University at Buffalo Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
Overview
University at Buffalo Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships is the university's office for connecting industry partners with resources for innovation and growth, including direct investment through its venture funds.
Portfolio Companies
2
Website
buffalo.eduInvestments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| SelectFI, Inc. | Dec 2025 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Dentite | Nov 2024 | Pre Seed | Co-investor |
| SelectFI, Inc. | Jul 2024 | Pre Seed | Co-investor |
Key People
Lindsey Siao
Co-Founder Of UB Honors Fiction Book Club, Teaching Assistant For Human Anatomy (PAS313)
Marissa Taylor
Honors Teaching Assistant, Assistant Director Of Advocacy, President And Founder Sisters In Law
Maximus Wunderlich
Research Assistant, Computational Energy Transport (CET) Lab, President Co-Founder UB NiCE Nuclear In Clean Energy Club, Residential Advisor, Leadership Mentor
Nikita Korolkov
Vice President UB AGC (Associated General Constractors), Co-Founder UB NiCE Nuclear In Clean Energy Club
Samina Raja
SUNY Distinguished Professor, Founder And Principal Investigator, Food Systems Planning And Healthy Communities Lab, Adjunct Professor Of Community Health And Health Behavior
Ty Carlisle
Undergraduate Coaching Analyst - Football, Founder President UB Sports Analytics Club
Brandi Richardson
Employer Partner For Internships
Erica Shaw
Strategic Implementation Partner
Trevor Poag
Global Partner Engagement Education Initiatives, Center For Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences
David Draper
Associate Vice President, Principal Gifts
Doug Perrelli
Director, Principal Investigator
Margarita L. Dubocovich
SUNY Distinguished Professor, Principal Investigator And Director, Initiative For Maximizing Student Development At UB
Adam Zangerle
Principal Technology Architect
Darpan Saraswat
Principal Research Scientist
Dennis Reed
Principal Technology Architect, Webmaster
Kristen Smutek
Principal Lab Animal Caretaker
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.