Launch NY

Launch NY is a nonprofit venture development organization based in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2012. As a Community Financial Institution designated by the U.S. Treasury, it focuses on supporting high-growth potential startups across the 27 counties of Upstate New York. The organization provides pro bono mentoring and facilitates access to capital for emerging companies in various sectors, including advanced manufacturing, healthcare technology, cleantech, and consumer goods. Launch NY's mission is to identify and invest in impactful businesses while fostering a robust entrepreneurial culture in the region. Through its initiatives, it aims to catalyze economic growth and innovation in Upstate New York.

Mark Branden

Director of Finance and Operations

Marnie LaVigne

President and CEO

198 past transactions

AvantGuard

Seed Round in 2023
Our first product, HaloFilm turns any surface into an antimicrobial surface by holding chlorine from store-bought disinfectants on surfaces in a safe and effective manner for as long as a month. HaloFilm contains a novel polymer that when sprayed on creates a thin transparent film that binds to the surface and to chlorine, at levels equivalent to what you would find in a pool. Chlorine is a universally used as a disinfectant against bacteria, virus and fungi, but has a short effective life. We extend the lifetime and overall utility of chlorine to protect surfaces continuously. Our focus is on high touch surfaces in hospitals, mass transit systems, schools, and more; wherever pathogens spread and endanger human health.

Arbol

Convertible Note in 2022
Arbol is launching an insurance marketplace that connects weather exposed agricultural entities with capital providers like insurers and asset managers. Arbol’s parametric insurance platform removes information asymmetry and reduces administrative costs by leveraging objective data from satellites and weather stations.

Feedback Solutions

Seed Round in 2022
Provider of sensor and building management system optimization systems intended for buildings in multiple verticals like commercial offices, municipalities, and large retail facilities. The company's artificial intelligence-based software leverages raw data from third-party people counting sensors and integrates with existing heating, ventilation air conditioning, and controls systems to provide an automatic, real-time response to changes in actual occupancy in a zone, resulting in a reduction of heating, ventilation and air conditioning related energy consumption, enabling clients to have automatic ventilation response to varying occupant levels and indoor air qualitymore

EMPEQ

Seed Round in 2022
Enabling small businesses, non profits, and small municipalities, access to the core building energy equipment they need to operate their businesses through our cloud-based technology.

Ognomy

Seed Round in 2022
Ognomy is a developer of a telemedicine platform focused on providing comprehensive virtual care for sleep apnea. The company offers virtual-home testing, diagnosis, and treatment through its cloud-based platform, which integrates telemedicine with electronic health records (EHR). This technology enables seamless care coordination by connecting patients with sleep specialists, home testing options, and treatment providers. Ognomy's approach combines intelligent workflows and automation to streamline the entire process, enhancing the experience for both patients and healthcare practitioners.

Well Connected

Seed Round in 2022
Full suite intake, referral, management, and reporting platform for CBOs and entire communities.

AireXpert

Seed Round in 2022
The AireXpert Tech Ops crew brings a blend of industry knowledge, intent listening skills and the willingness to stretch boundaries while building solutions which solve real-world problems. AireXpert offers maintenance control, quality assurance, base, line and vendor maintenance, enabling users to experience reduced repair times, decreased delays, and lowered time costs, while mitigating risk of FAA compliance.

Patient Pattern

Seed Round in 2022
Patient Pattern is a provider of cloud-based clinical software aimed at enhancing the care of geriatric patients and those requiring complex medical attention. The software leverages data science to offer clinical decision support and develop comprehensive care plans that summarize patients' current conditions while providing actionable recommendations. By identifying and stratifying patient risks across various facilities and care settings, Patient Pattern's solution enables healthcare providers to deliver efficient care to elderly patients, ultimately reducing utilization costs in the process.

SunDensity

Venture Round in 2021
SunDensity Inc. specializes in the research, design, and development of Photonic Smart Coating technology, specifically its patent-pending PSC™. This innovative technology facilitates the up and down conversion of light wavelengths, addressing inefficiencies in photonics. The company's products aim to enhance the efficiency of solar photovoltaics, thereby reducing electricity generation costs. In addition, SunDensity's technology allows for the customization of thermal and optical properties in architectural glass and increases the quantum efficiency of optoelectronic instruments. Founded in 2016, SunDensity is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Rochester, New York.

Azuna

Seed Round in 2021
Azuna specializes in the production of air purifiers that harness the antimicrobial properties of Australian tea tree oil to eliminate odors. The company offers an all-natural, hand-crafted gel that releases the essential oil into the air, utilizing the natural airflow within a room. This approach provides an effective and safe alternative for maintaining a clean and fresh environment, particularly appealing to parents and pet owners who seek to avoid harmful chemicals in their homes. Azuna's products are designed to enhance indoor air quality while promoting a healthier living space.

Dimien

Venture Round in 2021
Dimien, founded in 2013 and based in Buffalo, New York, specializes in manufacturing advanced materials for a variety of applications. The company produces ceramics and inorganic additives, focusing on innovative cathodes for electric vehicle batteries. Its patented high-energy, low-cost, and safe cathode materials are designed to enhance the performance of lithium batteries while maintaining affordability. These cathodes can also be utilized in optical devices, automotive adhesives, and plastic composites. Dimien aims to provide clients with effective battery solutions that strike a balance between performance and cost, catering to the growing demand in the electrified vehicle market.

