Our Portfolio
Our companies include a unicorn and a publicly traded company among the ranks.
43North offers an opportunity to scale your business with funding and an immersive accelerator program like no other.
2024 Applications are closed. Thank you to all of this year’s applicants! Get on the waitlist for 2025.
We received a high volume of interest, and our selection and diligence process is underway. The top five companies (our Y10 cohort) will be selected on Thursday, October 10 at 43North Finals!
EARLY RETURNS
Since coming on the scene in 2014, our portfolio companies have raised more than $1B. With a unicorn and publicly traded company among our ranks, we’re co-investors with VCs like Bessemer, Iconiq Capital and Rise of the Rest, to name a few.
What We Look For
Our startups are often seed-stage companies that have:
However, if you have an incredible company that falls outside this description, we want to know about you.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
43North portfolio companies receive an investment of $1 million in exchange for 5% equity. Companies are required to relocate to Buffalo, NY, for one year and work out of the 43North HQ, where they’ll receive:
The opportunity to operate tax-free as part of STARTUP-NY
After completing the online application, hundreds of applicants are narrowed down through three highly competitive selection rounds. The first two rounds are virtual. The third round is an in-person pitch on stage as part of 43North Finals.
Five companies are selected to receive a $1 million investment and join 43North’s accelerator in Buffalo, NY, for a year of programming and an unparalleled experience. View the Full Award Agreement and Warrant.
There is no cost to apply to 43North.
Each year, we select five startups. Each company will receive a $1 million investment in exchange for 5% equity and a spot in the following year’s accelerator program in Buffalo, NY.
Over the past 9 years, our accelerator program has evolved into so much more than a check for $1M. In addition to receiving investment, winners receive:
Yes! 43North is open to applicants from anywhere in the world, and we’ve had companies from as far away as Nigeria, Israel, and Taiwan receive investment.
No. Founders must be in person for all program requirements, including (but not limited to) welcome week, monthly meetings, fireside chats and more.
Companies selected to join our program are asked to relocate 50% of their staff and their CEO to Buffalo for a minimum of 12 months. Please note that commuting does not count as relocation – you are required to have a residence within a 30-mile radius of the Niagara Power Project.
Please see our Terms and Conditions for more information.
Have a question you don’t see answered? Please view our entire list of FAQs here. Need something else? Email our team directly: info@43north.org.
View the terms, Full Award Agreement and Warrant.
Our companies include a unicorn and a publicly traded company among the ranks.
Each year entrepreneurs battle live on stage for a cut of $5 million.
43North is a startup accelerator that invests $5 million annually into growing Buffalo’s startup ecosystem.