Tech:NYC Digest: August 14

Tech:NYC Digest: August 14

August 14, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Monday, August 14, 2023

In today’s digest, how local tech leaders are advancing NYC’s climate goals, the city’s new “rat map,” and the local hiring spree happening across enterprise tech.

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  • More than 200 climate tech leaders are urging Mayor Eric Adams to prioritize the implementation of Local Law 97, a key part of the city’s efforts to enforce carbon emissions reduction goals by 2024. (Crain’s New York)

  • A new Dept. of Transportation rule will make more room for “mini-trucks” completing last-mile delivery services. With delivery services on the rise since the pandemic, the vehicles are four-foot wide, pedal-assist cargo bikes about the same size as a golf cart, with a promise to make household deliveries greener and more efficient. (Gothamist)

  • For the foodies: Night markets are exploding across the city! Here’s your guide to all the upcoming locations, including the first-ever vegan edition! 

In other reading:

  • What to Know About EG.5, the New Dominant COVID Variant in NYC (New York TImes)

  • MTA CEO Janno Lieber: Upcoming new MTA app will be game-changer for NYC commuters (amNewYork)

  • NYC’s new “rat map” to help track the rodents on your street (TimeOut New York)

One more read worth your time: Kevin Ryan, a long-time Tech:NYC board member often called the “godfather of NYC tech,” writes for Fast Company how the US’s restrictive immigration policies are holding homegrown startups back. 

The cloud monitoring platform Datadog has long been an anchor of the New York tech ecosystem, and its latest hiring plans are proof it isn’t slowing down:

  • CEO Olivier Pomel told Crains’ New York that the company still has “a lot to build” in observability, security and developer workflows, and developer experience. 

Enterprise tech is still hiring: As last check, Datadog, which went public in 2019, is hiring for nearly 80 roles in New York.

Earlier this year, NYC-based VC firm Work-Bench, which invests in enterprise and SaaS startups, found that local companies raised $6.2 billion in venture funding, a major boost from figures in 2019 and 2002, making it among the most resilient sectors through the pandemic.

The Tech:NYC Jobs Board has compiled more than 5,500 open roles at Tech:NYC member companies. Explore them all here.

In other reading:

  • What the Finance Industry Tells Us About the Future of AI (Harvard Business Review)

  • What Gen Z really wants in the workplace (Fast Company)

  • Cue the Midweek DJ: Bars Are Meeting Bankers When They’re In the Office (Bloomberg)

  • Tracer, a NYC-based data intelligence platform, raised $18.1 million in Series A funding. NewRoad Capital Partners, Progress Ventures, and BDMI co-led the round and were joined by S4S Ventures and Arbour Way Investors

  • August 17: Virtual: State of Private Markets, Silver Linings of Q2, with Carta head of insights Peter Walker and January Ventures general partner Maren Bannon. Hosted by Carta. Register here.

  • August 21: In-person: Mapping for Equity: A New Way NYC’s Public Amenities, with Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, and BetaNYC. Register here.

  • August 22: Virtual: #notapitch: Unofficial Feedback on Your Idea/Prototype from a VC, with Brooklyn Bridge Ventures partner Charlie O’Donnell. Register here.

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