The 15 finalists for this year's 43North competition; Cancer Care 2022
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There’s more at stake in this year’s 43North competition.
For the startups, there’s more competition. The organization?doubled its applicant pool this year, getting submissions from 720 founders across the world.
Meanwhile, rather than awarding a $1 million grand prize and seven $500,000 prizes, as the competition has done for the last few years,?this year’s contest will give out five $1 million prizes.
That gives added kudos to – and perhaps pressure on – this year’s batch of 15 finalists, who will pitch in front of judges at Seneca One on Oct. 19, before eight to 10 of them move on to pitch the following night at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.
The finalists span from London to Clarence, with one startup based in the Buffalo area and one based in Rochester. About 60% of the finalists are software-related businesses, according to Kevin Siskar, 43North vice president of portfolio and selection. More than half of the finalists are women-led and two-thirds of the finalists’ founders are not white.
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