SmartStart UNYTECH Venture Forum - 05/14/2013
Presented by the Center for Economic Growth , The Smart Start UNYTECH Venture Forum is an important showcase for the most promising technology companies and business innovators from throughout NYS and beyond.
This is New York State's premier early-stage venture forum where the best companies from across the state present to the investment firms from New England to the Mid-Atlantic regions. Presented annually in the spring, companies are identified and vetted for participation in this event, and the resultant program features the state's best venture capital investment deal flow exposure across all market segments and technologies. Additionally, university spin-off companies are also presented as the up-and-coming pipeline of promising companies representing tomorrow's investment opportunities.
SmartStart UNYTECH is the premier Upstate NY venture forum where VC firms look to see the best that the state has to offer for deal flow. Now in its 12th year, SmartStart UNYTECH has to date highlighted 255 high-quality companies from throughout the state and beyond to the VC community, and their success speaks the quality of deal flow we select. Of these companies, 62 have raised over $500 M in equity financing, including over $72 M directly attributable to their participation in the forum. In 2007, SmartStart was merged with UNYTECH, the Upstate University forum highlighting early-stage university spin-outs. Additionally, this forum is marketed and recognized by many East Coast and Mid-Atlantic venture funds as the place to get Upstate NY technology deal flow. We recognize each year some standout presentations with Best Business Presentation, Most Promising Technology and Most Likely to be Funded awards.
Date and Time
Tuesday May 14, 2013 Wednesday May 15, 2013
Starts: 10:00PM
Ends: 10:00PM
Location
Desmond Hotel
