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UVC 2025 Annual Report highlight deepening founder support across Upstate NY

Upstate Venture Connect spent 2025 activating successful entrepreneurs to spread out and start driving civic impact around startups in its footprint.

Upstate Venture Connect knows which successful entrepreneurs are leaning in to help the next generation.

They spent 2025 activating that knowledge with 545 founder referrals to their UNY50 network, giving rising entrepreneurs access to "experts, investors and service providers" who are looking for ways to give back to the community.

Check out UVC's 2025 Annual Report here