Tech:NYC Digest: June 2

June 02, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Friday, June 2, 2023

Hope you’re staying cool out there! 🥵 We’re back with another short “Friday Five” roundup of our top stories in New York tech.

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Crunchbase will begin tracking venture dollars to LGBTQ+ founders (TechCrunch)

Known for its “diversity tags,” the platform announced it would produce the same data for LGBTQ+ founders as it does for other underrepresented communities — if they self-identify and opt-in. It’s an important step, because there’s scant data on venture capital going to LGBTQ-led startups (Backstage Capital puts its estimate at less than 1% of all VC dollars). Better data-driven insights directly enable better resource allocation, and we’re glad to see this prioritized this Pride Month.

How Ramp’s Eric Glyman went from “a sheet of paper” to 13,000+ customers in less than four years (Tech:NYC)

Glyman and his co-founders founded the company not long before the pandemic began; even so, with more than $1.5 billion in venture backing, it’s already one of the fastest-growing software businesses focused on expenses management. Their secret: the future of fintech is as much about saving time as it is money.

Growing climate tech firms in NYC need more than just engineers (Bloomberg)

The explosion of climate tech startups in NYC doesn’t demand software engineers alone: operations, business development, and marketing roles are among the top recruitment targets for what has become one of the NYC tech sector’s most burgeoning areas.

NYC 2023 Elections Are Here. Get to Know Your City Council District Before You Vote (THE CITY)

Just like that, we’re less than a month away from this year’s primary elections — on June 27, every one of NYC’s 51 City Council seats are up for grabs, in newly-redrawn districts. First, double-check what district you’re in. Second, use this district-by-district interactive tool to get the local updates you need before heading to your poll site.

Jaeki Cho’s Righteous Eats Has a Mission: Supporting New York Restaurants (New York Times)

Sure, the food is the hook, but Cho’s viral TikTok and Instagram series is all about shining a spotlight on immigrant-owned eateries. His recommendations in Queens are essential itinerary-planning!

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