CompaniesNYC
3 recordsHealthcare & Life Sciences
Diode
● Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn startup using AI to design and manufacture printed circuit boards (PCBs) in the US — attacking one of the most overlooked layers of the tech stack (PCBs power smartphones, satellites, medical devices, autonomous systems). Founded ~2024. Customers include Physical Intelligence and Saronic; partnered with Anthropic to help Claude become a better electrical engineer. Ambition: make hardware as nimble as software.
Semiconductors / Hardware
Quantum Circuits Inc
● New Haven, CT
New Haven CT. Full-stack quantum computer using dual-rail encoding with superconducting cavities. IQT Summer 2024 investment. Yale spinout (Yale Quantum Institute). Dual-rail encoding enables improved error correction vs standard superconducting qubits. Series B $50M+ (2023).
Consumer / Retail
Warby Parker
● New York, NY
Direct-to-consumer eyewear company. NYC. First Round Capital + General Catalyst. IPO Sept 2021 at $6B. Co-founded at Wharton. Disrupted optical industry.