This is a good time to hire talented teammates and to approach partners, resellers and distributors that may be more open to trying out your product or service given the disruptions they are experiencing in their own businesses. ...
Read MoreThis is a good time to hire talented teammates and to approach partners, resellers and distributors that may be more open to trying out your product or service given the disruptions they are experiencing in their own businesses. ...
Read MoreSerial entrepreneur, venture catalyst and job creator, Martin Babinec will share his IPO journey through challenges, successes, time leverage, and how we might all take some of these learnings to foster growth in our companies and the Rochester community....
Read MoreUpstate Honors Community Leaders and Connectors Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) hosted nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders at the 2019 Upstate Unleashed Conference & Venture Ecosystem Awards. Attendees gathered from all corners of Upstate NY to learn, collaborate, and build meaningful relationships. Through collaboration with Ernst & Young LLP, and all our sponsors, it was UVC’s pleasure to honor community leaders through our three awards. Community Catalyst...
Read MoreAt UVC, we spend a lot of our time helping emerging entrepreneurs in Upstate communities find the people that can help them succeed. For the past year, however, a new trend seems to be coming together--experienced entrepreneurs from major tech hubs are rediscovering what a great place Upstate is to build out their teams!...
Read MoreThree of the six winners of this year's Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards hailed from Rochester. Hosted by Upstate Venture Connect, the 2018 Upstate Unleashed Conference brought together over 450 entrepreneurial leaders from across upstate to Syracuse, and featured talks from Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph and CloudCheckr CEO Aaron Newman, among others....
Read MoreThings are changing for women in the startup and venture capital world - and a network of women in Upstate NY have stepped forward to join the movement. Get ready for the first women-only startup pitch event in Upstate NY. Mark your calendars for December 4, 2018. ...
Read MoreUpstate 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...
Read MoreEight companies with links to Rochester are among Upstate Venture Connect’s 2018 nominees for Deal of the Year, an award that recognizes firms whose exits impacted their founds and the local economy. They join seven others from Upstate New York....
Read MoreHealth Care Originals (HCO), the award-winning digital health startup rocking Upstate NY, has now joined forces with healthcare guru, Eric Allyn, former Chairman of the Board of Welch Allyn, Inc, which was sold to Hill Rom in 2015....
Read MoreEach 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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