500 NYC funding rounds, all in one place. 💰🗽 We track NYC funding announcements every day in our newsletter, and now we’ve put all of them from the past year into one searchable, sortable website. If you’re fundraising, job searching, or just keeping tabs on the ecosystem, it’s a useful way to see: ✅ Who’s writing checks in NYC ✅ How much is being raised ✅ Which startups just raised (and are likely hiring) ✅ When it happened links to the companies lead investors Access the tracker ➡️ technycdigest.beehiiv.com/pr…

Tomorrow night, New York will be locked in for the Knicks. And tomorrow morning, early voting begins for New York's 2026 Primary Election. New Yorkers know how to show up when the stakes are high. Let's bring that same energy to the ballot box. Need help making a voting plan? We've put together a guide with key dates, voting resources, and everything you need to know before casting your ballot: blog.technyc.org/news/primar… Vote early. Then get ready for KNICKS 👏 IN 👏5 👏

As demand for AI and advanced computing continues to grow, so does the need for the data centers that power them. The challenge is ensuring we address energy and community concerns without losing out on investment, jobs, and innovation. Watch @juliepsamuels on @NY1 this week discussing why getting that balance right matters for New York's future.

1,600 events across #NYTechWeek, and this one was not to be missed. @TechNYC, @business, & @Lux_Capital's defensetech convening brought together leaders from tech, finance, government, and natsec for drinks and discussion. Thanks to our speakers, General (Ret.) Chris Cavoli / @ValorPartners, @OwenWest91 / @DIU_x, and @DannyCrichton for an insightful conversation on AI, defense, and the future of innovation. 🍸🗽

What a week, New York! #NYTechWeek shattered records as the largest @Techweek_ in history, featuring a whopping 1,600 tech events throughout the city, with 50,000 attendees participating throughout the week. All told, Team @TechNYC hosted and attended dozens of events this week featuring NYC tech all-stars. Ten years into this work at Tech:NYC, we’re incredibly proud of the New York tech ecosystem, and thrilled for what’s to come. Onward! 🗽

New York is the best place on earth to build. Over the past 15 years of investing in and backing the New York tech ecosystem, I’ve watched this community evolve from an underdog into an absolute powerhouse. Silicon Valley will always be an incredible sandbox for core technology infrastructure. However, if your goal is to build a company that deeply integrates with, scales within, and transforms the global economy, NYC has become the ultimate launchpad. Here’s why: 1. Elite Talent Pool The historic playbook of elite engineering and business graduates automatically packing a bag for the West Coast has shifted. New York now commands one of the dense and diverse talent pipelines in the world. • According to recent ecosystem talent studies, New York captures 10.1% of the entire U.S. college graduating class. For context, the next closest market is Los Angeles at 4.9%. • The region is anchored by world-class institutions like Columbia, NYU, Cornell Tech, and Princeton, generating a massive annual surplus of technical degrees. • NYC offers an unmatched concentration of seasoned operators from the Fortune 500. Founders can access developers who deeply understand enterprise procurement, global compliance, and commercial scaling. 2. Vertical Dominance Building software for other software companies is a viable model, but building for massive, real-world legacy industries is where the greatest value is created. New York naturally dominates these sectors because the buyers, experts, and operators live here. • Fintech: According to data from Carta, NYC startups secured 48.5% of all fintech venture dollars raised in the United States, nearly doubling the Bay Area’s 25.9%. • Healthcare & BioTech: Driven by nine major academic medical centers and extensive public-private investments, NYC is the nation’s #1 market for healthtech funding. • PropTech & Retail/Commerce: As the undisputed global capital of both real estate and retail, NYC serves as the primary testing ground for commerce, luxury tech, and property management. • Media & AdTech: The city remains the epicenter of global media, giving local B2B SaaS and marketing tech platforms immediate, direct access to major enterprise enterprise accounts. 3. Capital Resilience and Ecosystem Value The myth that massive, sophisticated early-stage checks are exclusive to the West Coast has been thoroughly debunked by now. • According to the Startup Genome Global Startup Ecosystem Report, NYC’s ecosystem value has now surpassed $620 billion. • Even during broader macroeconomic market corrections, PitchBook and NVCA data shows that median seed and Series A round sizes in New York have remained remarkably resilient, occasionally outpacing the Bay Area in deal velocity stability. • Tech sector employment in NYC has grown by 160% over the last 15 years, outperforming the national tech sector growth rate by nearly 3x. 4. Structural Diversity Building a global product for a diverse world requires an environment that reflects that world. Groupthink is a silent killer of early-stage startups. NYC’s greatest superpower is its built-in cognitive diversity. • Tech ecosystem demographic data highlights that Black and Hispanic workers make up 24.3% of NYC’s tech workforce, compared to roughly 8.2% in the San Francisco Bay Area and 10.4% in Boston. • According to regional ecosystem tracking, 17% of all Black and Latino founders in the U.S. who have successfully raised $1M are based right here in New York. Next Wave NYC We built our pre-seed venture fund, wholly backed by Flybridge Capital, to be a reflection of this exact ecosystem. Our fund is run entirely by founders and operators who have spent the last decade helping scale the NYC startup scene. Our extended investment team includes leaders and alumni from OpenAI, Google, Snowflake, Foursquare, Bowery Farming, Casper, Chief, Flatiron School, Major League Hacking, Squire, WeWork, and The Wing. We are laser-focused on being the very first commitment and the loudest operational supporter for builders tackling: • Native AI applications • Agentic AI for the enterprise • Developer platforms for AI builders If you are building the future here in New York, we would love to learn more about what you're working on. Our inboxes are always open. Let's build. 🗽 — Jesse

