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Southern Tier Startup Alliance (STSA)

December 4, 2022
Map of the Southern Tier Startup Alliance based in New York State. Colorful dots signify the location of each Startup location.
A member organization of business incubators in the Southern Tier

The Southern Tier Startup Alliance (STSA) is a member organization of business incubators in the Southern Tier region of New York. Through the support of Cornell University, Binghamton University, Corning Enterprises, LaunchNY, and NYSTAR, STSA works to unite the contributions of business incubators and entrepreneurial resources throughout the region, helping to enhance the scope of existing services and to provide additional support to Southern Tier entrepreneurs and startups.

Map of the Southern Tier Startup Alliance based in New York State. Colorful dots signify the location of each Startup location.

Since 2016:

  • 239 new financial deals supported through STSA
  • $400M total financial deals closed by STSA startups
  • 63 new investors in the Southern Tier
  • 123 total groups investing in the Southern Tier

STSA News

Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery

Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery

Students from the eLab Student Startup Accelerator, the Runway Startups Postdocs Program at Cornell Tech, and BioVenture eLab at Weill Cornell Medicine, made their annual trek to San Francisco for the Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase to pitch their innovative startups at Autodesk Gallery on March 26.