Launch NY

Launch NY

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Investment Firm

Overview

Launch NY is a U.S. Treasury-designated Community Financial Institution (CDFI) and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit venture development organization, providing pro bono mentoring and capital access to high-growth potential startups across Upstate NY. The mission is to identify, support and invest in high-growth, high-impact companies, and catalyze the entrepreneurial culture in the 27 counties comprising the western half of Upstate New York.

Highlights

Founded

2012

Industry

Non Profit

Employees

1-10

Investment

174

Lead Investment

112

Exits

3

Stages

Seed, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

Entrepreneurship Program, Venture Capital

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Launch NY, established in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States, North America., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture investments across Artificial Intelligence (AI), Navigation, Autonomous Vehicles, Water Transportation, Electric Vehicle, Assistive Technology, Taxi Service, Software, Internet, Finance. The organization boasts a portfolio of 174 investments, with an average round size of $1.8M and 3 successful exits. Their recent investments include Buffalo Automation, Z80 Labs Technology Incubator, 3AM Innovations, Trend Discovery, Caretech Human. The highest investment round they participated in was $4.5B. Among their most notable exits are Buffalo Automation and Z80 Labs Technology Incubator. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Marnie LaVigne

Marnie LaVigne

President & CEO

imagePlace Al Culliton

Al Culliton

Entrepreneur in Residence

Investment portfolio

Launch NY has made 174 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 29, 2024, when Caretech Human raised $175.0K.

Launch NY has made 44 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Apr 23, 2024, when Edenesque raised $175.0K.

investments

174

Diversity investments

44

Lead investments

112

Number of exits

3

Investments

174

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jan 30, 2024
Telesafety Telesafety
Softwarenull
Feb 15, 2024
sayhii sayhii
SaaS350.0K
Apr 23, 2024
Edenesque Edenesque
Food and Beverage175.0K
May 29, 2024
Caretech Human Caretech Human
Health Care175.0K

Exits

3

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

174

Investors

4

Funds

2

Funding Rounds

174

Launch NY has raised 174 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 29, 2024 from a Seed Round - Caretech Human round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jan 30, 2024
Seed Round - Telesafety Seed Round - Telesafety
-0-
Feb 15, 2024
Pre Seed Round - sayhii Pre Seed Round - sayhii
-350.0K-
Apr 23, 2024
Venture Round - Edenesque Venture Round - Edenesque
-175.0K-
May 29, 2024
Seed Round - Caretech Human Seed Round - Caretech Human
-175.0K-

Investors

8

Launch NY is funded by 8 investor(s). US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation and JP Morgan Chase Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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