Launch NY is a nonprofit venture development organization established in 2012 and based in Buffalo, New York. As a U.S. Treasury-designated Community Financial Institution, it focuses on providing pro bono mentoring and facilitating access to capital for high-growth potential startups in the 27 counties of western Upstate New York. The organization aims to identify, support, and invest in companies that demonstrate high growth and significant impact, thereby fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial culture in the region. Launch NY's investment interests span a diverse range of sectors, including advanced manufacturing, biomedical, materials, cleantech, consumer goods, information technology, life sciences, and more.
Refraction offers a white-label eCommerce marketplace designed for auto dealers, enabling them to enhance their online sales capabilities. By integrating seamlessly with existing websites, Refraction allows dealers to quickly set up their platforms and start selling in just five minutes. The company aims to help dealerships adapt to the evolving landscape of car buying, as more customers turn to the internet to purchase vehicles. In doing so, Refraction focuses on future-proofing dealerships and converting online shoppers into customers, addressing a critical need in the automotive retail sector.
Nudge Money
Seed Round in 2024
Nudge Money is an AI-driven financial guidance platform that integrates behavioral economics with financial planning to provide personalized advice through automated marketing channels. It serves community financial institutions and fintechs, significantly boosting conversion rates while fostering customer loyalty. The platform empowers individuals, financial institutions, and employers to achieve financial wellness by offering tailored financial guidance and a comprehensive digital financial planning tool. Through strategic partnerships, Nudge Money enables institutions to better serve their customers and enhances employee well-being, ultimately helping individuals take control of their financial futures.
Caretech Human
Seed Round in 2024
CareTech Human offers an automated solution for continuous health monitoring and disease prevention. They provide a toilet-integrated solution for daily health checks and early disease detection.
Edenesque
Venture Round in 2024
Edenesque specializes in the production of plant-based milk and non-dairy products, utilizing natural ingredients such as almonds, cashews, and hemp. The company focuses on providing healthy alternatives to traditional dairy, aiming to meet diverse dietary preferences. In addition to its plant-based milk offerings, Edenesque also produces customized cold-pressed juices, allowing consumers to enjoy beverages tailored to their individual needs. Through its commitment to natural ingredients and consumer customization, Edenesque caters to the growing demand for healthier, plant-based options in the beverage market.
sayhii
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Now, more than ever, the focus is on humans. What they need, what they value, feeling heard while being able to use their voice. People crave belonging. Sayhii uses human data to drive the next relevant conversation with predictive and prescriptive insights. Fostering ways to be more productive and fulfilled in the workplace. Sayhii is complex data science wrapped in a very simple interface. In a nutshell, it's a way to gauge and act on employee sentiment covering a multitude of issues and values. To know, at any given point in time, how your team is feeling and what they need, is imperative. Sayhii was built for this. This is a powerful tool for any leader.
Telesafety
Seed Round in 2024
TeleSafety is a mobile app that provides real-time access to workplace safety experts by helping with important questions or professional advice.
Diadem Capital
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Diadem Capital, founded in 2022 and based in New York, operates as a funding and data platform that connects private companies with institutional capital. It serves a curated selection of venture-backed startups, facilitating access to venture capital and venture debt from Seed through Pre-IPO stages. The platform empowers investors by allowing them to choose which founders they wish to engage with. Additionally, Diadem Capital assists Series B+ startups in exploring exit opportunities through its investment banking partner. The platform is sector agnostic and collaborates with a diverse network of 555 venture capital firms, corporate venture capitalists, and family offices, investing across various sectors including B2B SaaS, Fintech, ClimateTech, and consumer packaged goods.
Dimensional Energy
Series A in 2023
Dimensional Energy is a chemistry company focused on pioneering artificial photosynthesis to create environmentally friendly polymers and chemical intermediates. The company develops technology that utilizes and distributes sunlight in scalable reactor systems, effectively capturing and converting carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels. By employing innovative waveguides, Dimensional Energy ensures even distribution of sunlight within its reactors, enhancing the reactivity of carbon dioxide molecules through functionalized catalysts. This approach aims to provide viable solar fuels, addressing critical energy needs while promoting sustainability.
SelectFI Lending Solutions
Pre Seed Round in 2023
SelectFI leverages proprietary Predictive Lending™ analysis to prequalify customers for financing using an auto dealership's existing lenders. The platform uses soft pull technology and lender guidelines to prequalify a customer for their vehicle of choice, and give dealerships fast, accurate quotes from each of its lenders without impacting the customer's credit score. The software reduces dealership expenses for hard credit pulls, greatly improves efficiency for their internal F&I teams, and helps dealerships remain compliant with FTC regulations for fair lending.
