Latest posts from the Tech:NYC team.

Tech:NYC released the following statement in response to New York’s reported Executive Order pausing large-scale data center construction.

A look at the NYC startups that raised a seed round during the first half of 2026.

In June 2026, 26 New York City startups announced Series A rounds — the second-largest cohort we’ve tracked since launching the series — and together they’re already hiring for 150+ NYC-based jobs across engineering, product, GTM, operations, and AI.

This Pride month, we’re thrilled to spotlight four LGBTQ+ founders in NYC who are challenging the status quo and building the future of their industries.

This week marked the culmination of a special edition of Tech:NYC’s Decoded Futures: Demo Day for Cohort 6, a group of funders and philanthropists committed to deepening their understanding of AI capacity-building, developing shared frameworks, and strengthening AI-informed giving.

We caught up with Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Josh Machiz to discuss his career, how the job of building a VC firm’s brand has changed, his tech stack, how founders can tell a good story, and much more.

A new analysis from Tech:NYC and the Center for an Urban Future’s Project for Livable Streets research initiative finds that the communities facing the greatest danger on city streets are disproportionately lower-income communities of color.

New York's 2026 Primary Election is almost here, with early voting beginning Saturday, June 13, and Election Day on Tuesday, June 23.

In May, 15 New York City startups announced a Series A, collectively raising nearly $300 million in Series A funding (and totaling over $453 million across all rounds to date).

Tech:NYC released this statement following the passage of the New York State budget.

We caught up with IBM’s Emily Fontaine to discuss her career, the corporate venture capital industry, the NYC tech scene, and much more.

Against the backdrop of NYCxDesign Festival and a design-themed NYC AI Demos, we caught up with four builders shaping the future of design and helping define the city’s next chapter.

Here’s a look at some of the learnings from the inaugural cohort of the Grid Fellowship.

As part of the Grid Fellowship — Tech:NYC’s civic leadership program connecting senior technology leaders with the systems shaping New York City, now accepting applications for the next cohort — fellows recently spent the day exploring one of the city’s defining challenges and opportunities: building the next chapter of housing in New York.

April 2026’s Series A: A Series adds 21 new companies that just crossed the Series A milestone, and the headline is that the checks are getting bigger.

Team Tech:NYC, along with more than 25 leaders from 20 member companies, headed to Albany this week to meet with state legislators and policymakers about how New York can continue to lead as a global tech hub.

We caught up with Red Sea Ventures’ Scott Birnbaum to discuss his career, the consumer tech sector, the top resources he recommends for founders, and much more.

As fintech founders, investors, and operators gather across the city next week for New York Fintech Week, we caught up with four builders shaping the future of finance to find out where the sector goes next.

In this series, we spotlight the latest NYC-headquartered startups to raise Series A rounds — those crucial early wins that help founders grow their teams, build out their products, and get serious about scale.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we caught up with four female founders building standout companies and helping shape the future of NYC tech. 

Tech:NYC issued the following statement on Governor Hochul’s launch of the FutureWorks Commission to build a vibrant AI ecosystem in New York.  

We caught up with Cherryrock Capital’s Adrianna Samaniego to discuss her career, how the industry can better unlock funding pathways for underinvested founders at scale, her tech stack, and much more.

This month, more than halfway through the program that’s building a pipeline of tech leaders who understand how our city runs, the Grid Fellows traveled to Washington, D.C for a deep dive into how policy decisions at every level of government affect New York’s innovation economy and beyond.

In honor of Black History Month, we caught up with seven Black founders from five startups who are shaping the NYC tech ecosystem and innovating to improve health, ecommerce, retail, and more.

We caught up with AlleyCorp’s Susannah Shipton to discuss her career, how her years working in operations have shaped her investment philosophy, her tech stack, and much more.

In February, the Grid Fellowship cohort gathered for a full-scale exploration of the physical, political, and institutional systems that keep one of the world’s largest cities moving.

You’ve got questions about tech in New York. We’ve got the people with answers.

Tech:NYC issued the following statement on Lisa Gelobter’s appointment as New York City’s Chief Technology Officer.

To kick off the year, and as a new mayoral administration gets underway, we caught up with founders from five NYC-based govtech companies who are helping cities engage residents, modernize systems, and turn emerging technologies into tools governments can actually use.

We caught up with B Capital’s Allen Duan to discuss his career, what’s in his tech stack, the top resources he recommends for early-stage founders, and much more.