Founder Friday: Patrick Finan, Block Club
Block Club offers tons of branding strategy and implementation services, and have worked with local companies like Invest Buffalo Niagara, Hotel Henry, and Big Ditch Brewery.
Founder Friday: Adam Stotz, TROVE
TROVE uses predictive data science to take customer data and help you figure out buyer behavior.
Founder Friday: Thiru Vikram, Buffalo Automation
Buffalo Automation has had several big wins in the WNY community since its founding in 2015. And with self-driving technology becoming an area of focus for automakers, it’s inevitable that we will soon see this technology widely implemented in the maritime industry.
Founder Friday: Derrick Parson, GRASPIE
Today, GRASPIE is participating in Launch NY and working with their first enterprise client of over 2,000 employees. They plan to bring on several additional enterprise companies over the next few years as well as expand the team here in Buffalo
Founder Friday: Patrick Walsh & Will Schulmeister, EagleHawk
Learn more about the work EagleHawk is doing to help local businesses better maintain their facilities as well as Patrick and Will’s plans to expand EagleHawk into a SaaS-type model in today’s Founder Friday!
Founder Friday: Rohan Shah, Classavo
Learn more about Classavo, which is currently being used at the University at Buffalo and Canisius College, and founder Rohan Shah in today’s Founder Friday!
43North Announces 27 Ignite Buffalo Finalists
Today, 43North announced the 27 finalists for the Ignite Buffalo program. Ignite Buffalo is a partnership between 43North, Facebook, M&T Bank, Quickbooks, Amazon Web Services, WordPress.com and WooCommerce.
The Winners Circle: A Run-Down of Local Startup Competitions
From undergrads at a local university, to professionals working on a side hustle, to entrepreneurs launching on their third company, these competitions shed a light on our growing startup community – and our competitive spirit.
Founder Friday: Del Reid, 26 Shirts
“Doing well by doing good.” It’s a phrase at the core of many non-profit organizations and those dedicated to giving back to their community. Living in a place like Buffalo, we’re lucky to have a lot of these people among us – like Del Reid, founder of 26 Shirts.
Founder Friday: Pete Cimino, Lloyd
They got the people of Buffalo asking, “Where’s Lloyd?” Meet Pete Cimino, the founder of Lloyd Taco Trucks, Lloyd Taco Factory, and their newest endeavor, Churn Soft Serve.
Founder Friday: Tim Herzog, Flying Bison Brewing Company
In this week’s Founder Friday, we dive deeper into Buffalo’s thriving brewing industry with one of the breweries that started it all, Flying Bison Brewing Company.
Media Release
NYS Launches Year Four Of 43North Startup Competition
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced applications are now being accepted for the fourth year of 43North.