AvantGuard
Seed Round in 2023
AvantGuard creats innovative solutions that manage surfaces and provide long-term protection against viruses, bacteria, and fungi/mold, in a variety of applications.
MemoryFox
Seed Round in 2022
MemoryFox is a software-as-a-service marketing platform tailored for the nonprofit sector, particularly in the context of post-COVID challenges. It enables organizations to collect and share impactful grassroots storytelling content from their communities, enhancing engagement across various business functions. The platform streamlines the entire content journey, from capturing and editing to presenting materials to donors, board members, and social media audiences. With a unique business model that subsidizes accounts up to 100%, MemoryFox promotes equitable access and widespread adoption within the nonprofit industry. Additionally, it offers features such as custom branding, unlimited storage, and real-time customer support, functioning as an online library for capturing and distributing multimedia content. This comprehensive approach helps social organizations improve their capacity and amplify their community impact.
Arbol
Convertible Note in 2022
Arbol is a company that operates a climate risk assessment and insurance platform aimed at helping businesses mitigate financial losses from extreme weather events. It connects weather-exposed agricultural entities with capital providers, such as insurers and asset managers, through its innovative insurance marketplace. By utilizing big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology, Arbol enhances transparency and efficiency in managing climate risks. The platform offers parametric insurance solutions that eliminate information asymmetry and lower administrative costs by using objective data from satellites and weather stations. This enables automated pricing and instant payouts based on predefined data triggers, allowing businesses across various sectors to access capital from non-insurance sources and effectively manage their climate-related financial challenges.
Jeca Energy Bars
Seed Round in 2022
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.
EMPEQ
Seed Round in 2022
EMPEQ is a technology company that offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to enhance energy efficiency in commercial buildings. Their innovative platform employs computer vision to identify mechanical and electronic equipment, providing users with important insights such as the age, remaining useful life, country of origin, and authenticity of parts. This technology is particularly beneficial for professionals working with critical infrastructure systems, as it streamlines the process of repairing or replacing equipment. By addressing the upfront cost barrier associated with energy-efficient upgrades, EMPEQ enables small to mid-sized organizations to access energy-efficient solutions more easily, thereby promoting sustainability and reducing energy consumption.
Ognomy
Seed Round in 2022
Ognomy is a health technology company that provides a telemedicine platform for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea from the comfort of home. Its proprietary, cloud-based platform integrates telemedicine with a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR), facilitating seamless care coordination through intelligent workflows and automation. This innovative service connects patients with sleep specialists, home testing solutions, and treatment providers, delivering a complete approach to sleep apnea care. By enabling patients to manage their health remotely, Ognomy aims to enhance accessibility and convenience in sleep medicine.
812 Inventions
Venture Round in 2022
812 Inventions is an IP consultation firm that provides advice, guidance and counsel in matters relating to patents, trademarks, publishing, copyrights, licensing, royalties, contracts, entity formation, marketing campaigns, and ecclesiastical affairs.
AireXpert
Seed Round in 2022
AireXpert operates a software-as-a-service platform that focuses on collaboration and decision support for technical stakeholders in the aerospace and aviation supply chains. The platform is designed to optimize aircraft maintenance operations, providing features such as maintenance control, quality assurance, and vendor management. By streamlining these processes, AireXpert helps clients achieve reduced repair times and decreased delays, ultimately lowering operational costs while ensuring compliance with FAA regulations.
Patient Pattern
Seed Round in 2022
Patient Pattern is a developer of geriatric medical software that focuses on identifying and stratifying patient risk across various healthcare facilities and settings. The company's clinically validated solution enhances coding accuracy and generates deficit-driven care plans, aimed at reducing medication-related risks and improving patient outcomes. By providing clinical decision support, Patient Pattern's software helps healthcare providers efficiently manage elderly patients, offering comprehensive care plans that summarize each patient's current health status along with actionable recommendations. This approach facilitates better treatment while aiming to lower overall healthcare utilization costs.
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 Fresh
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.
Re-Nuble
Seed Round in 2021
Re-Nuble, Inc. is an agricultural technology company based in New York that specializes in the production of bio-derived liquid fertilizers designed for hydroponic growers. Founded in 2011, Re-Nuble employs a unique organic cycling science technology to convert unrecoverable vegetative food byproducts into sustainable liquid nutrients. This closed-loop process not only enhances microbial activity in the plant root zone but also reduces landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The company's product offerings include liquid concentrate fertilizers that support structural and foliar growth in plants, providing an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical fertilizers. Re-Nuble distributes its products through retail outlets and online channels primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, aiming to promote more sustainable and environmentally friendly growing practices within the agricultural community.
