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April 7, 2022
ShearShare closed on $2.3 million of seed funding led by Atlanta-based Fearless Fund and included contributions from local angel investors Jack Greco and Wayne and Mary Bacon; Empire State Development Corp.’s New York Ventures Fund; Portfolia’s FemTech II Fund; Hearst Corp.’s Level Up Ventures, and Chloe Capital, who met Co-Founders Dr. Tye and Courtney Caldwell at 43North […]
READ ARTICLEMarch 26, 2022
Celebrating Women’s History Month March is Women’s History Month, and each and every day, we cheers to the incredible women who are making history. But, DYK that only 2.2% of all venture capital dollars go to female founders? Yikes. From day one, 43N has committed to changing that statistic, and today, 22% of our portfolio […]
READ ARTICLEMarch 23, 2022
Top Seedz has big plans for expansion and growth – all right here in WNY. Catch out this excellent Believe in Buffalo spotlight from WKBW-TV.
READ ARTICLEMarch 23, 2022
York IE recently named Buffalo as the fifth fastest-growing startup city, in America, coming in over cities like Tampa, Dallas, and LA. Local companies that helped Buffalo rise to the top half of this list include Kangarootime (Y4), Circuit Clinical (Y6), Verivend (Y7), ACV Auctions (Y2). But, this is only the beginning for Buffalo and we know firsthand that […]
READ ARTICLEMarch 11, 2022
Circuit Clinical closed a $29M round as part of its Series C. The round was led by Denver-based Breakout Investment Partners, with contributors including two of Circuit Clinical’s strategic partners, Medidata and Labcorp. READ MORE
READ ARTICLEMarch 1, 2022
Songe Laron, CEO & Co-Founder of Squire (Y4) and Courtney Caldwell, COO and Co-Founder of ShearShare (Y7) were both named in PitchBook’s Black Founders & Investors to Watch in 2022.
READ ARTICLEFebruary 28, 2022
The Buffalo News editorial board caught up with the eight companies who recently joined 43North on the 24th floor of Seneca One. Overall, the founders are digging in, getting to work, and quickly feeling the support of a unique program and community that are rallying around them. Read more
READ ARTICLEFebruary 22, 2022
Field Notes from the Climb. Written by Irfan Khan, CEO & Founder of Circuit Clinical Every time I’m tempted to tell another founder what they should do, I’m reminded of the adage my mentor, Dr. David Rosenbaum, lived by: “Free advice is generally worth what you paid for it.” With that paradox noted, I’d like […]
READ ARTICLEFebruary 17, 2022
Here are 7 influential Black founders to follow on social media: Historically, Black business owners face a unique set of challenges on their road to success. While there is still a lot of work to be done in our industry to ensure Black founders’ voices are heard, a select few are blazing the trail, both […]
READ ARTICLEFebruary 9, 2022
Whose Your Landlord (Y6) secured $2.1 million of seed funding with the help of several VC firms and angel investors. One of which is Buffalo’s own, Michael Tobin, owner of Fresh Catch Poke Co. Read More
READ ARTICLEFebruary 9, 2022
The Information sat down with Scott Wayman, founder of Kangarootime (Y4), who pulled back the curtains on his journey from Long Beach to Buffalo. In the Q&A, Scott talks about his bicoastal family, his experience with Buffalo’s tech scene, and why he chooses to stay and grow his business in Western New York. Read More
READ ARTICLEFebruary 9, 2022
Circuit Clinical (Y6) has entered an exclusive and “groundbreaking” partnership with Medidata. CEO of Circuit Clinical, Irfan Khan says this partnership will be transformative for the life sciences industry and help bring care to communities who historically have had limited access. Read more on Yahoo! Finance
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