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UNYTECH Testimonial

The excellent universities and centers of academic research across NYS are truly one of this state's greatest assets and potentially the key to its future innovation-based economy....

Venture Capital and Seed Activity in NYS Part 2

This paper is the second part of a two part series. The first paper entitled Venture Capital and Seed Activity in NYS: Perception, Reality and Unrealized Potential told the story about venture capital activity, particularly at the seed stage, and the unrealized potential in leveraging the incredible amount of Research and Development (R&D) that is being generated at pre-eminent universities across the region. There are many misperceptions and misunderstandings about these matters among our state, regional, and local community stakeholders. Data from many different sources was knit together to paint the picture of what is really happening in New York State (NYS). We also offered suggestions related to instituting a State-Supported Seed Fund for NY modeled after the Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) in Pennsylvania....

Venture Capital and Seed Activity in NYS Part 1

This report tells a story about venture capital activity in New York State, particularly at the seed stage, and the unrealized potential in leveraging the incredible amount of research and development that is being generated at pre-eminent universities across the region. There are many misperceptions and misunderstandings about these matters among our state, regional, and local community stakeholders. Rather than discuss these issues anecdotally, we have elected to provide a significant amount of data in this white paper to paint the picture of what is really happening here in NYS....