Welcome back to Inside the Mind of an NYC VC, a highly acclaimed series at AlleyWatch in which we speak with leading New York City-based Venture Capitalists. In the hot seat this time is Ishan Sinha, Investor at Point72 Ventures, the venture investment arm of Steve Cohen‘s Point72 Asset Management. Launched in 2016, Point72 Ventures is focused on […]
The NYC Venture Capital News Digest: 8/15/19
This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of August featuring must-know news including news for BBG Ventures, Corigin, Primary Venture Partners, Luxor Ventures, and much more. Lots of dry powder with eight venture firms raising new funds even though it’s August!
These 15 NYC Startups Raised the Most Capital in Q2 2019
Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds for Q2 2019; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…
These are the 10 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of April 2019
An analysis of the 10 largest NYC Startup venture capital funding rounds in New York for April 2019 featuring UiPath, Vestwell, Unqork, and much more…
It’s the Team, Stupid: Vestwell’s New $30M The Result of Constant Leveling Up
Vestwell, the digital retirement platform we funded in 2016, has had a big 2019. In January we shared the news of their BNY Mellon partnership. The company recently announced it raised $30 million in Series B financing led by Goldman Sachs. Goldman was joined in the round by fintech experts Point 72 and several strategic […]
#NYCtech Week in Review: 3/31/19-4/6/19
NYC Tech News for the week ending 4/6 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for Managed by Q, Betaworks, Vestwell, and much more…
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/8/19
Notable startup fundings for the week ending 4/6/19 featuring funding details for Rippling, Cora, GrubMarket, and much more.
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/2/19
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 4/2/19 featuring funding details for Vestwell, Good Dog, and much more.
A Team Building Talk with Vestwell’s Aaron Schumm
Earlier this year, retirement platform Vestwell signed a deal with BNY Mellon to bring a tech-forward approach to state-led retirement programs. The partnership effectively allows Vestwell to become part of the BNY family – as an affiliate of the firm – where Vestwell will be putting together a BNY retirement platform that will be offered […]
This NYC Startup Raised $8M To Ensure Your Employer is Offering The Right Retirement Plan
1/3 of Americans have nothing saved for retirement while half have less than $10K saved. The outlook for retirement savings has been bleak but it doesn’t need to be. Vestwell is a digital platform targeted towards financial advisors that can use the platform to ensure their clients can offer retirement plans for their employees. Pensions […]