2025 Eligibility
Companies are required to have an existing tangible prototype (for the purposes of the Commercialization Competition, a tangible prototype is the physical representation of an idea or product presented as an early sample or test model).
* Applicants must be available to pitch in person October 29-30 in Rochester, NY.
* Applicants must propose to fund activities to improve upon an existing tangible prototype and/or improve upon their “go-to-market” strategy.
* Company must reside and operate in New York State from the time it submits the application until at least a twelve (12) consecutive month period following the award announcement, or project completion, whichever is longer; also, at least one of the founders must reside in New York State at the time of the award. Winning companies that do not comply with the residency requirement shall be obligated to return all funds to FuzeHub to be reinvested in the Commercialization Competition.
* Company must be pre-revenue (less than $100,000 in revenue).
* Company must be pre-seed (less than $500,000 in investments).
* Company must have received less than $2M in grants in the past two years.
* Company must be registered with Dun & Bradstreet, and have an eligible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code specific to manufacturing identified in their D&B profile. Check the guidelines for an updated list of acceptable NAICS codes.
The following application proposals are INELIGIBLE:
* Proof-of-Concept (theories/hypotheses that have not been tested to show promise).
* New product launch for any established company with total revenue in excess of $100,000.
Commercialization Competition
2025 Eligibility
Companies are required to have an existing tangible prototype (for the purposes of the Commercialization Competition, a tangible prototype is the physical representation of an idea or product presented as an early sample or test model).
* Applicants must be available to pitch in person October 29-30 in Rochester, NY.
* Applicants must propose to fund activities to improve upon an existing tangible prototype and/or improve upon their “go-to-market” strategy.
* Company must reside and operate in New York State from the time it submits the application until at least a twelve (12) consecutive month period following the award announcement, or project completion, whichever is longer; also, at least one of the founders must reside in New York State at the time of the award. Winning companies that do not comply with the residency requirement shall be obligated to return all funds to FuzeHub to be reinvested in the Commercialization Competition.
* Company must be pre-revenue (less than $100,000 in revenue).
* Company must be pre-seed (less than $500,000 in investments).
* Company must have received less than $2M in grants in the past two years.
* Company must be registered with Dun & Bradstreet, and have an eligible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code specific to manufacturing identified in their D&B profile. Check the guidelines for an updated list of acceptable NAICS codes.
The following application proposals are INELIGIBLE:
* Proof-of-Concept (theories/hypotheses that have not been tested to show promise).
* New product launch for any established company with total revenue in excess of $100,000.