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January 7, 2019
43North, the startup competition that invests $5 million per year, announced that its Year 5 winning companies and their more than 40 employees from across North America have moved to Buffalo.
READ ARTICLEDecember 20, 2018
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 […]
READ ARTICLEOctober 4, 2018
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced SparkCharge as the $1 million grand prize winner of the fifth annual 43North competition.
READ ARTICLESeptember 12, 2018
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the 18 finalists of this year’s 43North competition. The $5 million startup competition, which is supported by the Governor’s Buffalo Billion initiative, is designed to encourage entrepreneurs with high growth potential to compete for enterprise funding in Western New York.
READ ARTICLEJuly 17, 2018
Today, Squire Technologies, 2017 43North winner and the world’s first fully integrated scheduling, point of sale, and payroll platform for barbershops, is excited to announce an integration with Instagram that will boost business for their customers across the globe, including local customers such as Rust Belt Barbershop on Elmwood Ave.
READ ARTICLEJuly 10, 2018
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.
READ ARTICLEMay 17, 2018
43North today announced a strategic partnership with Facebook, along with M&T Bank, Quickbooks, Amazon Web Services, WordPress and WooCommerce, that will offer small businesses access to much-needed mentorship and capital through the Ignite Buffalo program.
READ ARTICLEApril 12, 2018
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that applications are now being accepted for the fifth year of 43North, the $5 million startup competition that attracts world-class entrepreneurs to grow their companies in Buffalo, NY.
READ ARTICLEFebruary 12, 2018
Today, 43North, the $5 million startup competition, announced that Alex Gress will soon join the organization as its Executive Director. Gress comes to 43North with more than 20 years of international finance, capital markets and early stage investment experience with a background in building and leading high performing teams.
READ ARTICLENovember 9, 2017
Today, 43North, the $5 million startup competition, announced that John Gavigan is preparing to transition out of his role as the organization’s Executive Director, a position he has held for the last three years.
READ ARTICLEOctober 6, 2017
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced SomaDetect as the $1 million grand prize winner of the fourth annual 43North competition.
READ ARTICLESeptember 13, 2017
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the 16 finalists of this year’s 43North competition. The $5 million startup competition is designed to encourage entrepreneurs with high growth potential to compete for enterprise funding in Western New York.
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