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June 20, 2022
RIT Venture Creations incubator graduates five start-up companies dedicated to innovation
On June 16, five business technology start-up companies graduated from RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator with a commitment to continuing to engage local and regional suppliers, expand labor forces locally and nationally, and impact the regional economy.
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June 7, 2022
How a pioneer in using optics for drones found success in Rochester and Syracuse
Syracuse.com features Circle Optics, a member company of RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator.
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April 5, 2022
RIT incubator company Circle Optics reaches $2.5 million in investments
Circle Optics, a member company of RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator, has earned two significant investments totaling $800,000 to further advance its panoramic imaging technology. As a result, the company enters the second quarter with $2.5 million in total contract awards.
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March 2, 2022
RIT Venture Creations member companies secure $45 million in investment funding
Two member companies at RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator are continuing their upward trajectory with the help of two multimillion-dollar investments: Casana, a healthcare technology firm that is reinventing in-home health monitoring, and Owl Autonomous Imaging (Owl AI), which is developing monocular 3D thermal imaging and ranging solutions for automotive active safety systems.
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January 31, 2022
University initiatives helping drive downtown resurgence
RIT is contributing to Rochester’s revitalization efforts in a significant way, bringing a creative energy and economic development acumen translating into important arts, cultural, educational, and economic opportunities for the city.
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December 3, 2021
2022 Best Tech Startups in Rochester
The Tech Tribune ranked two Venture Creations companies, Casana and Circle Optics, on its list of Best Tech Startups in Rochester.
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November 9, 2021
RIT Venture Creations client company places in GENIUS NY accelerator competition
RIT Venture Creations client company Circle Optics was awarded a $500,000 investment from the GENIUS NY accelerator competition. The year-long GENIUS NY program is the world’s largest business competition focused on unmanned systems, cross-connected platforms and other technology-based sectors.
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October 20, 2021
Venture Creations company Owl AI earns honorable achievement in Luminate NY competition
Owl AI, an RIT Venture Creations member company, earned an Honorable Achievement designation at $200,000 in the Luminate NY accelerator competition.
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October 4, 2021
Venture Creations member companies named to Top 20 in GROW-NY competition
RIT Venture Creations client companies Crystal Creek Organics and Agri-Trac have been named to the Top 20 in the GROW-NY Food and Agriculture Competition.
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September 16, 2021
RIT names new director of Venture Creations technology business incubator
Entrepreneurship expert Johan Klarin comes to Venture Creations from Columbia University, where he served as manager of the NYSERDA-funded Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, assisting clean-tech startups in New York state. Prior to that, he was managing director of Viaduct Inc., a consulting company focused on Western New York startups.
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August 18, 2021
Venture Creations company Circle Optics named a finalist in Genius NY competition
Circle Optics was one among 600 applicants that rose to the top five for the program, which will come with an investment of $500,000 to $1 million to help advance the enterprise. Circle Optics is a deep-tech R&D company specializing in wide field-of-view imaging systems, also known as 360-degree cameras.
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August 12, 2021
Former RIT students invent cooling vest for those susceptible to heat
Spectrum News features Kurtis Kracke ’15 (industrial design) and Brad Dunn ’15 (industrial design), co-founders of ThermApparel,