CaHill Tech

Seed Round in 2021
CaHill Tech helps deliver on market trends toward equipment rental for municipal and governmental agencies. The company provides its clients with access to the highest level of skills and workforce development programming. CaHill is delivering on the national need for trained, safe tradespeople to balance the anticipated federal infrastructure policies of the current administration. It was founded in 2017 by Carley J. Hill.

Re-Nuble

Seed Round in 2021
Re-Nuble, Inc. is an agricultural technology company based in New York that specializes in producing bio-derived liquid fertilizers specifically designed for hydroponic growers. Using proprietary technology, the company transforms food waste into industrial-grade, water-soluble organic nutrients that enhance plant growth during critical structural and foliar phases. Re-Nuble's offerings include organic-based solutions that promote microbial activity in the root zone, supporting sustainable farming practices. The company markets its products through both retail stores and online platforms primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Founded in 2011, Re-Nuble aims to provide affordable, peat-free inputs that improve hydroponic yields while reducing reliance on chemically-based alternatives.

Well Connected

Seed Round in 2021
Full suite intake, referral, management, and reporting platform for CBOs and entire communities.

Breezi

Seed Round in 2021
Breezi.io, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing wireless devices designed to monitor the health of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Founded in 2016 and based in Pittsboro, North Carolina, Breezi offers products such as AirPulse, which tracks the condition of air filters and other HVAC equipment. The company's solutions cater to both residential and commercial property owners, enabling them to detect potential issues with their HVAC systems before they escalate into more significant problems. Through its innovative approach, Breezi aims to enhance the efficiency and reliability of smart home technologies.

SunDensity

Series A in 2021
SunDensity Inc. specializes in the research, design, and development of Photonic Smart Coating technology, specifically its patent-pending PSC™. This innovative technology facilitates the up and down conversion of light wavelengths, addressing inefficiencies in photonics. The company's products aim to enhance the efficiency of solar photovoltaics, thereby reducing electricity generation costs. In addition, SunDensity's technology allows for the customization of thermal and optical properties in architectural glass and increases the quantum efficiency of optoelectronic instruments. Founded in 2016, SunDensity is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Rochester, New York.

TheirStory

Convertible Note in 2021
Developer of an interviewing and storytelling platform intended to empower communities to take ownership of their narrative. The company's platform offers tools, services, and curriculum to collect, preserve, and engage with audiovisual stories creating a living digital archive, providing users to explore and deepen relationships through heartfelt stories.

ZIZO Technologies Inc.

Convertible Note in 2021
ZIZO Technologies Inc. specializes in developing subscription-based software that focuses on workforce management and gamification. Its platform is designed to simplify management activities and enhance productivity across various sectors, including call centers, sales, insurance, and collections. By integrating data software with a gamified environment, ZIZO engages employees, allowing them to work towards goals while earning rewards in a customized game-like setting. This approach not only motivates teams but also provides managers and business owners with access to valuable data through dashboards, facilitating effective front-line management and unlocking the potential of the workforce.

Ramba

Convertible Note in 2021
Promptous is simplifying dental benefits for employers and patients by providing a supplementary dental benefits platform that allows employers to easily self-fund dental benefits in a pay-as-you-go model. Promptous promotes simplicity, cost transparency and savings for all of its members.

EagleHawk

Seed Round in 2021
EagleHawk One, Inc. is a drone-enabled technology company based in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2018. It specializes in providing information services through advanced drone technologies, focusing on sectors such as mapping, surveying, thermography, law enforcement, solar energy, inspection, real estate, and infrastructure. The company assists commercial clients in making informed decisions regarding the management and maintenance of large-scale physical assets, including buildings, roofs, and solar panel arrays. EagleHawk's platform leverages drone-generated data to empower facility managers, helping to reduce maintenance and energy costs while minimizing risks associated with asset management.

Antithesis Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Antithesis Foods specializes in producing healthy snack products that combine nutritious ingredients with appealing flavors. The company focuses on transforming chickpeas into a variety of crunchy chocolate snacks, both sweet and savory, allowing consumers to enjoy indulgent tastes without compromising their health. By leveraging advanced food science, Antithesis Foods aims to create snacks that provide the satisfaction of junk food while promoting better dietary choices. Their innovative approach positions them uniquely in the health-conscious snack market.

Agapé

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of relationship wellness platform designed to help people feel and show love. The company's platform sends daily questions designed to spark meaningful conversations, enabling couples to get personalized advice and suggestions to improve their relationships.

Agapé

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of relationship wellness platform designed to help people feel and show love. The company's platform sends daily questions designed to spark meaningful conversations, enabling couples to get personalized advice and suggestions to improve their relationships.

Feedback Solutions

Convertible Note in 2021
Provider of sensor and building management system optimization systems intended for buildings in multiple verticals like commercial offices, municipalities, and large retail facilities. The company's artificial intelligence-based software leverages raw data from third-party people counting sensors and integrates with existing heating, ventilation air conditioning, and controls systems to provide an automatic, real-time response to changes in actual occupancy in a zone, resulting in a reduction of heating, ventilation and air conditioning related energy consumption, enabling clients to have automatic ventilation response to varying occupant levels and indoor air qualitymore

HELIXintel

Convertible Note in 2021
HELIXintel Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in Hamburg, New York, specializes in developing applications that enable users to monitor the condition of equipment from any device. The platform functions as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to access aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their authorized networks. By centralizing equipment tracking and facilitating service requests for parts and maintenance, HELIXintel streamlines maintenance management, ultimately helping businesses save time and reduce costs.

