December 20, 2017 Newsletter

2017 by the numbers

December 21, 2017 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

2017 by the numbers

2017 was Tech:NYC’s first full year on the books, and it did not lack for excitement. Like so many of our members, Tech:NYC kept busy building and growing, and we remain ever thankful for an engaged community that faced an eventful 2017 by together supporting the important values we believe in.Our success as an organization relies on our members, and on that count we are the luckiest. We thank you all so much for supporting our work, our city, our state, and our nation. We can’t wait to see what 2018 brings. 

2017 By The Numbers

326,000

tech jobs

.

2,244

signatories representing NYC tech in a

.

555

in our network.

199

New York tech companies signed our letters to address critical issues including immigration and net neutrality.

60

New York tech executives

why HQ2 would be lucky to call NYC home.

50

events hosted by Tech:NYC.

48

tech leaders joined Tech:NYC’s

.

28

public testimonies, statements, and op-eds from Tech:NYC.

25

young startups told us about their favorite pizza and bagels (though not pizza-bagels) in our

posts.

24

written from tech to New York City.

9

policy briefs

.

8

members joined us upstate for our first

.

5

of our member companies were acquired:

,

,

,

, and

.

3

members went public:

,

, and

.

2

nonprofits helped directly through

.

1

.

Looking Ahead To 2018

In 2018, we’re looking forward to fighting to protect DACA, net neutrality, and other issues our community cares about. And we’ll be working closely with our members and state and local officials to ensure New York is the best place to build and grow a tech company. See you in the new year!