Today, I take a look at the 20 companies that have raised the largest startup funding rounds in the US in 2017 using some data from our friends at Crunchbase. In addition to dollar amount, I have included industry, round, brief description of the company, founding, date, date of funding and total equity funding raised to further […]
These 15 US Startups Raised the Most Amount of Capital During Q3 of 2017
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 15 NYC startup largest rounds during the third quarter of 2017. I have included some additional information as well such as industry, date of funding, and investors in the round, to further the analysis. For the purposes of this analysis to maintain a focus on tech-enabled […]
The 10 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of August 2017
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of August. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, location of the company, investors in the round, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled […]
These are the 11 Largest US Startup Funding Rounds of August 2017
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 11 largest rounds in the US during the month of August. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, location of the startup, investors in the round, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, […]
How Reddit Made a Youtube Channel Go Viral and Why it Will Not Happen to You
Recently, a video of a guy trying to fold paper more than 7 times with a hydraulic press made it to the front page of Reddit. If that sounds boring, it is not; the man behind the camera has a charming Finnish accent and, spoiler alert, the attempt to fold the paper ends in a (relatively) […]
#NYCtech Week in Review
We know. We are late with this. With some travel for our team this week, the Alley was unmanned but we are catching you up now. 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 […]
Alert the Press! 4 Startups that are Changing Digital Journalism
New York’s digitally savvy scribes gathered to check out the latest innovations that might change the media landscape. The Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism DemoNight showcased five media ventures that are trying to break new journalistic ground. The presenters of the evening included: Informerly – Co-founder Ranjan […]
An Angel in New York: Alexis Ohanian
Born and raised in New York City, Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit with his friend, Steve Huffman in 2005. A Y Combinator accelerator alum, Reddit is a social news media site that was acquired by Conde Nast in 2006, making Ohanian a multimillionaire at the age of 23. He and Huffman built Reddit with web links […]