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July 30, 2026

Bounce Imaging Secures $4.3M Bridge Round, Hits $10M Revenue Milestone

Western New York-based tactical camera manufacturer Bounce Imaging is continuing its rapid growth trajectory, announcing a $5 million fundraising effort—with $4.3 million already secured in an ongoing bridge round—to fuel further expansion. This latest capital infusion comes on the heels of a strong 2025, where the company achieved $10 million in revenue, marking a 33% year-over-year increase from the previous year’s $7.5 million. According to reporting by Buffalo Business First, the company’s growth has been significantly bolstered by securing a program of record deal with the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). This milestone establishes a dedicated office within the Department of Defense focused on procuring Bounce Imaging’s tactical technology. “And so, in 2026, that program has officially been stood up after many years. It takes a while to get this kind of traction with the department,” said Lauren Baynes, Chief Growth Officer at Bounce Imaging. Founded in 2012 through work at Harvard Innovation Labs and MIT, Bounce Imaging has established itself as a leader in tactical surveillance. The company’s flagship product, the Recce360 Mini, provides tactical teams with a 360-degree view of their surroundings, effectively eliminating blind spots in high-stakes environments. The technology is currently utilized by over 800 agencies worldwide, including nearly every FBI field office, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the New York City Police Department. Locally, the company has seen significant adoption among law enforcement agencies, including the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, the Buffalo Police Department, and the New York State Police. Bounce Imaging maintains a strong commitment to the Buffalo-area. The company’s headquarters are located in Cheektowaga, where it operates a manufacturing facility. This local presence is supported by strategic partnerships with Blasdell-based K-Technologies for co-manufacturing and Buffalo-based SoPark for circuit board assembly. The ongoing bridge round has attracted notable investment, including an investment from Brown and White Ventures, $25,000 from the Rochester-based Simon School Venture Fund, and additional capital from the New York City-based New York Angels. This brings the company’s total funding to $17 million since its inception. Looking ahead, Baynes emphasized the company’s commitment to the region and its goal for broader adoption within the Department of Defense. “As the company continues to grow, we’d like to expand here because it’s been a good partnership with this community in terms of the people and the manufacturing expertise and low cost to operate,” Baynes said.

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Join KAV and 43North for an evening of innovation, cycling, and community at their state-of-the-art factory in Buffalo's Old First Ward. The Brown and White Ventures portfolio company will host cyclists and the public Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the helmet maker's HQ, 225 Louisiana Street. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH | 5:30PM - 8PM Go behind the scenes to see how KAV's bike helmets are designed, 3D printed, and hand-assembled right here in Buffalo. Learn how digital head scanning technology allows us to create helmets tailored to each rider for a more precise fit, enhanced comfort, and improved protection. Enjoy guided factory tours, product demonstrations, food trucks, prizes, and complimentary beverages by Thin Man Brewery. The Buffalo Bicycling Club will be hosting group rides that begin and end at the KAV factory. Whether you're a cyclist, interested in technology and manufacturing, or simply looking for a unique community event, come see how KAV is redefining helmet manufacturing through custom-fit design and 3D printing.

July 21, 2026

KAV To Welcimee Public To Silvo Launch Event Aug. 5

Join KAV and 43North for an evening of innovation, cycling, and community at their state-of-the-art factory in Buffalo's Old First Ward. The Brown and White Ventures portfolio company will host cyclists and the public Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the helmet maker's HQ, 225 Louisiana Street. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH | 5:30PM - 8PM Go behind the scenes to see how KAV's bike helmets are designed, 3D printed, and hand-assembled right here in Buffalo. Learn how digital head scanning technology allows us to create helmets tailored to each rider for a more precise fit, enhanced comfort, and improved protection. Enjoy guided factory tours, product demonstrations, food trucks, prizes, and complimentary beverages by Thin Man Brewery. The Buffalo Bicycling Club will be hosting group rides that begin and end at the KAV factory. Whether you're a cyclist, interested in technology and manufacturing, or simply looking for a unique community event, come see how KAV is redefining helmet manufacturing through custom-fit design and 3D printing.

July 20, 2026

Counsel Stack Connecting Legal Citator to Claude for Advanced AI-Powered Research

Counsel Stack announced its next advancement in AI-assisted legal research: the successful integration of its proprietary citator with Claude. This development marks a step forward in how legal professionals can leverage large language models (LLMs) to perform complex, grounded legal research and litigation workflows. By connecting Counsel Stack’s citator to Claude, the platform now enables the AI to research with the precision of a lawyer. The integration allows Claude to access and navigate Counsel Stack’s massive 200-million-edge citation graph, providing users with answers backed by direct, verifiable links to legal sources. "We connected Counsel Stack's citator to Claude. It researches like a lawyer, based on our prompting, and provides answers with links. Counsel Stack helps Claude find relevant legal sources and crawl around our 200m edge citation graph," said Von Wooding, CEO of Counsel Stack. This integration goes beyond simple search queries. It is designed to support sophisticated litigation workflows, including editing and redlining legal briefs, all while remaining grounded in curated, high-quality legal data. The system currently operates via a local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, utilizing a robust 250GB dataset that includes over 50 million citations, ranging from federal statutes and regulations to state constitutions and agency enforcement actions. The company is also exploring the future of local, private legal AI. Counsel Stack has successfully tested the system with 27-billion-parameter local LLMs, demonstrating that high-performance legal research can be achieved without relying on third-party cloud services. "In the very near future you will be able to run a ~120 IQ LLM on your own machine, calling on local legal data that is updated daily from an oracle, and can answer most legal questions without connecting to a third party service," Wooding added. While the current primary bottlenecks for local deployment remain hardware-related—specifically the cost of vRAM and token throughput—Counsel Stack is actively optimizing its architecture to overcome these challenges. The company is also preparing to announce further integrations, including a connection to the Mike OSS front end, which is purpose-built for legal applications. This development positions Counsel Stack at the forefront of the "private AI" movement in law, offering firms the ability to maintain data sovereignty while utilizing cutting-edge research tools. As the legal industry continues to grapple with the balance between AI efficiency and data security, Counsel Stack’s approach offers a compelling path forward. Counsel Stack provides advanced legal technology infrastructure, specializing in citation graphs and AI-driven research tools designed to empower legal professionals with accurate, grounded, and efficient workflows. It is a portfolio company of Brown and White Ventures.

July 16, 2026

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