iCANny is a direct descendant of the Hudson Valley Center for Innovation (HVCFI) Inc., a Hudson Valley New York USA based incubator/accelerator. The Hudson Valley is located just to the North of New York City and to the South of the Capitol, Albany. Since 2005, the HVCFI has been assisting entrepreneurs, early and later stage enterprises: develop their business models; create viable sustainable financial strategies; design and integrate internet, digital media and social media tactics; establish collaborations with academic and corporate resources; create global competitive analysis; synthesize intellectual property portfolios; devise competitive global sales and partnering relationships; prepare and introduce its clients to various funding sources and grant opportunities.