UVC interviewed Upstate NY entrepreneur, investor and mentor Chuck Stormon, winner of the 2015 Venture Ecosystem Award Magical Mentor award, about his most recent achievements.
Richard Frederick is a man of many careers. With over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and mentor, he is devoted to achieving his goal of creating
jobs and helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses in NY’s Tech Valley.
Eastern NY Angels (ENYA) was co-founded in 2010 by Richard Frederick and Joseph Richardson with the purpose of helping early-stage companies grow and succeed. After the creation of its second fund in 2014, ENYA counted 44 members, $2.5M in investable money, and was investing in 9 companies.
UVC.org is accepting nominations for the 2016 Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards luncheon. Submit your community leaders online. Deadline is July 31.
UPSTATE, NY – (PRESS RELEASE) – Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) announced that nominations are now open for the 2016 Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards. This year’s Awards Luncheon will be preceded by a morning conference titled Upstate Unleashed. Nominations can be submitted online at https://uvc.org/Awards-Nominations. Early Bird registration is also open at 2016-Upstate-Unleashed-Awards.Eventbrite.com.
Chelsea Diana of the Albany Business Review reports on Upstate Venture Connect’s new digital tools to help grow business in upstate New York. In her story, Diana highlights UVC’s new website, including our UNY Ecosystem Map, Regional Events Calendar and UNY50 Leadership Network of experienced entrepreneurs, corporate professionals and investors committed to helping Upstate entrepreneurs succeed.
The new uvcdevelopment.wpengine.com website is a portal for discovering and connecting with the people and organizations driving high growth businesses in Upstate NY.
Jennifer Tegan has been an investor in and mentor for entrepreneurs for over 14 years, and she is just as passionate as they are when she talks about her working with them. Critical to success is developing a relationship of trust, openness and respect with my entrepreneurs, she says, “If you don’t have that at the core of the relationship you don’t have anything. It is incredibly important that we have a very open line of communication between us. When something great happens, I want them to call me, same when something terrible happens!”
The Rev Passenger to Pilot program aims to create a supportive network of entrepreneurial women around Ithaca, NY through mentorship, regular meetings, and workshops.
Nasir Ali is the CEO and co-founder of Upstate Venture Connect, a nonprofit connecting entrepreneurs across Upstate New York with the resources needed to create the next big companies in our region. Learn why entrepreneurs have left UNY in the past, and what UVC is doing to change that.
