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Buffalo Inno is expanding its “Startups to Watch” feature this year to 10 companies, a reflection of the overall growth of Buffalo’s startup scene. The list has always been about expectations, and simply put, there is more than ever to expect. 2021 in Buffalo was marked by a seismic event — the public listing of ACV…

We are excited to announce that Christa Dahlem, MBA has joined HelixIntel as our Chief Revenue Officer. She brings two decades of high-performing business development and operating experience to further accelerate our growth.

We’re excited for the 25th Annual WNY Facilities Management and Maintenance Expo, 10/20/21 from 10am – 4pm at the Fairgrounds! Join our afternoon discussion on How to Overcome Building Management Challenges by Leveraging Technology & Big Data. Free admission, parking & snacks. www.fmexpo.net

Michael Mainier isn’t a natural risk-taker. But he woke up one morning this winter and knew it was time to trade in his corporate banking career for HelixIntel, the startup he’d been dabbling in for months. In the nine months since, the Buffalo-based firm has doubled its team to 10 employees, closed out a $1.6 million…

HelixIntel has added some of the nation’s leading voices in eCommerce, data science, facilities management and cleantech to its Board of Advisors, including James Finn, Cassandra John, Robert F. Parker, Jamel C. Perkins and Xiaoyan Zhang, Ph.D. James Finn has experience in overseeing all aspects of digital transformation in omnichannel commerce/eBusiness, including digital procurement strategy, customer…

Rohit Gupta was working at a San Francisco investment firm that specialized in real estate as the housing crisis of 2008 began to spiral. Gupta was struck by his firm’s exposure to the broader whims of that market, even if his own company was acting responsibly. He was also meeting lots of ambitious Bay Area startup…

Today, HelixIntel announced that it has closed $1.6 million in investment to fuel its continued growth. Investors include Motivate Ventures, Future Communities Capital, Green Egg Ventures, Launch NY’s Investor Network and others. With HelixIntel, small businesses get a free, simple-to-use online platform that lets them track unlimited pieces of equipment, match that equipment with optimized…