This fall, Tech:NYC and Visible Hands held the inaugural SEEN Summit, bringing together a host of founders, investors, and allies dedicated to championing diverse-led teams.

Tech:NYC President & CEO Julie Samuels released this statement on the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity agreement.

We caught up with Commonweal Ventures’ Nate Loewentheil to discuss his career, why he founded Commonweal Ventures, and why partnering with the government can be, in his words, powerful.

Tech:NYC and Visible Hands are thrilled to announce the inaugural SEEN 50 cohort of New York City-based underrepresented founders leading trailblazing startups.

This year’s trip once again gave us an invaluable opportunity to connect with New York’s business, government, and advocacy communities as well as partners from Puerto Rico, all working toward expanding opportunities for Latino communities in New York and beyond.

When the Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb (a Tech:NYC member!) told us he was spending a few days in New York recently, we decided to go all in.

We caught up with Harlem Capital’s Gabby Cazeau to discuss her career, what trends she’s seeing in the industry, and how Harlem Capital is working to “change the face of entrepreneurship.”

We caught up with four more founders from the Startup:NYC cohort who are innovating in specific sectors of the health and wellness space.

We had a full crowd for Volume 5 of our quarterly Founder House, a co-working experience for early-stage founders.

As New York legislators are poised to consider similar legislation in Albany next session, we can take several lessons from California’s failed bill. 

Decoded Futures, a project of the Tech:NYC Foundation, hosted a pilot event to help workforce development and education nonprofits in New York City enhance their capacity with AI. Here are five takeaways from the event.

Before a ban takes effect, however, lawmakers and school officials must answer a few questions around storage, enforcement, and parental communication to ensure that such an initiative can be effectively implemented.  

We caught up with a few founders who are part of our inaugural Startup:NYC cohort and addressing inequities within the health and wellness tech sector.

As widespread adoption of AI continues to capture the imagination, more New Yorkers are beginning to understand the potential for new technologies to help us address our climate emergency.

Introducing: Startup:NYC Season 1

VC Spotlight: Tanya Beja, AlleyCorp

For the latest edition of the Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg speaker series, Fubo co-founder and CEO David Gandler shared the lessons he learned as a young entrepreneur operating abroad, how Fubo competes with more sprawling streaming empires, and the importance of creating companies that can respond to market dynamics quickly.

Celebrating Pride 2024 with LGBTQ+ founders and Tech:NYC