The latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of June 2020 featuring must-know news including news for Torch Capital, two new venture firms, and much more
Micah Rosenbloom
The NYC Venture Capital Firm News Digest: 6/1/2020
This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the second half of May 2020 featuring must-know news including news for Founder Collective, Apeira Capital, and much more.
NYC Seed Investors Offer Advice to Founders on the Investment Landscape During the Pandemic
A look at actionable advice for startup founders from active NYC Seed-stage investors on navigating the fundraising challenges of COVID-19 with Melody Koh (NextView Ventures), Micah Rosenbloom (Founder Collective), Eliot Durbin (Boldstart Ventures) , Graham Brown (Lerer Hippeau), and Hadley Harris (Eniac Ventures).
#NYCtech Week in Review: 4/7/19-4/13/19
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 for the week ending 4/13 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for Lemonade, Bentobox, […]
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/8/19
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 4/8/19 featuring funding details for Gust, Bozburun, and much more.
CBS PE and VC Conference: Investors Say the Darnedest Things
Columbia Business School held their 20th Annual Private Equity Conference last week and, of course, there was a preponderance of Columbia MBA graduates and current MBA candidates. Does the degree make a difference? Listen to what they have to say about that and everything from what it takes to get funded to New York as […]
4 Investors’ Perspectives on What’s Hot and What’s Not
Recently, panelists Jordan Bettman of Bain Capital Ventures, Eliot Durbin of BOLDstart Ventures, Spencer Lazar of General Catalyst, Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective, and Adam Rothenberg of BoxGroup, discussed the past and upcoming trends in the world of startup investments and technology, with Orrick’s David Concannon moderating. The first topic was a broad one, asking […]
Global Innovators II: What the Rest of the World Is Innovating
“Our relationship with our physical world is profoundly changing,” said Matt Turck, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital as he keynoted Worldwide Investor Network (WIN)’s Global Innovators II last week. A huge proponent of the Internet of Things, Turck is also founder of two large New York tech community events, including Hardwired NYC, covering all things […]
A New York VC Spotlight: Micah Rosenbloom, Founder Collective
Micah Rosenbloom has plenty of experience with startups, being himself the co-founder of three startup businesses and a current venture partner with Founder Collective. His first company, Handshake.com/SimplyDone Business Solutions, offered web software that enabled consumers to automatically schedule services with a number of service businesses. He co-founded Brontes Technologies, Inc., a dental imaging company, […]
Ultra Light Startups April’s Stellar Lineup – of Investors
“Get practical, actionable feedback from investors. They’ll tell you where your next pivot should be,” claims the UltraLight Startups website. This was certainly true of this month’s ULS: while the presentations themselves were, on balance, less than stellar, the same could not be said of the panel of investors who were generous and spot on […]
AlleyNYC: “THE MOST BADASS COWORKING SPACE ON THE PLANET”
Incubators, Accelerators, Coworking spaces. The terms have become interchangeable in the minds of many, but there are distinct differences between the three. And to confuse matters even more, no two incubators, accelerators or co-working spaces are the same, either. What’s an entrepreneur to do? In this series, we’ll explore all three types of offering, as […]