This month, as Thanksgiving brings food to the forefront, we spoke with four NYC-based foodtech founders who are reshaping how food is produced, delivered, and experienced. 

From AI in classrooms to cross-borough coalition building, SOMOS 2025 gave us another chance to deepen relationships, spotlight our members, and elevate equity-focused approaches to technology.

In honor of Veterans Day, we caught up with Venrock’s Morgan Hitzig to discuss her career, the pace of adoption of new technologies by government agencies, and much more.

In this series, we spotlight the latest NYC-headquartered startups to raise Series A rounds — those crucial early wins that help founders grow their teams, build out their products, and get serious about scale.

Tech:NYC President & CEO Julie Samuels issued this statement following the New York City elections.