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The Pulse of NYC Startups and Tech

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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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/3/19

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Notable startup fundings for the week ending 6/1/19 featuring funding details for Talkspace, Outschool, AttackIQ, and much much more.

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/31/2019

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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/31/2019 featuring funding details for Abacus Insights, BlueVoyant, and much more.

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/30/2019

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A mega day in funding! The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/30/2019 featuring funding details for Pillar, Dashlane, and much more.

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/29/2019

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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/29/2019 featuring funding details for Talkspace, Kustomer, and much more.

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/27/19

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Notable startup fundings for the week ending 5/25/19 featuring funding details for Marqeta, DoorDash, Auth0, and much much more.

The NYC Venture Capital News Digest: 5/16/19

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This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of May featuring must know news including news for Tremendous View Capital, Bedrock Capital, and much more.

American Express is Acquiring Restaurant Reservation Platform Resy

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Restaurant reservation and management platform Resy, which calls itself the largest private reservation service in the US, is being acquired by American Express. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “American Express is a brand that we have admired and sought to partner with from our inception. There are myriad points of synergy between Resy […]

The AlleyWatch April 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 April nationally, where over $8.2B 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 […]

The 15 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of April 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 April.  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 AlleyWatch April 2019 New York Venture Capital Funding Report

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Over $1.4B invested in NYC startups in April! Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding during the month of April in New York. 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 […]

Harry’s Acquired for $1.37B by Edgewell, the Parent Company to Schick

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Direct-to-consumer shaving startup Harry’s has agreed to be acquired by Edgewell Personal Care, the parent company to Schick and other personal care brands that include Edge, Wilkinson Sword, Banana Boat, Playtex, Stayfree, and Hawaiian Tropic. The transaction is a combination of cash and stock with over $1.08B or 79% coming in cash. “When we launched […]