Helping founders find community and connections
The curated retail and brand partner engagement component of NYFTLab's accelerator, through which selected fashion-tech founders are directly introduced to and workshopped with senior executives from the world's leading retail and brand organizations to drive commercial pilots, validation, and partnership.
A program through the WNY Incubator Network that connects incubator startups to UB's full suite of resources — including student talent, faculty research expertise, lab facilities, and career fair access — through one-on-one needs assessments and targeted matchmaking.
Learn more →A grantmaking and leadership development foundation (Amplify Her® Foundation) that supports women and girls from underserved NYC communities in becoming transformative leaders and entrepreneurs through strategic grant partnerships, professional development programming, and access to networks of women leaders.
Learn more →BioBAT's entrepreneurship and business development programming for resident companies, including the Next Milestone Program, STEAM educational outreach, PhD opportunities at SUNY Downstate, and connections to investors and the broader Brooklyn biotech ecosystem.
Learn more →A venture development support program at BioInc@NYMC providing resident biotech/medtech startups with business strategy coaching, capital access guidance, investor introductions through TruMada Management, and connections to NYMC's clinical and research ecosystem.
Learn more →A focused program for NYC Innovation Hot Spot and CUNY I-Corps alumni ready to submit a full SBIR or STTR proposal, providing technical assistance, proposal reviews, and individualized coaching during active submission windows.
Learn more →WEDC Mid-Hudson's business plan competition for women and minority entrepreneurs across Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess, Ulster, and Putnam Counties, providing business plan development support, presentation coaching, and opportunity for cash prizes at a regional pitch event.
Learn more →WEDC's business plan competition and pitch event for women and minority entrepreneurs in Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, providing participants with guided business plan development, presentation coaching, and the opportunity to compete for cash prizes and recognition.
Learn more →Customized acceleration programs and Innovation Expeditions offered by WEVE Acceleration for international governments, sovereign innovation agencies, and corporations seeking to advance their startup ecosystems, foster entrepreneurship through US market entry, or expose corporate leaders to tech trends and startups.
Learn more →New York State's centralized SBIR/STTR support network, led by CUNY and powered by the SBA's FAST Partnership Program, helping tech founders navigate and win federal non-dilutive research funding from NSF, NASA, DoD, and other agencies.
Learn more →A suite of free business attraction, expansion, and entrepreneurship support services offered by Invest Buffalo Niagara, including site selection, labor market analysis, incentive navigation, and connections to the Buffalo Niagara startup and business community.
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