43North Bus Tour

To pre-party for the 43North finals, the UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships team joined 43North judges and local founders on a bus tour to visit past winners' headquarters throughout Western New York to see just how impactful a win on the big stage can be. Stops included KAV (year 9 winner), Top Seedz (year 7) and ACV Auctions (year 2).

Joining us were UB Cultivator founders Jerod Sikorskyj and Dan Richter, Dentite; Kevin Siskar, Finta; andLeslie Woodward, Edenesque. Thanks for an inspiring ride!

Special thanks to our tour guides Whitman Kwok and Alex Grenning of Kav, Rebecca Brady of Top Seedz, John Coles of ACV, and BEP's Peter Burakowski, who gave us a bit of a Buffalo history tour while on the bus.

See who won this year ➡️ Finals - Startup Competition in New York State - 43North