At the end of October, 43North hosted its inaugural Alumni Summit in Buffalo, NY. The two-day event gathered over 35 alumni founders from nearly 30 of 43North’s portfolio companies for multiple days of programming, networking, and of course, Buffalo football. How does a startup accelerator engage and support its portfolio companies after they leave the
Five Exceptional Startups Joining Buffalo’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem On October 12th, we had the incredible privilege of standing on the stage at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, surrounded by 3,000 people from the Buffalo community as we kicked off our ninth edition of 43North Finals. Our team works tirelessly, starting at the beginning of the year,
A $5 million international business plan competition, which includes a $1 million top prize and requires the winner to relocate to Buffalo, is gearing up for an early February launch. Jordan Levy and Andrew Pulkrabek are leading the competition, which is focused on fostering entrepreneurship within Western New York. As steering committee chairman, Levy will
Original Article by: Matt Glynn Published: January 9, 2014, 04:19 PM Jordan A. Levy and a venture capitalist who relocated here from Minnesota will oversee a $5 million business plan competition aimed at igniting startup and investor activity in Western New York. Levy, a local native and venture capitalist, will serve as the competition’s steering