Apr 16, 9:30 PM – Apr 17, 12:30 AM (UTC)
The Commissary, 240 East Main Street, Rochester, 14604
Join Startup Grind Rochester and our friends at Grow NY featuring Food and AgTech innovations! Grab a refreshment, meet ...
Join Startup Grind Rochester and our friends at Grow NY featuring Food and AgTech innovations! Grab a refreshment, meet new people building cool things in our communities or catch up with friends of the ecosystem.
This event will feature food & ag-tech companies and offer a chance to learn from startups that have competed for the $1M top prize Grow-NY Food & Agriculture Business Competition. This pitch event will feature a pitch deck teardown from Grow-NY finalist - Whipnotics, providing valuable guidance to new food and ag founders and aspiring startups. This pitch teardown and open forum event is open to anyone. The evening will conclude with Q&A and a cocktail hour.
Location
Merchantile on Main, 240 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604
Agenda
5:30 - 6:00pm Check-in & networking
6:00 - 6:10 Intro with Seth Grottenthaler of Skull Diamond and Heart Capital + event sponsors
6:10 - 6:20pm | Grow-NY competition intro with Sarah Meyer
6:20 - 6:50pm | Pitch Deck Tear Down from 2025 $250K Grow-NY prizewinner Whipnotic
6:50 - 8:00pm | Q&A
8:00 - 8:30pm | Cocktail hour
Featured Presenters
Sarah Meyer - Grow-NY Program Manager
Tracy Luckow - Whipnotic
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April 16 – 17, 2026
9:30 PM – 12:30 AM (UTC)
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