30 Mar, 2023 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;...
20 Feb, 2023 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...
06 Mar, 2022 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...
15 Feb, 2022 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...
13 Dec, 2021 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,...
08 Dec, 2021 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...
11 Aug, 2021 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...
17 Jul, 2021 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...
26 Jun, 2021 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...
26 May, 2021 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...
20 May, 2021 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...
28 Oct, 2020 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...
26 Jun, 2020 Diversity and inequality: the failure of and hope for venture capital By Matthew Pelkey It's been almost 45 days since I sat down to write. I found it difficult to prioritize creating content with so much injustice at the...
02 Feb, 2020 Forecasting Venture Capital Activity for 2020 By Matthew Pelkey Fears of a possible recession have some investors considering options to weather the storm in 2020. Recession resistant industries and...
23 Jan, 2020 What are you waiting for? Apply to StartFast Venture Accelerator Today! By Matthew Pelkey For the last few years I've had the pleasure of working with companies that have participated in StartFast. Each year I make a trip out...
15 Jan, 2020 Entrepreneurs: how do you get to the top of mount Everest? By Matthew Pelkey Pat Whalen has been an advocate for WNY entrepreneurs from day 1. His willingness to help others, to take risks, and to build what others...