Well Connected
Seed Round in 2021
SaaS company that builds technology to bring communities closer together for improves access and equity.
Circuit Clinical
Series C in 2021
Circuit Clinical is an integrated research organization that facilitates participation in clinical research for patients and healthcare providers. Founded in 2015, it emerged from the experiences of a physician who recognized the importance of trust in the clinical research process. Circuit Clinical focuses on enhancing physician and participant engagement, leveraging HIPAA and FDA-compliant Electronic Medical Record (EMR) reviews to identify motivated participants. The organization provides a suite of technology products designed to improve the clinical research experience for both participants and physicians. By connecting a network of over one million patients with community physicians and research sponsors, Circuit Clinical aims to improve site quality and patient safety, making clinical research more accessible and navigable for all involved.
Breezi.io
Seed Round in 2021
Breezi.io, Inc. is a company that develops and manufactures wireless devices aimed at detecting issues within heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Its flagship product, AirPulse, monitors the condition of air filters and other HVAC equipment, allowing homeowners and business owners to identify potential problems before they escalate. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Pittsboro, North Carolina, Breezi.io focuses on enhancing the smart home experience by providing innovative solutions that promote efficient HVAC system management.
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
TheirStory is a web-based platform that facilitates remote interviewing and storytelling, enabling communities to collect, preserve, and engage with the audiovisual narratives of their members. The platform provides a range of tools and services designed to empower communities to take ownership of their stories, creating a living digital archive. By focusing on heartfelt storytelling, TheirStory helps users explore and deepen relationships within their communities, fostering a sense of connection and shared history.
ZIZO Technologies
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
Ramba provides an innovative alternative to traditional dental insurance by enabling employers to offer a straightforward and cost-effective benefits solution through self-funding. The company has developed a dental benefits technology platform that addresses financial and operational inefficiencies in the industry. Utilizing blockchain technology, Ramba's platform enhances the insurance claims process and employs smart contracts to ensure transparency and timely payments. This approach allows organizations to bypass expensive third-party benefits administrators, thus simplifying enrollment, coverage management, and reimbursement processes.
EagleHawk
Seed Round in 2021
EagleHawk is a drone-enabled technology company that specializes in asset inspection and management for commercial clients. Utilizing advanced drone and thermal imaging technology, the company conducts comprehensive analyses of large-scale physical assets, such as roofs, solar panel arrays, building envelopes, and district heating systems. EagleHawk's platform enables facility managers to make informed decisions regarding maintenance and management, ultimately reducing maintenance and energy costs while mitigating risks. Their services include mapping, surveying, thermography, 3D modeling, aerial photography, and geospatial investigations, allowing clients to adopt a proactive approach to asset maintenance.
Iryss
Convertible Note in 2021
Iryss is a company focused on automating medical payments to ease the financial burden on patients, particularly those with high-cost medical conditions. Its personal finance platform employs disease-specific tools and predictive analytics to help families manage out-of-pocket expenses and protect their long-term financial well-being. By guiding patients toward cost-saving programs and customizing payment strategies, Iryss aims to reduce the financial stress associated with chronic illnesses, ultimately supporting users in achieving greater financial security.
Agapé
Seed Round in 2021
Agapé is a relationship wellness platform founded in 2018 and based in Rochester, New York. The company focuses on fostering meaningful conversations between individuals through its innovative platform, which delivers daily questions aimed at enhancing emotional connections. By providing personalized advice and suggestions, Agapé assists couples in improving their relationships and deepening their understanding of one another. Its approach emphasizes the importance of communication and emotional well-being in nurturing successful partnerships.
HELIXintel
Convertible Note in 2021
HELIXintel Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Hamburg, New York, develops a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that enables businesses to effectively organize, track, and maintain their equipment. The platform serves as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to manage inventory and maintenance tasks while facilitating the purchase of aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By tracking the condition of equipment, HELIXintel's solution helps extend the lifespan of assets, reduce environmental impact, and ultimately save businesses money, time, and resources.
Combined Energies
Seed Round in 2021
Combined Energies is an early-stage startup focused on commercializing power electronic and fuel cell technology for residential applications. The company specializes in the design, production, and sales of specialty power electronics aimed at renewable power generation, energy storage, and electric vehicle markets, which are projected to be worth $5.6 billion. Its innovative bi-directional universal power converters (UPCs) are engineered to manage and enhance multiple low-voltage input streams. These converters are passively cooled and operate with high efficiency, enabling clients to effectively utilize renewable energy technologies even as input voltage decreases.
