NYC Startups
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in New York.
Gavin Becker
Currently at the intersection of business strategy, product design and software development making things people love.
Susan McPherson
Investor
Founder & CEO of McPherson Strategies, a marketing/social good consultancy. Writer, angel investor, speaker & philanthropist. Host bi-weekly CSRChat on Twitter.
Johnny Ayers
Founder @socure • Worked at @ibm, @eiabroad • Studied at @boston-college
Tyler Willis
Investor
Tech Executive & Angel Investor. I helped build growth teams at Involver (2M customers, acquired by Oracle), BranchOut (30M users) & Hired ($3B+ in job offers).
Calvin Wong
Investor
EVP Ad Sales & Pubs, COO @mediaspike; SVP Ad Sales/BusDev, co-founder @community-connect-inc sold to Radio One, • EVP Sales, Ops & Product; COO @appssavvy
Matt Wyndowe
Investor
Head of Product Partnerships @uber. Previously Product @facebook New York, Product Mgr @facebook Games, Director of BD at @facebook, @stanford-university MBA/d.school.
Arunan Sri
Investor
Business Development @pivotal-software • Founded @card-robot & @clohost-com • Investor @securacoin • Worked at @xtreme-labs, @salesforce & @thomson-reuters
Handan Selçuk
Co-Founder @soundtap • Worked at @cisco @general-electric • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley, @san-jose-state-university
Diverse business background with entrepreneurial drive. a Networking Ninja - Web Enthusiast - a Connector
Marco DeMeireles
Investor
Investor at Technology Crossover Ventures, ex-MS & @WilliamsCollege. Personally co-invested alongside TCV in @ActOnSoftware @minted @spotify @Swagbucks.
Seth Blank
Founder @yourtrove-acquired-by-live-nation. Former CEO @dbix, COO @simpli-hosting. Helped scale @gdgt, @songkick, @justin-tv. Advisor @pubnub and @indinero.
Kristal Bergfield
I run Biz Ops @ordrin. Advsr @pannacooking. Fmr @stellaservice @americanexpress @waggeneredstrom. Went to U of Oregon (Go Ducks!) & NYU Stern.
Duncan Cork
Head of Product @neongrid. Co-founder @slated. Founder and Exec Creative Director of @katharsis.
http://slatedblog.posterous.com
Scott Sage
Investor
VC at @dfj-esprit; Angel Investor & Startup Advisor
http://scottsage.tumblr.com/
Shashank V Singh
Investor
Advisor @bidstalk Worked at @ibm, @deloitte • Investor @underground-cellar @paintzen @boostable, @lumoid @verdict @vouch-financial
Jonathan Kule
Storefront
Ryan O'Connor
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Jake Dwyer
Investor
Operations @handy-1 , former CEO of Instinctiv (acquired by @soundcloud), @dartmouth-college-1, @cornell-university MBA 2010, @merrill-lynch alum
Erik Stettler
Investor
Worked at @socialatom-ventures • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @pomona-college
http://www.borderlines.co
Steve Kupfer
Investor
Connecting front line school district executives with best in class emerging technologies.
Georges Clement
Native New Yorker. Graduate of University of Wisconsin. Education Product Manager at General Assembly.
Birk Nilson
Chief Architect & Co-Founder of Tictail. Previously a Technical Lead at Stardoll.
Ben Weiss
Investor
EIR @two Sigma Ventures and CEO @bowery-financial
former @opera Solutions, @stocktwits, @Social Leverage, @greylock-partners; @insead-1, @cornell-university
http://www.weissben.com
Ishan Mukherjee
Worked at @kiva-systems, @amazon
Anthony Gabriele
VP new business at @dow-jones. Former head mobile music @amazon, luxury marketing @ahalife, ex @walt-disney-imagineering. @harvard-university.
Charles Amadon
Investor
Director, Business Development @ Bill.com
Karthik Naralasetty
Founder and CEO Socialblood.org • Staples Ashoka Youth Entrepreneur 2011• Kairos Impact Fellow 2013.
Maggie Burns
Operations at Breather
Crystal C. Yan
BD + Marketing at FiscalNote. Previously at ACCION, StackMob (acquired by PayPal), Standard Chartered Bank, and Infosys.
http://crystaly.wordpress.com
Jerimiah Lee Lancaster
Leading Biz Dev at @updater, formerly Dir of Biz Dev @the-resumator • Studied at @university-of-pittsburgh
Pranay Srinivasan
Founder/CEO, @sourceeasy
Sales / Product / Survival.
Startup Leadership, #500Strong
http://www.utekkare.com
David Smith
Investor
Versatile business leader for growth/startup digital companies. @duke and @Wharton MBA. Led large traditional media business + startup digital teams.
Paul Ratajczyk
Investor
Business & Operations @secondmarket
Daniell Robertson
Made in England. Millennial. BA + MBA from @rollins-college. Mobile Strategy + Biz Dev at @adroll.
Dwight Churchill
Sales Engineer @localytics • Previously @taboola
Alvaro Gonzalez-Noain Larrinaga
Investor
Founder bepretty • Worked at @floqq • Studied at @berkeley-college
Stu Libby
Co-Founder Solve Media. Advisor to multiple venture backed media start-ups. Previously sales exec @ Google & DoubleClick
Cam Burley
Entrepreneur Extraordinaire. Founded Wi.U, CEO at Primo. McDonough School of Business @ Georgetown Univ grad.
Tamar Weinberg
Professional Hustler. Revenue Generation. Marketing Strategy. Customer Happiness. BizDev. Operations. Former (6th hire) @mashable. Former writer @lifehacker.
http://www.techipedia.com
Renny McPherson
Investor
Co-founder RedOwl Analytics. @usmc vet, @hbs alum, @harvard-university alum
William A
Corp & Startup Experience in Bus. Devel., Sales, Marketing, Fundraising. Sectors: Fin Svcs, SaaS (Real Estate), Banking, Alternatives.
Sergio Aguirre
Biz Dev Manager @cision-u-s Previously, Freelance @DigitalDUMBO, Sr. Buyer @opensky, Buyer @wholefoodsnyc, Music Producer @opticnervetv, Founder @eventvibe
http://www.krop.com/sergioaguirre/
Avi Levine
Founder AppApp - Advanced Payment Program • Worked at @bonobos, @equinox-luxury-fitness-club • Studied at @bryant-university
Jason Blanck
Senior Manager, Business Development @american-express
Investor @boefly Incubated by @general-electric @omd
Founder @broodr, Former @fancy
Wally (Yingxiao) Wang
Investor
Investor at @china-growth-capital, Worked @pebble , @microsoft and @lattice-engines, Studied @nyu-stern-school-of-business, Advisor @ several startups in NY.
http://www.nyc-ceo.com