After a long period of speculation, it has been confirmed that AT&T has acquired adtech pioneer AppNexus. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed but sources with knowledge of the transaction have indicated the value of the transaction is approximately $1.6B. AppNexus primarily provides a sell-side platform (SSP) for publishers to monetize their […]
Brian O’Kelley and the Early Days of an Entrepreneur
Brian O’Kelley, the founder of AppNexus, is perhaps one of the most successful Internet entrepreneurs in NYC. Called a visionary and “the king of adtech,” by Forbes, O’Kelley is responsible for how modern companies have come to approach advertising online. O’Kelley can be counted among the original internet entrepreneurs, having run a successful web design […]
The 10 Largest Late Stage Rounds in NYC History
Armed with some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we’ve broken down the 10 largest Series C+ rounds of all time in NYC. I have included some additional information as well, such as year of funding, industry, investors in the round, and current status of the company, to further the analysis. In order to maintain a […]
#NYCtech Week in Review
With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of a few of things that you may have missed in NYC Tech this week including the fundings, exits, and events. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ALLEY […]
5 Foreign-Based Startups go for the WIN
The New York startup ecosystem is thriving, but it’s not the only game on Earth. Further, it does not function in isolation, as a number of NY-based companies use off-shore businesses for engineering talent, programmers, manufacturing, etc. Now there is a growing trend of foreign startups coming to the US to raise capital and build […]
Native Advertising Pioneer TripleLift Raises $4M Series A Funding
TripleLift, the native advertising technology platform for the visual web that’s ‘making the internet better (ed: and prettier) for everyone’, announced that it has closed its $4 million Series A round of funding. The investment comes on the heels of TripleLift being named by 212 NYC and The New York Times Ad Tech Startup of […]
Chartbeat: New York Tech View 2014
It’s a new year – a time when we all turn our focus to what we believe will be the Next Big Thing. In 2014, will it be wearable tech, self-driving vehicles, beacons, 3D printing – of body parts? One thing is certain: in the past few years, New York has come into its own […]
ERA Demo Day #5 Demonstrates Why Accelerators Still Matter
There has been a proliferation of accelerators in the last couple of years, and despite the fact that they’re less than three years old and just introduced their fifth class of startups, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator demonstrated why they’re already considered one of the top accelerators in the world, and precisely what benefit they bring to […]
Team-Building Tips from Birchbox CTO Dr. Liz Crawford
As the old maxim goes, genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Startups come and go, ad nauseam, and any successful online business knows that it’s only as good as its team’s commitment. It was only fitting that The People Side hosted BirchBox CTO Dr. Liz Crawford in the offices of startup stalwart AppNexus Monday […]
What you missed around the web and on AlleyWatch last week – April 7 – April 13
It was another busy week in Silicon Alley and beyond. Foursquare launched a new version of its mobile app and also announced an additional $41 million in funding. Rumor has it that the company raised this round on a $600 million valuation despite only reportedly producing $2 million a year in revenue. On […]