Combined Energies

Seed Round in 2021
Combined Energies is an early-stage startup based in Latham, New York, established in 2011. The company specializes in the commercialization of innovative residential-scale power electronic and fuel cell technologies tailored for the alternative distributed energy market, which it estimates to be valued at $5.6 billion. Combined Energies focuses on the design, production, and sale of specialty power electronics, including bi-directional universal power converters that enhance renewable power generation and energy storage. These patented DC to DC converters offer improved functionality, higher efficiency, compact design, and cost-effectiveness compared to existing solutions, thereby enabling clients to optimize their renewable energy technologies even as input voltage levels fluctuate.

Verivend

Convertible Note in 2021
The fastest and most secure way for businesses to transact. Verivend connects businesses to decrease friction for invoicing and payments, reduce risks with verified reputations, and increase trust in buyer-supplier relationships. Suppliers gain predictability and reliability of cashflow, reducing late payments and receivable challenges. Buyers build reputations based on their transaction and payment histories, increasing trust and reducing the risk in business transactions. Buyers & Suppliers form strategic partnerships and collaborate with a higher level of confidence. With Verivend, businesses gain: - Instant, contactless payments & transactions. - Accurate reputations based on actual transaction and payment histories. - Real-time messaging, collaboration, dispute resolution, and document aggregation for every interaction. - Payer and payee rules & requirements enforced with each transaction.

Anaghe Atelier

Convertible Note in 2021
Anaghe Atelier produces luxury designer sweatshirts and sportswear with a couture aesthetic.

ZIZO Technologies Inc.

Convertible Note in 2021
ZIZO Technologies Inc. specializes in developing subscription-based software that focuses on workforce management and gamification. Its platform is designed to simplify management activities and enhance productivity across various sectors, including call centers, sales, insurance, and collections. By integrating data software with a gamified environment, ZIZO engages employees, allowing them to work towards goals while earning rewards in a customized game-like setting. This approach not only motivates teams but also provides managers and business owners with access to valuable data through dashboards, facilitating effective front-line management and unlocking the potential of the workforce.

Braidbabes

Seed Round in 2021
Braidbabes is a mobile braiding company that specializes in offering boho braids for events and bridal parties.

Feedback Solutions

Seed Round in 2021
Provider of sensor and building management system optimization systems intended for buildings in multiple verticals like commercial offices, municipalities, and large retail facilities. The company's artificial intelligence-based software leverages raw data from third-party people counting sensors and integrates with existing heating, ventilation air conditioning, and controls systems to provide an automatic, real-time response to changes in actual occupancy in a zone, resulting in a reduction of heating, ventilation and air conditioning related energy consumption, enabling clients to have automatic ventilation response to varying occupant levels and indoor air qualitymore

Braidbabes

Convertible Note in 2021
Braidbabes is a mobile braiding company that specializes in offering boho braids for events and bridal parties.

Circuit Clinical

Series B in 2021
Circuit Clinical is an integrated research organization established to enhance participation in clinical research by connecting patients with trusted healthcare providers. Founded in 2015, the company has developed a network that includes over one million patients and focuses on the engagement of both physicians and participants. By utilizing HIPAA and FDA-compliant electronic medical record reviews, Circuit Clinical effectively identifies motivated participants. The organization offers research services that increase accessibility to clinical studies while guiding community physicians and their patients through each phase of the research process. This approach not only improves the quality of research sites but also prioritizes patient safety, ultimately fostering a more effective clinical research environment.

Feedback Solutions

Convertible Note in 2021
Provider of sensor and building management system optimization systems intended for buildings in multiple verticals like commercial offices, municipalities, and large retail facilities. The company's artificial intelligence-based software leverages raw data from third-party people counting sensors and integrates with existing heating, ventilation air conditioning, and controls systems to provide an automatic, real-time response to changes in actual occupancy in a zone, resulting in a reduction of heating, ventilation and air conditioning related energy consumption, enabling clients to have automatic ventilation response to varying occupant levels and indoor air qualitymore

Patient Pattern

Seed Round in 2021
Patient Pattern is a provider of cloud-based clinical software aimed at enhancing the care of geriatric patients and those requiring complex medical attention. The software leverages data science to offer clinical decision support and develop comprehensive care plans that summarize patients' current conditions while providing actionable recommendations. By identifying and stratifying patient risks across various facilities and care settings, Patient Pattern's solution enables healthcare providers to deliver efficient care to elderly patients, ultimately reducing utilization costs in the process.

Azuna

Seed Round in 2021
Azuna specializes in the production of air purifiers that harness the antimicrobial properties of Australian tea tree oil to eliminate odors. The company offers an all-natural, hand-crafted gel that releases the essential oil into the air, utilizing the natural airflow within a room. This approach provides an effective and safe alternative for maintaining a clean and fresh environment, particularly appealing to parents and pet owners who seek to avoid harmful chemicals in their homes. Azuna's products are designed to enhance indoor air quality while promoting a healthier living space.

Cyrisma

Seed Round in 2021
The strength of Data Spotlite's SaaS solutions CYRISMA is not simply discovering and reporting Cyber Risk but RESOLVING those risks. This solution offers a single interface to identify, report, summarize and manage risks. Traditional methods of cyber risk management rely on a collection of separate and costly solutions that generate a mountain of disconnected reports that must be manually addressed. Many organizations simply don’t have the resources or manpower to reach their compliance goals as a result.