Verivend
Convertible Note in 2021
The Platform Powering How Capital Moves Verivend—the way to painlessly, paperlessly, and effortlessly raise and deploy capital. Why spend any more time, money, and effort than you have to? Instantly issue and receive capital calls and distributions from anywhere, on any device, with Verivend. Verivend is the payments platform that manages the full lifecycle of incoming capital call funding and outgoing deployments and distributions. Call Capital Easily - Send and answer capital calls anywhere, from any device, in seconds. No more waiting for checks, managing wires, or following up on outstanding capital commitments. Increase Efficiency - Save a week’s worth of time on every deal. Know exactly when every capital call is viewed, accepted, and funded with full end-to-end transparency and real-time communication for every transaction. Disburse Instantly - Make instant distribution payments to investors and capital deployments to projects in seconds. Never write a check again and give your stakeholders a better way to receive funds Operate Securely - Protect your firm, funds, and investors with greater security and privacy. Verivend's Digital Wallet is secured with the highest levels of encryption, so you’ll never need to exchange or store sensitive banking information again.
Anaghe Atelier
Convertible Note in 2021
Anaghe Atelier specializes in producing luxury designer sweatshirts, sportswear, and custom-made clothing, including sneakers, sweatsuits, shirts, hoodies, and masks. The company is distinguished by its couture aesthetic, aiming to provide consumers with high-quality, handcrafted products that complement their sneaker investments. By focusing on craftsmanship and unique design, Anaghe Atelier caters to a clientele seeking exclusive and stylish athletic wear.
AvantGuard
Convertible Note in 2021
AvantGuard creats innovative solutions that manage surfaces and provide long-term protection against viruses, bacteria, and fungi/mold, in a variety of applications.
ZIZO Technologies
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 hair-styling service that focuses on delivering custom boho braids directly to customers at their chosen locations. The company caters to events and bridal parties, offering personalized appointments to help clients achieve stylish hairstyles for special occasions. By specializing in big, flowy braids, Braidbabes aims to enhance the overall experience of its customers, making it easier for them to look their best for weddings, parties, and other significant events.
braidbabes
Convertible Note in 2021
Braidbabes is a mobile hair-styling service that focuses on delivering custom boho braids directly to customers at their chosen locations. The company caters to events and bridal parties, offering personalized appointments to help clients achieve stylish hairstyles for special occasions. By specializing in big, flowy braids, Braidbabes aims to enhance the overall experience of its customers, making it easier for them to look their best for weddings, parties, and other significant events.
Circuit Clinical
Series B in 2021
Circuit Clinical is an integrated research organization that facilitates participation in clinical research for patients and healthcare providers. Founded in 2015, it emerged from the experiences of a physician who recognized the importance of trust in the clinical research process. Circuit Clinical focuses on enhancing physician and participant engagement, leveraging HIPAA and FDA-compliant Electronic Medical Record (EMR) reviews to identify motivated participants. The organization provides a suite of technology products designed to improve the clinical research experience for both participants and physicians. By connecting a network of over one million patients with community physicians and research sponsors, Circuit Clinical aims to improve site quality and patient safety, making clinical research more accessible and navigable for all involved.
Patient Pattern
Seed Round in 2021
Patient Pattern is a developer of geriatric medical software that focuses on identifying and stratifying patient risk across various healthcare facilities and settings. The company's clinically validated solution enhances coding accuracy and generates deficit-driven care plans, aimed at reducing medication-related risks and improving patient outcomes. By providing clinical decision support, Patient Pattern's software helps healthcare providers efficiently manage elderly patients, offering comprehensive care plans that summarize each patient's current health status along with actionable recommendations. This approach facilitates better treatment while aiming to lower overall healthcare utilization costs.
Azuna Fresh
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.
Mentore.ai
Seed Round in 2021
Iterate Labs is a developer of a smart wearable device used to track relevant hand and wrist actions for workplace safety. Its device is a smart glove that collects and analyzes biomechanics data to alert workers and managers of injury risk and fatigue that enable health and safety officers to monitor and prevent workplace injuries through sensors and data analytics.
CYRISMA
Seed Round in 2021
CYRISMA, developed by Data Spotlite, offers a comprehensive cybersecurity software solution focused on managing cyber risk effectively. Unlike traditional methods that rely on a collection of disparate and costly tools, CYRISMA provides a unified interface that allows organizations to identify, report, summarize, and manage their cyber risks efficiently. The software is designed to protect critical data by enabling users to track mitigation progress and assign accountability without taxing their resources or personnel. This approach addresses the challenges many organizations face in achieving compliance and effectively managing cyber threats.
