NYC Venture Fellows
NYC Venture Fellows is a selective, international program to help successful entrepreneurs take their ventures to the next level. The program connects emerging business leaders from around the world with mentors from leading companies, increasing collaboration among startup and established businesses and encouraging national and international startups to locate and grow their businesses in New York City.
2012 NYC Venture Fellows
The deadline has passed to nominate candidates for the 2012 NYC Venture Fellows program. For more information on this program, please visit the NYC Venture Fellows website.
Established by NYCEDC in conjunction with Fordham University, the NYC Venture Fellows program is designed to:
- Assist successful entrepreneurs in scaling ventures that have the potential to create jobs in NYC
- Encourage international and non-NYC entrepreneurs to open offices in NYC
- Build connections among entrepreneurs, established NYC companies, and international businesses
The first class of NYC Venture Fellows was announced by Mayor Bloomberg on December 6, 2010. View photos of NYC Venture Fellows Week to see this year's crop of rising stars.
The inaugural class of Fellows includes 23 entrepreneurs from nine countries, including the leaders of fast-growing NYC-based ventures including Foursquare, Gilt Groupe, and SecondMarket. Other Fellows are international digital media pioneers, nonprofit entrepreneurs, and cleantech innovators from countries including China, Germany, and India. Find out more about NYC Venture Fellows Adam Green of Rocking the Boat and Rachel Lloyd of GEMS (Girls Educational & Mentoring Service) on the NYCEDC blog.
Mentors for the inaugural class are executives and leaders of world-class organizations such as Barclays, Lord & Taylor, MTV, NBC Universal, venture capital firms, universities, and more.
