There were 405 acquisitions of New York companies in 2019, down from the 409 in 2018. Today, I shine a spotlight on 22 of these notable transactions involving NYC startups that were acquired during 2019. I have included the acquiree, the acquirer, transaction amount (when available), time from founding to exit (the average for this group was 6.14 years), as well as investors and total funding raised by the target.
Spotify Acquires Gimlet Media and Anchor as it Embarks on a Podcasting Buying Spree
Streaming music service Spotify has acquired two NYC podcasting startups – Gimlet Media and Anchor. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed but reports pegged Gimlet’s acquisition price to be north of $200M
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/6/17
Here are the latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/6/17. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
The 10 Largest NYC Startup Funding Rounds of August 2017
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest rounds in New York during the month of August. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, investors in the round, and date of funding to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in NYC. Funding in August […]
#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 News this week including the fundings, exits, and events. Have notable company news that you would like […]