Prolivio
Seed Round in 2021
Prolivio is a hyper-cooling headband that uses specialized electronic plates to create a nearly-instant cool surface.
Patient Pattern
Convertible Note in 2021
Patient Pattern is a developer of geriatric medical software that focuses on identifying and stratifying patient risk across various healthcare facilities and settings. The company's clinically validated solution enhances coding accuracy and generates deficit-driven care plans, aimed at reducing medication-related risks and improving patient outcomes. By providing clinical decision support, Patient Pattern's software helps healthcare providers efficiently manage elderly patients, offering comprehensive care plans that summarize each patient's current health status along with actionable recommendations. This approach facilitates better treatment while aiming to lower overall healthcare utilization costs.
Prolivio
Convertible Note in 2020
Prolivio is a hyper-cooling headband that uses specialized electronic plates to create a nearly-instant cool surface.
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 pioneering artificial photosynthesis to create environmentally friendly polymers and chemical intermediates. The company develops technology that utilizes and distributes sunlight in scalable reactor systems, effectively capturing and converting carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels. By employing innovative waveguides, Dimensional Energy ensures even distribution of sunlight within its reactors, enhancing the reactivity of carbon dioxide molecules through functionalized catalysts. This approach aims to provide viable solar fuels, addressing critical energy needs while promoting sustainability.
Aurie
Seed Round in 2020
Aurie is a medical device company based in New York, established in 2018. It focuses on developing a reusable urinary catheterization system aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. By providing a convenient, discreet, and hygienic catheterization option, Aurie seeks to reduce the risk of infections and enhance users' confidence and control over their healthcare needs. The company's innovative approach empowers users to manage their condition more effectively, enabling them to lead active and fulfilling lives.
Coastal Innovations
Convertible Note in 2020
Coastal Innovations LLC specializes in erosion control and flood protection solutions aimed at mitigating the impacts of coastal, riverbed, and asset erosion. The company manufactures advanced products, including form-fitting, reinforced mats and quickly deployable, reusable dams, which help clients effectively combat the challenges posed by natural forces and severe weather conditions. By innovating across all stages of the value chain, Coastal Innovations provides practical and efficient tools for enhancing resilience against 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
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
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.
Ramba
Convertible Note in 2020
Ramba provides an innovative alternative to traditional dental insurance by enabling employers to offer a straightforward and cost-effective benefits solution through self-funding. The company has developed a dental benefits technology platform that addresses financial and operational inefficiencies in the industry. Utilizing blockchain technology, Ramba's platform enhances the insurance claims process and employs smart contracts to ensure transparency and timely payments. This approach allows organizations to bypass expensive third-party benefits administrators, thus simplifying enrollment, coverage management, and reimbursement processes.
HELIXintel
Convertible Note in 2020
HELIXintel Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Hamburg, New York, develops a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that enables businesses to effectively organize, track, and maintain their equipment. The platform serves as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to manage inventory and maintenance tasks while facilitating the purchase of aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By tracking the condition of equipment, HELIXintel's solution helps extend the lifespan of assets, reduce environmental impact, and ultimately save businesses money, time, and resources.
CYRISMA
Seed Round in 2020
CYRISMA, developed by Data Spotlite, offers a comprehensive cybersecurity software solution focused on managing cyber risk effectively. Unlike traditional methods that rely on a collection of disparate and costly tools, CYRISMA provides a unified interface that allows organizations to identify, report, summarize, and manage their cyber risks efficiently. The software is designed to protect critical data by enabling users to track mitigation progress and assign accountability without taxing their resources or personnel. This approach addresses the challenges many organizations face in achieving compliance and effectively managing cyber threats.
Verivend
Seed Round in 2020
The Platform Powering How Capital Moves Verivend—the way to painlessly, paperlessly, and effortlessly raise and deploy capital. Why spend any more time, money, and effort than you have to? Instantly issue and receive capital calls and distributions from anywhere, on any device, with Verivend. Verivend is the payments platform that manages the full lifecycle of incoming capital call funding and outgoing deployments and distributions. Call Capital Easily - Send and answer capital calls anywhere, from any device, in seconds. No more waiting for checks, managing wires, or following up on outstanding capital commitments. Increase Efficiency - Save a week’s worth of time on every deal. Know exactly when every capital call is viewed, accepted, and funded with full end-to-end transparency and real-time communication for every transaction. Disburse Instantly - Make instant distribution payments to investors and capital deployments to projects in seconds. Never write a check again and give your stakeholders a better way to receive funds Operate Securely - Protect your firm, funds, and investors with greater security and privacy. Verivend's Digital Wallet is secured with the highest levels of encryption, so you’ll never need to exchange or store sensitive banking information again.
