The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator announces its newest business, AVtick, an audio- and voice-based social media and networking company. AVtick brings the sound of audio to mobile-based social interactions and, more importantly, makes personal interactions easier to share, more engaging and more personable.
“As a lifelong Western New York resident, I want to be a leader in helping re-energize the Western New York economy and its entrepreneurial spirit,” said AVtick Founder and CEO Michael Manthey. “I believe that the incubator and its resources, along with its contagious entrepreneurial spirit, gives AVtick the best opportunity to help become part of that personal mission while building a successful and vibrant company.”
While other networks are focused on text and video communications, AVtick fills a void in the online social media, networking, and information-sharing environment through its voice-based communications product. The company’s goal is to create and build their first mobile application iteration slated for iPhone and, more importantly, to help launch the entrepreneurial journey that will lead to good things for everyone involved.
AVtick recently launched a RocketHub crowd funding campaign, at www.tinyurl.com/avtick, to raise the seed capital to fund the first iteration of the iPhone application, with the long-term goals of building the product and rolling it out to other operating systems such as Android and iPad. As AVtick gains traction, the company hopes to steadily hire talented employees who will contribute over time.
“This entrepreneur, straight out of our community, has created a very cool and unique company, with a venture that has a tremendous potential market. The opportunities for growth are remarkable,” said SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator Director Robert Fritzinger.
The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator offers its client entrepreneurs access to a unique facility, business resources, technology expertise and a range of highly qualified faculty, professionals and mentors. Research shows that businesses graduating from an incubator significantly increase their probability of long-term success. Companies typically spend two-to-three years in an incubator and then graduate when they meet milestones that allow them to operate independently and expand.
To learn more about AVtick, contact Mr. Manthey at mmanthey@avtick.com or visit the company’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/avtick.