Patient Pattern

Convertible Note in 2021
Patient Pattern is a provider of cloud-based clinical software aimed at enhancing the care of geriatric patients and those requiring complex medical attention. The software leverages data science to offer clinical decision support and develop comprehensive care plans that summarize patients' current conditions while providing actionable recommendations. By identifying and stratifying patient risks across various facilities and care settings, Patient Pattern's solution enables healthcare providers to deliver efficient care to elderly patients, ultimately reducing utilization costs in the process.

ShrubBucket

Venture Round in 2020
ShrubBucket, LLC is an online retailer specializing in a wide variety of plants, including perennials, shrubs, trees, evergreens, fruit trees, and ornamental grasses, among others. Based in Cayuga, New York, the company provides a comprehensive selection of horticultural products, allowing customers to conveniently order plants directly from growers for home delivery. In addition to their extensive inventory, ShrubBucket also offers gardening services, including greenhouse and nursery support for full-sized vegetable and fruit plants, fostering a do-it-yourself approach to gardening.

Dimensional Energy

Convertible Note in 2020
Dimensional Energy is a chemistry company focused on advancing artificial photosynthesis to produce sustainable polymers and chemical intermediates. The company develops innovative technology that efficiently captures and converts carbon dioxide, utilizing waveguides to distribute sunlight evenly throughout scalable reactors. By enhancing the reactivity of carbon dioxide molecules, Dimensional Energy aims to create hydrocarbon fuels that address significant energy requirements while promoting environmental responsibility. Their approach positions them at the forefront of solar fuel viability, leveraging novel, functionalized catalysts to transform energy production.

Dimensional Energy

Convertible Note in 2020
Dimensional Energy is a chemistry company focused on advancing artificial photosynthesis to produce sustainable polymers and chemical intermediates. The company develops innovative technology that efficiently captures and converts carbon dioxide, utilizing waveguides to distribute sunlight evenly throughout scalable reactors. By enhancing the reactivity of carbon dioxide molecules, Dimensional Energy aims to create hydrocarbon fuels that address significant energy requirements while promoting environmental responsibility. Their approach positions them at the forefront of solar fuel viability, leveraging novel, functionalized catalysts to transform energy production.

Aurie

Seed Round in 2020
CathBuddy is a medical device company that features a reusable urinary catheterization system. It specializes in the fields of healthcare, medical, and medical device. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Aurie

Seed Round in 2020
CathBuddy is a medical device company that features a reusable urinary catheterization system. It specializes in the fields of healthcare, medical, and medical device. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Coastal Innovations

Convertible Note in 2020
Coastal Innovations LLC is an erosion control and flood-protection solutions provider founded to address coastal, riverbed, and sea/land asset erosion and flooding.

Coastal Innovations

Convertible Note in 2020
Coastal Innovations LLC is an erosion control and flood-protection solutions provider founded to address coastal, riverbed, and sea/land asset erosion and flooding.

SunDensity

Seed Round in 2020
SunDensity Inc. specializes in the research, design, and development of Photonic Smart Coating technology, specifically its patent-pending PSC™. This innovative technology facilitates the up and down conversion of light wavelengths, addressing inefficiencies in photonics. The company's products aim to enhance the efficiency of solar photovoltaics, thereby reducing electricity generation costs. In addition, SunDensity's technology allows for the customization of thermal and optical properties in architectural glass and increases the quantum efficiency of optoelectronic instruments. Founded in 2016, SunDensity is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Rochester, New York.

Jeca Energy Bars

Seed Round in 2020
Jeca Energy Bars specializes in creating vegan-friendly, holistic energy bars designed to support the busy lifestyles of its customers. The company focuses on using all-natural, plant-based superfoods and high-quality ingredients to deliver nutrition without preservatives or artificial additives. Jeca Energy Bars offers a range of clean, artisanal nutrition bars that feature globally inspired flavors, providing a homemade and authentic food experience. Their proprietary production methods aim for near zero waste while enhancing the flavor of the bars, making them a convenient and healthful option for consumption at home, in the office, or on the go.

Jeca Energy Bars

Convertible Note in 2020
Jeca Energy Bars specializes in creating vegan-friendly, holistic energy bars designed to support the busy lifestyles of its customers. The company focuses on using all-natural, plant-based superfoods and high-quality ingredients to deliver nutrition without preservatives or artificial additives. Jeca Energy Bars offers a range of clean, artisanal nutrition bars that feature globally inspired flavors, providing a homemade and authentic food experience. Their proprietary production methods aim for near zero waste while enhancing the flavor of the bars, making them a convenient and healthful option for consumption at home, in the office, or on the go.

Jeca Energy Bars

Convertible Note in 2020
Jeca Energy Bars specializes in creating vegan-friendly, holistic energy bars designed to support the busy lifestyles of its customers. The company focuses on using all-natural, plant-based superfoods and high-quality ingredients to deliver nutrition without preservatives or artificial additives. Jeca Energy Bars offers a range of clean, artisanal nutrition bars that feature globally inspired flavors, providing a homemade and authentic food experience. Their proprietary production methods aim for near zero waste while enhancing the flavor of the bars, making them a convenient and healthful option for consumption at home, in the office, or on the go.

Ramba

Convertible Note in 2020
Promptous is simplifying dental benefits for employers and patients by providing a supplementary dental benefits platform that allows employers to easily self-fund dental benefits in a pay-as-you-go model. Promptous promotes simplicity, cost transparency and savings for all of its members.

