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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 […]
Lidrotec secures $1M in Luminate accelerator competition
Lidrotec was named the winner of Luminate Finals 2022, which was live in Rochester at the Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science conference. As a result, the German-based company will […]
Relationship app wins $1 million investment
Agapé, which started a relationship wellness app, was one of five companies who recently won a $1 million investment in a national competition hosted by accelerator 43North in Buffalo. The […]
Wearable wristband empowers diabetics
Alertgy DeepGluco is a new wearable wristband that has been developed to measure blood glucose and help individuals manage type 2 diabetes. It uses a patented radio frequency sensor to […]