The Buffalo News: CleanFiber wins $250,000 in clean-energy competition
CleanFiber, a maker of high-performance building insulation with a plant in Blasdell, won $250,000 in the 76West Clean Energy Competition.
Podcast
Latitude Episode 109: How to Start a Music Festival
Joining the Latitude podcast this week is John Cimperman, founder of the 42North Brewery and the incredibly popular Borderland Music + Art Festival in East Aurora.
Inaugural Techstars Startup Week Buffalo Will Be Sept. 15-19
The inaugural Techstars Startup Week Buffalo will take place from Sept. 15 to 19. This five-day celebration of Buffalo’s emerging startup ecosystem will feature dozens of speakers from Western New York and across North America, workshops, networking opportunities, and social events.
Media Release
Ignite Buffalo Announces $30,000 Small Business Pitch Competition in Partnership with Ureeka
In partnership with Ureeka, Ignite Buffalo is inviting Western New York small businesses to apply to Ureeka’s Small Business Pitch Competition, where 5 prizes totaling $30,000 will be awarded.
43North to Relocate Its Headquarters to Seneca One
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.
Podcast
Latitude Episode 108: It’s Good To Be (Wing) King
This week on the Latitude Podcast host Nate Benson is joined by royalty, well, chicken wing royalty. Drew Cerza, aka “The Wing King”, joins the podcast to talk about the early days of the International Chicken Wing Festival, how he became a king, the best and worst wing he’s ever had and how he found his passion in chicken wing entrepreneurship.
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Latitude Episode 107: Networking, Networking, Networking, and More Networking
This week on Latitude we chat with John Hill, VP of Network at Techstars. John talks about his background in journalism and how that led him to a career of connecting people, why networking is so vital to the health of an emerging startup community, and how to actually network.
Two 43North-Winning Companies Raise a Total of $18 Million in Series A Investment
Two companies that won investment from 43North in 2017 have announced that they raised a total of $18 million, bringing the capital raised by 43North’s portfolio companies to more than $240 million over the past five years. The two, Squire and Tara.ai, raised $8 million and $10 million in Series A investments, respectively.
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Latitude Episode 106: The Virtues Of Helping War-Torn Countries
This week on the podcast, presented by the UB School Of Management Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness, Barb talks about starting her company, the passion involved in mission-driven entrepreneurship and the impact the company has had on war-torn farmers.
Media Release
WNY Small Businesses: Register Now for Ignite Buffalo’s Free, Eight-Week Small Business Summer School
Ready to take your small business to the next level? Ignite Buffalo’s Small Business Summer School program is here to help. From defining your target audience to establishing your team structure, managing your finances, and mastering your pitch, you will learn strategies and tactics from industry experts to help formalize your business plan and grow your business.
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43North Winner Immersed Games Inviting WNY Middle Schools to Participate in Early-Release of Their Expanded Educational Video Game
Immersed Games, a 43North portfolio company, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to expand Tyto Online, their educational video game that helps middle school students learn science and engineering skills.
Podcast
Latitude Live! Featuring Nadia Hamilton
This week we take Latitude on the road for another live edition featuring 2018 43North winner Nadia Hamilton, founder of Magnusmode.