Organization · Angel Group
Point Positive, Inc.
Point Positive, Inc. supports entrepreneurial businesses in the Greater Adirondack Region by providing mentoring, education, and access to angel investors for startup and growth funding.
Overview
What Point Positive, Inc. does
What Point Positive, Inc. is
Point Positive, Inc. supports entrepreneurial businesses in the Greater Adirondack Region by providing mentoring, education, and access to angel investors for startup and growth funding.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Angel Group
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Community
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Point Positive, Inc. as a funder
Investment thesis
Point Positive, Inc. focuses on fostering entrepreneurial businesses in the Greater Adirondack Region by providing support to aspiring professionals to start or accelerate their businesses and create jobs.
Focus narrative
Point Positive invests in early-stage companies across various sectors, including renewable energy, tourism, rural/local food distribution, patented light manufacturing, and beverages. The organization aims to leverage the Adirondacks as a brand and supports businesses from start-up through growth.
Value beyond capital
Point Positive provides mentoring, education, and access to a network of angel investors to support entrepreneurs in their business ventures.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Angel · Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Renewable Energy · Food and AgTech · Consumer
- Regions
- North AmericaUnited States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 11
Portfolio context
Point Positive has invested in several notable companies, including Small Town Cultures, a food business specializing in fermented products; RemWell LLC, focused on technology to remediate groundwater contaminated with PFAS; Birch Boys Chaga, a company that sources and sells chaga and other mushrooms; Black River Valley Natural, an artisan food manufacturer specializing in dairy and non-dairy products; Crua Outdoors, which develops insulated tents and related products; Ducted Wind Turbines, a wind turbine company focused on small turbine markets; LC Drives, innovating in electric motor and generator technology; Confluent Energies Inc., which plans to use Controlled Environment Agriculture to grow fresh produce year-round; ADK Packworks, a bag and pack company inspired by traditional Adirondack pack baskets; ProCat US, a boat manufacturing company focused on multi-hull workboats; Create O&P, offering 3D printing and digital solutions for orthotics and prosthetics; and Wholeshare, an online marketplace for sustainable food and household products.
Capability profile
Point Positive, Inc. as a community
Community overview
Point Positive, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2014, based in Saranac Lake, New York. It focuses on fostering entrepreneurial businesses in the Greater Adirondack Region by providing support to aspiring professionals to start or accelerate their businesses and create jobs. The organization achieves this through mentoring, education, and assembling angel investors who provide funding for start-up and growth.
Community focus
Point Positive invests in early-stage companies across various sectors, including renewable energy, tourism, rural/local food distribution, patented light manufacturing, and beverages. The organization aims to leverage the Adirondacks as a brand and supports businesses from start-up through growth.
Member value
Members benefit from workshops, pitch sessions, and access to a network of angel investors, providing essential support for business development and funding opportunities.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Renewable Energy · Food and AgTech
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 2
Events and activity
Point Positive organizes multiple events, including bi-annual Pitch Sessions where entrepreneurs present their business ideas to investors, and Workshops focused on investment and banking for start-ups.
Notable members
Point Positive has invested in several notable companies, including Small Town Cultures, RemWell LLC, Birch Boys Chaga, Black River Valley Natural, Crua Outdoors, Ducted Wind Turbines, LC Drives, Confluent Energies Inc., ADK Packworks, ProCat US, and Create O&P.
Common questions
What to know about Point Positive, Inc.
Upseed classifies Point Positive, Inc. under the Angel Group organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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