What is Startup Tech Valley?

Meetup for first-time entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, employees of startups, service providers to startups, and anyone else who wants to be involved or is curious.

What to Expect:

Connect + Engage. Start with networking and then get introduced to startups through informal pitch sessions.


 

After a successful comeback in April 2024, with over 150 attendees, we’re excited to continue the momentum!

Join us for our next Startup Tech Valley event on Wednesday, September 23 at Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga! 

 

 

 

This collaboration between the Saratoga County Chamber & Startup Tech Valley offers a meetup for a diverse group, including first-time and experienced entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, students, startup employees, service providers, and anyone interested or curious about getting involved.

What to Expect:

Presenters: 

irl Media, presented by Chris Thompson:
irl Media is a content creation media venture focused on developing niche brands that tell stories by leveraging the mediums of newsletters, podcasts, long-form YouTube videos, Shorts/Reels/TikToks, and social media.

re:Charge-e, presented by Julien Bouget
re:Charge is powering the global shift towards a sustainable future. Through our innovative charging-as-a-service business model and universal charging solutions for electric micromobility, we are bringing safe and equitable mobility to communities around the world.

Foothills Farm, presented by Max Poritzky
Foothills Farm is a vertical hydroponic container farm based in Greenfield Center NY, growing and delivering hyper-local produce including specialty lettuces, leafy greens, and culinary herbs year round, and with zero pesticides. Founded by Nikki and Max Poritzky who have spent decades in the natural health products and integrative/functional medicine industry, Foothills Farm was conceived as a means to leverage our business experience and passion for health and sustainability for the betterment of our community. We are dedicated to contributing to the wellbeing of our community’s economy, ecology, and wellness. We are always seeking partnerships with local businesses, governments, and educational institutions to further these goals.

Rushdown Studios, presented by Kirk Becker
Rushdown is a game studio that offers co-development support to some of the largest game studios in the world. We’re experts when it comes to multiplayer video games with an experienced team who’s contributed to games like PUBG, Among Us, League of Legends, Last Epoch, and many more.

P1ston, presented by PJ Bellomo
P1ston is a B2B SaaS that digitally enables supply chains for manufacturers and distributors.

 

Check out the pitches from our September 2024 event:

Eternal ME

Eternal Me helps advisors, planners, and lawyers protect their clients, save time administering estates, and generate new business with our next-generation digital estate and legacy management software and services. 

Ten Talents

Ten Talents is on a mission to eliminate spam and enable businesses to find clients at scale. They provide advanced, personalized data services to ensure sales outreach is relevant and authentic. Valuing respect and integrity, Ten Talents helps businesses make impactful connections with high-value prospects through innovative and scalable solutions. 

Ethermed

Ethermed is solving the $80B+ prior authorization problem in healthcare.? Our solution is Invisibly Uplifting™, seamlessly integrating with customers’ existing tools, and operating in the background to automatically pre-fill and submit prior authorizations with no human involvement.? We are live, at scale and performant with our first customer, in late-stage contract redlines with our second, and we have a large pipeline of active payor and provider opportunities. 

 

 

Check out the pitches from our April 2024 event:

Furniture BnB

FurnitureBnB is a one-stop shop web platform to outfit themed Short Term Rentals [properties] with thoughtfully curated collections of high-impact furniture known to increase rental revenue. Sourcing and selecting photogenic pieces so you don’t have to. Which, in turn, makes beautiful design quick and easily accessible to the investor/owner. 

Thin Air

Thin Air eliminates the concept of “tabs” on your computer. It introduces a new computer interface enabling you to have more screen space with no additional monitors. Organize, work, and collaborate like never before on Thin Air.

Helios

As a research and data science organization, our mission is to further the frontiers of speech analytics. We strive to redefine tone of voice by detecting subtle cues in executive communication invisible to the human ear. Our data services deliver an informational edge to help clients anticipate stock moves, spot incongruities between words and tone, and navigate volatility with confidence.

WolfJaw            

Wolfjaw Studios is a development studio based in Troy, New York, developing online game services with a keen focus on player experience.


 

 

 

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