2021 Best Tech Startups in Buffalo

October 7, 2020March 16, 2023 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Buffalo, New York. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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1. ACV

Founded: 2014

Also honored in:

“ACV Auctions’ mission is to become the most trusted source in the industry for purchasing wholesale vehicles. Our product leverages mobile to its maximum benefit through enabling 20-minute auction sessions from dealers’ lots; this eliminates the need to ship cars to auction. Our technology modernizes the entire arc of auction operations, including account management, title management, floor plan purchasing, arbitration, and facilitating logistics. To learn more, please visit www.acvauctions.com.”

2. PostProcess Technologies

Founded: 2012

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“At PostProcess Technologies, we are revolutionizing additive manufacturing by pioneering automated and intelligent solutions to remove the bottleneck in the third step of 3D printing – post-processing. Our proprietary software, patent-pending hardware, and exclusive chemistry technologies combine into a comprehensive solution delivering consistency, scalability and increased productivity for our customers.

Our product line, including support removal, surface finishing, and wastewater treatment systems, work across all 3D print materials and all 3D print technologies. You’ll find us at work across a range of industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, consumer goods, dental and medical.”

3. Kangarootime

Founded: 2015

Also honored in:

“Kangarootime has built the leading all-in-one management platform for childcare. It brings automation to childcare and provides childcare professionals with the tools to scale their classrooms, digitize their businesses and seamlessly communicate with their families and employees. The company’s cloud-based mobile application takes professional caregivers out of the revenue cycle, freeing up time for what really matters—the children.”

4. 3AM Innovations

Founded: 2015

Also honored in:

“There are over 9,000 injuries and 200 deaths annually amongst firefighters in the United States alone. One of the major contributing factors to this statistic is the absence of Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS). The truth is that there has not been a good way to track of a firefighter’s location, status, and environment from within a burning building. For nearly 100 years, the basic approach has been a whiteboard that is updated by an accountability officer who is tasked with monitoring radio chatter and recording changes – an entirely unreliable and ineffective way to stay on top of rapidly changing circumstances in the throes of an emergency.”

5. CoachMePlus

Founded: 2013

Also honored in:

“CoachMePlus is an Athlete Management System Software used by over 220 professional and NCAA sports teams to manage and track the performance of their athletes. We work with major professional and collegiate sports franchises, we also provide systems to high schools and performance gyms.

Our system helps organizations centralize all of their data into one easy to access location. CoachMePlus will allow you to quickly uncover performance trends to evaluate game-day readiness. You’ll spend more time with your athlete and less time with a spreadsheet.”

6. ClearView Social

Founded: 2013

Also honored in:

“ClearView Social is the leading social sharing platform created to help professional organizations increase revenue through more effective and systematic use of social media. With ClearView Social, business professionals can share to Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter without leaving their inbox – helping firms bring in more business and increase exposure.

How it works:

We give marketers the ability to create a queue of content to be shared by the business professionals
Business professionals receive an email suggesting content to share, and with the click of a button they can share to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter without leaving their inbox
How do we know it’s working? Our measurement tools track who shares, and how many people click or engage with shared content”

7. Immersed Games

Founded: 2014

Also honored in:

“Immersed Games is an early stage ed tech startup with an audacious vision of how games can be used to empower student learning. We are creating a video game as a platform for deep, empowering learning experiences.”

8. EagleHawk

Founded: 2016

Also honored in: 2020 Best Tech Startups in Buffalo

“EagleHawk is the leading provider of information services using drone and thermal imaging and sensor technology. We specialize in providing solutions for inspection of roofs, bridges, solar panels, building envelopes, facades, district heating systems, and more. The goal for our services is to help commercial clients reduce risks and provide a proactive approach for maintenance of these assets. We saw an opportunity where traditional inspection methods are often ineffective and expensive and until now, there hasn’t been a cost-effective way to accurately assess the condition of these areas on a regular basis. Our commitment is to help our clients make better-informed decisions using qualitative data and expert analysis when it comes to preventative maintenance inspection.”

9. Thimble

Founded: 2015

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“Thimble teaches beginners a basic understanding of building electronics through a monthly subscription kit and curated, timely instructions. We’ve built 16+ engaging kits combined with an intuitive web interface and video tutorials. Examples of projects include a wifi-robot, LED cube, robotic arm, alarm clock, weather station, quadcopter, etc.

Not everyone has access to a Makerspace, or the capacity to work well with an Arduino, Raspberry Pi or Beagle Bone. If you decide to teach yourself how to build electronics – the need to find project ideas and components, and learn content – becomes a huge undertaking. Thimble saves time and money, and eliminates headaches, for involved parents and curious kids. It also lets experienced hobbyists, who want something new, challenge themselves.”

10. Patient Pattern

Founded: 2013

“We are a group of geriatric care providers, technologists, health economists, data scientists and industry compliance experts that have been working to bridge the gap between technology and complex health care.”