NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION d/b/a ...
NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION d/b/a ...
NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION d/b/a ...
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FOR CONSIDERATION<br />
April 17, 2012<br />
TO: The Directors<br />
FROM: Kenneth Adams<br />
SUBJECT: Statewide – Innovate NY Fund Program<br />
REQUEST FOR: Authorization to Enter into Contracts with Awardees; Authorization to<br />
Disburse Funds; and Authorization to Take Related Actions<br />
I. Project Summary<br />
Awardees: Investment entities as set forth on attached Schedule A.<br />
Amounts: See attached Schedule A.<br />
State Investment: Up to $25,000,000 by a grant from the Innovate NY Fund program (the<br />
“Fund”) and up to $1,500,000 from the Small Business Technology<br />
Investment Fund (“SBTIF”).<br />
Project Location: Statewide<br />
Proposed Project: The Fund is a newly created equity investment fund that supports<br />
innovation, job creation, and high growth entrepreneurship throughout<br />
the State of New York (the “State). The Fund’s objective is to invest in<br />
seed stage businesses through investment entities that have been<br />
selected by, and are under contract, to the Corporation. SBTIF is the<br />
State’s existing investment fund and makes early stage equity and debt<br />
investments in companies that have developed new innovative<br />
technology products or services, provide significant competitive<br />
advantage, and possess a strong intellectual property position. Funds<br />
from SBTIF will be invested alongside Innovate NY funds in order to<br />
better align State equity support resources, expand the amount of<br />
support possible, and cover certain management expenses of the<br />
investment entities not possible with the US Treasury program funds<br />
used to capitalize Innovate NY.