BoxGroup: The NYC Seed Firm That's Made 350+ Ultra-Early Bets
BoxGroup is NYC's most prolific ultra-early investor — David Tisch and team have backed 350+ companies including Warby Parker, Plaid, Stripe, and Oscar.
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NYC All-Female-Founded Startups Raised $955M — and Outperformed SF in 2025
NYC all-female-founded companies raised $955M across 143 deals in the 12 months ending June 2025 — more than SF in both dollars and deal count, per the NY State Comptroller.
How to Track NYC Startup Funding Daily: The AlleyWatch and Crain's Playbook
AlleyWatch's daily funding reports and Crain's data center are the two most reliable sources for NYC VC news. Here's how to use them for deal sourcing and market research.
Brooklyn Navy Yard + Newlab: How NYC Built a Climate and Hardware Startup Cluster
The Brooklyn Navy Yard and Newlab host 150+ hardware and climate startups. Here's why NYC's industrial corners are rebuilding a tech hardware ecosystem.
NYC Climate Tech: $664M Raised in 2023, and the Local Law 97 Tailwind
NYC climate tech raised $664M in 2023 across 34 deals. The city's Local Law 97 building carbon caps create a structural demand driver for climate startups.
NYC's University Startup Pipeline: Cornell Tech, Columbia, NYU, and Rockefeller
NYC's universities produce a meaningful slice of the city's startup pipeline. Here's how Cornell Tech, Columbia, NYU, and Rockefeller feed the ecosystem.