Who is taking part in Start-Up NY
BF Industries of Farmingdale has become the 16th and latest Long Island company participating in Start-Up NY. Prior to this month, among the more than 230 businesses participating statewide in Start-Up NY, 15 were from Long Island but another 15 Long Island companies dropped out or have been removed, the highest attrition rates in the state. Companies must partner with an in-state university or college to create jobs and contribute to the economy. In exchange, a business and its employees are exempt from a range of taxes, including state income taxes, for up to 10 years.
Here are details on the companies in the program, provided by Empire State Development and compiled by Newsday reporter James T. Madore. The plans listed in the last column were those given when the company joined the program. You can read about the the latest company to join, or an earlier story about the companies that left. Data updated on June 21, 2018.
| Company | Status | Region | Industry | Jobs | Investment | Host | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company Painless 1099, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Computer software | Jobs 18 | Investment $55,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Young company relocating from Virginia |
| Company PathoVax, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Pre-clinical life sciences company | Jobs 16 | Investment $955,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing company |
| Company Peeva | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Research and development | Jobs 10 | Investment $37,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Early-stage company |
| Company PharmaAdva LLC | Status In | Region Rochester / Finger Lakes | Industry Medical devices | Jobs 132 | Investment $1,789,000 | Host University of Rochester | Plans Existing business expands; considered leaving NYS |
| Company Pisa Biopharm Inc. | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Customer relations | Jobs 10 | Investment $522,000 | Host University at Albany | Plans Expanding in state |
| Company Platinum Engineers LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Sensors and controllers | Jobs 10 | Investment $30,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Expanding company |
| Company Postprocess Technologies LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Manufacturing | Jobs 10 | Investment $100,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing NYS business expands |
| Company Precision Component Manufacturing, Inc. | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Manufacture and assemble precision mechanical and optical components | Jobs 12 | Investment $2,907,000 | Host Dutchess County Community College | Plans New company |
| Company Precision Optical Transceivers Inc. | Status In | Region Rochester / Finger Lakes | Industry Manufacturing | Jobs 8 | Investment $2,060,000 | Host SUNY Brockport | Plans Existing business expanding into zone |
| Company Prelco U.S. Inc. | Status In | Region Adirondacks / North Country | Industry Manufacturing | Jobs 17 | Investment $425,000 | Host Clinton Community College | Plans Establishing operations in NYS |
| Company Pro Drones USA, LLC | Status In | Region Mohawk Valley / Utica | Industry Manufacturing | Jobs 5 | Investment $1,000,000 | Host Mohawk Valley Community College | Plans Existing business expands into the zone |
| Company Qoints USA Inc. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Computer software | Jobs 5 | Investment $17,500 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans New business |
| Company Qoma, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Advanced analytic systems | Jobs 3 | Investment $75,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing company |
| Company Rapt-It LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Graphics | Jobs 12 | Investment $60,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans New business |
| Company Rebel One Studios, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Animation production | Jobs 6 | Investment $90,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans An early state company |
| Company Regen Water Inc. | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Water treatment | Jobs 4 | Investment $65,500 | Host Ulster County Community College | Plans New business |
| Company RepHike, LLC? | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Marketing software | Jobs 10 | Investment $30,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing company |
| Company Resolute Forest Products | Status In | Region Adirondacks / North Country | Industry Forest products industry | Jobs 26 | Investment $26,000 | Host Plattsburgh State University | Plans Existing company |
| Company RMP Logic, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Information technology | Jobs 2 | Investment $69,500 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Developing medical mobile app |
| Company Roji Tea Company LLC | Status In | Region Syracuse/Central NY | Industry Teas, baked goods | Jobs 4 | Investment $4,000 | Host Onondaga Community College | Plans New business |
| Company Rx Tracker Corp. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry IT research and development | Jobs 9 | Investment $178,500 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans New company |
| Company Sakat Consulting | Status In | Region Mohawk Valley / Utica | Industry Call centers | Jobs 102 | Investment $10,000,000 | Host SUNY Cobleskill | Plans New business |
| Company sCube Inc. | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Internet technology | Jobs 13 | Investment $63,000 | Host Schenectady County Community College | Plans Moving to the NY Biz lab in Schenectady |
| Company Sedara, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Computer security | Jobs 5 | Investment $110,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Expanding New York company |
| Company SensAttire LLC | Status In | Region Binghamton / Southern Tier | Industry Electronics | Jobs 21 | Investment $3,004,000 | Host Binghamton University | Plans New business |
| Company Sensored Life LLC | Status In | Region Rochester / Finger Lakes | Industry Home monitoring devices | Jobs 17 | Investment $140,000 | Host Keuka College | Plans Existing business moving into zone |
| Company Serious Brewing Co. LLC | Status In | Region Mohawk Valley / Utica | Industry Farm and craft brewery | Jobs 3 | Investment $645,000 | Host SUNY Cobleskill | Plans New to New York |
| Company SimplyTel, LLC | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Health hardware and software | Jobs 11 | Investment $400,000 | Host Hudson Valley Community College | Plans New company |
| Company Snowberg Inc. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Software | Jobs 3 | Investment $45,500 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans new company |
| Company Southern Tier Technologies | Status In | Region Binghamton / Southern Tier | Industry Engineering business in the industrial electronic industry | Jobs 69 | Investment $258,000 | Host Broome County Community College | Plans New company |
| Company SparkShoppe, Ltd. | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Information technology | Jobs 6 | Investment $32,000 | Host University at Albany | Plans Deliver shopper marketing strategies |
| Company Star Cider, LLC? | Status In | Region Rochester / Finger Lakes | Industry Cider production | Jobs 5 | Investment $295,000 | Host Finger Lakes Community College | Plans Existing company |
| Company StartSmartR Capital Corp. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry IT research and development | Jobs 16 | Investment $173,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans New company |
