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Reza Chowdhury

Recognized as a global thought leader in the startup ecosystem, Reza Chowdhury offers more than 15 years experience in emerging technology, which he brings to TechWatch Media Group as CEO and Founder. Through the course of his career, Reza has had the privilege of working to drive businesses from conception to eventual exit by deploying the acumen gained in his previous roles. His latest professional endeavors have allowed him to work very closely with thriving global technology and startup ecosystem.

Reza is also the founder of New York Startup Lab, which brings technology and knowledge based solutions to the entrepreneurial community with a specific focus on early stage companies. He began his career as securities trader on Wall Street.

Reza is often a featured international speaker, moderator, and judge at numerous events on technology and global entrepreneurship and was a featured presenter at the first Facebook Developer Garage in NYC. Both Reza and the companies he has been involved with have received accolades and recognition from prominent organizations including the fbFund. Reza was has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in NYC Tech by TechWeek on several occasions and is a NYC Venture Fellow, a world-class, year-long fellowship program designed to help high-potential entrepreneurs scale their ventures.

Reza also sits on the executive advisory boards of SD Asia, Dublin Globe, TechWatch NYC/LA, three organizations that are fostering the growth of local entrepreneurial ecosystems and is a Mentor to the Grameenphone Accelerator.

 

Reza holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Georgetown University and completed his bachelors in Economics at the University at Albany. Reza has also completed certification programs in Private Equity and Venture Capital at Oxford University as well as International Business at New York University.

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These 13 Startups Will Hit the Stage at ERA Demo Day Tomorrow

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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), the longest running accelerator program in New York, is graduating its 16th cohort of 13 startups that each received $100K in investment and mentorship from a pool of 400+ experts for the four-month program. Led by Murat Aktihanoglu and Jonathan Axelrod, ERA companies have gone to raise in excess of $300M in funding and […]

The NYC Venture Capital News Digest: 4/16/19

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This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of April featuring must know news including news for IA Capital Group, M3 Ventures, and much more.

YieldStreet Acquires Athena Art Finance for $170M

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YieldStreet, the alternative investment platform for retail investors, has agreed to acquire Athena Art Finance from the Carlyle Group and its co-investors for $170M. “Athena is the leading provider of credit solutions for the global art market and has scaled the business with strong growth and asset performance. Art financing is an attractive asset class […]

These are the 19 Largest Global Tech Startup Funding Rounds of Q1 2019

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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds from the first quarter of 2019. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, founders, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis.

These are the 19 Largest US Tech Startup Funding Rounds of Q1 2019

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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from the first quarter of 2019. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, founders, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TOP US STARTUP FUNDINGS […]

The AlleyWatch March 2019 US Venture Capital Funding Report

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Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and seed funding during the month of March nationally, where over $6.4B was invested into startups. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C+) including […]

Trilogy Education Acquired by 2U for $750M

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Trilogy Education, a white-label platform for universities to offer educational bootcamps for coding, data analytics, UX/UI, and cybersecurity, has been acquired by 2U, a diversified education technology company, for $750M. The deal is a combination of cash ($400M) and stock ($350M). “By joining forces with 2U, Trilogy Education can empower universities to reach more students, […]

The 20 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of March 2019

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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of March.  I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis. Interested in the top NYC fundings? The Largest […]

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/8/19

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Notable startup fundings for the week ending 4/6/19 featuring funding details for Rippling, Cora, GrubMarket, and much more.

LonelyPlanet Acquires NYC Startup TRILL Travel to Unlock Influencer Marketing

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Lonely Planet has agreed to acquire TRILL Travel, the visual technology that makes photographs on Instagram instant bookable travel experiences. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Lonely Planet is the perfect platform to fully realize the potential of TRILL. I’m extremely excited to be part of this new chapter at Lonely Planet and look […]