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SmartStart Company
(Venture-ready companies who seek exposure to professional investors.)
About
Presented by the Center for Economic Growth under the direction of the Empire State Venture Group, Inc. The Smart Start Venture Forum is an important showcase for the most promising technology companies and business innovators from throughout NYS.
Companies
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The 2006 forum featured 17 presenting companies from throughout New York State. These companies served the following markets: alternative energy/fuel cell, homeland security, wireless communications, next-gen Internet search, business telecom, biotech pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, medical devices, healthcare IT, charitable gifting and independent films.
Forty-four of the 122 companies that have presented have received funding directly attributable to SmartStart, totally approximately 57 million.
2001- more than $15 million, including a license agreement
2002 - more than $23 million
2003 - $6 million
2004 - $11 million
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UNYTECH Company
(Early stage companies based on a university technology seeking Seed/Angel investment.)
About
A collaborative effort among leading research institutions in the Upstate New York region. Universities in Upstate New York contribute immensely to the intellectual capital and high technology economy of the region. UNYTECH
Companies
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In the first three years of UNYTECH, 40 companies presented to over 600 potential investors, licensees, entrepreneurs and service providers. These companies have received over $21 million in funding and grants over the past two years.
2003 - 11.65M in venture funding, 2.51 M in grants
2004 - 835k in grants
2005 - 2.1M in venture funding, 2.9M in grants
Companies affiliated with the any of the participating institutions are eligible to apply. By its nature, university technology-based companies are very early stage, for this reason we encourage you to work closely with your institutions' technology transfer office during the application process.
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