Ramba

Convertible Note in 2020
Promptous is simplifying dental benefits for employers and patients by providing a supplementary dental benefits platform that allows employers to easily self-fund dental benefits in a pay-as-you-go model. Promptous promotes simplicity, cost transparency and savings for all of its members.

HELIXintel

Convertible Note in 2020
HELIXintel Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in Hamburg, New York, specializes in developing applications that enable users to monitor the condition of equipment from any device. The platform functions as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to access aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their authorized networks. By centralizing equipment tracking and facilitating service requests for parts and maintenance, HELIXintel streamlines maintenance management, ultimately helping businesses save time and reduce costs.

HELIXintel

Convertible Note in 2020
HELIXintel Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in Hamburg, New York, specializes in developing applications that enable users to monitor the condition of equipment from any device. The platform functions as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to access aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their authorized networks. By centralizing equipment tracking and facilitating service requests for parts and maintenance, HELIXintel streamlines maintenance management, ultimately helping businesses save time and reduce costs.

Cyrisma

Seed Round in 2020
The strength of Data Spotlite's SaaS solutions CYRISMA is not simply discovering and reporting Cyber Risk but RESOLVING those risks. This solution offers a single interface to identify, report, summarize and manage risks. Traditional methods of cyber risk management rely on a collection of separate and costly solutions that generate a mountain of disconnected reports that must be manually addressed. Many organizations simply don’t have the resources or manpower to reach their compliance goals as a result.

Casana

Series A in 2020
Casana is a healthcare technology company focused on heart health monitoring. It has developed the Heart Seat, an innovative product that integrates a toilet seat with a cardiovascular monitoring system. This device allows patients to conveniently track essential heart health metrics such as heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, ECG, and blood oxygenation from the comfort of their homes. The Heart Seat operates on a cloud-connected platform, enabling seamless data capture and analysis. Founded in 2018 and based in Rochester, New York, Casana aims to enhance heart health monitoring by providing a user-friendly solution that minimizes the need for active patient engagement.

Aviate Audio

Convertible Note in 2020
Aviate Audio is a music electronics company located in Buffalo, New York, focused on creating advanced musical devices to enhance musicians' performances. The company specializes in a wireless guitar pedal controller that allows musicians to interface with various pedals and signal chains seamlessly. This innovative product enables users to wirelessly control sound and pedal effects, offering features such as latch, momentary, and reverse momentary modes. By providing musicians with greater flexibility and control over their sound, Aviate Audio aims to improve the overall playing experience.

Aviate Audio

Convertible Note in 2020
Aviate Audio is a music electronics company located in Buffalo, New York, focused on creating advanced musical devices to enhance musicians' performances. The company specializes in a wireless guitar pedal controller that allows musicians to interface with various pedals and signal chains seamlessly. This innovative product enables users to wirelessly control sound and pedal effects, offering features such as latch, momentary, and reverse momentary modes. By providing musicians with greater flexibility and control over their sound, Aviate Audio aims to improve the overall playing experience.

Exostellar

Convertible Note in 2020
Exotanium Inc. develops cloud resource management, cloud optimizations, and cost reductions software system. It offers X-Spot, a tool that dynamically relocate containers between spot instances and regular instances and X-Consolidate, it Pack containers when workload decreases, and expand them when it increases. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Ithaca, New York.

Exostellar

Convertible Note in 2020
Exotanium Inc. develops cloud resource management, cloud optimizations, and cost reductions software system. It offers X-Spot, a tool that dynamically relocate containers between spot instances and regular instances and X-Consolidate, it Pack containers when workload decreases, and expand them when it increases. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Ithaca, New York.

Paradigm of New York

Convertible Note in 2020
Paradigm of New York designs and manufactures pollution control devices for diesel and gasoline engines. Paradigm's customers save money on diesel fuel and engine maintenance and improve their productivity. Paradigm was founded to provide unique pollution control devices for the diesel engine industry. Diesel engines are used worldwide as the workhorse of transportation, construction, mining, industry, marine, and agriculture. While diesel engines provide the ultimate in performance and longevity, they are inherently dirty engines resulting in two sets of problems. First, their exhaust gases contain hazardous pollutants such as CO, NOx, and carbon particulate matter (PM) or soot which are associated with childhood asthma, respiratory disease, cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease. Secondly, complicated pollution control systems and devices are required by the EPA to control these hazardous pollutants. These systems and devices are expensive to operate and maintain and they use more diesel fuel. Paradigm technology reduces PM soot in the exhaust. As a result, Paradigm's customers can use their engines with reduced pollution while saving money on maintenance, saving money on diesel fuel, and improving their engine productivity.

Paradigm of New York

Convertible Note in 2020
Paradigm of New York designs and manufactures pollution control devices for diesel and gasoline engines. Paradigm's customers save money on diesel fuel and engine maintenance and improve their productivity. Paradigm was founded to provide unique pollution control devices for the diesel engine industry. Diesel engines are used worldwide as the workhorse of transportation, construction, mining, industry, marine, and agriculture. While diesel engines provide the ultimate in performance and longevity, they are inherently dirty engines resulting in two sets of problems. First, their exhaust gases contain hazardous pollutants such as CO, NOx, and carbon particulate matter (PM) or soot which are associated with childhood asthma, respiratory disease, cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease. Secondly, complicated pollution control systems and devices are required by the EPA to control these hazardous pollutants. These systems and devices are expensive to operate and maintain and they use more diesel fuel. Paradigm technology reduces PM soot in the exhaust. As a result, Paradigm's customers can use their engines with reduced pollution while saving money on maintenance, saving money on diesel fuel, and improving their engine productivity.

