Tech:NYC issued the following statement on Governor Hochul’s launch of the FutureWorks Commission to build a vibrant AI ecosystem in New York. 

We caught up with Cherryrock Capital’s Adrianna Samaniego to discuss her career, how the industry can better unlock funding pathways for underinvested founders at scale, her tech stack, and much more.

This month, more than halfway through the program that’s building a pipeline of tech leaders who understand how our city runs, the Grid Fellows traveled to Washington, D.C for a deep dive into how policy decisions at every level of government affect New York’s innovation economy and beyond.

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.

In honor of Black History Month, we caught up with seven Black founders from five startups who are shaping the NYC tech ecosystem and innovating to improve health, ecommerce, retail, and more.