SiMPore awarded Phase II STTR & Phase I SBIR
SiMPore, a nanotechnology company that has been a member of High Tech Rochester since 2008, was recently awarded $975,000 in federal funding. They have received a Phase II STTR from
BetaSpace member company awarded $1.25M
SmallGrid, the manufacturer of Life Wall, a renewably powered life-support system for your home, was recently awarded $1.25 million from Governor Cuomo. The money was awarded as part of the
Luminate accelerator officially launches
World’s largest startup accelerator for optics, photonics and imaging begins operations The Luminate accelerator, a new $5M per year initiative recently announced by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, has
High Tech Rochester Closes on Sibley Square Purchase
HTR will occupy entire sixth floor, home of the former Sibley’s Tea Room High Tech Rochester has officially closed on the purchase of its soon-to-be-new headquarters space in the historic
5 HTR Staff Nominated in UVC’s Annual Ecosystem Awards
High Tech Rochester is pleased to announce that five of our staff members have been nominated for Upstate Venture Connect Ecosystem Awards! Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) is a nonprofit that
Announcing Third Thursdays
High Tech Rochester is unveiling a new and exciting monthly event that will run all summer long at the HTR BetaSpace! On the Third Thursday of each month, we invite
2017 Rochester Venture Challenge Winners Announced
Winners of the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge announced We are excited to announce that Empire Medicinals, a Rochester startup company in the field of healthcare, is the winner of
Finalists Selected in the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge
Five early-stage companies have been selected as finalists in the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge from among the 35 companies that entered the competition in January. The five finalists are competing
Now Hiring: Managing Director, Photonics Venture Challenge
Position Description Managing Director, Photonics Venture Challenge HTR Overview High Tech Rochester is a 14-person non-profit that helps entrepreneurs launch and grow successful startups and established companies grow their revenues
Rochester Venture Challenge Semi-Finalists Announced
Eight early-stage companies have been selected as semi-finalists in the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge from among the 35 companies that entered the competition in January. The eight semi-finalists are competing
Announcing the Photonics Venture Challenge
James Senall, president of High Tech Rochester, released the following statement in response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address proposal: I want to express my deepest gratitude to
Cowork at Sibley
Our pilot coworking initiative in the Sibley Building, BetaSpace, has drawn to a close. Twelve startup companies pioneered our expansion to downtown Rochester from November 2016 until January 2018. These entrepreneurs represented companies