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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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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 8/12/19

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The notable startup fundings for the week ending 8/10/19 featuring funding details for Cockroach Labs, Leaflink, Dadi, and much much more.

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 8/8/2019

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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/8/2019 featuring funding details for LeafLink, Dadi, and much more. An extremely busy day in early-stage activity in New York.

The 13 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of July 2019

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Everything you need to need to know about the largest global startup funding rounds for July 2019; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…

Good Uncle Gobbled Up by Aramark

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Good Uncle, the on-demand food delivery service serving college campuses,  has been acquired by food service titan Aramark. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Good Uncle strengthens our ability to offer quality and convenience through services that allow our college consumers to order restaurant-quality food and have it delivered when and where they […]

PromoteIQ Acquired by Microsoft

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PromoteIQ, the automated vendor marketing platform for retailers and brands, has been acquired by Microsoft. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Our combined entities have a tremendous opportunity to redefine and deliver the next generation of vendor marketing to retailers and brands. Microsoft brings industry-leading AI and machine-learning capabilities, as well as a […]

These are the 14 Largest US Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2019

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Everything you need to need to know about the largest US startup funding rounds for July of 2019; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 8/5/19

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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup fundings for the week ending 8/3/19 featuring funding details for Sense, Ordermark, Compass, and much much more.

The AlleyWatch July 2019 New York Venture Capital Funding Report

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Just shy of $1B pumped into New York City startups in July! Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding during the month of July 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 […]

These are the 10 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2019

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Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds during July of 2019; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…