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The NY Angel 100 is the first installment of an annual guide to the best early-stage funders in NY, published on Business Insider. The list includes both angels and Venture Capital firms as well as investors. Some of the people mentioned on the list include:
- Alex Ohanion- Y Combinator-Cofounder of Reddit. Ohanian also founded Breadpig and launched Hipmunk. Currently, he is the east coast ambassador for Y Combinator.
- Anu Duggal- Independent- co-founded Exclusively.In, a private sale e-commerce site focused on bringing the best of South Asian fashion, jewelry, and home decor to the global audience. Prior to Exclusively.In, Duggal co-founded The Tasting Room, a wine bar in India.
- Zach Klein-Founder Collective- Worked for Boxee until early 2011. Prior to Boxee he was an active partner at Connected Ventures and doubled as vice president of development for CollegeHumor. He co-founded Vimeo, DIY, and BustedTees. Klein is currently CEO and cofounder of DIY.
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