GENIUS NY Update

GENIUS NY applications have officially closed and teams from around the world have submitted their technologies for consideration. GENIUS NY applications have officially closed and teams from around the world have submitted their technologies for consideration. More than 250 registrations were completed after a strong marketing effort to promote the program. More than 36,000 page views were tracked on www.geniusny.com, nearly 15 percent of those from foreign countries. The promotional video was viewed nearly 450,000 times on Facebook and Twitter and a successful social media campaign reached more than three million impressions. The promotion resulted in high quality applications that will now compete for $2.75 million in funding.

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