FINALS NIGHT 2018

And The Winners Are... 

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Welcome to the World's Largest Business

Competition for Unmanned Systems

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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Meet our 2018 Finalists

​The 2018 cohort arrived in Syracuse in January 2018.
​ They'll stay for 12 months for an incredible acceleration and Central New York experience.

Meet the teams

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GENIUS NY TEAMS Jan. 26, 2018

AutoModality Awarded Competitive Grant

GENIUS NY Teams Oct 17, 2017

CIO from Aurora Flight Sciences Meets with GENIUS NY Teams

GENIUS NY Teams Dec 13, 2017

Six Finalists Announced For GENIUS NY

GeniusNY July 19, 2017

GENIUS NY Teams Meet With Davis Hackenberg of NASA

GENIUS NY Teams Dec 13, 2017

GENIUS NY Teams Wrap Program with Final Pitch

GeniusNY June 12, 2017

Former President and CEO of AUVSI Visits GENIUS NY

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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