Tech:NYC Digest: September 13

Tech:NYC Digest: September 13

September 13, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

In today’s digest, a first peek at the New York Tech Week calendar, last call for applications to the Tech:NYC Founder House, and it’s time to schedule your next vaccine appointment.

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  • Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New Yorkers will be able to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this week. The new vaccine will be available at doctor’s offices, pharmacies, and other health care providers on Friday. (Spectrum News)

  • State lawmakers are considering rules that create New York’s own, expedited system to issue work permits to asylum seekers while federal approvals for similar authorizations continue to lag. (Crain’s New York Business)

  • Fun fact: The Hudson River is 315 miles from its source in the Adirondack Mountains to Battery Park in NYC. And endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh just finished swimming all of it this morning.

In other reading:

  • Behold: New York City’s Trash Can of the Future (New York Times)

  • You can barter food, clothes, and more for Italian pastries at this new bakery in Union Square (TimeOut New York)

  • These Are the Best French Fries in New York City (New York Times)

It seems like every single day is now packed with new announcements in the New York tech community (ICYMI: Tech:NYC announced its expanded Board yesterday!). Today, we have more big news for you:

The official calendar for New York Tech Week, from Oct. 16 – 22, went live this morning, with more than 200 events scheduled across the city to celebrate the vibrancy of the NYC tech ecosystem.

  • For our part, Tech:NYC is excited to be hosting a dozen events throughout the week in partnership with Joby Aviation, Revel, Edelman, WeWork, and more member companies. More details to be announced soon.

  • Explore the full calendar so far here — and stay tuned for Tech:NYC’s own guide for all the ways to meet our member companies throughout the week! 

While we have you, here’s our main attraction: Tech:NYC Founder House will welcome Cohort 2 for an entire week-long residency during New York Tech Week, inviting 40 early-stage founders to connect and collaborate with investors, industry experts and — most importantly — each other.

  • Founders accepted to the House will get their own exclusive track of New York Tech Week programming, including curated meetings with investors and experts on product design, fundraising, talent acquisition, and more.

  • So far, Eniac Ventures, Carta, Justworks, Thoropass, Innovatemap, and other special guests are signed on as strategic partners for Cohort 2.

If you’re an early-stage founder in New York and would like to join the next Founder House, be sure to apply via this short form no later than Sunday, Sept. 17.

In other reading:

  • The startup founder who says tech can help alleviate New York’s housing crunch (Crain’s New York Business)

  • Try Hard, but Not That Hard. 85% is the Magic Number for Productivity (Wall Street Journal)

  • One key workers retention tool that may have the opposite effect (Axios)

  • Deduce, a NYC-based cybersecurity startup focused on AI-generated identity fraud, raised $9 million in new funding. Freestyle Capital led the round and was joined by Foundry Group and True Ventures.

  • September 20: In-person: Fundraising in Today’s Market When You Don’t Fit the Traditional Mold, with New Age Capital managing partner Ivan Alo, One Way Ventures partner Lex Zhao, Vesey Ventures founding partner Julia Huang, and Zeal Capital Partners investor Evelysse Vargas. Hosted by FirstGen and Free Agency. Register here.

  • September 21: In-person: New Climate Futures, with Revel CEO Frank Reig, Brooklyn Navy Yard CEO Lindsay Greene, Activate co-founder Matt Price, and more. Hosted by Newlab. Register here.

  • September 29: In-person: AcceleratorCON 2023, with The Muse founder Kathryn Minshew, Founders Village CEO Yasmeen Butt, and others. Use code “AC23013%” for 30% off tickets by registering here.

  • October 11: In-person: 2023 Tech Summit, featuring CLEAR CEO Caryn Seidman Becker, Esusu Co-CEO Wemimo Abbey, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and others. Hosted by Tech:NYC and Crain’s New York Business. Get early-bird tickets before Sept. 15 by registering here.

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