Z80 Labs Technology Incubator
VC Fund
Buffalo, United States
Z80 Labs Technology Incubator is a VC fund in Buffalo focused on Software and Health Care. Z80 Labs’ mission is to serve as a catalyst, transforming Buffalo and Western New York into a technology hotbed. By creating an environment that gives entrepreneurs exposure to industry leaders typically available only in New York City or Silicon Valley, Z80 Labs will kick-start entrepreneur-driven tech businesses within an accelerated environment,bolstering the local economy.Founded by investors, Jordan Levy and Ron Schreiber, to ignite the Internet-based technology sector in Buffalo and Western New York. Z80 Labs will be funded by Softbank Capital, with additional funding from SCP Incubator LLC via a $5 million Innovate NY grant awarded by Governor Cuomo’s Empire State Development (ESD). Corporate support in services and personnel will be provided by The Buffalo News, Campus Labs, PC Business Solutions and Synacor.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invests in
Stages Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invests in
Countries Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (25%)
- Health Care 5 (18%)
- Biotechnology 3 (11%)
- Apps 2 (7%)
- Energy 2 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (29%)
- Series A 4 (14%)
- Convertible Note 4 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Levy
Co-Managing Partner
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Co-Managing Partner | Total investments: 37 | Find email | |
Ron Schreiber
Cofounder
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Cofounder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Steve Poland
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudInsyte's "Smart Vendor Marketplace" uses data to ethically and accurately match IT teams with the vendors and service providers that are the right fit based on their unique needs and preferences. The company is also a brokerage for cloud, software, security, and data center infrastructure.Joshua Ferry and Kate Huberestablished the company in Buffalo, New York in 2019. | $350K / Pre-Seed / Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| Graspie, Inc. is a B2B Saas company the seeks to change the way employer engage, train and inspire their employees. Our product GRASPIE™, a mobile-first training and engagement platform for the new connected workforce that allows employers to onboard employees faster and cheaper leveraging dynamic content and innovative technologies. | $75K / Convertible Note / Dec 27, 2018 | ||
| Buffalo Automation is an autonomous navigation technology company that makes AutoMate, which can lookout, steer and dock vessels automatically. | $900K / Convertible Note / Apr 11, 2018 | ||
| Graspie, Inc. is a B2B Saas company the seeks to change the way employer engage, train and inspire their employees. Our product GRASPIE™, a mobile-first training and engagement platform for the new connected workforce that allows employers to onboard employees faster and cheaper leveraging dynamic content and innovative technologies. | $81K / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| Thimble believes making is for everyone. They strive to be the optimal guided path to making through their inclusive learning environment - a makerspace without physical boundaries. Theysucceed when their subscribers apply skills they have mastered using Thimble's kits and community to create their own projects, a process that includessupporting users who extend, personalize, and remix their kits for their own objectives.They are fully committed to the spirit of open source, releasing not only their schematics, designs, and code, but also their design methodology, for all of their kits. | Seed / Jun 01, 2017 | ||
| Heads Up Display offers a wearable two-way communication platform for industrial settings. It allows operators to receive personal safety and time critical updates while maintaining focus by providing alerts within their peripheral vision. The system also notifies workers of acoustically dangerous and hazardous environments, and helps operatorslocate them in real-time. Heads Up Display caters to clients in the construction, demolition, mining, energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries.Heads Up Display was founded by Brendon Dever, Ralph W. Lewis, and Clark Dever in 2014 and is based in Buffalo, New York. | $200K / Convertible Note / Mar 01, 2017 | ||
| Mortgage Origination and Point-of-Sale Software for Independent Mortgage Banks, Credit Unions, Depositories & Brokers Founded in 2016, LenderLogix is headquartered in Buffalo, New York, United States. | $260K / Convertible Note / Feb 22, 2017 | ||
| 3am innovations has created a software based mobile command platform called FLORIAN. This software gives emergency responders complete oversight of incident pre-planning, total on-scene awareness of their personnel and tactics as well as detailed records for their after action review & training. All on a singular screen that is adaptive to theever evolving world of emergency services. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2017 | ||
| Heads Up Display offers a wearable two-way communication platform for industrial settings. It allows operators to receive personal safety and time critical updates while maintaining focus by providing alerts within their peripheral vision. The system also notifies workers of acoustically dangerous and hazardous environments, and helps operatorslocate them in real-time. Heads Up Display caters to clients in the construction, demolition, mining, energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries.Heads Up Display was founded by Brendon Dever, Ralph W. Lewis, and Clark Dever in 2014 and is based in Buffalo, New York. | $100K / Convertible Note / Jan 01, 2017 | ||
| POP Biotechnologies is a Buffalo, NY, life sciences company committed to improving the health of individuals with next-generation nanomedicine solutions | $100K / Seed / Dec 13, 2016 | ||
| See all 28 investments → | |||
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What does Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invest in?
Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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