43North has announced that the winners of the ‘Year Two’ competition have officially taken up office residence at the 43North incubator at 640 Ellicott Street. The winning companies are now working out of the incubator, which is located in the boundaries of The Medical Campus. Only one company did not make the move – Ithaca, NY-based 43North finalist Uma Bioseed, which meant that additional funds were freed up that will go towards follow-on funding for winning teams, including marketing support. The funds were allocated as part of Governor Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative.
11,000 registrants from 117 countries and all 50 states. These 11 teams came out on top, and were awarded four $250,000 prizes, six $500,000 prizes, and one $1 million grand prize.
“Buffalo’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is pleased to welcome another impressive array of 43North winning companies, who will take advantage of the momentum excitement and vast business support that our region has to offer,” said John T. Gavigan, executive director of 43North. “We will help these startups through a combination of funding, guidance and mentorship, to ensure the greatest chance of success.”
The ‘Year Two’ winners, now operating out of the 43North incubator are:
ACV Auctions – Hometown: Buffalo, NY, USA | ACV Auctions is a live wholesale marketplace for dealer-only automobile auctions.
CleanSlate – Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada | The CleanSlate UV system is a tabletop rapid device sanitizer for improved infection control.
CoachMePlus – Hometown: Buffalo, NY, USA | CoachMePlus manages data that coaches and athletes use to optimize athletic performance.
Cytocybernetics – Hometown: North Tonawanda, NY, USA | Cytocybernetics has developed novel technology to improve drug safety screening.
Disease Diagnostic Group (DDG) – Hometown: Boston, MA, USA | DDG is focused on screening, tracking, and diagnosing highly infectious diseases that benefit from ultra-low cost and rapid early-stage diagnosis, potentially saving millions.
Infonaut – Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada and Buffalo, NY, USA | Infonaut save lives by preventing hospital acquired infections, which kill more people annually than breast cancer and car accidents combined.
Painless1099 – Hometown: Richmond, VA, USA | Painless1099 helps independent contractors (think: freelance designers and real estate agents) save for tax season.
Plum – Hometown: Waterloo, ON, Canada | Plum is a turn-key Cloud software solution using modern behavioral science + predictive analytics to instantly identify high potential applicants for success and fit.
Qoints – Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada | Qoints helps brands and agencies evaluate the performance of their digital campaigns by comparing against industry benchmarks.
Voiceitt – Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel | Talkitt aims to revolutionize the way people who have speech disabilities due to various motor, speech and language disabilities communicate, enabling them to use the most natural means there is, their own voice.
