Involve. Inspire. Innovate.

For Startup enthusiasts in Rochester, NY, to listen, share, support, and have fun!

About Us

Startup Cafe was founded by Pavan Kumar, an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor to startups, to build a community of startup enthusiasts in Rochester, NY. He has been with startups for over two decades, helping early-stage founders navigate the challenging journey. His investments include Gigwage, Hidrent, WatrchRx, Flutin, NewsBytesApp, MishiPay, Jumisha, FaidiHR, Xane, inMovidu etc.. and credited with 3 exits and 1 IPO so far.

Rochester, NY, once called the Intellectual Property Capital of USA, has reputed educational institutions like University of Rochester, Simon School of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, Nazareth College, which deserve to be the next emerging hub for innovative startups.

The erstwhile global giants Kodak, Xerox, and Bosch & Lomb, created an enormous pool of talent that breed innovation for decades and are still around to help young minds to succeed in their quest.

Be part of StartupCafe to involve, inspire & innovate!

Next Event

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