There were 238 acquisitions of New York companies in 2016. Today, I shine a spotlight on 20 notable 2016 NYC startup acquisitions.
Mark Wachen
DreamIt Ventures and Saborstudio Take Potatoes On World Tour
One potato, two potato, three potato, tour! There are very few successful games about potatoes, but Pota-Toss World Tour by Saborstudio has proven that with the right team, mentors and an original spin, tossing potatoes can be utterly addictive. José Cayasso, the Founder and CEO, quipped, “It turns out birds and fruits were taken, […]
AlleyWatch Official Event – March 12th – Accelerators and How They Can Benefit Your Company
AlleyWatch and StartupOneStop are pleased to present our first event on March 12th: Accelerators and How They Can Benefit Your Company We all know that the Series A crunch has made the landscape tougher for attracting financing. Securing investment in the seed and early stages is critical, but whom you secure it from matters, too. […]
Pulse of the Alley: Mark Wachen of DreamIt Ventures
Today we get insights from Mark Wachen, Managing Director of DreamIt NYC, one of the world’s leading startup accelerator programs. Wachen is also the Managing Director and Founder of Upstage Ventures, a firm that advises and invests in consumer internet and interactive marketing companies. Prior to Upstage, Wachen was the CEO of Optimost, the company […]