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Buffalo Business First: Manufacturing startup closes on $5 million in growth-based funding
CleanFiber has raised $5 million in private funding to expand its manufacturing capacity and expand its sales efforts.
CleanFiber has raised $5 million in private funding to expand its manufacturing capacity and expand its sales efforts.
43North revealed today the 16 finalists for its annual competition, funded by New York state. The nonprofit will ultimately invest $5 million into the eight companies, which will give up a 5 percent ownership stake and pledge to operate from Buffalo for a year.
43North promises to stage a glitzier show at Shea’s on Oct. 30 when startups compete for a $1 million grand prize.
CleanFiber, a maker of high-performance building insulation with a plant in Blasdell, won $250,000 in the 76West Clean Energy Competition.
43North is relocating its headquarters to Seneca One, officials announced today. With the support of a $1.5 million grant from Empire State Development, 43North will become the latest addition to a new tech hub that Douglas Development is creating in the building.
Founding a startup takes guts, intelligence, perseverance, and, in the case of Nadia Hamilton, love. Her company, Magnusmode, is helping individuals with autism and cognitive special needs navigate the world with ease through their mobile app.
Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, and 43North, the startup competition that invests $5 million annually to attract and cultivate startups in Buffalo, NY, are partnering on a multi-year program to further develop and scale the Western New York entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Today 43North joined Buffalo Business First, Buffalo’s leading business media company and part of American City Business Journals, to announce “Buffalo Homecoming,” a community-based initiative to engage a network of Buffalo expatriates who have found success outside of their hometown.
43North is issuing a request for qualifications for a public relations vendor that the organization will utilize in 2019. The RFQ can be submitted by a single firm or jointly by multiple vendors. The RFQ must be submitted to 43North Director of Media and Public Relations, Nate Benson, by January 14, 2019 at 12pm. RFQ’s
The Buffalo News | Stephen T. Watson Health & Tech is a regular feature highlighting life sciences and high-tech companies throughout the region. Company name: Cytocybernetics Address: 120 Sherman Annex, on the University at Buffalo South Campus, and a second location in North Tonawanda Website: cytocybernetics.com Year founded: 2014 Founders: Glenna Bett and Randall