
Dorm Room Fund’s Molly Fowler on finding founders “off the grid”
For the latest edition of the Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg speaker series, Molly Fowler, General Partner of Dorm Room Fund, shared lessons from her origins working in California politics, how DRF chooses promising founders, and what she hopes the future holds for the country’s original student venture fund.
Tech:NYC’s Statement on City of Yes Agreement
Tech:NYC President & CEO Julie Samuels released this statement on the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity agreement.
VC Spotlight: Nate Loewentheil, Commonweal Ventures
We caught up with Commonweal Ventures’ Nate Loewentheil to discuss his career, why he founded Commonweal Ventures, and why partnering with the government can be, in his words, powerful.
Please Meet: The SEEN 50
Tech:NYC and Visible Hands are thrilled to announce the inaugural SEEN 50 cohort of New York City-based underrepresented founders leading trailblazing startups.
Tech:NYC ✈️ Puerto Rico: 2024 SOMOS Recap
This year’s trip once again gave us an invaluable opportunity to connect with New York’s business, government, and advocacy communities as well as partners from Puerto Rico, all working toward expanding opportunities for Latino communities in New York and beyond.
We attended two Brian Chesky talks in two days. Here’s what we learned.
When the Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb (a Tech:NYC member!) told us he was spending a few days in New York recently, we decided to go all in.
Decoded Futures’ New Pilot: Driving AI Innovation in NYC’s Nonprofit Sector
Decoded Futures’ inaugural cohort of 22 education and workforce development nonprofits will work with AI experts at New York tech firms to expand the use of AI to the nonprofit sector.
VC Spotlight: Gabby Cazeau, Harlem Capital
We caught up with Harlem Capital’s Gabby Cazeau to discuss her career, what trends she’s seeing in the industry, and how Harlem Capital is working to “change the face of entrepreneurship.”