News and Insights from our team.

The Fund first invested in Viridi in 2018 and has participated in each of its rounds

Buffalo FilmWorks now fully booked as Hollywood reaches Buffalo.

Annual ranking of influential business leaders in Buffalo.

Arbol racks up marquee names in higher ed as growth continues.

Creating new jobs and neighborhood growth on Buffalo's East Side.

Entrepreneurs are the beating heart of our investments, which unlock driven individuals to achieve their ambition.

The meaningful moments unfolding at Western New York’s largest film studio don’t always happen on camera.

Video recap of Fund's progress in Buffalo.

A recap of the Fund's social impact deals and goals.

Celebrating another year of social impact in Buffalo.

3AM Innovations gains powerful distribution partner.

Exploring he concept and active strategies behind creating a medical device innovation cluster in Buffalo.

A medical devices innovation corridor arises on Buffalo's East Side.

Founding CEO Tom Quinn moves up yet again in annual ranking.

3AM Innovations is already working with large enterprise customers.

Higher ed software startup embarking on a national expansion

Record pace marks uptick in deal quality across social impact, commercial upside

$750K deal catalyzed Top Seedz move to downtown Buffalo

PDS starts to act on regional growth plan.

Reaching community members who need it most.

East Side-based manufacturer will stabilize and start growing.

Recapping 21 investments across seven years in Buffalo.

The Fund has continued to play a role in Buffalo's resurgence

The word is getting out about safe, reliable onsite battery storage.

New industry in Buffalo takes flight via Buffalo FilmWorks

Investment supports female-led company as it moves HQ/production to downtown Buffalo.

CEO Tom Quinn spoke to Buffalo Business First article about social impact process.

The Fund analyzes potential deals for their commercial promise and their social impact in Western New York.

Statewide list is dedicated to individuals who are reimagining and rebuilding economies.

LenderLogix is developing a new tool that will drive investment in low-income communities.

CAHill recently closed deals at the intersection of economic and workforce development.

CaHill’s flagship app, aQuiRe, helps blue collar workers with daily management and training tasks.

Buffalo-based edtech startup gains regional traction with support of catalytic investment.

The article holds the Fund up as a beacon for socially-conscious way of investing.

CleanFiber is breathing new life into formerly abandoned factory in Blasdell.

Five Star, Evans Bank and Jiim and VIcki Newman join the WNY Impact Investment Fund as investors.

Forbes writer Anne Feld came to Buffalo to chronicle the WNY Impact Investment Fund.

CaHILL's platform creates access to good-paying local jobs in the construction industry.

The funding will catalyze a new high-growth industry in Western New York.

Bank of America was a leading contributor to the WNY Impact Investment Fund's new $12M round

WNY Impact Fund raises new LP series to seed more high-growth, high-impact deals.

2021 press release on WNY Impact Investment Fund's support of Circuit Clinical.

Viridi continues exciting growth journey with nearly $100M raise.

Innovative platform looks to broaden access to cutting-edge medicine.

Viridi achieving lift-off with support from existing and new investors.

Garwood Medical Devices is commercializing UB research to solve deep problem in wound care.

SomaDetect bringing a sensor-software product to the market that will help local farmers.

Funding will catalyze expansion of popular frozen food startup.

Introducing a new investment model in Buffalo and closing three deals.

WNY Impact Fund helps create green manufacturing in formerly vacant facility.

The 2018 press release announcing the formation of Viridi.

The 2018 debut of a new investment model in Buffalo, NY.

Eco-friendly composting startup receives liftoff in Buffalo.