3AM Innovations

Series A in 2020
3AM Innovations has partnered with experts around the globe to solve this age-old problem. It has designed a solution that utilizes state-of-the-art sensors, communication technologies, and software called FLARE – an acronym for Firefighter Location and Rescue Equipment. FLARE creates a self-contained mesh network that monitors, records, and reports a firefighter’s movements, location, and surrounding temperature in real-time. FLARE is a solution designed by firefighters for firefighters and will improve the safety and outcomes for the men and women who risk their lives daily.

3AM Innovations

Series A in 2020
3AM Innovations has partnered with experts around the globe to solve this age-old problem. It has designed a solution that utilizes state-of-the-art sensors, communication technologies, and software called FLARE – an acronym for Firefighter Location and Rescue Equipment. FLARE creates a self-contained mesh network that monitors, records, and reports a firefighter’s movements, location, and surrounding temperature in real-time. FLARE is a solution designed by firefighters for firefighters and will improve the safety and outcomes for the men and women who risk their lives daily.

Eat Me

Convertible Note in 2020
Eat Me is an American business specializing in frozen desserts, particularly plant-based and dairy-free ice cream. Founded by Amber Odhner, a pastry artist and yogi, and Catelyn Augustine, a masseur and spirit whisperer, the company emerged from their reunion after years apart. Eat Me aims to provide a unique culinary experience through a variety of flavors that include savory, tropical, smokey, spirited, and floral options. This creative approach allows customers to enjoy ice cream in innovative ways, awakening and nourishing their senses while celebrating the intersection of food, culture, and art. The brand is designed for the community of Rochester to indulge in and appreciate.

Eat Me

Seed Round in 2020
Eat Me is an American business specializing in frozen desserts, particularly plant-based and dairy-free ice cream. Founded by Amber Odhner, a pastry artist and yogi, and Catelyn Augustine, a masseur and spirit whisperer, the company emerged from their reunion after years apart. Eat Me aims to provide a unique culinary experience through a variety of flavors that include savory, tropical, smokey, spirited, and floral options. This creative approach allows customers to enjoy ice cream in innovative ways, awakening and nourishing their senses while celebrating the intersection of food, culture, and art. The brand is designed for the community of Rochester to indulge in and appreciate.

Eat Me

Convertible Note in 2020
Eat Me is an American business specializing in frozen desserts, particularly plant-based and dairy-free ice cream. Founded by Amber Odhner, a pastry artist and yogi, and Catelyn Augustine, a masseur and spirit whisperer, the company emerged from their reunion after years apart. Eat Me aims to provide a unique culinary experience through a variety of flavors that include savory, tropical, smokey, spirited, and floral options. This creative approach allows customers to enjoy ice cream in innovative ways, awakening and nourishing their senses while celebrating the intersection of food, culture, and art. The brand is designed for the community of Rochester to indulge in and appreciate.

Ramba

Convertible Note in 2020
Promptous is simplifying dental benefits for employers and patients by providing a supplementary dental benefits platform that allows employers to easily self-fund dental benefits in a pay-as-you-go model. Promptous promotes simplicity, cost transparency and savings for all of its members.

Ramba

Convertible Note in 2020
Promptous is simplifying dental benefits for employers and patients by providing a supplementary dental benefits platform that allows employers to easily self-fund dental benefits in a pay-as-you-go model. Promptous promotes simplicity, cost transparency and savings for all of its members.

EagleHawk

Convertible Note in 2020
EagleHawk One, Inc. is a drone-enabled technology company based in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2018. It specializes in providing information services through advanced drone technologies, focusing on sectors such as mapping, surveying, thermography, law enforcement, solar energy, inspection, real estate, and infrastructure. The company assists commercial clients in making informed decisions regarding the management and maintenance of large-scale physical assets, including buildings, roofs, and solar panel arrays. EagleHawk's platform leverages drone-generated data to empower facility managers, helping to reduce maintenance and energy costs while minimizing risks associated with asset management.

EagleHawk

Convertible Note in 2020
EagleHawk One, Inc. is a drone-enabled technology company based in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2018. It specializes in providing information services through advanced drone technologies, focusing on sectors such as mapping, surveying, thermography, law enforcement, solar energy, inspection, real estate, and infrastructure. The company assists commercial clients in making informed decisions regarding the management and maintenance of large-scale physical assets, including buildings, roofs, and solar panel arrays. EagleHawk's platform leverages drone-generated data to empower facility managers, helping to reduce maintenance and energy costs while minimizing risks associated with asset management.

Ramba

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Promptous is simplifying dental benefits for employers and patients by providing a supplementary dental benefits platform that allows employers to easily self-fund dental benefits in a pay-as-you-go model. Promptous promotes simplicity, cost transparency and savings for all of its members.

Castle Campus

Convertible Note in 2020
Agricultural Destination

Castle Campus

Convertible Note in 2020
Agricultural Destination

Ellicottville Greens

Convertible Note in 2020
Ellicottville Greens operates a distributed network of indoor vertical farms focused on cultivating leafy greens, herbs, mushrooms, and microgreens. The company utilizes controlled environment agriculture to grow these products sustainably, ensuring local communities have access to fresh and healthy food. By managing indoor vertical farms, Ellicottville Greens promotes sustainable farming practices, contributing to the availability of nutritious produce while minimizing environmental impact.

