Today we speak with Laura Spiekerman, the cofounder and CRO at Alloy. After being Kopo Kopo’s first hire, Laura decided to skip Law School and head to Kenya to work on a software startup leveraging mobile payments. Returning to the Bay Area, Laura knew she had to continue pursuing her passion for Fintech and began working on Alloy. With her roots in NYC, Laura eventually returned to the city with Alloy joining Techstars and found her niche in the NYC fintech community. Laura is an active member of the NYC community and an advocate for social change.
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These 10 IoT Startups Hit The Stage at Techstars IoT Demo Day
During the course of the last three months, Techstars IoT Accelerator based in NYC has been prepping 10 companies for demo day under the leadership of Managing Director Jenny Fielding and Angelia Muller. The companies received up to $120K in investment, mentorship from over 35 industry professionals, office accommodations for 90 days, and now are ready to be […]
Pulse of a Techstar: Spidr, Data-Driven Policing
In this post we are talking to Rahul Sidhu, co-founder and CEO of SPIDR, Techstars ’15 company from Los Angeles. 1. What is SPIDR in 140 characters? We transform law enforcement agencies into data-driven police organizations. 2. Why did you start the company? I was formerly a police officer who lived through the frustrations of […]
Pulse of a NYC Techstar: Mona, AI Based Personal Shopping Assistant
In this post we are talking to Orkun Atik, co-founder and CEO of Mona, Techstars ’15 company from Seattle. 1. What is Mona in 140 characters? Mona is an artificial intelligence based personal shopping assistant in your pocket. Just like an expert in-store assistant that knows you really well. 2. Why did you start the company? […]
Pulse of a NYC Techstar: Greathorn, Cloud Security
In this post we are talking to Kevin O’Brien, co-founder and CEO of GreatHorn , Techstars ’15 company from Boston. 1. What is GreatHorn in 140 characters? GreatHorn is a new kind of cloud security platform makes email safer by preventing spear phishing and credential theft attacks in realtime. 2. Why did you start the […]
Pulse of a NYC Techstar: Sailo, Boat Rental Marketplace
In this post we are talking to Adrian Gradinaru, co-founder and CEO of Sailo, Techstars ’15 company from New York City. 1. What is Sailo in 140 characters? Sailo is an online boat rental marketplace that makes renting a boat seamless, accessible and personal by connecting renters to boat owners and captains. 2. Why did […]
Pulse of a Techstar: Impact Health, Health Insurance Online
In this post we are talking to Christine Carrillo, co-founder and CEO of Impact health, Techstars ’15 company from Los Angeles. 1. What is Impact Health in 140 characters? Impact Health helps consumers select and buy optimal health insurance. 2. Why did you start the company? A friend of ours came to us for help, […]
Pulse of a NYC Techstar: GlossGenius, Automated Assistant for Beauty Professionals
In this post we are talking to Danielle Cohen-Shohet, co-founder and CEO of Gloss Genius, Techstars ’15 company from New York City. 1. What is GlossGenius in 140 characters? GlossGenius is a smart, automated personal assistant that helps beauty professionals manage and grow their businesses. 2. Why did you start the company? I’m a beauty […]
Pulse of a NYC Techstar: Homemade, Tools For Home Cooks To Sell On Mobile
In this post we are talking to Nick Devane, co-founder and CEO of Homemade, Techstars ’15 company from New York. 1. What is Homemade in 140 characters? Homemade is an easy way for cooks to sell food from home, on mobile. 2. Why did you start the company? We started the company because we wanted […]
Pulse of a NYC Techstar: LiveLike, VR Platform for Live Sports
In this post we are talking to Andre Lorenceau, co-founder and CEO of LiveLike, Techstars ’15 company from San Francisco. 1. What is LiveLike in 140 characters? LiveLike uses Virtual Reality to bring you and your friends a sports viewing experience that’s as easy as TV and as awesome as the stadium. 2. Why did […]
This NYC Startup is Protecting the Cloud for You
The amount of personal and business information that lives in the Cloud is overwhelming. The endless space is so attractive and it is clearly the future of storage, but in the back of your mind you a re a little weary that hackers can access your information at will. Well, if you believe you are […]