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The State of NYC Seed: Startup Trends & VC Data [REPORT]

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Key Findings & Data: Seed-Stage Overview: $291M across 175 NYC seed deals in 2015 (deals under $4.5M ” Media & Publishing Spurred by M&A Players: $326M invested into media/publishing startups in 2015. FinTech Prominent but Dollars Narrowly Focused: 2015 in NYC saw 96 total VC deals in fintech.

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Nobody Announces Their Seed Round Anymore and That’s a Mistake

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One aspect is demand-side: when the number of seed financings peaked in 2014–2015 timeframe , a new seed round stopped becoming “news,” and so it became less interesting for the press to actually report on these events. and hopefully media coverage?—?by What’s going on? Instead, following PR 101 to get the most bang?—?and

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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

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Next, look at the average revenue per user numbers (courtesy of Piktochart ) are listed below, and while this information is from 2015, it’s interesting to note the trends (Instagram projected to rise to $9 by 2020 according to Forbes ). In addition, look at Facebook’s revenue per user growth globally over the past few quarters.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update

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Most impressively, there seems to be a thriving startup of every flavor, with many more joining the list of Pillar Startups on the Guide in 2016 compared to 2015. More exciting, industry-leading companies. Want businesses with massive reach and international presence? Thought leadership originating in Boston.

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Announcing NextView Operator Guilds

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Pierre Valade is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sunrise , a mobile calendar app that was acquired by Microsoft in 2015 for more than $100 million. Responsibilities included TV advertising, consumer media channels, creative, PR, research, UI/UX, photography, and brand strategy. Back to Top).