Inventing a new product that you can hold in your hands and bring successfully to an eagerly awaiting market is sometimes likened to childbirth: If we knew from the outset how hard it was going to be, fewer of us would do it.

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works launched applications for the business incubator’s new Protofacturing Hardware Accelerator — a program connecting the existing Prototyping and Manufacturing Hardware Accelerators and helping entrepreneurs refine their prototypes.

Bolstered by a new MedTech track and increased capacity to support entrepreneurs, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is now accepting applications for its free Prototyping Hardware Accelerator.

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is set to expand its hardware accelerator programs thanks to a new $2 million “Build to Scale” grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. A local matching fund of $2 million, including $1 million from Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), brings the total award amount to $4 million.

A cannabis product from Rev member Florist Farms was the very first one to be sold in New York, at the grand opening of the state’s first adult-use cannabis dispensary, Housing Works Cannabis Co.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is shining a light on the female founders throughout our ecosystem.

The numbers are in and 2022 was a banner year for the founders, employees, and investors of Rev’s 38 member startups. Members of the Rev community are continuing to grow and scale their businesses as they positively benefit the region. 

The next time you stop by Rev, you’re likely to hear the whirring sounds of a 3D-printer or laser cutter coming from the shop. This is largely thanks to Deanna Kocher, Rev’s newest assistant director of hardware programs.

Rosie, one of Rev’s four founding member startups, recently announced its acquisition by grocery e-commerce giant Instacart.