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You can speed your time to market with the NextCorps’ Manufacturing Accelerator. This is one of the few programs in the nation that helps startups get support and find funding […]
Applications for funding due March 10, 2023
Applications are due March 10, for the next cohort of Venture For ClimateTech. Using an accelerator model, the cohort offers initial funding to climate technology innovators. The funding provides guidance […]
Grant applications accepted until February 15, 2023
Applications are due February 15, for the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund Manufacturing Grants. These initiatives are designed to encourage collaboration between not-for-profit organizations and manufacturers in New York State. The grants serve as […]
Two local businesses win Grow-NY competition
A total of twenty finalists competed for $3 million in prizes in the Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition this week in Syracuse. Bergen’s Craft Cannery earned a $500,000 second […]
You could win $1M in 2023 – Apply to Luminate for your shot
If you have a startup with a solution that’s enabled by optics, photonics, or imaging (OPI), you should look into Luminate. The accelerator awards $3M in funding annually to companies […]
Software company Inviza develops health tracker
With a company goal of making people healthier, Inviza LLC is making progress with its insole sensors and mobile app. Together, the two provide individuals with ongoing vital statistics including […]