New York is the country's financial capital, and its fintech and media companies grow directly out of Wall Street and the publishing/broadcast industries that were already there — not a separate tech scene bolted on. Columbia and NYU anchor the research side of a city dense enough that consumer-tech companies can test at a scale most regions can't.
Region Stats
Total firms
152
VC / investors
52
Companies
78
Universities
22
People
75
By Thesis
AI, Software & Cloud
18
Life Sciences, Biotech & MedTech
13
Fintech, Insurtech & Markets
13
Consumer & Retail
7
Known For
Fintech
Media
Consumer Tech
NYC