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STARTUP STORIES

David Steinberger (MBA ‘07) is CEO of comiXology, a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics. He founded the company while at Stern where he won the Entrepreneurs Challenge. When comiXology rocketed to be a top grosser on the App Store, it caught Amazon’s attention and was acquired in 2014.
Janelle Benjamin (BS ‘01) is a serial entrepreneur and investor. She is one of the few Black female entrepreneurs to raise over $1 million in funding and successfully exit. She co-founded SuperData Research which was acquired by Nielsen in 2018.
While at Stern, Vikram Bhaskaran (MBA ‘09) co-founded Tote, a digital catalog app, and placed second in the 2009 Entrepreneurs Challenge. Among other features, Tote allowed users to save or pin items they liked. The team spun-off this popular tool and ultimately became Pinterest.
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Vishal Garg (BS' 98) is the founder of Better.com, an online mortgage startup that makes homeownership, simpler, faster and more accessible. Better.com recently raised $200 million in Series D financing and is now valued at roughly $4 billion.
David Steinberger (MBA ‘07) is CEO of comiXology, a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics. He founded the company while at Stern where he won the Entrepreneurs Challenge. comiXology caught Amazon’s attention and was acquired in 2014.
Janelle Benjamin (BS ‘01) is a serial entrepreneur and investor. She is one of the few Black female entrepreneurs to raise over $1 million in funding and successfully exit. She co-founded SuperData Research which was acquired by Nielsen in 2018.
While at Stern, Vikram Bhaskaran (MBA ‘09) co-founded Tote, a digital catalog app, and placed second in the 2009 Entrepreneurs Challenge. Among other features, Tote allowed users to save or pin items they liked. The team spun-off this popular tool and ultimately became Pinterest.

STERN'S RANKING AMONG TOP
B-SCHOOLS

8 TH
Stern is among the top 5 business schools for total equity raised by alumni entrepreneurs.

TOTAL FUNDING RAISED BY STERN STARTUPS

$ 4.36 BILLION
Stern entrepreneurs closed more than $1B in equity financing in 58 rounds.

AVERAGE ROUND SIZE RAISED BY NYU FOUNDERS

$ 45.85 MILLION
NYU startups closed a
total of 177 rounds.

TOTAL FUNDING RAISED BY NYU STARTUPS

$ 10.86 BILLION
NYU entrepreneurs raised more than $4B in combined funding.

*reflects 2021 fundraising activity. Sources: Pitchbook & Crunchbase

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Stern Venture Fellows

2023 Stern Venture Fellows Accelerator Applications are open!

Heliotrope wins in competition from U.S. Department of Energy

Stern Ranked #11 Overall by The Princeton Review!

Take your startup to the next level with the Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) program. With industry-specific coaching, customized workshops, speaker events, and a $10,000 non-dilutive personal stipend, SVF is the perfect way to make the most of your summer.

Focused on the Health & Wellness space, SVF is open to entrepreneurs in the field, including technology platforms, health devices, and community health and engagement solutions.

Founded by Minh Tran and Casey Bloomquist, current Entrepreneurs Challenge venture Heliotrope is the New York City Metro Regional Winner in the EnergyTech University Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Heliotrope now moves on to compete in the next phase of the competition where they will refine their market analysis and business opportunity before competing at a national pitch event.

The Princeton Review has released results of its Top Graduate Schools for Entrepreneurship 2023 ranking. This year, NYU Stern received the #3 spot on the Northeast graduate list and was ranked #11 overall.

Stern was ranked #4 in the Northeast and #21 overall just last year!

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