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🌟 Congrats to the April 2026 Series A cohort 🌟 Joyful Health @ZenskarHQ @usemonk @amperoshealth Fathom Therapeutics Manifest OS @Cybord_AI @clarasight_ @Blockworks @photonhealth blog.technyc.org/news/series-a-…

🌟 Congrats to the April 2026 Series A cohort 🌟 @openfx_ Yuzu Health Natter Mosaic Modus @sellwithnas Ilant Heath Haast Decision Science Advisors Auctor Artemis blog.technyc.org/news/series-a-…

In April 2026, 21 NYC-based companies raised over $600 million in Series A funding. 🚀 Tech:NYC has the full breakdown on the cohort including total funding amounts across all rounds and what this means for the NYC start-up ecosystem. 🔗blog.technyc.org/news/series-a-…

Scott Birnbaum, founder at @RedSeaVentures, knows what it takes to build something real. In our latest #VCSpotlight, we caught up with Scott to discuss his career, the consumer tech sector, the top resources he recommends for founders: blog.technyc.org/news/vc-spotli…

New York Fintech Week kicks off today, and it arrives at a moment when the city’s fintech ecosystem is looking a lot like core economic infrastructure. 👉 New York fintech companies raised more than $7.8 billion across 372 VC deals in 2025, following $7.2 billion across 401 deals in 2024, according to @PitchBook data. And the sector has already logged more than $5.2 billion across 113 deals this year alone. As fintech founders, investors, and operators gather across the city this week, we caught up with four builders shaping the future of finance to find out where the sector goes next. For this edition of Companies to Watch, meet: 🗽 @nmgav, founder, @Aboon4Business 🗽 @fridaleibo, founder, @DebbieRewards 🗽 @fintechaaron, founder, @Rhythmic_io 🗽 @SamBroner, founder, @bettermoney_co More ➡️ blog.technyc.org/news/companies…

“I want to make it here!” 🗽 @anitakirkovska, Head of Growth at @vellum_ai spoke with us about why she moved to NYC and what it means to live and build in the greatest city in the world.

Wandering through the office this week, I keep catching engineers and sales reps asking each other what "Cloh-d" thinks. A few of them have really committed to the accent. None of them know Claude Shannon lived at 51 W 11th, walked to Bell Labs on West Street every night in the 1940s, and wrote the paper every AI on earth runs on — a few blocks from where they're standing. Claude's a New Yorker. Someone should tell them. I'm gonna tell them.

AI Demos is back for April! Join us on Thursday, April 23 in NYC for live demos from: ⭐️ @Justworks ⭐️ @Clay ⭐️ @Cognition ⭐️ @normativeai ⭐️ @WindmillDev ⭐️ North RSVP here: luma.com/i8v2cmvk?tk=kK… #NYCAIDemos

New Yorkers work hard and play hard ⛹️‍♀️ Jenny Wen, Head of Design at @claudeai spoke with us about why she choose New York and the NYC-based company she thinks we should all know about.

The lineup is officially set for the next NYC AI Demos from @TechNYC, @runpensar, and @TwoTreesNY! Join us at The Refinery at Domino on April 23 as we spotlight the AI startup stack with demos from @justworks, @cognition, @normativeai, @clay, @trywindmill, and North.Cloud Smash that registration button ➡️ luma.com/i8v2cmvk

New York’s Bryant Park Announces 2026 Free Summer Concert Schedule variety.com/2026/music/new…

If you’re in SF today and want to chat about NYC, startups, tech, AI or just want a coffee, swing by the @obviously_nyc bodega at HumanX! Also HMU if you want to hang.

Yes, we built an NYC bodega in SF! And yes, there’s even a bodega cat. We’re serving up hot coffee and fresh NYC startups all week at #HumanX2026 Stop by booth #131 to say hi! 👋🗽 #ObviouslyNYC @NYCEDC

Also here’s a preview of the bodega I worked on for @TechNYC @obviously_nyc’s very human HumanX booth!! Come say hi to me and have a coffee!

Obviously NYC has landed in SF! 🍎 Check us out all week at @HumanXCo conference, we'll be serving up the freshest ideas and news from the Big Apple in booth #131. #ObviouslyNYC

PACKED house here at The Refinery at Domino for our Restaurant Week-themed NYC AI Demos event with @TechNYC, @runpensar, and @TwoTreesNY!

Allen Duan, Partner at @BCapitalGroup, is this month’s #VCSpotlight. 💡 We caught up with Allen to discuss his career, what’s in his tech stack, the top resources he recommends for early-stage founders, and much more. Read More: blog.technyc.org/news/vc-spotli…

Our next NYC AI Demo is this Thursday, Jan 29, timed with NYC Restaurant Week! Join hundreds of the city's top technologists, founders, and investors for live food and hospitality-themed demos from @DoorDash, @runwayml, @blackbird, and more. Register: aidemos.org

Congratulations to @datarails who have raised $70 million in Series C funding! 👏 @OnePeakPartners led the round and was joined by Vertex Growth, @Vintage_Inv, Zeev Ventures, and others.

NYC 🤝 AI Fantastic AI demos this evening from @waymo @openrouter, @promptfoo, @slingshotai_inc, @ai_pensar, and @descopeinc! It's clear the demand for real-time, unfiltered AI demos in NYC is enormous, and that New York is building AI with urgency. Stay tuned for 2026! 🗽 @obviously_nyc