BetterMynd

Seed Round in 2020
BetterMynd is an online mental therapy platform focused on enhancing the mental health of college students. The platform allows students to schedule and participate in counseling sessions with campus counselors through in-person or video-based formats. This service enables students to access private and secure counseling from any location using a laptop or smartphone, making mental health resources more accessible to the student population. By prioritizing convenience and privacy, BetterMynd aims to support the mental well-being of students in an increasingly demanding academic environment.

BetterMynd

Convertible Note in 2020
BetterMynd is an online mental therapy platform focused on enhancing the mental health of college students. The platform allows students to schedule and participate in counseling sessions with campus counselors through in-person or video-based formats. This service enables students to access private and secure counseling from any location using a laptop or smartphone, making mental health resources more accessible to the student population. By prioritizing convenience and privacy, BetterMynd aims to support the mental well-being of students in an increasingly demanding academic environment.

Castle Campus

Convertible Note in 2020
Agricultural Destination

BetterMynd

Convertible Note in 2020
BetterMynd is an online mental therapy platform focused on enhancing the mental health of college students. The platform allows students to schedule and participate in counseling sessions with campus counselors through in-person or video-based formats. This service enables students to access private and secure counseling from any location using a laptop or smartphone, making mental health resources more accessible to the student population. By prioritizing convenience and privacy, BetterMynd aims to support the mental well-being of students in an increasingly demanding academic environment.

The Perfect Granola

Convertible Note in 2020
The Perfect Granola is a producer of healthy food products, specializing in granola bars made from superfood ingredients. The company focuses on providing safe and nutritious snacks without the use of added refined sugars, corn syrups, chemicals, or preservatives. By prioritizing health and wellness, The Perfect Granola aims to meet the needs of consumers seeking wholesome food options. Products are available for purchase through the company's online retail store, making it convenient for customers to access these healthy snacks.

The Perfect Granola

Convertible Note in 2020
The Perfect Granola is a producer of healthy food products, specializing in granola bars made from superfood ingredients. The company focuses on providing safe and nutritious snacks without the use of added refined sugars, corn syrups, chemicals, or preservatives. By prioritizing health and wellness, The Perfect Granola aims to meet the needs of consumers seeking wholesome food options. Products are available for purchase through the company's online retail store, making it convenient for customers to access these healthy snacks.

Casana

Seed Round in 2020
Casana is a healthcare technology company focused on heart health monitoring. It has developed the Heart Seat, an innovative product that integrates a toilet seat with a cardiovascular monitoring system. This device allows patients to conveniently track essential heart health metrics such as heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, ECG, and blood oxygenation from the comfort of their homes. The Heart Seat operates on a cloud-connected platform, enabling seamless data capture and analysis. Founded in 2018 and based in Rochester, New York, Casana aims to enhance heart health monitoring by providing a user-friendly solution that minimizes the need for active patient engagement.

Iterate Labs

Convertible Note in 2020
Iterate Labs Inc., established in 2016 and located in Ithaca, New York, is an Internet of Things (IoT) company that specializes in enhancing workplace safety and productivity through innovative technology. The company develops smart gloves integrated with a software platform that captures and analyzes biomechanics data in real time. This system alerts both workers and managers to potential injury risks and fatigue, improving overall workplace safety. Additionally, Iterate Labs utilizes wearables and computer vision to gather worker BioMotion Signatures, which are transformed into AI-driven insights. These insights help managers optimize workforce productivity by addressing issues such as injuries, turnover, and absenteeism, ultimately enabling better resource management and enhancing the quality of work.

Iterate Labs

Convertible Note in 2020
Iterate Labs Inc., established in 2016 and located in Ithaca, New York, is an Internet of Things (IoT) company that specializes in enhancing workplace safety and productivity through innovative technology. The company develops smart gloves integrated with a software platform that captures and analyzes biomechanics data in real time. This system alerts both workers and managers to potential injury risks and fatigue, improving overall workplace safety. Additionally, Iterate Labs utilizes wearables and computer vision to gather worker BioMotion Signatures, which are transformed into AI-driven insights. These insights help managers optimize workforce productivity by addressing issues such as injuries, turnover, and absenteeism, ultimately enabling better resource management and enhancing the quality of work.

Gclip Row

Convertible Note in 2020
Gclip Row is a clip-in shoe system to enhance your rowing experience.

Graspie

Convertible Note in 2020
Graspie, Inc. is a B2B Saas company the seeks to change the way employer engage, train and inspire their employees. Our product GRASPIE™, a mobile-first training and engagement platform for the new connected workforce that allows employers to onboard employees faster and cheaper leveraging dynamic content and innovative technologies.

Graspie

Convertible Note in 2020
Graspie, Inc. is a B2B Saas company the seeks to change the way employer engage, train and inspire their employees. Our product GRASPIE™, a mobile-first training and engagement platform for the new connected workforce that allows employers to onboard employees faster and cheaper leveraging dynamic content and innovative technologies.

