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43North
Accelerator · Buffalo, NY, United States · North America
43North runs an accelerator program that invests $5 million annually into high-growth companies that relocate to Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 2014 and is funded in part by New York State, Empire State Development and M&T Bank.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechSpace & DefenseE-commerce & Marketplaces
In its own wordsacceleratorindustry-agnosticseed-stagerelocationbuffalo
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Or find every investor that fits43North lists 4 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (50%), Space & Defense (17%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (17%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside 645 Ventures, Akkadian Ventures and AltaIR Capital.
No funding round on record names 43North yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| 645 Ventures | 1 |
| Akkadian Ventures | 1 |
| AltaIR Capital | 1 |
| Armory Square Ventures | 1 |
| Aurum Partners VC | 1 |
| Bain Capital Ventures | 1 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 1 |
| CRV | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 50% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 17% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 17% | 6% |
| Fintech | 17% | 12% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare 43North head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
4 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACV Auctions operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars, trucks, and SUVs. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| AMPAworks is a suite of devices and software applications that tracks and automates inventory-related tasks | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Circuit Clinical develops a physician-focused, patient-centric process for clinical trials and provides research as a care option for patients. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Squire Technologies provides barbershop management software for shop owners | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- 43north.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 4
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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