If you want a glimpse of where media is headed, look no further than NYC. 🗽 Great to co-host a #NYTechWeek panel with @EdelmanPR on new media and tech featuring @RachylJones, @sabrinaa_ortiz, @Steve_Rosenbush, @_perloj, @tanyadua, and @Johnnerkell, moderated by @juliepsamuels.

A #NYTechWeek highlight: today's conversation on Empire AI hosted with @hraadvisors, featuring @TechNYC President & CEO @juliepsamuels and leaders who helped bring this groundbreaking initiative to life. From its origins to its future, the discussion highlighted how Empire AI is expanding access to world-class AI infrastructure for researchers across New York, and how a unique partnership between philanthropy, government, and academia made it possible.

Over a year ago, @TechNYC supported @GovKathyHochul's phone-free schools plan because it gets the balance right. Technology belongs in education, but constant phone distractions don’t. These results show that when students have more space to focus, connect, and participate, classrooms work better.

"It's a great time to be building in tech in New York." 👏 🗣️ Happy New York @Techweek_! This morning, @TechNYC President and CEO @juliepsamuels joined @BloombergTV's @CarolineHydeTV to talk all things tech and New York. This week, NY will play host to 1,600 (!) events celebrating the tech ecosystem across the city — the largest decentralized conference in tech, bringing together the top founders, funds, and companies around the globe. And Tech:NYC will be out and about throughout. 🗽 Check out the full NY Tech Week calendar here: tech-week.com/calendar/nyc And check out Tech:NYC's Guide to NY Tech Week here: airtable.com/appbftnK6nOkNp8…

Consider Emily Fontaine bullish on the New York tech scene. 🗽 As the Global Head of Venture Capital at @IBM, Emily has seen her fair share of tech companies choosing to build in New York. “We’re seeing an incredible concentration of startups, talent, and cutting-edge technology emerging right here — not just on the West Coast — making New York one of the most dynamic places to build and scale,” she told us. 💡 For this month's VC Spotlight, we caught up with Emily to discuss her career, the corporate venture capital industry, the NYC tech scene, and much more. Read our full interview here: blog.technyc.org/news/vc-spo… ➕ You can hear directly from Emily during New York @Techweek_ on June 4 as she speaks on a panel with @TechNYC's @juliepsamuels, @fizz_app's @TeddySolomon11, @ComcastVentures' @alligoldberg, and the @nypost's Will Zimmerman about the future of tech and talent in NYC. Register ➡️ partiful.com/e/M22GC4aLfY3Rf…

While this year's budget took longer than anticipated, we're happy with the end result — a plan that prioritizes investment, affordability, and a commitment to keeping New York competitive. Significantly, after listening to more than 1,600 founders, executives, and investors, the Legislature and Governor preserved the state’s Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exclusion, despite a proposal to alter it, which would have undermined investment and job creation across the state. We appreciate the willingness of our elected officials to support entrepreneurship across New York, and our @TechNYC members who engaged in the legislative process. This is an example of the government working as it should. We also strongly support @GovKathyHochul push to embed affordability throughout the budget, from reducing insurance rates for drivers, lowering utility costs, and making it easier to build more housing. For New York to remain a growing tech hub, we need to make sure it remains the best place in America to live and to create a business. Finally, the enacted budget includes the Safe by Design Act, which requires certain online platforms to use age verification to implement default safety settings and parental controls for kids. We look forward to working with policymakers and @NewYorkStateAG on finalizing age verification standards for this and the Safe for Kids Act.

We’re excited to see @NYCMayor taking a bold step toward building a city government that works smarter, faster, and delivers real results for New Yorkers. The new Commission on Government Efficiency brings together a strong mix of civic, labor, housing, academic, and policy leaders committed to rethinking how government serves people in the 21st century. Technology can and will have a major role to play in that work, from streamlining city services and reducing bureaucratic delays to making the city more accessible, transparent, and responsive for residents. Smart civic tech helps our city government deliver at the speed and scale New Yorkers deserve, and we’re looking forward to seeing the real results this process can deliver across the five boroughs.

We’re just a little under two weeks out from New York @Techweek_ — the largest decentralized conference in tech, bringing together the top founders, funds, and companies around the globe. From June 1-7, New York will play host to 1,500 (!!!) events celebrating the tech ecosystem across the city. 🗽 To help you plan your own itinerary, we combed through each event to assemble the Tech:NYC Guide to New York Tech Week. 📑 Get the guide in list form here: tech-week.com/calendar/nyc?s… And in grid view here: airtable.com/appbftnK6nOkNp8…