Serial 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 More
2019 marked the tenth year of UVC operations and it’s a good time to check on our progress, celebrate the wins and plan for the future. When we started UVC, we knew that the path to prosperity required a generation-long effort to bring together the vast resources distributed across Upstate NY....
Read More
Marc Randolph, the former Netflix CEO, was the keynote speaker at the sold out 2018 Upstate Unleashed Conference & Venture Ecosystem Awards. He discussed Netflix's origin story and how budding entrepreneurs should believe in big ideas. The Daily Orange was on site to capture the action. Check out the video!...
Read More
Ali, co-founder and CEO of Upstate Venture Connect (UVC), says that as companies climb the pyramid they help create workers and managers able to lead in today’s economy. “Entrepreneurs,” he says, “are our most precious resources.” ...
Read More
UVC catches up with UNY50 member, Richard Glaser, to see what he's been up to since winning the 2017 Community Catalyst Award. ...
Read More
Student entrepreneurs from across New York State enter into the Ultimate Sport during the 2018 statewide business plan competition....
Read More
Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) hosted 350 entrepreneurs, founders, mentors and investors at the 3rd Annual Upstate Unleashed Conference and 2017 Venture Ecosystem Awards. Startup community members were in attendance from Albany, Buffalo, Binghamton, Syracuse, Rochester and the Hudson Valley. Here are your 2017 Award Winners!...
Read More
Upstate Venture Connect's annual 2017 Venture Ecosystem Awards seek to honor entrepreneurial leaders from Albany to Buffalo. ...
Read More
As part of Upstate Venture Connect's mission to connect entrepreneurs to the resources and people needed to success, the UVC leadership team has partnered with ecosystem builders to create a venture capital fund for women founders and investors....
Read More
by Kerry Feltner | Rochester Business Journal Community members across Rochester have been nominated for the 2017 Ecosystem Awards, Upstate Venture Connect said. Upstate Venture Connect is a non-profit that aims to create a startup ecosystem for Upstate New York led by entrepreneurs. The organization received 120 submissions across the five awards categories this year. “We’re ready for another year of connecting entrepreneurs to investors and community builders. We’ll showcase...
Read More