Casana
Series A in 2020
Casana is a healthcare technology company based in Rochester, New York, that specializes in in-home cardiac health monitoring solutions. Its flagship product, the Heart Seat, is a cloud-connected toilet seat designed to allow patients to effortlessly monitor critical health metrics such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, and cardiac output from the comfort of their homes. The Heart Seat integrates three key sensors: a single-lead ECG for measuring the heart's electrical activity, PPG sensors that assess blood volume, and BCG sensors that track the mechanical activity of the heart. This innovative device aims to assist medical teams in managing chronic conditions by providing continuous, reliable health data outside traditional healthcare settings. Casana's technology is focused on fostering proactive health management and improving patient outcomes.
Exostellar
Convertible Note in 2020
Exostellar is a company that specializes in cloud resource management and optimization, helping enterprises reduce their cloud computing expenses. Founded in 2018 and based in Ithaca, New York, Exostellar leverages exclusive patent-pending technologies developed at Cornell University, integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance its offerings. Its platform includes tools like X-Spot, which dynamically relocates containers between spot and regular instances, and X-Consolidate, which efficiently manages container workloads by consolidating them during low demand and expanding them when necessary. By combining application containers with virtual machines, Exostellar provides a portable architecture that supports live migration of stateful workloads, ultimately improving reliability and performance while driving cost efficiency in cloud computing.
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
Series A in 2020
3AM Innovations has developed a mobile command platform called FLORIAN, designed to enhance the operational efficiency of emergency responders. This software provides comprehensive oversight for incident pre-planning and real-time situational tracking, allowing personnel to maintain awareness of their location and tactics during emergencies. By consolidating critical information onto a single adaptive screen, FLORIAN supports first responders in improving their safety and effectiveness while also facilitating detailed records for after-action reviews and training. The platform aims to save lives by ensuring that firefighters have the vital information they need to navigate complex situations safely.
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.
Ramba
Convertible Note in 2020
Ramba provides an innovative alternative to traditional dental insurance by enabling employers to offer a straightforward and cost-effective benefits solution through self-funding. The company has developed a dental benefits technology platform that addresses financial and operational inefficiencies in the industry. Utilizing blockchain technology, Ramba's platform enhances the insurance claims process and employs smart contracts to ensure transparency and timely payments. This approach allows organizations to bypass expensive third-party benefits administrators, thus simplifying enrollment, coverage management, and reimbursement processes.
EagleHawk
Convertible Note in 2020
EagleHawk is a drone-enabled technology company that specializes in asset inspection and management for commercial clients. Utilizing advanced drone and thermal imaging technology, the company conducts comprehensive analyses of large-scale physical assets, such as roofs, solar panel arrays, building envelopes, and district heating systems. EagleHawk's platform enables facility managers to make informed decisions regarding maintenance and management, ultimately reducing maintenance and energy costs while mitigating risks. Their services include mapping, surveying, thermography, 3D modeling, aerial photography, and geospatial investigations, allowing clients to adopt a proactive approach to asset maintenance.
Ramba
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Ramba provides an innovative alternative to traditional dental insurance by enabling employers to offer a straightforward and cost-effective benefits solution through self-funding. The company has developed a dental benefits technology platform that addresses financial and operational inefficiencies in the industry. Utilizing blockchain technology, Ramba's platform enhances the insurance claims process and employs smart contracts to ensure transparency and timely payments. This approach allows organizations to bypass expensive third-party benefits administrators, thus simplifying enrollment, coverage management, and reimbursement processes.
Castle Campus
Convertible Note in 2020
Castle Campus provide produce to economically distressed zones with food insecurity concerns.Growing micro greens, baby greens, leafy greens, and herbs. Selling to consumers, restaurants, institutions, food distributors, and grocery stores.
Ellicottville Greens
Convertible Note in 2020
Ellicottville Greens is an indoor vertical farm management company that operates a distributed network of facilities focused on the cultivation of leafy greens, herbs, mushrooms, and microgreens. The company employs sustainable methods to grow these products in controlled indoor environments, ensuring the delivery of local and healthy food to communities. By managing these indoor vertical farms, Ellicottville Greens aims to provide fresh produce while promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
BetterMynd
Seed Round in 2020
BetterMynd is an online therapy platform specifically designed for college students, focusing on enhancing access to mental health services and diminishing the stigma surrounding mental illness in young adults. The platform connects students with a network of mental health providers, allowing them to schedule in-person or video-based counseling sessions with campus counselors. Through the use of teletherapy, BetterMynd ensures that students can engage in private and secure counseling from any location using their laptops or smartphones, thereby facilitating essential mental health care for this demographic.
