Funded Startups in Albany
Across the 19 most recent disclosed rounds tied to “Albany,” one outlier dwarfs the rest: FirstLight’s $120M (Series Unknown) on 2024-10-10, versus most ot…
Across the 19 most recent disclosed rounds tied to “Albany,” one outlier dwarfs the rest: FirstLight’s $120M (Series Unknown) on 2024-10-10, versus most other disclosed rounds that sit well below that level, including $86M (Mennonite Village, 2026-04-07) and $53M (Slingshot AI, 2025-07-22). The list also clusters geographically and temporally: four of the 19 entries are in Albany, New York (e.g., Jankow Companies $32M on 2026-06-23 and FirstLight $120M on 2024-10-10), while Albany, New York, plus Albany, Georgia, account for multiple entries around 2023, such as re:Charge-e’s $350K on 2023-09-12 and Ecovative Design’s $30M on 2023-06-06. Stage and disclosure are mixed, with “Series Unknown” appearing in 8 of the 19 rows and “undisclosed” amounts showing up 2 times (CSArch on 2024-11-04; Albany Area Primary Health Care on 2023-09-27). Temporally, the span runs from 2021-06-02 (JIGGY Puzzles $500K) to 2026-06-23 (Jankow Companies $32M), with the most recent year showing larger-ticket rounds like Mennonite Village’s $86M and Slingshot AI’s $53M.
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed round is the size outlier in this Albany-focused list, and how far above the next-largest disclosed amounts does it sit?
FirstLight’s $120M on 2024-10-10 (Series Unknown) is the largest disclosed amount in the 19 rows. The next-largest disclosed amounts are notably lower at Mennonite Village’s $86M (2026-04-07) and Slingshot AI’s $53M (2025-07-22), making FirstLight the clear standout above the rest.
Do the entries concentrate in a narrow time window, or are they spread out across the years?
They span 2021-06-02 (JIGGY Puzzles, $500K) through 2026-06-23 (Jankow Companies, $32M), so coverage is multi-year rather than a tight window. Even within that span, there’s a visible density around 2023, including Ecovative Design ($30M on 2023-06-06) and re:Charge-e ($350K on 2023-09-12).
Is “Albany, New York” over-represented compared with other Albany locations in these rows?
Yes, Albany, New York appears frequently (e.g., Jankow Companies $32M on 2026-06-23; FirstLight $120M on 2024-10-10; Slingshot AI $53M on 2025-07-22; NODE40 $12M on 2023-08-14). Other Albany geographies show up as well, including Albany, Oregon (Mennonite Village $86M on 2026-04-07; Agility Robotics $150M on 2022-04-22) and Albany, Georgia (Cyphlens $4M on 2025-12-11; Albany Area Primary Health Care undisclosed on 2023-09-27).
What does the stage mix suggest here, given how often “Series Unknown” and undisclosed amounts appear?
“Series Unknown” is the most common classification, present in 8 of the 19 rows (for example, FirstLight $120M on 2024-10-10 and Jankow Companies $32M on 2026-06-23). Amount disclosure is also imperfect: two rows show “undisclosed” amounts—CSArch (2024-11-04) and Albany Area Primary Health Care (2023-09-27).
Are there smaller rounds that look like funding floor points compared with the rest of the disclosed amounts?
The smallest disclosed amount is re:Charge-e’s $350K on 2023-09-12, which sits far below the next-lowest disclosed amounts in the visible set (e.g., Carbon Collective $2M on 2022-04-28 and Cyphlens $4M on 2025-12-11). That makes re:Charge-e a lower-end disclosed outlier relative to the broader range of $500K and up.
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