Grow-NY® is a business competition for innovative food and agriculture technology startups to compete for prize money—including a top prize of $1 million, mentorship, training, business development support, and tax incentives.



Grow-NY doesn’t only want you to start your business in NY, we want to help you grow it into something remarkable—an engine for jobs, a hub of innovation, and a part of the world’s epicenter of food and agricultural technology. Through its R&D, academic, and commercial resources, the Grow-NY region—comprising the Finger Lakes, Central NY, and Southern Tier regions—is the nation’s best climate for startups to take root and thrive.