Tech:NYC

06/24/2022

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health:

06/21/2022

Internship programs have long served as a pathway into tech careers. But it's time to reimagine them to ensure they're truly accessible to all New Yorkers.

We've been building Tech Year NYC, a summer pilot program to do exactly that. Read more on our plans in today's New York Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-tech-equity-internships-20220621-lxjbw7n3z5btpehfr337hgucri-story.html

01/20/2022

Some big news to share: today we announced Jason Myles Clark has been appointed Tech:NYC’s next executive director!

Under his leadership, the organization will focus on scaling its impact and expanding its efforts to support tech and workforce development opportunities for New Yorkers across all five boroughs:

Jason Myles Clark takes the helm of the organization beginning January 24, 2022.

12/06/2021

When Tech:NYC was founded five years ago, there was a feeling the city's tech sector was a little nascent. But today — and what comes next — is a different story:

A replacement for founding executive director Julie Samuels will chart the organization's course forward

07/29/2021

After more than five years, our founding Executive Director Julie Samuels will transition out of her role. Our full statement:

Tech:NYC Executive Director Julie Samuels released a statement on the future of the organization’s leadership.

07/08/2021

NEW: for the latest episode of Talk:NYC, Julie spoke with POLITICO City Hall Bureau Chief Sally Goldenberg to download this week's results in the race for mayor — plus, what it was like keeping up with the campaign trail from Zoom and Twitter!

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

‎Show Talk:NYC, Ep Votes Are In: the NYC Mayoral Race with Sally Goldenberg - Jul 7, 2021

03/31/2021

To close out , we talked to four female founders who have charged ahead with plans to build new companies, regardless of the pandemic, as well as how the tech sector can better support women entrepreneurs.

For our latest Companies to Watch, meet Alula Inc., Realm, Stuf Storage, and Praxis Labs: https://bit.ly/3fcst44

02/27/2021

As we close out , we talked with a group of Black founders in NYC about working through a year of COVID-19 and what we need to do in cultivating a more inclusive sector year-round. Check it out: http://bit.ly/3pZsCcw

02/18/2021

TOMORROW: we're talking with Harlem Capital managing partner Jarrid Tingle about his firm's mission to invest in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years.

We'll discuss his thoughts on diversity as an asset class, dual cultural-financial returns on his investments, the impacts of COVID-19 on his investing, and more.

RSVP to join us tomorrow, 2/18 at 6pm ET: http://bloom.bg/3q4HxDl

01/08/2021

NEW: together with our peers in cities across the country — sf.citi, sea.citi, TechUnited:NJ, LA-Tech.org, and Austin Tech Alliance — we released a statement in response to the insurrection at the Capitol this week.

It's a statement for every individual who works in the tech sector to reaffirm their commitment to—and their belief in—democracy.

Sign on here: bit.ly/techresponds