BetterMynd
Convertible Note in 2020
BetterMynd is an online therapy platform specifically designed for college students, focusing on enhancing access to mental health services and diminishing the stigma surrounding mental illness in young adults. The platform connects students with a network of mental health providers, allowing them to schedule in-person or video-based counseling sessions with campus counselors. Through the use of teletherapy, BetterMynd ensures that students can engage in private and secure counseling from any location using their laptops or smartphones, thereby facilitating essential mental health care for this demographic.
Castle Campus
Convertible Note in 2020
Castle Campus provide produce to economically distressed zones with food insecurity concerns.Growing micro greens, baby greens, leafy greens, and herbs. Selling to consumers, restaurants, institutions, food distributors, and grocery stores.
The Perfect Granola
Convertible Note in 2020
The Perfect Granola specializes in providing healthy food products, particularly granola bars made with superfood ingredients. The company emphasizes clean eating by ensuring that its offerings are gluten-free, vegan, and crafted from organic components. Its products are designed without added refined sugars, corn syrups, chemicals, or preservatives, promoting a nutritious snacking option for health-conscious consumers. The Perfect Granola sells its products through an online retail store, making it accessible for those seeking wholesome and healthy snacks.
Casana
Seed Round in 2020
Casana is a healthcare technology company based in Rochester, New York, that specializes in in-home cardiac health monitoring solutions. Its flagship product, the Heart Seat, is a cloud-connected toilet seat designed to allow patients to effortlessly monitor critical health metrics such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, and cardiac output from the comfort of their homes. The Heart Seat integrates three key sensors: a single-lead ECG for measuring the heart's electrical activity, PPG sensors that assess blood volume, and BCG sensors that track the mechanical activity of the heart. This innovative device aims to assist medical teams in managing chronic conditions by providing continuous, reliable health data outside traditional healthcare settings. Casana's technology is focused on fostering proactive health management and improving patient outcomes.
Mentore.ai
Convertible Note in 2020
Iterate Labs is a developer of a smart wearable device used to track relevant hand and wrist actions for workplace safety. Its device is a smart glove that collects and analyzes biomechanics data to alert workers and managers of injury risk and fatigue that enable health and safety officers to monitor and prevent workplace injuries through sensors and data analytics.
Graspie
Convertible Note in 2020
Graspie, Inc. is a B2B SaaS company focused on transforming how employers engage, train, and inspire their workforce. Its flagship product, GRASPIE™, is a mobile-first training and engagement platform designed for the modern connected workforce. The platform enhances the onboarding process by providing dynamic content and leveraging innovative technologies, enabling employers to deliver job-specific and compliance training more effectively. By improving the delivery and retention of essential training materials, Graspie aims to help organizations onboard employees more efficiently and cost-effectively, ultimately fostering professional wellness and development within the workplace.
Gclip Row
Convertible Note in 2020
Gclip Row is a Rowing Shoe system that would allow feet to be splayed, allowing greater comfort to enhance the rowing experience.
MemoryFox
Convertible Note in 2020
MemoryFox is a software-as-a-service marketing platform tailored for the nonprofit sector, particularly in the context of post-COVID challenges. It enables organizations to collect and share impactful grassroots storytelling content from their communities, enhancing engagement across various business functions. The platform streamlines the entire content journey, from capturing and editing to presenting materials to donors, board members, and social media audiences. With a unique business model that subsidizes accounts up to 100%, MemoryFox promotes equitable access and widespread adoption within the nonprofit industry. Additionally, it offers features such as custom branding, unlimited storage, and real-time customer support, functioning as an online library for capturing and distributing multimedia content. This comprehensive approach helps social organizations improve their capacity and amplify their community impact.
EcoLectro
Convertible Note in 2020
Ecolectro focuses on producing scalable and cost-effective green hydrogen energy solutions. The company develops advanced electrolyzers that utilize patented polymers to create durable and high-performance stacks. Their technology features exceptional membranes and electrodes, enabling the efficient production of pure hydrogen without relying on costly materials such as platinum, iridium, and titanium. Ecolectro's innovative approach aims to enhance the viability of hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy source, reducing capital costs while potentially extending the lifespan of hydrogen technologies. The company's commitment to research and development allows it to continually push the boundaries of electrolysis technology, making green hydrogen more accessible for various industries.
