Pine Street Capital Partners is a mezzanine debt and equity investor focused on lower middle market companies, founded in 2004 with $425 million in assets under management across more than 60 platform companies. The firm has offices in Albany, New York and Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Armory Square Ventures is a venture capital firm that leads Seed and Series A funding rounds for B2B SaaS companies founded by entrepreneurs building in emerging technology hubs across America, particularly outside major coastal cities. The firm's portfolio includes companies with over $1 billion in follow-on funding and multiple exits, including a publicly traded company.

43North is a startup accelerator program based in Buffalo, NY that has invested $5 million annually since 2014 to support early-stage companies through funding, mentorship, and an annual competition where five selected startups each receive $1 million. The program has helped build Buffalo's startup ecosystem and counts a unicorn and publicly-traded company among its portfolio, with support from New York State, Empire State Development, M&T Bank, and institutional investors like Bessemer and I...

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Excell is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests up to $1.5 million in early-stage technology companies across sectors including medical devices, AI, advanced manufacturing, biotech, software, and imaging. Founded in 2005 in partnership with the University of Rochester, the firm provides capital alongside operational support and network access to help founders scale their companies.

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