3/30/2023 2:29:12 PM Buffalo Startup Scene Enters New Chapter By Matthew Pelkey For the last three years I have had the pleasure of writing this editorial for Business First as part of their startup edition;...
2/20/2023 6:55:42 PM The SEC sets its eyes on Venture Capital. By Matthew Pelkey The SEC has had its eyes on the VC market for over a year now and a new proposed rule may fundamentally change the VC regulatory...
3/6/2022 4:26:43 PM Starting up right: LLC vs. C-corp By Matthew Pelkey I recently had the pleasure of writing for BuffaloInno about some of the issues founders should consider when starting up a business. In...
2/15/2022 2:23:52 AM SEC signals private markets are next on the agenda. By Matthew Pelkey A recent report by PitchBook details movements inside the SEC indicating the agency may be taking aim at further regulation of private...
12/13/2021 3:37:23 PM Divine Exemption: A Success Story of Crowdfunding and Production Financing By Colligan Law For most creative projects, the process requires confronting the daunting first step of the proverbial blank canvass. The creator must,...
12/8/2021 4:53:07 PM Buffalo is on the national VC funding radar! By David Colligan This report from Rise of the Rest shows that Buffalo now appears on the list of locales outside of Silicon Valley, Boston or New York...
8/11/2021 8:31:18 PM The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up...Your Cap Table? By Margot Knab I get it; we are all busy. Businesses big and small, founders, and entrepreneurs of all varieties are often forced to focus their...
7/17/2021 7:36:11 PM Seeking Equity: Venture Funding for Black Founders Quadrupled in 2021, But Remains Elusive By Matthew Pelkey 2021 has seen a significant increase in venture investment in Black startups by nearly every metric according to a report recently...
6/26/2021 11:58:18 PM Why startups fail...and perhaps what we can do about it. By Matthew Pelkey A recent article in Harvard Business Review posed a relatively straightforward question: why do startups fail? We all know that more than...
5/26/2021 2:59:58 PM Syracuse Based Armory Square Ventures Sees Startup Potential Outside Of Traditional Tech Hubs By Matthew Pelkey Crunchbase is continuing to highlight VC focus outside of traditional tech hubs with its recent piece on Upstate's own Armory Square...
5/20/2021 12:00:00 AM An Opportunity For Rustbelt Capital As VC Dollars Spread Throughout US By Matthew Pelkey Venture Capital investments are finding their way into areas outside of the the traditional hotbeds. And areas like the American Rustbelt...
10/28/2020 7:58:57 PM e-Law Clinic closes the deal for a UB-grown startup By Matthew Pelkey I am thrilled to share this story from my work at UB School of Law with the Entrepreneurship Law Center. Over the last four semesters my...