Grow-NY

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Grow-NY® is a business competition for innovative food and agriculture technology startups to compete for prize money—including a top prize of $1 million, mentorship, training, business development support, and tax incentives.

Grow-NY doesn’t only want you to start your business in NY, we want to help you grow it into something remarkable—an engine for jobs, a hub of innovation, and a part of the world’s epicenter of food and agricultural technology. Through its R&D, academic, and commercial resources, the Grow-NY region—comprising the Finger Lakes, Central NY, and Southern Tier regions—is the nation’s best climate for startups to take root and thrive.

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United States, New York, Ithaca

Employees

11-50

Founded date

2019

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Aug 24, 2026	Empire State Development Announces 2026 Finalists Selected for Eighth Round of $3 Million Grow-NY Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition	Innovative Food and Agriculture Startups from Around the World to Compete to Win a Combined Total of $3 Million in Prize Money at Annual Summit on Nov. 12 and 13 Grow-NY is Funded Through Upstate Revitalization Initiatives - Finger Lakes Fo...
Oct 7, 2025	Cable Cars and Ropeways Market Valued at US$5.1 Bn in 2025, Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 11.4% Through 2032	Cable Cars and Ropeways Market Europe leads the cable cars and ropeways market, dominated by gondola lifts and passenger systems, with Asia Pacific emerging as the fastest-growing region. BRENTFORD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, October 7, 2025 ...
Jul 11, 2025	Investment Climate Podcast: Lawrence Pratt of ClearLeaf, How to Get Funded in 2025	In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strate...
Jun 17, 2025	Food Safety Testing Market was valued at $22.5 billion in 2023 and to grow at a CAGR of 7% by 2033	WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Food Safety Testing Market by Type (Pathogen and Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), Chemical And Toxin, Heavy Meta...
Jan 13, 2025	Ready-to-Use Grout and Adhesive Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 8.3% by 2034, Reaching a Value of US$ 3,835.6 Mn	Ready-to-Use Grout and Adhesive Market The ready-to-use grout and adhesive is driven by growing construction activities, DIY trends, and demand for efficient, easy-to-apply building solutions Fact.MR ROCKVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES, January 13...
Dec 19, 2024	Warehousing and Storage Global Business Report 2024: Market to Grow by $500 Billion by 2030 with Rising Investment in Mega-Warehousing Projects for Enhanced Distribution	Dublin, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Warehousing and Storage - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Warehousing and Storage was estimate...
Nov 21, 2024	The Week in AgriFoodTech: Traveling APAC’s road to recovery with SarvaGram, TurtleTree, Vow & more	Investment in Asia-Pacific (APAC) agrifoodtech has bounced back, a point well-illustrated by this week’s headlines: India-based rural fintech platform SarvaGram and Malaysian farm-to-restaurant platform Secai Marche both closed rounds, whil...
Aug 13, 2024	Completion of $96M Ithaca Housing Development	Governor Kathy Hochul today announced completion of the new $96 million Asteri Ithaca, an affordable housing development and conference center in downtown Ithaca. Developed by the Vecino Group, the 12-story high-rise is a highly energy-effi...
Nov 21, 2023	Mycelium Producer Mush Foods Receives $250,000 in Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition	Israeli-based food tech company Mush Foods has been awarded $250,000 in the Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition. The prize money will support the company’s mission to cut global meat consumption in half by providing alternativ...
Nov 16, 2023	The Week in AgriFoodTech: Delivery startup Crisp bags $38m, ‘mindful drinking app’ Sunnyside lands $11m, Bowery layoffs	Announcements from this week suggests foodtech funding rounds are slowly gaining speed again. Crisp bucked the downward trend of food delivery startups with a Series C raise, Sunnyside raised funds for its alcohol monitoring app, and Le Fou...
Oct 30, 2023	IoT in Construction Market valued at US$ 14.2 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR of over 15.8% during 2023-2028 \| New Report by RationalStat
May 18, 2023	Network, funding and market: How 3 female-led agrifoodtech startups benefited from the Grow-NY effect	“We have less network, especially in venture capital and banking, or in one sentence: less access to financial sources. That is the biggest challenge as a woman.” Yael Alter, co-founder and CEO of Soos Technology, an animal agtech company f...
Jun 16, 2022	Grow-NY wants to award $3m to agrifoodtech startups focused on the future of food and farming	Farmers are on the front lines of climate change as growing seasons and destructive weather events that threaten their crops become increasingly unpredictable. They need tools to cope with and mitigate growing climate challenges. The Grow-N...
Jun 10, 2021	Grow-NY is looking for agrifoodtech startups to apply to win mentorship, $1m prize	Sydney, Australia-based tech company Tiliter started with a simple question: ‘How can we use technology to identify products without barcodes?’ This led its founders to push the limits of AI by creating solutions that are flexible and scala...
Dec 23, 2020	Startup Spotlight: Soos is using sound waves to tackle male chick culling in the egg industry	When it comes to egg production, there’s an unfortunate reality for male chicks: they simply aren’t needed. Their lack of purposefulness comes down to their breed. Egg-laying birds have been bred selectively to do just that, differentiating...
Jun 21, 2019	African agritech startups can win up to $1m in funding in Grow-NY competition	Think you business has growth potential in the food and agriculture space? African agritech startups stand a chance to win up to $1-million in funding in the Grow-NY business competition. The competition was launched this year. There will...
Jun 21, 2019	African agritech startups can win up to $1m in funding in Grow-NY competition	Think you business has growth potential in the food and agriculture space? African agritech startups stand a chance to win up to $1-million in funding in the Grow-NY business competition. The competition was launched this year. There will b...
Mar 17, 2017	Global Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials Market to grow at a CAGR of 7.7 % and reach a value of USD 320 million in 2022	Global Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials Market to grow at a CAGR of 7.7 % and reach a value of USD 320 million in 2022 03-17-2017 01:23 PM CET \| Advertising, Media Consulting, Marketing Research Press release from: Orbis Research Summary Orbi...
Feb 22, 2017	Solenoid Valve Market is to grow at a CAGR over 4.0% and valued at more than USD 4 Billion by 2027	Solenoid Valve Market is to grow at a CAGR over 4.0% and valued at more than USD 4 Billion by 2027 02-22-2017 09:35 AM CET \| Advertising, Media Consulting, Marketing Research Press release from: Market Research Future Market Highlights Glob...
Feb 15, 2017	Solenoid Valve Market is to grow at a CAGR over 4.0% and valued at more than USD 4 Billion by 2027	Solenoid Valve Market is to grow at a CAGR over 4.0% and valued at more than USD 4 Billion by 2027 02-15-2017 08:47 AM CET \| Advertising, Media Consulting, Marketing Research Press release from: Market Research Future Market Highlights Glob...

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FAQ about Grow-NY

When was Grow-NY founded?

Grow-NY was founded in 2019.

What has the press written about Grow-NY?

Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning Grow-NY, among them “Empire State Development Announces 2026 Finalists Selected for Eighth Round of $3 Million Grow-NY Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition” (Aug 24, 2026) and “Cable Cars and Ropeways Market Valued at US$5.1 Bn in 2025, Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 11.4% Through 2032” (Oct 7, 2025).

Is Grow-NY still active?

Yes, Grow-NY is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 2, 2026.