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June 1st Newsletter
The Latest from Tech:NYC
The Latest from Tech:NYC
Greetings from Tech:NYC!
The NYC tech community has never been stronger than it is now. Every day, we’re hearing about new companies, new funding rounds, new city and state initiatives focused on tech, and lots of potential exits. We’re excited about the continued growth in this community, and we hope to see you around soon.
What We’re Up To
Last night, we met with dozens of members of the NYC tech community at Warby Parker for City Council 101 with Councilman Mark Levine and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. The biggest takeaway from the evening was that tech needs to get more involved at the local level by engaging with City Council members directly and joining community boards for our voices to be heard. If just 50 committed people organize around an issue, serious change can happen.Last week, we launched our first-ever Annual Report, which recounts all the progress Tech:NYC has made in just one year. Also be sure to read about our first year in TechCrunch and on our blog.
We also recently met with leaders in the NYC tech community to discuss the current state of net neutrality. Learn more about where things stand in our latest policy brief and learn how you can take action.
What We’re Reading
Tech:NYC Co-Chair Tim Armstrong discussed his career with AOL and Google, business advice, and more with Business Insider.
New York has increasingly become a huge second home for tech juggernauts, including Google, Facebook, Snap, IBM, and Spotify, TechCrunch writes.
It’s time to stop judging New York’s tech success solely on exits and IPOs, Julie Samuels writes in VentureBeat.
Warby Parker is diving deep into new tech, including a new vision test app, to take it to the next stage of growth, Inc. reports.
Foursquare is now known for uncovering big data locatiion trends. Its latest data insight: international tourism is down in the U.S. after the Trump travel ban, Buzzfeed writes.
Sam Altman from Y Combinator says it’s time for startups to start fighting again for net neutrality, per Wired.
Intersection has named longtime MediaMath executive Ari Buchalter as its new CEO, AdExchanger writes.
Slice, a startup for modernizing orders from local pizzerias (and maybe the most NYC startup ever), just raised $15 million, Recode reports.
Welcome to Tech:NYC
A warm welcome to some of our newest Tech:NYC members:
Oscar, which is creating a better experience for health insurance
Tumblr, a community to discover and post about stuff you love
Mezocliq, a cloud-based enterprise solution that unifies fragmented legacy data
Bumble, which is reinventing online dating with a feminist twist
Elucd, a new smart cities startup that uses big data to find new insights
Enjoy, which wants to create support help for any tech product
GeoCV, which is creating the next generation of 3D virtual tours
FWD:Everyone, a startup that turns email conversations into content
Mack Weldon, an e-commerce startup offering high-quality men’s basics
Where We’ll Be
Friday, June 9th: Executive Director Julie Samuels will be speaking on an 11:30 a.m. panel about the future of the workforce at the Northside Festival.
June 8th and 9th: Civic Hall is hosting its annual Personal Democracy Forum, with speakers including U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, NYC CTO Miguel Gamino, and TechEquity Collaborative Executive Director Catherine Bracy. The theme for this year’s conference is “What We Do Now.” Use the discount code “17TECHNYC” to get $200 off.
Tuesday, June 13th: Tech:NYC and many of our members will be visiting with the New York Assembly and Senate for the first edition of our Albany Policy Labs. Have a piece of technology you think state lawmakers should see or hoping to visit our state's capital? Get in touch about joining us. Email us!
Tuesday, June 20th: Join us, Cornell Tech, and Bloomberg for the latest installment of the CornellTech@Bloomberg series. This edition will feature Brian S. Cohen, Founding Partner at New York Venture Partners and Chairman of New York Angels. Register now!
Thursday, June 22nd:
Join us and the Elevate Network for
. Speakers include New York State Government Chief Innovation and Technology Officer Kristen Titus, The Shatter Fund General Partner Shelly Kapoor Collins, Bloomberg Beta Partner Karin Klein, and Etsy Global Policy Director Althea Erickson.