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Startup Grind x Grow NY - Food and AgTech Pitch Teardown with UdderWays and Benchmark Labs

Apr 17, 9:30 PM – Apr 18, 12:30 AM (UTC)

Rochester

The Commissary, 240 East Main Street, Rochester, 14604

Join Startup Grind Rochester and our friends at Grow NY featuring Food and AgTech innovations! Grab a refreshment, meet new people building cool things in our communities or catch up with friends of the ecosystem. We will feature a pitch deck teardown from Grow-NY winner UdderWays and finalist insights from Benchmark Labs, providing valuable guidance to new food and agTech founders.

In-person event
Panel Discussion

About this event

Join Startup Grind Rochester and our friends at Grow NY featuring Food and AgTech innovations! Grab a refreshment, meet new people building cool things in our communities or catch up with friends of the ecosystem. This event will feature food & ag-tech companies and offer a chance to learn from startups that have competed for the $1M top prize Grow-NY Food & Agriculture Business Competition (5/15 application deadline). This pitch event will feature a pitch deck teardown from Grow-NY winner UdderWays and finalist insights from Benchmark Labs, providing valuable guidance to new food and ag founders and aspiring startups. This pitch teardown and open forum event is open to anyone. The evening will conclude with Q&A and short presentations from innovators and creators in the Food and AgTech scene, followed by a cocktail hour.


Location

  • Merchantile on Main, 240 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604

Agenda

    • 5:30 - 6:00pm check-in & networking
    • 6:00 - 6:30pm | Winning Pitch Deck Tear Down by UdderWays, 2024 winner
    • 6:30 - 7:45pm | Q&A with UdderWays
    • 7:45 - 8:00pm | Grow-NY Finalist Experience by Benchmark Labs
    • 8:00 - 8:30pm | Cocktail hour

    Featured Presenters


    Partners & Sponsors

    Grow-NY

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    The Commissary



    Skull Diamond and Heart Capital


    Check out what happened

    Startups

    When

    When

    April 17 – 18, 2025
    9:30 PM – 12:30 AM (UTC)

    Where

    Where

    The Commissary
    240 East Main Street
    Rochester, 14604

    Organizers

    • Michael Thaney

      Startup Grind

      Director

    • Joshua Batres

      CivicPulse

      Community Outreach Lead

    • Dustin Doucette

      MillerKnoll

      Software Portfolio Manager

    • Carolyn Spencer

      CoPivot

      Founder Relations

    • Ananth Prajval Tallavajhula

      SchoolQuizz

      Community Manager

    • Eric Leinberg

      InfoPreserve Inc.

      Founder @ InfoPreserve

    • Nate Thomas

      Advisor

    Global sponsor

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    Google Cloud

    Partner

    Grow NY logo

    Grow NY

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