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$50K AI Pitch Day: applications open, June 12 deadline

May 27•Andrew Chang

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6 critiques investors won't tell you to your face

We gave 150 founders honest investor feedback. Here's what we kept saying.

May 19•Andrew Chang

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Startup Profile: Hazel - The AI Procurement Platform for Government Agencies

May 7

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Startup Profile: Meld

May 4•Anniqa Karmali

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Startup Profile: Connected-Stories

An AI-powered platform for real-time marketing content personalization

Apr 24•Courtney Bland

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Inside the 2026 AI Frontier Summit: Building, Selling and Leading in the Age of Agents

Apr 22•Andrew ChangCourtney Bland, and Bryce Yang

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Startup Profile: Sharely

Embedded FinTech infrastructure that enables tax-efficient stock donations directly within brokerage platforms

Apr 17•Betsy Goodfriend

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5 Patterns From Two Years of NYC VC Interviews

Every firm is different. Every conversation said the same five things

Apr 14•Andrew Chang

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Inncivio: Agentic revenue optimization layer for FinTechs to convert user activity into transactions

Apr 9•Betsy Goodfriend and Andrew Chang

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Introducing Beacon: Honest feedback from VC investors

Apr 7•Andrew Chang

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