In some ways, Luis von Ahn is an unlikely founder for a language-learning company: The entrepreneur dreamed of being a math professor from a young age. But after he invented the now-ubiquitous reCAPTCHA service and sold it to Google, the computer science professor and entrepreneur set out to create something with tangible value to its end users. He also wanted to ensure it remained free.
Read MoreToday, Tech:NYC and WeWork are launching the Tech:NYC Founder House, a new partnership that will support New York’s early stage tech founders by providing them with opportunities to connect and collaborate with their peers, investors, and industry experts.
Read MoreThe fintech entrepreneur and angel investor Eric Glyman says it was a revelation to realize that for his clients, saving time was just as important as saving money.
Read MoreTo mark Mental Health Awareness Month, we talked to a group of NYC founders on what wellbeing means beyond the pandemic — and what more it’ll take to truly make mental health resources accessible to all.
Read MoreOn its face, New York City has never been an obvious home base for the drone industry — the busy, dense environment presents unique challenges for deploying the technology. But long-stalled updates to the city’s avigation statutes haven’t kept pace as drones evolved, and the technology holds a lot of potential to provide solutions that make NYC safer and more resilient.
Read MoreToday we’re excited to launch the Tech:NYC Jobs Board, a new centralized hub for every role currently open at more than 700 companies in the Tech:NYC member network.
Read MoreTo close out Black History Month, we spoke with a group of Black founders about growing their businesses in NYC and the work still left to do in cultivating a more inclusive industry year-round.
Read MoreTech:NYC released the following statement today announcing the return of founding Executive Director Julie Samuels as President and Executive Director:
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