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Published on April 10, 2025

How BetterCloud Aims to Create a Better Community

Key team members reveal the multi-pronged approach they use to foster belonging and inclusion at BetterCloud.

Updated on April 10, 2025

‘Choose your own ad-venture’: Innovid raises $30M for customizable advertising

Anyone who’s watched “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” on Netflix can tell you: Interactive video is cool — and that’s what adtech company Innovid has been working on since they launched in 2007.

Updated on April 10, 2025

How Snap Maintained Its Startup Culture by Sticking to Startup Values

We sat down with some team members from Snap Inc.'s New York City office to find out how they connect to the company’s culture and mission. 

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Wholesale startup Boxed bulks up with $111M funding round

Boxed, an e-commerce startup that makes it easier to buy in bulk, is doing some bulking of its own.

Updated on April 10, 2025

Millennial media giant DEFY Media nabs $70M

DEFY Media, a digital producer focused on video content for millennials, has announced that it raised a $70 million Series B round.

Updated on April 10, 2025

A Brief History of Etsy on Its 10th Anniversary

Etsy, the Brooklyn-based online artisanal marketplace, is New York tech’s poster child. The company started as a virtual storefront for hipsters’ arts and crafts, and has since seen the largest VC-backed IPO to come out of New York City. Etsy has a $3.5B valuation to boot, defying the odds as a major player in tech’s ecommerce space.

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