| Company SureDone Inc. | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry E-commerce software | Jobs 26 | Investment $45,000 | Host Schenectady County Community College | Plans NYC business expands in Schenectady |
| Company Sustainable Waste Power Systems Inc. | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Waste-to-energy systems | Jobs 39 | Investment $516,780 | Host Ulster Community College | Plans CT business moves to NYS |
| Company SwiftATN, LLC? | Status In | Region Binghamton / Southern Tier | Industry Transit engineering and design | Jobs 14 | Investment $150,000 | Host Binghamton University | Plans New business |
| Company Syncsort Inc. | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Software | Jobs 144 | Investment $2,895,000 | Host Iona College | Plans Relocating HQ from New Jersey |
| Company Syte Logix, Inc.? | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Life science software | Jobs 10 | Investment $63,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Expanding company |
| Company Tactiva Therapeutics, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Medical therapy developer | Jobs 18 | Investment $1,100,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing company |
| Company TDG Wood Products, LTD | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Manufacturing | Jobs 7 | Investment $249,350 | Host Alfred State College | Plans New business |
| Company Temida LLC | Status In | Region Rochester / Finger Lakes | Industry Computer software | Jobs 21 | Investment $35,000 | Host University of Rochester | Plans Existing business moving into zone |
| Company Tencar Inc.? | Status In | Region Rochester / Finger Lakes | Industry Medical devices | Jobs 9 | Investment $345,000 | Host Genesee Community College | Plans New business |
| Company The Case Group LLC | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Manufacturer of windows, doors | Jobs 26 | Investment $4,028,000 | Host Hudson Valley Community College | Plans Existing business expands into the zone |
| Company TROVE Predictive Data Science, LLC? | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Analytics software | Jobs 19 | Investment $45,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing company |
| Company TruWeather Solutions, LLC | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Weather forecasting | Jobs 7 | Investment $260,286 | Host University at Albany | Plans New business |
| Company U Media Corporation DBA Fandoozy.com | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Web developer | Jobs 8 | Investment $100,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Sports specific social media portal |
| Company UltraCell Insulation, LLC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Recycling technology | Jobs 20 | Investment $25,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing company |
| Company Up Homes | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Energy efficient homes | Jobs 7 | Investment $575,000 | Host Ulster Community College | Plans Formative stage company |
| Company Update Captain | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Cloud-based software-as-a-service company | Jobs 19 | Investment $45,000 | Host Schenectady County Community College | Plans Existing company |
| Company Upstate Concierge Management? | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Telecommunications software | Jobs 12 | Investment $30,000 | Host Hudson Valley Community College | Plans Existing company |
| Company Ursa Space Systems Inc. | Status In | Region Binghamton / Southern Tier | Industry Aerospace | Jobs 22 | Investment $22,500,000 | Host Cornell University | Plans existing business expands |
| Company Utilant LLC? | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Software development | Jobs 55 | Investment $460,000 | Host Buffalo State | Plans Expanding company |
| Company Vader Systems | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Advanced manufacturing | Jobs 15 | Investment $1,390,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing business moves into zone |
| Company Velan Studios, Inc. | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Video game software development | Jobs 41 | Investment $3,550,000 | Host Hudson Valley Community College | Plans New company |
| Company Velan Ventures | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Corporate support for digital entertainment and smart devices companies | Jobs 8 | Investment $0 | Host Hudson Valley Community College | Plans Existing company |
| Company Vivacelle Bio, Inc. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Biotechnology | Jobs 6 | Investment $100,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans New company |
| Company VOICEITT INC | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Speech recognition technology | Jobs 10 | Investment $350,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans New business |
| Company Vuff, LLC? | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Pet products | Jobs 12 | Investment $118,000 | Host Mount Saint Mary College | Plans New business |
| Company WeDidIt, Inc. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Software development | Jobs 10 | Investment $25,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Expanding company |
| Company Windsor Wood USA Inc. | Status In | Region Syracuse/Central NY | Industry Maker of wood products | Jobs 40 | Investment $2,200,000 | Host SUNY College of Environmental Science & Fores | Plans New business |
| Company Xallent LLC | Status In | Region Binghamton / Southern Tier | Industry Scanning probe technology | Jobs 8 | Investment $2,060,000 | Host Cornell University | Plans New business |
| Company XchangeWorx, Inc. | Status In | Region Albany / Capital Region | Industry Software development | Jobs 23 | Investment $430,000 | Host University at Albany | Plans Monitor healthcare events |
| Company York Analytical Laboratories Inc. | Status In | Region Hudson Valley | Industry Environmental | Jobs 6 | Investment $130,000 | Host Rockland Community College | Plans Relocating HQ from Connecticut |
| Company You First Services Inc. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry R&D, commercialization | Jobs 7 | Investment $110,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing business moving into zone |
| Company ZeptoMetrix Corp. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Biotechnology | Jobs 10 | Investment $575,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing business moving into zone |
| Company Zintera Corp. | Status In | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Biotechnology | Jobs 5 | Investment $91,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans California company expanding to NYS |
| Company Adiabatic Solutions (ASi) LLC | Status Out | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Advanced manufacturing | Jobs 27 | Investment $12,150,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing business moving into zone |
| Company Adirondack Operations LLC | Status Out | Region Adirondacks / North Country | Industry Environmental | Jobs 6 | Investment $25,400 | Host SUNY Canton | Plans Existing business expanding into zone |
| Company Appistry Partners | Status Out | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Health care | Jobs 8 | Investment $2,450,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Missouri company expands in NYS |
| Company Biologichem | Status Out | Region Buffalo / WNY | Industry Chemicals | Jobs 4 | Investment $75,000 | Host University at Buffalo | Plans Existing business |
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