ClimateTech / EnergyUpstate New York

Dimien

ClimateTech / Energy · Buffalo, NY

Dimien was a Buffalo, NY-based battery and clean energy technology startup that originated in a University at Buffalo lab. The company developed advanced battery and chemical manufacturing solutions in the clean energy sector. In October 2024, Dimien was acquired by Pure Lithium, a Boston-based lithium metal battery firm, marking a milestone for the Western New York clean tech ecosystem.

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Upstate New York

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About Upstate NY

Upstate New York seeded Silicon Valley more directly than most people realize: IBM started in Endicott, GE's research labs sat in Schenectady, and Kodak and Xerox built deep imaging and photonics expertise in Rochester — engineers and ideas from all three migrated west and helped build what came after. Cornell, RPI, the University of Rochester, and the SUNY system now anchor a semiconductor, photonics, and drone corridor that's a direct descendant of that older industrial-research base, not a recent transplant.

Region Stats

Total firms 137

VC / investors 61

Companies 59

Schools 17

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Semiconductors

Photonics

Drones