$5.0M in expenses

This group of programs is accelerating our region's transformation into a top tech hub in america by connecting entrepreneurs and businesses with the support they need to grow, including experts, capital, customers, and vetted partners and suppliers. This includes operating an incubator to help founders develop innovative technologies; climate tech accelerator programs that help speed the commercialization of clean energy solutions; manufacturing accelerator programming to help scale hardware from prototype to mass production in new york state, and a no-code software bootcamp that teaches non technical people how to launch a software business, and related educational sessions that engaged more than 160 entrepreneurs and their emerging companies throughout the year.

$3.5M in expenses

The mep center at nextcorps connects printer, food and beverage, or production-related companies located in rochester and the finger lakes region to local and national resources to help them improve their competitiveness and growth. More than 100 projects were completed over the last four quarters for clients, resulting in approximately $165 million in economic impact and 1,095 jobs created or retained (client reported data). Additionally, the center offered assistance to startup companies that are in the process of getting their products manufactured.

$1.8M in expenses

A global accelerator program, competition, and investment mechanism that improves the investment readiness and commercialization trajectory of startups that are developing deep tech enabled by optics, photonics, or imaging. Companies accepted into luminate are solving pressing problems in almost every industry, from augmented/virtual reality, autonomous vehicles and life sciences, to quantum computing, security, agtech, and much more. By grant design, the program surplus is applied as investment in promising participants.