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Alley Showdown - Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, valued at $1.1 billion, represents the largest venture backed acquisition in New York in history. This exit will have significant ramifications for the ecosystem in New York for years to come. The consensus is that Tumblr founder David Karp received a good deal considering the company was burning through the $125 million in funding it...
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Startups - Ultra Light Startups, New York's oldest startup pitch event, held its monthly investor feedback forum this past Thursday. Nine startups made pitches to panelists Josh Bruno of Bain Capital Ventures, Brian Cohen of New York Angels,...
Funding - Today we speak with Vivek Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Movable Ink, a real-time email marketing platform. Vivek shares some insights into the fundraising process in the Alley as his company just completed a sizable series B round...
AlleyTalk - This infographic is an oldie but a goodie and indicates that New York may be better suited for earlier stage startups than San Francisco.
What do you think? Sound off in the comments below...
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Lifestyle - Today, we speak with Sebastian Reichelt, Co-Founder and COO of bluum, an online monthly subscription service for babies, toddlers, moms and moms-to-be that promotes new wellness products.
What does “Made in NYTM” mean to...
Resources - If you’re a mom and pop business and always wanted a fancy consultant on your payroll for tasks ranging from accounting to building a mobile-social media strategy, there’s a new startup just for you.
Hourly...
Startups - Give a sigh of relief, moms and dads. Summer vacation may be fast approaching and with it, the overwhelming hunt for the perfect programs for your kids, but thanks to Lauren Pohl, a NYC mom and founder of Kidz Central Station, the...
Finance - Today, we speak with Yaron Samid, Co-Founder and CEO of BillGuard, a free personal finance security service that uses crowdsourced big-data analytics to identify deceptive, erroneous and unauthorized charges to your credit or debit card...
Accelerators -
Dreamit Ventures just announced its summer 2013 NYC Class, which marks its third class since expanding to New York from Philadelphia and Austin. Similar to other accelerator programs, the startups will receive collaborative office...
Lifestyle - Today, we speak with Jonathan Zabusky, CEO of Seamless, the nation’s largest online food ordering service, which allows users to order food for delivery and takeout from restaurants through their website or mobile...
Made in NY - Today, we speak with Ankesh Arora, CEO and Co-Founder of Mobile Universal, a company that provides mobile and iPhone apps, mobile websites and text marketing solutions to business organizations.
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Pulse of the Alley - TechStars, the self-described “#1 startup accelerator in the world,” recently announced the 11 startups that were selected for the New York 2013 class from among a field of 1,700+ applicants. Today, Sean Coughlin, Co-Founder and...
Made in NY - Today, we speak with Noah Brier, Co-Founder and CEO of Percolate, a technology platform that helps brands create content at social scale.
What does “Made in NY™” mean to you and your company?
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Alley Showdown - So New York based Fab is pivoting again to become the next iteration of Amazon. The company is reportedly raising another $100 million on a $1 BILLION valuation. Amazon currently is trading at a $113 billion market cap. Who wins in...
Made in NY - Today, we speak with David Ponte, Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer of Audiomack, a music distribution website aimed at helping artists showcase and distribute their music.
What does “Made in NY™” mean to you and...
