Semiconductors / HardwareNew York City

Warby Parker

Semiconductors / Hardware · 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.

Founded

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New York City

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People

About NYC

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 238

VC / investors 78

Companies 132

Schools 28

Known For

Fintech

Media

Consumer Tech