Grow-NY

🌱 With #GrowNY, change is both a catalyst and a result. The region’s ecosystem of innovation—with its wealth of resources for food and ag startups—draws entrepreneurs with the flame of fresh thinking. By tapping into the world-class research universities and leading incubator and accelerator programs, participants in the Grow-NY competition grow, and lead change—in their companies, the ecosystem, and for the future of food and ag. Hear from past #GrowNY participants who are part of a community of visionaries translating research and discovery into brilliant, in-demand solutions. Watch our Year 6 video at https://lnkd.in/gsAPkyRy.

✨ Grow, and lead change for all of food and ag. We can learn from Edenesque, which is changing the future of what food and ag can contribute to New York, the Northeast, and the world. Leslie Woodward always wanted to serve a higher purpose and found the means to do it through food and through her plant-based milk company. Although they did not walk away with prize money from Grow-NY, they are making an impact on the region and on the larger food landscape. Edenesque lives its values through actionable measures which includes hiring individuals with disabilities and justice-impacted team members, and sourcing ingredients from local, sustainable farmers. The company also partners with organizations across New York to battle food insecurity in areas of need. Not a winner? Perhaps not in prize money, but certainly in every other way. Learn more about Leslie’s story by watching our Year 6 video at https://lnkd.in/gsAPkyRy.

🚀 Grow, and lead change in the ecosystem. Craft Cannery changed the ecosystem by adding its technology, processes, team, and partners to the impressive commerce and culture that already inhabit the region. When owner Paul Guglielmo visited Grow-NY in year 2 as an exhibitor, he was struck by how many finalists spoke of their struggle to find manufacturing and affordable, no-minimum production, both of which could transform their companies. The next year, Craft Cannery offered exactly that to the Grow-NY judges and to countless other startups looking to make the Grow-NY region their base of operation and expansion. As a result, Craft Cannery changed not only its own company, but also the entire ecosystem for startups hungry for the manufacturing they needed to change their own fortunes. Learn more about Craft Cannery’s Grow-NY experience by watching our Year 6 video at https://lnkd.in/gsAPkyRy.

🌱 Grow, and lead change in your company. Year 3 #GrowNY winner Ascribe Bioscience changed its company by tapping into the innovation advanced by the region’s universities, incubators, and accelerators. Its product acts like a vaccine for plants, priming their defense systems to respond more quickly to pathogens and ward off infection. Ascribe’s $500K award from the competition allowed them to conduct field trials and scale up production to be able to treat up to 5 million acres—dramatically changing the trajectory of their organization and how farmers maximize productivity. Hear from Ascribe and other Grow-NY participants featured in our Year 6 video: https://lnkd.in/gsAPkyRy

🏠 From creating building materials to building for the future, Year 4 #GrowNY winner Hempitecture is growing in a big way! With an $8.42 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the company is poised to create an industrial fiber hemp processing facility that will produce reduced carbon products for the building materials, packaging, and automotive industries. "We're truly honored to be selected through this highly competitive process that is designed to revitalize communities affected by the clean energy transition,” said Matthew Mead, Hempitecture Inc. CEO. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gvm9ZyiW.

🐄 #GrowNY winner UdderWays beat out over 300 applicants from 50 countries to take home $500K at this year’s competition. Farm Progress sat down with this family of cattle farmers to learn how they created their winning product. Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/grcVjRWt.

What’s next for food and agriculture innovation? 🌱 🚀 Join us on Wed, Dec 11 at 1:30pm ET for an inside look at the Grow-NY Business Competition, which attracted over 300 startups from 50 countries. Discover how this year’s winners are driving innovation with solutions like vortex-style tech for milk production and nanobubble irrigation. Learn how these startups are scaling big ideas and impacting Upstate New York’s economy. https://lnkd.in/eSxt_txk #GrowNY #FoodTech #AgTech #Innovation

👏 Congratulations to Julia Somerdin, Cofounder and CEO of Year 4 #GrowNY winner Labby for being named to Cosmopolitan’s “New C-Suite Class of 2024”! Each year, Cosmopolitan partners with digitalundivided to spotlight visionary female founders of color as they scale their businesses to new heights. Labby’s technology provides rapid, accurate, and affordable solutions for dairy farms, and the company’s success is a true testament to Julia’s great leadership. Learn more about Julia’s work and this year’s C-Suite Class at https://lnkd.in/gqmxfQkT.

🗳️ Each year our #GrowNY audience awards $10K to one lucky startup. This year’s Wegmans Audience Choice Award Winner was Netherlands-based BIALTEC, whose microencapsulated feed additives improve livestock health and promote environmentally friendly farming. Learn more about them at grow-ny.com/2024-winners.

Join several Grow-NY winners and leaders in the industry to learn about the future of food and agriculture technology at a special eCornell Keynote event! 🌱 This free, virtual eCornell Keynote session will be held on December 11 at 1:30p.m. EST. 🔗 Register now at https://lnkd.in/gdQmA96H