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Published on April 10, 2025

Meet Live XYZ, the app that makes sure you’re always having fun

File this one under “Reasons to love NYC."

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Gaming Startup Statespace Raises $29M, Plans to Double Headcount

“Games are an amazing equalizer that anybody can participate in,” says Statespace founder and CEO Wayne Mackey. “And we can use them as a tool to leverage and enhance human learning, whether that’s in video games, in rehab, or medicine, or traditional sports.”

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Are Apps Becoming a Real Alternative to Music Lessons?

I learned guitar strumming along to CDs. But when attempting to learn piano at 43, I discovered I’m a lot busier than at 16.

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Why Every Growing Company Needs a Design System

Team members at Cedar responsible for the design refresh detailed what went into it, why the company went that direction and some of the challenges they faced.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Paxos, PayPal’s Crypto Partner, Raised $142M and Plans to Double Its Team

Paxos says it wants to double its current headcount of 130 people in the next year. It has more than 20 open tech positions right now.

Updated on April 10, 2025

What's in a dev team? A look at the developer traditions of 4 NYC tech companies

To get an idea of some of the traditions at NYC developer teams, we put on our anthropologist's hat and studied some NYC-based dev teams. Here's what we found:

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Round up your bill, feed the hungry with Spare NYC

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Bizzabo Raised $138M, Nasdaq Enforces Diversity, and More NYC Tech News

From revolutionizing how artists can share their new music to creating more diverse boardrooms, read Built In NYC’s weekly refresh to learn more about what last week brought to the NYC tech scene.

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Celonis Raises $290M and Hits $2.5B Valuation

Celonis announced today a $290 million Series C funding round that brings the company’s valuation to $2.5 billion.

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