As part of Mayor Bloomberg's "Made in NY" tech initiative, the city has compiled a registry of close to 1,000 city startups. The startups on the list are those that have harnessed the creative energy of the city, according to Metro US. One of the profiled startups is Songza, a music-streaming [Full Story…]
NY #Fashion Startup Receives $780K Seed Round
December 14, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Fashion startup Material Wrld just received a seed round of $780,000, led by Great Oaks VC, the same investor that backed other e-commerce businesses including Warby Parker, Modcloth and Bonobos. TechCrunch reported that SunBridge Startups, ImproVista, and several angel investors also participated [Full Story…]
NY Entrepreneur Finds Little Help in Washington
August 22, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Neil Blumenthal, a founder of the NY-based online eye wear company Warby Parker, told the New York Times recently that Washington lawmakers are uncomfortable talking about technology. One senator he spoke to didn’t know what the term 'Web developer' meant. Blumenthal went to Capital Hill to talk [Full Story…]
Online Eyeglasses Shop Warby Parker to Open SoHo Store
July 8, 2011 at 7:14 am
Warby Parker, the NY-based online eyewear shop, is preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar store this year in SoHo, expanding on their current appointment-only showroom. Co-founder Neil Blumenthal said, "We want to be the first fashion brand that got its start online." The company has [Full Story…]
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