New York City Economic Development Corporation

The Harlem African Burial Ground is the resting place for freed and enslaved New Yorkers from the 1600s until the 1880s. Our Senior Project Manager Saradine Pierre highlights the ongoing efforts to honor and preserve this historic site as we move forward with archaeological work and plans for future development.

This week, NYCEDC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Kushner participated in a panel discussion about how middle market companies are navigating uncertainty. She highlighted the current strength of New York City’s diverse economy and our ongoing workforce development programs, among other initiatives.   Many thanks to Crain's New York Business and Citizens for a great event.

Big ideas need big support. That’s why we’re welcoming a new cohort of bold, brilliant, and slightly obsessive founders into the Newlab community in Brooklyn through the 2025 Founder Fellowship with New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Bank of America. From reducing microplastic pollution to developing green living infrastructure, our cohort of 15 companies are tackling some of the world’s toughest challenges—and they’re just getting started. ThermoVerse, Podium Automation, NANOPLUME, Integrated Dynamics, Dollaride, Ivu Biologics, Moby, Baleena, demi, Rebundle, Plantaer, Mira Intel, Building Diagnostic Robotics, Gel Matter, and Floe, Inc. are here to build, break, experiment, and push their ideas into the real world. And at Newlab, that’s exactly what we do best—help innovators turn wild ambition into tangible impact. Welcome to the community, let’s make some magic.

IT'S OFFICIAL - we've officially chosen our third cohort for VHNYC! This fellowship will provide $10K in non-dilutive funding to 15 founders from the 5 NYC boroughs whose rich voices and diverse perspectives will elevate the city to higher levels of opportunity and success. Click the link below to read and learn more about each founder! https://lnkd.in/d9gh3JWG #work #startups #founders #VHNYC

Yesterday’s inaugural Choose NYC Summit brought together local Economic Development Organizations from NYC's business and industrial districts, city officials, and esteemed trade officers and consulates representing 30+ countries. The day’s presentations and activities explored business attraction strategies and various ways to support domestic and international companies in their expansion/relocation to New York City. Many thanks to all who attended! Learn more about #ChooseNYC at https://choose.nyc/. 

Introducing our 2025 Founder Fellows! This year, Gold House Ventures teamed up with New York City Economic Development Corporation to empower tech start-ups in the Greater NYC area, with funding, networking, business development workshops, and more. 💸 Our accelerator program has evolved over the past five years, but its core has stayed the same: to provide the next generation of diverse founders with the tools and resources they need to succeed. Thank you to our esteemed judging panel this season: Arjun Sethi, Tribe Capital; Bryan Kim, a16z; Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures; Eurie Kim, Forerunner Ventures; Sarah Wang, a16z; and Wesley Chan, FPV Ventures. Gold House Ventures invests sector-agnostic in industry-shifting startups, working with the best-in-class, high-growth companies to accelerate their success. Swipe through to learn a fun fact or two about each company, and head to the link in bio to learn more about Founder Fellowship! Airboxr (Saptarshi Nath, Shubham Kaushal) Book An Author (Yobe Qiu, Serena Y. Li) Brick (Sebastian Sheng, Nick Talbott) Circle Health AI (Moe Chowdhury, Keshav Vasudevan) Crossingz (Georgiana Dragu, Mehmet Tascioglu) Dart Technologies (Michael Chow, Monica Chow) Giftpack (Archer Chiang, Caroline Sun) Imera (Liesel Vaidya, Victoria Ter-Ovanesyan) Khoobi (Sabeen Khan, Vincent Li) LegalEase (Roger Roman, Lawrence Blackmon) Owle AI (Breana Patel, Fan Keng Sun) Raycaster (YC F24) (Anthony Humay, Levi Lian) Root Access (Samarpita Chowdhury, Ryan Eppley) Rurban (formerly Roots Studio) (Rebecca Hui) Sphere (Serge Luncar, Stefaniya Barabanava) Sugarwork (Vanessa Liu, Judith Williams) Tarragon Systems (Ricky Chen, Tess Harper, Nick Anderson) Turmerik (Ayushi Sinha)

We are incredibly excited to announce the 2025 Boost Founder Fellowship cohort! Company Ventures is proud to support 15 startups tackling critical challenges across a range of industries, from AI-powered communications to sustainable finance. We were blown away by these exceptional founders and we cannot wait to work with them. In partnership with New York City Economic Development Corporation, the Boost Founder Fellowship provides mentorship, community, and tailored programming to help early-stage, first-time founders refine their business models and prepare for fundraising. A warm welcome to Catherine Wang, Rose Huang, Emeka Kanu, Trisha Goyal, Kathryn Thiele AIA CSI, Samir Pendse, Nizar Dhamani, Ayan Roy, Bonnie Gurry, Elizabeth Landau, Sarah Donnelly Patel, Shivangi Khanna, Sophie Jewsbury, Roger Lin, Nini Fan MBA., M.S, Yanjiao Zhou, John Taylor Garner, Anuj Patel, Roma Vishwanath-Deutsch, MS, Mary P., Jason Scoon, Echo Wu. 🔗 Learn more about the cohort and their ventures at https://lnkd.in/dqFuf78C

👩🏾💻🗽Entrepreneurship is the bedrock of NYC's economy and New York City Economic Development Corporation is proud to support tech entrepreneurs in their journey to impact and success. ✨ We are officially welcoming 75 startups selected for our 2025 Founder Fellowship. This is the 4th installment of Founder Fellowship and a huge collaboration with our five operators Company Ventures Chloe Capital Newlab Visible Hands Gold House, and OpenAI and Lex Mundi. ✨ 📢The 2025 Fellows will join a robust network of more than 160 companies that have completed the program since 2022. During past cohorts, alumni Fellows collectively hired more than 100 new employees, raised more than $22M, and increased their combined company valuation by over $160M. 💵💵 📸 Check out the full list of 2025 Founder Fellows here: https://lnkd.in/eJ_mHwXp Congrats to Fernando Montejo Daria Siegel for their continuous smarts on one of EDC's premier programs! #FounderFellowship #NYCStartups #NYCEDC #VentureAccessNYC #entrepreneurship

I believe the future economy is female, diverse and fair. Nowadays it sounds naive, but we aren’t quitters. On International Women’s Day, Women.NYC co-hosted with the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College the NYC’s screening of: Lilly. A feature film based on the activist behind the Fair Pay Act. It’s scary to think that it was passed by the congress just in 2009 and how fragile the battles we thought were once won are. Watch the movie, not only for the 13+ independent film awards it has, but because “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905 Changemakers in action: Alexandra Martinez Sofia Mussa Colleen Bataille Laurel LeFebvre New York City Economic Development Corporation Wocstar | B Corp Certified

🎉 We were proud to officially welcome the 2025 Founder Fellows at this week’s kickoff celebration! Many thanks to all who attended, including the 75 selected startups, investors, and various tech and community leaders. Together, we’re building a more diverse and equitable tech ecosystem across New York City. Learn more about this year’s participants at https://lnkd.in/ezf8bQQH.