MemoryFox

Convertible Note in 2020
MemoryFox is a content collection and management platform specifically designed for nonprofits to streamline the process of gathering and organizing impactful content. The platform enables organizations to efficiently capture testimonials, mission-related activities, and other valuable media, creating a centralized online library. With features such as custom branding, unlimited storage, and real-time support, MemoryFox helps nonprofits demonstrate their impact to donors, enhance fundraising efforts, and bolster community outreach initiatives. By simplifying content management, it alleviates the challenges typically faced by marketing directors in the nonprofit sector, allowing them to focus on their core missions rather than the complexities of disorganized content storage.

MemoryFox

Convertible Note in 2020
MemoryFox is a content collection and management platform specifically designed for nonprofits to streamline the process of gathering and organizing impactful content. The platform enables organizations to efficiently capture testimonials, mission-related activities, and other valuable media, creating a centralized online library. With features such as custom branding, unlimited storage, and real-time support, MemoryFox helps nonprofits demonstrate their impact to donors, enhance fundraising efforts, and bolster community outreach initiatives. By simplifying content management, it alleviates the challenges typically faced by marketing directors in the nonprofit sector, allowing them to focus on their core missions rather than the complexities of disorganized content storage.

EcoLectro

Convertible Note in 2020
Ecolectro makes materials that make clean fuels and chemicals. The company is commercializing a proprietary platform of novel polymers that are best in class, allowing its customers to produce devices that last longer and cost less. Ecolectro has defensible IP, state-of-the-art facilities, experienced personnel, and strong customer traction.

EcoLectro

Convertible Note in 2020
Ecolectro makes materials that make clean fuels and chemicals. The company is commercializing a proprietary platform of novel polymers that are best in class, allowing its customers to produce devices that last longer and cost less. Ecolectro has defensible IP, state-of-the-art facilities, experienced personnel, and strong customer traction.

Agape

Convertible Note in 2020
Agapé is a platform scientifically designed to strengthen romantic relationships through personalized daily questions. Agape is a mobile platform that uses 5 steps - communication, affirmation, reflection, investment, and council - to provide a daily way to strengthen your relationship in three minutes or less. It was founded in 2018 and based in Rochester, New York.

Agapé

Convertible Note in 2020
Developer of relationship wellness platform designed to help people feel and show love. The company's platform sends daily questions designed to spark meaningful conversations, enabling couples to get personalized advice and suggestions to improve their relationships.

Walkabout Workplace

Convertible Note in 2020
Walkabout Workplace is a patent-pending, three-dimensional online work platform. Unlike other collaboration tools, the platform is a virtual “place” where remote teams “go to work” every day, feeling like they are physically together with their colleagues and clients. The platform drives increased "presence" with custom designed offices and functional areas where users can link or embed their everyday work tools and applications. With a real-time, 3D heads-up display, users can see who is in the office and the status of their co-workers, enabling users to spontaneously connect through high quality HD video and voice, chat, and screen sharing. We are a revenue-generating early stage company with a solid commercially viable product. Bottom-line, Walkabout Office helps companies who want their remote teams to be more collaboratively engaged every day, making faster, better and more connected decisions resulting in increased productivity, work satisfaction and reduced software expenses In fact, Walkabout Office was selected as a TMCNET 2017 Unified Communications Product of the Year winner!

Walkabout Workplace

Convertible Note in 2020
Walkabout Workplace is a patent-pending, three-dimensional online work platform. Unlike other collaboration tools, the platform is a virtual “place” where remote teams “go to work” every day, feeling like they are physically together with their colleagues and clients. The platform drives increased "presence" with custom designed offices and functional areas where users can link or embed their everyday work tools and applications. With a real-time, 3D heads-up display, users can see who is in the office and the status of their co-workers, enabling users to spontaneously connect through high quality HD video and voice, chat, and screen sharing. We are a revenue-generating early stage company with a solid commercially viable product. Bottom-line, Walkabout Office helps companies who want their remote teams to be more collaboratively engaged every day, making faster, better and more connected decisions resulting in increased productivity, work satisfaction and reduced software expenses In fact, Walkabout Office was selected as a TMCNET 2017 Unified Communications Product of the Year winner!

Material Exchange

Convertible Note in 2020
Material Exchange is an intuitive online platform that allows manufacturers to sell what they don’t need, so that other manufacturers can buy it at lower costs, better quantities and shorter lead times. We develop solutions that help bolster the efficiency of manufacturing enterprises while reducing environmentally harmful waste at the same time. Our company is committed to helping manufacturers retain their edge in a competitive industry by enhancing supply chain mechanisms through high-end proprietary technology.

VPG Medical

Seed Round in 2020
VPG Medical Inc. is a digital health service company based in Rochester, New York, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing innovative monitoring solutions utilizing video-based sensors embedded in smart devices and personal computers. Its primary product, CardioGuard, is a cardiac monitoring technology designed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of various health conditions, including congestive heart failure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, sleep apnea, obesity, and stroke. By enabling continuous health monitoring in everyday settings, VPG Medical aims to enhance patient outcomes through improved diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, ensuring that individuals can stay informed about their cardiac health.

VPG Medical

Seed Round in 2020
VPG Medical Inc. is a digital health service company based in Rochester, New York, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing innovative monitoring solutions utilizing video-based sensors embedded in smart devices and personal computers. Its primary product, CardioGuard, is a cardiac monitoring technology designed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of various health conditions, including congestive heart failure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, sleep apnea, obesity, and stroke. By enabling continuous health monitoring in everyday settings, VPG Medical aims to enhance patient outcomes through improved diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, ensuring that individuals can stay informed about their cardiac health.
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