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2018 Unleashed - Winners & Speakers | Upstate Venture Connect

2018 Upstate Venture Ecosystem Award Winners

Upstate Venture Connect hosted over 450 entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders at the 2018 Upstate Unleashed Conference and Venture Ecosystem Awards. Guests traveled from Albany, Buffalo, Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse, Rochester and Utica to learn, celebrate and connect. This annual event aligns with UVC’s mission to create a region-wide startup ecosystem by connecting entrepreneurs to the people and resources needed to build great companies in Upstate NY. Here are your 2018 winners >

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You Don't Have to Be in Silicon Valley | Upstate Venture Connect

You don’t need to be in Silicon Valley

#StartUpstate : Thousands attended the 2018 Upstate Unleashed Conference and 43North Finals to celebrate the success of Upstate’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Conference keynote speaker and Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said it best, ” You don’t need to be in Silicon Valley.”

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Marc Randolph | Upstate Venture Connect

Syracuse.com: Marc Randolph – You learn leadership by doing it

Marc Randolph is a serial entrepreneur, most famous for co-founding Netflix in 1997 with Reed Hastings. Netflix now has more than 130 million streaming subscribers worldwide. Randolph will deliver a keynote address at the 2018 Upstate Unleashed Conference on October 2 in Syracuse. This event has sold out for the last three years. Get tickets now.

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Veteran Entrepreneurs | Upstate Venture Connect

How Syracuse Encourages Veterans to Become Entrepreneurs

Upstate New York is not often the first place that comes to mind among veterans when it comes to establishing a business. Nonetheless, New York’s local governments and NGOs are constantly trying to make the state more enticing for business-minded veterans. Syracuse exemplifies such efforts. 

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2018 Nominees - Deal of Year | Upstate Venture Connect

15 Companies Having an Impact on Upstate NY

Each year, Upstate Venture Connect and the venture community in Upstate NY recognize the companies whose exits created wealth for investors and founders/employees. Through these exits and significant fund raises, these companies have become stronger contributors of the local economy.  Here are the 2018 nominees for Deal of the Year! 

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