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May 15 Genius NY 2024 Competition

GENIUS NY is a startup accelerator sponsored by Empire State Development that invests $3M annually into seed-stage startups focused on uncrewed aerial systems, automation and advanced air mobility.

Five finalists are selected for the GENIUS NY accelerator each year.

Winners receive a large investment; one grand prize winner receives $1 million, followed by four $500,000 investments to the remaining teams. Winners also receive workshops and events, business training, a dedicated group of executive advisors, industry mentors, free office space and amenities, and recruiting, marketing, and fundraising support.

Eligibility

Businesses must be venture backable and high growth potential.

Business focus must be in the broader categories of:
- Uncrewed systems, automation and advanced air mobility
Willingness to operate under the Terms and Conditions set forth by GENIUS NY.
Willing to commit to living on a full-time basis in Central New York for the period of the program.
Able to speak or communicate in English.
Able to travel to the United States with proper travel/work visa (GENIUS NY has no involvement or responsibility in securing participation entry documentation.)

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Program Timeline

February 8, 2024 – Applications Open for GENIUS NY Round 8
May 15, 2024 – Applications Close for GENIUS NY
Week of June 17, 2024 – Semi-Finalists Announced
Week of July 5, 2024 – Finalists Announced
Week of August 12, 2024 – Phase I of Accelerator Begins (Syracuse, NY)
October 27-28, 2024 – Pitch Finals (Grand Prize Winner Decided)
November 2024 – July 2025 – Phase II of Accelerator Begins

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Jun 19, 2024

Collegiate Inventors Competition 2024

Jun 19, 2024

Eligibility: Full-time or part-time students enrolled in a U.S. college or university between June 2023 and June 2024 are eligible to enter. In the case of a team, all team members must be enrolled as full-time or part-time students in a U.S. college or university between June 2023 and June 2024. Students who are currently enrolled full-time and will graduate in May or June 2024 are eligible. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible as long as they are enrolled in a U.S. college or university and can meet our student status requirements.

Prizes: Cash prizes and a patent acceleration certificate

Deadline: June 19, 2024 at 11:59PM EST

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Jun 19, 2024

Jun 15, 2024

Ag Innovation Challenge

Jun 15, 2024

Eligibility:

1) The 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge is open to all Farm Bureau members. To be eligible, Applicants must be a member of a state Farm Bureau at the time of submission of the application. Applicant must be headquartered or have a significant business presence in the state in which it is a Farm Bureau member. In addition, Applicants must be either a) at least 18 years of age and legal residents of the United States at the time of entry, or) a U.S. legal entity that is not owned, in whole or in part, by a non-U.S. entity at the time of entry.

2) All businesses entered into The Challenge must be for-profit. Non-profit businesses are not eligible.

3) Applicant Team Lead (who, in the event applicant is a legal entity, should be the most senior ranking officer or employee) must be at least 18 years of age to enter.

4) Businesses who have received a funding round beyond Series A (or a comparable funding round) are not eligible to compete in The Challenge.

Ag Innovation Challenge is a national business competition that showcases U.S. startups developing innovative solutions that address challenges facing America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Now in their eleventh year, the American Farm Bureau Federation in partnership with Farm Credit, are looking to identify the top entrepreneurs who are addressing both traditional challenges farmers face on their operation, such as access to labor, optimizing yield and reducing operating costs, to entrepreneurs who are addressing new challenges facing farmers and rural communities.

Prizes: $145,000

Deadline: June 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm EDT.

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Jun 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

Grow-NY Food & Agriculture Competition 2024

May 15, 2024

Eligibility: The Competition is open to all startups located in any state or country in the world that meet the Grow-NY definition of ‘Food and Agricultural Field,’ are early-stage, and have a scalable business model. To be eligible for the Competition, an applicant must be a registered, formative stage business entity that can enter into the Investment Agreement, such as a corporation or limited liability company (LLC), that meets two or more of the following criteria:

Less than seven years from the date of formal organization
Has its first product or service in testing or pilot production
Pre-revenue or early revenue
Has a leadership team working towards commercialization and profitability.

Deadline: May 15, 2024

Prizes: One grand prize of $1 million, two $500,000 prizes, and four $250,000 prizes.

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May 15, 2024

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