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Miranda Perez Miranda Perez
Published on April 10, 2025

She Matters Gains $1.5M to Help Marginalized Parents During Postpartum

She Matters is an app that aims to help marginalized communities heal mentally and emotionally after giving birth.

Taylor Rose Taylor Rose
Updated on April 10, 2025

How These 4 NYC Companies Are Advancing Gender Equity In Tech

On Women’s Equality Day, women in tech share their journeys and how their current companies elevate them.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Now Licensed in NY and NJ, Lottery App Jackpocket Raises $50M

Jackpocket, the first and only licensed third-party app in the U.S. to provide official state lottery tickets, was recently approved for use in New York, one of the largest lottery markets. Now, the company plans to use this fresh funding to grow its team and expand into new jurisdictions.

Rachael Millanta Rachael Millanta
Updated on April 10, 2025

How Four Recently Funded NYC Tech Companies Plan To Invest Their Cash

Four newly-funded companies in the Big Apple have their eyes on the future.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Talkspace Is Donating Free Therapy to Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

The startup will be donating 1,000 months of free therapy to nurses, doctors and social workers working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.

Updated on April 10, 2025

'Adaptable and Open to Change': How Crossix Evolves Alongside Its Employees

We spoke with a few team members to learn how they have personally grown since joining Crossix and what makes the company an especially great place to thrive.

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Eva Roethler Eva Roethler
Updated on April 10, 2025

Do More Than Just Ride the Rainbow Wave

Pride is as much about doing the hard work of dismantling discrimination as it is about celebrating LGBTQIA+ culture

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Get social with NYC tech: 8 can't-miss Social Media Week events

Social Media Week has turned into a huge conference featuring talks from many of New York Tech's best and brightest. With the event set to kick off next week, we thought we’d dig through the more than 90 events and pull out the very best of the best. This is by no means a definitive list (you can find that here), but rather a curated list of the ones you cannot miss.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Telehealth Startup Calibrate Gets $100M From Tiger Global, Founders Fund

Calibrate has become a rising star in the weight loss space, and is in the midst of rapid growth. The company will use this fresh funding to double down on its direct-to-consumer product and grow its team, with more than 50 open tech positions available now.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Storage Startup MakeSpace Raises $55M as Demand Soars Amid Pandemic

MakeSpace handles every aspect of the storage process, from pick-up to delivery, and provides an app for users to keep an inventory and request specific items.

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