What an experience! From the onboarding process to the initial BD trip to get connected with local resources, Grow-NY sets itself apart from other demo day-centric programs. We are so proud of being part of the cohorts. And walking away as awinner tops the whole experience.

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Labby was a standout in this year’s #GrowNY competition, bringing home a $250K prize for its AI-enabled optical sensing for raw milk testing. Learn more about this groundbreaking startup and all the winners at grow-ny.com/winners.

Happy Holidays!

Checking out these future stars…including ourselves Labby 😀

We are back to the amazing New York Farm Show. Stop by our booth #713 in the Dairy Building to learn about how our on-farm milk testing solution can help you to better take care of your cows and earn more income from your milk paycheck. #newyorkfarmshow #cows #GrowNY

On Episode 22 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast, Grow-NY’s Jenn Smith, Cornell CALS’ Dr. Sam Alcaine, and Grow-NY winner Labby’s Julia Somerdin talk industry opportunities, including the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition. Learn more: bit.ly/GrowNY-LetsTal…

Empire State Development Announces 10 Finalists Selected for Round Six of Luminate NY | Empire State Development esd.ny.gov/esd-media-cent…

To take home a $250K award from #GrowNY, 2022 winner Labby had to bring its A-game and prove the success of its AI-enabled optical sensing for raw milk testing. Check out the company’s pitch at bit.ly/GrowNY-Labby-P….

Labby brings lab testing technology directly to the field, allowing farmers to perform rapid, reliable, and affordable milk testing and get results seconds rather than days. 🐄🥛 More on this Luminate regional participant in the RBJ profile: luminate.org/agtech-startup…

To help 🐄🥛 farmers make more informed decisions, Labby provides raw milk testing for dairies using AI-enabled optical sensing. The startup's handheld milk analyzer can test milk & cow health in seconds rather than days. bit.ly/3t5DP2t #NSFSBIR Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 📷: Labby

Field testing novel technologies at CAST. Labby installed Milky Flow technology in our milk parlor. Automatic #milk sampling & yield production monitoring for individual cows, 24x7. #FutureFarm 🐄🥛

Congrats to Labby, a Luminate Accelerator Cohort 6 member, on being a Top 10 finalist in the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge! 🎉 Your innovative work in agtech is shaping the future of farming.🌱🚀 #AgInnovation #FarmBureauChallenge fb.org/initiative/ag-…

Our portfolio companies are continuing to win awards, including recognition at TechRochester’s GREAT Awards. Congratulations to Labby, recipient of the Best Tech Startup Award, and Circle Optics’s Hydra II Team for winning the Outstanding Tech Team Award!

It’s great to see past cohorts achieving “great” things, with recent recognition at TechRochester's GREAT Awards. Shoutout to Labby (Cohort 6) for earning the Best Tech Startup Award and to Circle Optics' Hydra II Team (Cohort 2) for securing the Outstanding Tech Team Award!

Empire State Development announced over $4M in funding for small businesses through the NYSTAR Innovation Matching Grants Program! 💡 Among the funded startups is Labby , a member of MIT Startup Exchange (STEX)! 🧪👏 Congrats on the milestone! 📰esd.ny.gov/esd-media-cent…

Luminate cohort 6 member, Labby is racking up milestones! CEO Julia Somerdin joins Cosmopolitan's New C-Suite Class of 2024 for her work transforming dairy farming with real-time milk testing, reducing emissions, and driving sustainability. cosmopolitan.com/career/a626708…

Luminate cohort 6 member, Labby is racking up milestones! CEO Julia Somerdin joins Cosmopolitan's New C-Suite Class of 2024 for her work transforming dairy farming with real-time milk testing. cosmopolitan.com/career/a626708…

🐄Labby’s MilKey is earning national praise, named Best Tech Startup at TechRochester's 2024 GREAT Awards, a finalist in the Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, and CEO, Julia Somerdin, being named to Cosmopolitan's “C-Suite Class of 2024.” luminate.org/labbys-milkey-…

Internet connectivity is critical for dairy producers to adopt innovative solutions like Labby’s milk testing technology. However, many farms lack reliable coverage in rural areas. Elon Musk could provide a free set of Starlink equipment for our farm pilot testing?