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NYU-Poly i2e Initiatives – Quick Facts

  • 46 startup companies plus 3 virtual participants currently at 2 sites: Hudson Square and DUMBO
  • 28 companies “graduated” to larger NYC headquarters or were acquired (5)
  • $55 million in new capital raised (venture capital, angel funds, friends & family, grants) by incubator companies
  • 600 new jobs created (full-time and part-time employees, consultants, interns) by incubator companies
  • Includes 15 student interns who have transitioned to full-time employees
  • Companies whose founders are NYU and NYU-Poly faculty, students, or alumni include:

NYU-Poly

  •     BLDG BLOK
  •     Digital Assembly
  •     SyntheZyme (graduate)
  •     two lines and a dot
  •     LifeEnsured (graduate)
  •     Pixel506
  •     Roomscaper
  •     Evolving Technologies Corporation

NYU

  •     Hotlist (graduate)
  •     InclineHQ
  •     LifeDots
  •     nRelate (graduate)
  •     SpotlessCity (graduate)
  •     Streets of Walls
  •     TapCommerce
  •     Torch Films (graduate)
  •     zenplaya

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Varick Street Incubator (Includes NYC ACRE)
137 Varick Street, SoHo

Opened July 2009 at 160 Varick Street in SoHo with the New York City Economic Development Corp. and Trinity Real Estate.

The first NYC-supported incubator

Moved from 160 Varick Street to current location in January 2012

27 physical plus 3 virtual current companies

64 work stations, 97% occupied

Companies whose founders are NYU and NYU-Poly faculty, students or alumni:

  • Digital Assembly
  • Hotlist (graduate)
  • Life Ensured
  • SyntheZyme
  • nRelate

Find out more about the Varick Street Incubator. 

NYC ACRE at NYU-Poly

Among the companies at 137 Varick Street are 10 cleantech companies of the New York Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE). Another 8 have graduated. Since its inception in 2009, NYC ACRE startups have raised more than $22 million in capital and created 100 full-time jobs.

NYC ACRE is New York City’s first and preeminent cleantech incubator, seeded by a four-year, $1.5 million grant from NYSERDA and operated by Polytechnic Institute of New York University. Partners include the New York City Investment Fund, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, NYU, Columbia University and Pratt Institute.

In addition to its support of incubator companies, NYC ACRE grows an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, international companies and innovative local businesses that provide solutions to climate and energy issues. NYC ACRE’s goals include advancing the city as a role model for a low carbon future and growing the cleantech/renewable energy sector and creating technology jobs in New York City.

For more information, visit www.nyacre.com.

DUMBO Incubator
20 Jay Street, Brooklyn

The DUMBO Incubator opened in January 2012 under the sponsorship of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and Two Trees Management. It is operated by NYU-Poly and fosters digital media, mobile and digital gaming startups. It provides a locus in DUMBO for programming and seminars aimed at the growing local tech community.

19 current tenant companies

Graduated company: TENDIGI

Capacity: 32 work stations

For more information, visit poly.edu/business/incubators/dumbo.