This yea, we're watching Jeca, Kulture Khazana, Peeva, Rarebird and Strideful. They’re landing deals with big retailers. They’re raising funding. And they’re doing it all right here in Buffalo.

It also includes CoverRight of Brooklyn, HeronAI of Cambridge, Mass., and Rarebird of San Francisco. Buffalo startup Food Nerd is also part of the cohort but didn’t have to come very far.

Spiky.ai of Boston, Mass., CoverRight of Brooklyn, HeronAI of Cambridge, Mass., and Rarebird of San Francisco have all brought their businesses to the area. Meanwhile, Buffalo startup Food Nerd is ...