GENIUS NY 2024 Competition
Invests up to $1 million in seed-stage uncrewed-systems and air-mobility startups.
GENIUS NY 2024 Competition is a GENIUS NY prize that invests up to $1 million in seed-stage uncrewed-systems and air-mobility startups willing to relocate to Central New York for the length of the programme. Five finalists are chosen each year for an accelerator based in Syracuse, New York, that runs in two phases and ends with a live pitch final where the grand-prize winner is decided. Alongside …
GENIUS NY backs early-stage companies building uncrewed aerial systems, automation and advanced air mobility technology. Applicants must be venture-backable, high-growth businesses willing to relocate to Central New York for the length of the program.
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