New York City is continuing to make its mark in the startup community.
In the last year, big-name companies spent $8.3 billion on mergers and acquisition deals in 100 New York-based startups, according to a recent report by PrivCo.
That tally put New York right behind the heart of the tech industry, Silicon Valley, where 226 deals totaled $21.5 billion.
After speaking with VCs and entrepreneurs, and scoping out AngelList, we selected 25 early stage startups that are generating a lot of buzz in the tech community.
Modern Guild is helping prepare students for college and their careers
Startup: Modern Guild
Year Founded: 2012
Founder: Adrien Fraise
Concept: An online platform that connects high school and college students with mentors. In either an eight- or ten-week course, students must meet with their mentors and participate in customized career-building exercises.
Location: New York, NY
Funding: $500 thousand seed from investors including Jawbone founder Alex Asseily
Why You Should Care: Preparing for life is just as important as preparing for college. That's why Modern Guild helps high school students prepare for college, and helps college students prepare for the working world.
Blue Apron is taking the pain out of cooking
Startup: Blue Apron
Year Founded: 2012
Founders: Matt Salzberg, Ilia Papas, and Matthew Wadiak
Concept: Monthly subscription service for fresh ingredients.
Location: New York, NY
Funding: $800,000 from Nat Turner, Zach Weinberg, Seamless founder Jason Finger, Eric and Alan Gould, Graph Investments, and James Moran.
Why You Should Care: Blue Apron helps people discover the joy of cooking by removing all the friction from the process except the clean up. It sends you ingredients for three meals per week, along with seasonal recipes from top chefs.
PopTip harnesses information from social networks to give you crowdsourced news
Startup: PopTip
Year Founded: 2012
Founder: Kelsey Falter
Concept: PopTip captures and analyzes activity on social networks to give you relevant news in real-time. Brands and marketers can also conduct polls via social networks, and get instant feedback.
Location: New York, NY
Funding: $1 million+ from TechStars, Lerer Ventures, Softbank, RSE Ventures, David Tisch, Ori Allon, LeeAnn Daly, Scott Belsky, Soraya Darabi, Amer Rehman, and Tricia Black
Why You Should Care: PopTip is aiming to make feedback more transparent and easier to sort through for brands and marketers. It's an incredibly powerful tool for brands to figures out what their customers are interested in.
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