New York City Economic Development Corporation

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. 

Calling all food & beverage operators and architectural designers! NYCEDC is seeking expressions of interest in developing, operating and maintaining a F&B anchor at MADE Bush Terminal’s historic Café Building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Built in 1906, the building dutifully carried out its purpose of serving industrial waterfront employees’ needs throughout the 20th century. Today, the building presents a tremendous opportunity for a visionary operator to serve as a vital node for workers and park visitors alike in the emerging MADE Bush Terminal Campus. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ekEzXDtB

💥100 Gold Call to Action —> Transform government offices into housing💥 ✅The #NYCEDC, has launched an #RFP to redevelop this outdated 1960’s-era government building into more than 1,000 new homes—a major step in NYC’s #ManhattanPlan announced by Mayor Adams —> https://lnkd.in/eXzaC4Mi 🏙️Situated on a 95K SF parcel near 13 subway lines, the PATH, and NYC Ferry, 100 Gold offers a rare opportunity to turn an underutilized #government site into thriving, mixed-income #housing at the crossroads of the Financial District, the Seaport, and Civic Center 💰Proceeds from the #sale will fund agency #office relocations and unlock public benefits, including #affordable housing, all without public subsidy 👏Developers, city #builders, neighborhood #institutions and #community partners - let’s be bold to shape the next chapter for this site and our City! A huge thank you to NYC agency partners for coming together to envision and execute on this opportunity ✅Responses due June 5, 2025 —> https://lnkd.in/eD3_nU5b New York City Economic Development Corporation New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Office of the Mayor of New York City

This summer, the NYC Startup and Venture Capital Internship Programs will connect talented New Yorkers with opportunities to break into the city’s tech startup and venture capital ecosystems. NYCEDC is proud to partner with leading organizations to make these programs possible: NYC Startup Internship Program presented by Company Ventures , Blackstone Launchpad, Tech:NYC , and The City University of New York. NYC VC Internship Program presented by Supermomos , Everywhere Ventures, and CUNY Whether you’re a startup, a VC firm, a mentor, or an aspiring intern, there’s a role for you! Check out the application deadlines below, and learn more at https://lnkd.in/e8ytQWFd. - March 14: Application deadline – VC Interns 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e7yPpzHQ - March 31: Application deadline – VC Host Companies 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e6qGgEer - March 31: Application deadline – VC Mentors 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3jDMqkj - May 30: Application deadline – Startup Mentors 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e-w2thjW

We're delivering over 1000 mixed-income homes for New Yorkers! In partnership with NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development, we released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a city-owned site on 100 Gold Street in Lower Manhattan to transform into a mixed-income residential with over 1000 units, 25% of them required to be affordable. This initiative builds off Mayor Adams 2025 State of the City address where he announced his ambitious plan to address the city's housing crisis and deliver more affordable housing for New Yorkers. https://lnkd.in/esR2Pnzq Proposals are due no later than June 5th, 2025. For more visit: https://lnkd.in/eQv_24cF

TED Conferences and New York City have always been places where culture, tech, science, and bold ideas intersect to spark meaningful conversations. We’re proud that TED calls NYC home and New York City stands ready to be a partner in keeping this global hub of ideas right here in NYC. We’re proud to share our letter of support to TED Curator Chris Anderson.