invests $5M in prize money to eight tech startups who pledge to operate from Buffalo for at least a year. Their portfolio includes ACV Auctions, Buffalo’s first “unicorn” company. 43North has a big impact on the WNY entrepreneurial community, the result of which Colleen attributes to […]
STATE OF UPSTATE: Q3 2020 Every quarter, Upstate Capital aggregates deal flow across Upstate New York. Data includes deals that you and other Upstate Capital community members report, in addition to data collected from other sources. Q3 2020 INSIGHTS: Aerosafe raised another big round with HamiltonLane returning as investor, with several others participating. North Castle Partners […]
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The Private Equity and M&A deal-making community came together on September 24, 2020 for Upstate Capital’s second annual Buffalo PE Summit. Over fifteen PE investors, deal makers and M&A professionals spoke about the latest data and activity from the private equity sector in Upstate New York. Bob Wegbreit, Partner, GF Data Bob set the stage […]
