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Top Prize of $1 Million

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The largest business accelerator competition for unmanned systems ​
​in the world.

In-residence business competition accelerator in Central New York

1st Place- $ 1,000,000
2nd Place- $ 600,000
3rd Place- $ 400,000

GENIUS NY is a year-long business accelerator that awards six finalist teams a total of $2.75 million in investments. In addition, the program offers company stipends, housing, resources, programming, and connections, making it among the largest competitions of its kind across the globe.

GENIUS NY is focused on Unmanned Systems; software, hardware, analytics. 

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Congratulations to our 2017 Finalists

​The chosen 2017 cohort arrived in-residence at The Tech Garden January 2017.
​ They'll stay for 12 months for an incredible acceleration and Central New York experience.

AutoModality

Ascent AeroSystems

OmniMesh

EZ3D

SkyOp

Akrobotix

Meet the teams

Central
New York
​is UAS!

Assets, infrastructure and expertise - combined with significant investments from the State of New York State - are creating an emerging global hub for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and related applications in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.

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