About this Event
This in person event will be held at the University at Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences. Those who can't be there in person may participate via Zoom. Network, learn, and connect with fellow entrepreneurs and investors in the WNY startup community. Register and be part of this exciting event!
Presenters:
Fast Break Football - PJ Tudisco, Founder & CEO, Gregg Turkovich, Founder & CFO, Andy Wheeler, Founder & CPO
Fast Break Football is driving the next generation of youth sports & backyard play. Fast Break Football is the leading portable 3v3 game system leveraging a market advantage in compact, fast-paced flag football.
Fast Break Football enables players, parents, physical education teachers, and coaches to experience high-repetition, professional-grade football play in any backyard, driveway, or gymnasium. Players take to the field with a complete, rapid-setup kit featuring custom equipment and self-governing rules designed to maximize touches and skill development while eliminating contact and field-space friction. Fast Break Football is a win for schools, leagues, and parents by providing an inclusive, non-contact football experience, increased athletic engagement, and turnkey physical education curricula, all with no need for a full-sized field or large team rosters.
Fast Break Football has a growing footprint with over 80 school partnerships reaching thousands of students, as well as a strong pipeline of league and direct-to-consumer channel partners. Fast Break Football is well positioned for rapid growth during the current flag football super-cycle, spurred by its official inclusion in the LA 2028 Olympics, with an expansion plan that includes:
- School-to-Home & League Expansion: Expanding institutional saturation across national PE networks and youth flag leagues;
- Retail & Direct-to-Consumer Scaling: Broadening Amazon, e-commerce, and traditional wholesale retail channels; and
- Adjacent Category Extensions: Introducing modular, multi-sport kit variations and new game SKUs.
Fast Break Football has an accomplished team with experience in corporate venture capital, partnerships, high-margin CPG scaling, private-equity exits (Kan Jam), and patented product development. The Company is currently scaling its go-to-market engine and automating digital sales channels necessary to expand market reach and achieve important value creation milestones. Visit www.fastbreakfootball.store for more information.
MIGHTY MEATS - Dom Crockett, Founder & CEO
MIGHTY MEATS is building the next generation of functional food in Western New York. We produce nutrient-dense ground beef blended with beef heart, liver, and kidney, pre-seasoned at the grind stage to make organ nutrition accessible without the yucky taste.
Our products make it easy to incorporate iron, B-12, and essential micronutrients into meals and consumers already eat and the ground beef they already buy. We primarily serve women
navigating postpartum recovery, perimenopause, and nutrient deficiencies who want a food-first alternative to traditional supplementation.
Our three current SKUs — Classic, Chorizo, and Sweet Italian — build on existing ground beef purchasing habits to address everyday nutrient gaps. Our pipeline includes breakfast sausage,
poultry blends, meatballs, and patties.
MIGHTY MEATS is gaining traction through a differentiated go-to-market strategy connecting postpartum care networks, doulas, and healthcare practitioners with local retail and direct-to-consumer sales. Across seven active wholesale accounts, we have achieved 127% year-over-year revenue
growth, a 100% wholesale reorder rate, and a 51% DTC repeat purchase rate. Retail partners include Farmers & Artisans, Farm Shop, Organic Produce Direct, and Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP). We are in talks with the Lexington Co-Op market and in contract with Fresh Fix to launch this Winter.
The company is led by Dom Crockett, who built the business from formulation through retail distribution; Gabriel Montone, bringing food distribution, financial management, and local sourcing experience; and Tim Ruof, a systems and service designer with nearly a decade of operational infrastructure experience.
MIGHTY MEATS has quantified demand that exceeds current fulfillment capacity by nearly 5×, with working capital identified as the primary constraint. The company has secured a $100K SAFE note through the UB Cultivator program to fund working capital, strengthen production capacity, and accelerate distribution.
We are establishing Western New York as our proving ground before expanding into Tri-State markets and beyond. We are looking to connect with investors and founders experienced in food CPG and early-stage distribution, alongside birth and postpartum doulas, Food as Medicine practitioners, and physicians supporting patients with iron, B-12, and micronutrient deficiencies. Visit https://eatmightymeats.com for more information.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Check-in and Networking with Coffee and Breakfast Treats
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Announcements & Attendee Self-Introductions
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Company Pitches & Audience Questions
Event venue & nearby stays
University at Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences, 701 Ellicott St., Buffalo, United States
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