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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

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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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Group - Grand Prize

NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge Winners Announced!

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Meet the 2023 Stern Venture Fellows!

SVF Summer Venture Associate applications are open!

On May 12th, the top startups from across NYU faced off at the Finals of the 2022-23 Entrepreneurs Challenge. It was standing room only as students, investors, and business leaders filled the halls at Stern to hear the finalist teams make their pitches for a combined $225K in seed funding and pro bono services.

After intense deliberation, Muse Tax, Vital Audio Systems, and StepWise took the day!

Made up of some of the most exciting new founders from across the NYU community, our 2023 cohort of fellows is working on diverse and exciting ventures that are looking to revolutionize the Health & Wellness space.

These fellows will spend 10 weeks growing their startup ventures with the guidance and support of NYU faculty and staff, alumni, and bi-coastal mentor community.

Interested in consulting with NYU startups this summer?

The Berkley Center is seeking Venture Associates with Finance, Product, Marketing, Sales, and Distribution channel experience to advise this summer’s cohort of Stern Venture Fellows in the Health & Wellness field. As a Venture Associate, you’ll have the chance to apply your technical know-how to real-world early-stage startup challenges.

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