NYC Tech News for the week ending 5/30 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for Bluecore, Statespace, Baton, and much more…
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/1/20
The notable startup fundings for the week ending 5/30/20 featuring funding details for Gatsby, SmartRent, Funbox, and much much more.
Owkin Raises $25M to Enhance Medical Research Machine Learning and Collaboration
The promise of big data and machine learning has significant ramifications for treatments in the healthcare industry. However, due to privacy concerns, innovation is often stifled. Thomas Clozel, MD, an assistant professor of oncology, saw this roadblock firsthand and cofounded Owkin – a collaborative platform that allows medical researchers to gain insights from decentralized data without breaching any privacy protocols. Clozel offers some insight into how Owkin is changing the medical research landscape powered by machine learning and algorithms.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/29/2020
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/29/2020 featuring funding details for Accern and much more.
Why we are Strong in the “Mighty Middle”
Many venture funds believe they can predict what is going to happen next and where. They invest based on that certainty, focusing in specific regions, or on specific types of tech, or, commonly, both. At our funds, we know it’s impossible to predict exactly what is going to happen next or where. Instead, we study […]
4 Ways to Provide a Better Customer Experience During Uncertain Times
For most people, the face of your business is your customer experience. Customer experience is how people get their problems solved and how your company connects with its clients. Making that relationship as healthy as possible is key to ensuring that consumers trust and value your business, both during this crisis and beyond.
MakeSpace Raises $55M for its Affordable and Flexible On-Demand Storage Solution
In 2012, Rahul Gandhi was living in Brooklyn when Hurricane Sandy hit. The amount of destruction and flooding required the need for temporary storage. That experience led to the founding of MakeSpace with the mission to change the complex, expensive, and labor-intensive experience of self-storage. Fast forward to today and MakeSpace is now available in 31 markets across North America, with over 30,0000 customers and has raised a total of $142.6M across seven rounds. Gandhi shares more about the impressive journey and future plans…
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/28/2020
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/28/2020 featuring funding details for Tia, Variant Bio, and much more
Leveraging Net Promoter Score to Drive Business Growth
Cassie Young, Operating Partner at Primary Venture Partners, provides a step-by-step guide on how startups should be correctly thinking about, using, and implementing Net Promoter Score (NPS) into their growth strategy.
7 Reasons to Avoid Stealth Mode for Your Startup
The common reason given for operating a startup in stealth mode is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. This paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/27/2020
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/27/2020 featuring funding details for Bluecore, Baton, and much more.