Agapé
Convertible Note in 2020
Agapé is a relationship wellness platform founded in 2018 and based in Rochester, New York. The company focuses on fostering meaningful conversations between individuals through its innovative platform, which delivers daily questions aimed at enhancing emotional connections. By providing personalized advice and suggestions, Agapé assists couples in improving their relationships and deepening their understanding of one another. Its approach emphasizes the importance of communication and emotional well-being in nurturing successful partnerships.
Walkabout Workplace
Convertible Note in 2020
Walkabout Workplace is an innovative online platform designed for remote teams, creating a virtual environment that simulates the physical workplace. This patent-pending platform features a three-dimensional layout where users can establish custom-designed offices and functional areas, integrating their everyday work tools and applications. With a real-time heads-up display, it allows users to view the presence and status of colleagues, facilitating spontaneous connections through high-definition video, voice, chat, and screen sharing. By enhancing collaborative engagement, Walkabout Workplace aims to improve productivity and work satisfaction while also reducing software expenses for companies. The platform has been recognized for its effectiveness, receiving accolades such as the TMCNET Unified Communications Product of the Year award in 2017.
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.
Circuit Clinical
Seed Round in 2020
Circuit Clinical is an integrated research organization that facilitates participation in clinical research for patients and healthcare providers. Founded in 2015, it emerged from the experiences of a physician who recognized the importance of trust in the clinical research process. Circuit Clinical focuses on enhancing physician and participant engagement, leveraging HIPAA and FDA-compliant Electronic Medical Record (EMR) reviews to identify motivated participants. The organization provides a suite of technology products designed to improve the clinical research experience for both participants and physicians. By connecting a network of over one million patients with community physicians and research sponsors, Circuit Clinical aims to improve site quality and patient safety, making clinical research more accessible and navigable for all involved.
Gian Health
Seed Round in 2020
Gian operates a SaaS platform that focuses on enhancing collaboration among healthcare providers, vendors, and individuals to improve nutrition choices and overall health outcomes. By offering a virtual nutritionist service, Gian utilizes real-time grocery recommendations based on dietary guidelines tailored to individual health conditions. The platform integrates data from various systems and wearables, promoting the adoption of healthier habits. This approach aims to improve lives while also reducing healthcare costs, making it easier for users to make informed decisions regarding their nutrition and well-being.
Gian Health
Convertible Note in 2020
Gian operates a SaaS platform that focuses on enhancing collaboration among healthcare providers, vendors, and individuals to improve nutrition choices and overall health outcomes. By offering a virtual nutritionist service, Gian utilizes real-time grocery recommendations based on dietary guidelines tailored to individual health conditions. The platform integrates data from various systems and wearables, promoting the adoption of healthier habits. This approach aims to improve lives while also reducing healthcare costs, making it easier for users to make informed decisions regarding their nutrition and well-being.
Ru's Pierogi
Convertible Note in 2020
Ru's Pierogi, established in 2013 and based in Buffalo, New York, specializes in producing a variety of pierogi filled with fresh ingredients to create modern and unique flavor profiles. The company operates a food manufacturing facility that offers a diverse range of pierogi suitable for any meal, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Its product lineup features items such as apple pierogi, banana pepper cheese pierogi, and Asian pork pierogi, allowing for versatility in menu options. By focusing on quality and flavor, Ru's Pierogi aims to provide customers with innovative culinary experiences.
AireXpert
Seed Round in 2019
AireXpert operates a software-as-a-service platform that focuses on collaboration and decision support for technical stakeholders in the aerospace and aviation supply chains. The platform is designed to optimize aircraft maintenance operations, providing features such as maintenance control, quality assurance, and vendor management. By streamlining these processes, AireXpert helps clients achieve reduced repair times and decreased delays, ultimately lowering operational costs while ensuring compliance with FAA regulations.
ShrubBucket
Convertible Note in 2019
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.
The Perfect Granola
Convertible Note in 2019
The Perfect Granola specializes in providing healthy food products, particularly granola bars made with superfood ingredients. The company emphasizes clean eating by ensuring that its offerings are gluten-free, vegan, and crafted from organic components. Its products are designed without added refined sugars, corn syrups, chemicals, or preservatives, promoting a nutritious snacking option for health-conscious consumers. The Perfect Granola sells its products through an online retail store, making it accessible for those seeking wholesome and healthy snacks.
AvantGuard
Seed Round in 2019
AvantGuard creats innovative solutions that manage surfaces and provide long-term protection against viruses, bacteria, and fungi/mold, in a variety of applications.
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