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May 28, 2020
43North portfolio company GroupRaise is hosting a nationwide effort to support food banks called Takeout for Good on Tuesday, June 2nd. More than 1,500 restaurants across the country have signed up to donate a portion of their sales (15-25%) during the event to their local food bank, including several right here in Western New York.
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April 27, 2020
43North concluded its Code:Buffalo Hackathon @ Home and selected three teams to win a share of $15,000. The hackathon, which challenged participants to “build something to support the Buffalo community,” was moved to a virtual format this year due to COVID-19.
READ ARTICLEApril 23, 2020
Two local startups have received infusions of capital to the tune of a combined $10 million. CleanSlate UV, which makes technology that disinfects mobile devices, raised $7 million in funding, led by Prolog Ventures. SparkCharge, a maker of portable electrical charging devices aimed at serving the automotive industry, closed on a $3.3 million round of seed funding, led by PJC.
READ ARTICLEApril 22, 2020
Odoo, which offers a suite of business management software, is based in Belgium and has a large office in San Francisco. The company has more than 900 employees, and expects to eventually hire up to 300 in Buffalo.
READ ARTICLEJun 9, 2020 at 7:30 am — Slack
Have an idea or looking to do something new? Need capital, a co-founder, or a conk in the head to straighten out your idea? Buffalo Open Coffee Club is a weekly virtual opportunity hosted by Techstars Buffalo to meet founders and contributors to the startup ecosystem.
Connect on the WNY Startup Community Slack Channel and join the conversation here: wnystartupcommunity.slack.com
Jun 16, 2020 at 7:30 am — Slack
Have an idea or looking to do something new? Need capital, a co-founder, or a conk in the head to straighten out your idea? Buffalo Open Coffee Club is a weekly virtual opportunity hosted by Techstars Buffalo to meet founders and contributors to the startup ecosystem.
Connect on the WNY Startup Community Slack Channel and join the conversation here: wnystartupcommunity.slack.com
Jun 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm — Zoom Conference
With more investor meetings going virtual, it’s time to sharpen your skills when it comes to pitching your company online.
Join Techstars for an exclusive Fundraising Ask Me Anything (AMA) on June 24 at 12:00 pm ET (9:00 am PT) with Managing Director of Techstars New York City Accelerator Jenny Fielding and Techstars All Star Mentor and Founder and President of Articulate Persuasion Monique Maley. They’ll be sharing tips and techniques that will help you Crush Your Virtual Fundraising Pitch.
Speakers:
Monique Maley
Techstars All Star Mentor and President & Founder of Articulate Persuasion
Monique Maley is the President and Founder of Articulate Persuasion and Techstars Mentor. Her experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor to C-suite executives, led her to develop The Investor Pitch Formula, a program and online course which helps startups craft their story, build their script, design their deck and deliver the vision of their business to investors. Ms. Maley’s insight and coaching helped companies raise millions in funding from angel investors to Private Equity firms.
Jenny Fielding
Managing Director Techstars NYC and partner of The Fund
Jenny Fielding is the Managing Director of the Techstars New York City Accelerator. As a startup entrepreneur herself, she cofounded Switch-Mobile in 2006 and subsequently worked for the company that acquired it in 2009. Jenny joined Techstars in 2014 and has run the IoT and hardware accelerator, healthcare accelerator, and fintech accelerator, and has mentored (and invested in) more than 130 startups.
May 8, 2020
A Buffalo startup played a key role in helping researchers obtain quick approval for a Covid-19 test that relies on a person’s saliva, rather than using swabs.
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Keeping kids engaged while parents work from home – a familiar challenge nowadays – was the $10,000 first-place project in 43North’s “Code:Buffalo” hackathon.
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April 22, 2020
Earth Day celebrations might look a bit different this year, as we’re staying home and adhering to social distancing guidelines, but don’t let that stop you from safely enjoying the great outdoors and taking care of our planet.
READ ARTICLEApril 21, 2020
SparkCharge came to Buffalo last year after winning the $1 million grand prize in the 43North business competition. The company is poised to further solidify its presence here after completing a $3.3 million round of private financing.
READ ARTICLEA European technology company with its major U.S. base in California has confirmed plans to occupy one floor of Seneca One Tower for its new East Coast operations center, with the potential to take up more space as the business grows.
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