 RepHike, a marketing software that uses machine learning to recommend content creators on social media to brands, recently announced Paul Singh, Results Junkies founder and former 500 Startups partner, as an investor. The deal marks Singh’s first investment in a Western or Upstate New York company.
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 Startup in Residence helps startups close contracts with government agencies.
The 16-week remote program connects startups with government agencies to co-develop technology solutions for government challenges. Apply to one of the 80+ government challenges by November 7, 2018.  Attracting venture capital from outside of the region for startup companies is critical to the success of those companies. Historically, that type of capital was hard to come by in this region. Which is why it is truly exciting to share that over the previous six months, more than $56 million in outside investments have been made in five current and former Tech Garden companies.
 Joshua Aviv, founder of SparkCharge, receives congratulations from Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul after winning the 43North business competition. CREDIT MIKE DESMOND/WBFO SparkCharge, a Syracuse University and Tech Garden startup company, recently won the $1 million grand prize in the fifth annual 43North competition in Buffalo. It was one of eight finalists of the $5 million startup contest that were announced at the awards ceremony.
 The Tech Garden and Syracuse startup community are gearing up for three days full of entrepreneurial workshops, events and pitches. Paul Singh and the Results Junkies are in town from Tuesday, August 7 to Thursday, August 9. They will be visiting Tech Garden members, GENIUS NY teams, government leaders, economic development organizations and startup businesses. Singh and his team have visited 94 cities in the last two years and invested in more than 2,600 startups.
 Founder of Mentis Technologies, Brian Abbe, is headed to AFWERX’s #Innovate2Protect Fusion Xperience event in Las Vegas, Nevada June 20th – 21st. Established in 2017, AFWERX describes itself as “a catalyst for agile Air Force engagement across industry, academia, and non-traditional contributors to create transformative opportunities and foster an Air Force culture of innovation”.
 The Tech Garden is pleased to announce that AT&T will continue their support of Tech Meet Up. The meet up is the premiere event scheduling and meeting tool for The Tech Garden and its partners.
 Heliohex, a New York State-based designer and manufacturer of unique LED lighting for horticulture based at CenterState CEO’s The Tech Garden, recently teamed up with Cornell University’s Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) research team to optimize the production of commercial crops. The partnership, created through New York State’s Jumpstart Research Grant, focuses on light uniformity flaws and new opportunities for indoor farms and greenhouses. Their most recent findings emphasized the potential for new LED lighting solutions to achieve light uniformity improvements which ultimately increases plant growth and a grower’s production.
Cut to the Chase Dating Endorsed as "Official Dating App" by the American Seniors Association1/31/2018  Cut to the Chase™ Dating Application Brings Safe and Secure Video Chat Service to ASA Members
Article courtesy of Yahoo Finance. SYRACUSE, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 30, 2018 / Cut to the Chase Media, Inc. is proud to announce the American Seniors Association endorsement for their innovative dating application - Cut to the Chase. The American Seniors Association selected Cut to the Chase for their members because it is the only dating app that features a video chat service where you can safely and securely meet with someone before going on an actual date.  From left: Lynn Hy, Food Bank of CNY; Michael McGuire, CEO, UnitedHealth Care; and Jeff Knauss, co-founder, Digital Hyve, celebrate Digital Hyve’s winning entry with a check for $10,000. UnitedHealthcare has awarded the $10,000 Community Care Award to Digital Hyve, a member of The Tech Garden and Syracuse-based digital marketing company that has a new, innovative idea for enhancing community health and wellness in Central New York. Digital Hyve was selected from five finalists. |
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