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$530M venture capital raised for Buffalo Niagara based companies in 2021
2nd most booming startup ecosystem - Entrepreneur.com, 2019 
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Live your best startup life in Buffalo Niagara, a region that is building successful environments, providing human, financial & professional opportunities, and creating an entrepreneurs dream culture of collaboration. Talented companies like ACV Auctions, PostProcess Technologies, Circuit Clinical, HELIXintel, tackle.io, and Verivend have taken advantage of what Buffalo Niagara has to offer and you can too.
Find the startup resources that work for you on our incubator & accelerator, coworking spaces, and funding access pages to share in the experience of success.
Success Breeds Success
ACV Auctions became Buffalo’s first software unicorn, with a valuation over $1 billion, more than 1,000 employees, and a successful IPO on the NASDAQ in 2021. Another local tech company – Tackle.io, recently closed a $100 million Series C round of venture capital funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.25 billion as Buffalo’s second unicorn. 32 local startups raised private, growth-oriented capital in 2021.
Hear from Dan Magnuszewski, the cofounder & CTO of ACV Auctions on our podcast. We discuss their growth and success, what advantages Buffalo offers them, available startup resources, and why others should follow.
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