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Accelerators

GENIUS NY

Status

Status not published

An annual application window; Empire State Development announced the tenth round application window in a press release.

Check with the funder

Amount

$1,000,000

The world's largest business accelerator competition for uncrewed systems: one team receives $1 million and four teams receive $500,000 each in investment, plus a year of programming in Syracuse.

Funder

Empire State Development (CenterState CEO, Syracuse)

ppp · regional

Deadline: annual_call — An annual application window; Empire State Development announced the tenth round application window in a press release.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

micro enterprises
Sectors: space, ai, deeptech, mobility
Stage: pre_seed, seed

Focused on uncrewed aerial systems, autonomous systems, robotics, AI and related data analytics. Teams from anywhere in the world may apply but must relocate to Syracuse, New York for the 12-month programme.

How to apply

Apply online during the annual window
Semi-finalist interviews
Finalist pitch event in Syracuse
Selected teams relocate to Syracuse for the 12-month programme

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://esd.ny.gov/genius-ny — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked