# Z80 Labs Technology Incubator

> Z80 Labs Technology Incubator is a VC fund backing Software and B2B. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Buffalo, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/z80-labs-technology-incubator
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Z80Labs
- Website: http://z80labs.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Z80-Labs-Technology-Incubator/388060004589352

Z80 Labs Technology Incubator is a VC fund in Buffalo focused on Software and B2B. 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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| B2B | 1 | 9% |
| Apps | 1 | 9% |
| SaaS | 1 | 9% |
| Legal | 1 | 9% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 36% |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jordan Levy | Co-Managing Partner | 29 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jordan-levy |
| Ron Schreiber | Cofounder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-schreiber |
| Steve Poland | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-poland-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Graspie, Inc. | 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 |  |
| Graspie, Inc. | 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 | 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 |  |
| ACV | ACV provides a pricing application (app) for franchise dealers. It offers ACV, a mobile auction platform that enables wholesale dealers to sell trade-ins by creating app-based auctions. | $5M | Series A | Sep 19, 2016 |  |
| ClearView Social | Clearview Social is an employee advocacy platform created to help companies increase revenue through more effective and systematic use of social media. With Clearview Social, employees can share on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter without leaving their inbox - helping companies bring in more business and increase exposure.Clearview Social givesmarketers the ability to create a queue of content to be shared by the lawyers. | $500K | Seed | Dec 21, 2015 |  |
| Loupe | Loupe is a customer loyalty tech company. We build products that help sit-down restaurants retain and reward loyal diners. Grow your restaurant with loyal diners and Loupe!Loupe has been committed to connecting great restaurants with hungry diners since 2010 and works with hundreds of restaurants across North America. A team of restaurant andsmall business experts, Loupe is based in Buffalo, NY. | $2M | Series B | Sep 17, 2015 |  |
| OnCore Golf Technology | "OnCore Golf Technology, Inc. (“OnCore”) was formed to acquire, develop, and commercially exploit a patented new golf ball – the hollow metal core ball – which has the potential to be the most accurate and straightest golf ball ever developed. There has not been a major advance in ball technology in the past twenty years and the market isready for something different and better. The management team at OnCore believes that the combination of real performance advantages with an entirely new approach to ball construction will excite both new and seasoned golfers and that capturing 10% of the ball market within the next three to five years is possible.OnCore is taking this exciting product forward with a combination of product improvements, professional endorsements, testimonials, partnerships, and creative, non-traditional marketing and promotional approaches. All of the manufacturing has been outsourced to minimize the facilities, personnel, and capital requirements of the business and to permit OnCore to focus on creating the market buzz, product awareness, brand loyalty, interest and excitement that it believes the ball is capable of generating." | $2M | Series A | Mar 10, 2015 |  |
| Empire Genomics | Empire leverages genomics technologies, its keen understanding of the medical system, the needs of clinicians to deliver precise and continuous testing expertise for the best in class oncology disease management tools. Empire is a leader in the field of molecular diagnostics services. | $1M | Series A | Jul 02, 2014 |  |
| CrowdBouncer | CrowdBouncer provides an API-driven solution for back-office pain points of any online alternative investment platform. The company provides transactional, compliance, and fiduciary services to crowdfunding portals that allow them to close crowdfunding transactions in compliance with the JOBS Act, 2012. | $437.5K | Series A | Feb 05, 2014 |  |
| Buffalo Automation | Buffalo Automation is an autonomous navigation technology company that makes AutoMate, which can lookout, steer and dock vessels automatically. | $900K | Convertible Note |  |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rand Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rand-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Launch NY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-ny) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Armory Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/armorysquare-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Johnson Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rochester Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rochester-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBNY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbny-eca6) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invest in?

Z80 Labs Technology Incubator invests primarily in Software, B2B and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 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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### Who are the partners at Z80 Labs Technology Incubator?

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