Varick Street
Companies
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Information Technology
Social Media
Business Development
Sustainability/CleanTech
- Anellotech
- DG Energy Partners
- Energy Solutions Forum
- Energex Technologies
- Enertiv
- HEVO
- HonestBuildings
- Radiator Labs
- Subway Labs
- SyntheZyme
eCommerce/Real Estate
Education
Anellotech
Anellotech is a newly formed company developing a one-step thermochemical technology to produce high-value, high-volume, high-commodity petrochemicals from renewable resources at low cost. The company's catalytic fast pyrolysis process, or "CPF," will convert cellulosic biomass into benzene, toluene and xylenes, or "BTX," at lower cost than petroleum-derived BTX. Compared to competitors' complicated multi-step biological, thermo chemical or combination processes to make biofuels, Anellotech's one-step process is far simpler and yields higher-value products that are compatible with current distribution systems. Anellotech plans to build the first plants with strategic partners, then license the technology and supply proprietary catalysts to licensees. Anellotech's first small-scale production plant is expected to be online in 2014.
David Sudolsky, President and CEO
dsudolsky@anellotech.com
www.anellotech.com
Base One International Co.
Base One specializes in building high performance, web-enabled database applications. The company produces its own line of software developer tools and provides consulting services related to the development of software-as-a-service applications. Base One's customers have included the U.S. Government and Fortune 500 companies in finance, insurance, media, and communications. The company holds a number of U.S. patents on its technologies for distributed computing and high-precision arithmetic. As a pioneer in rapid application development tools for distributed processing and large scale databases, Base One has had the opportunity to refine its Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio offerings over years of continuous production use in real world applications.
Steven Asherman, Founder
sasherman@boic.com
www.boic.com
Bounce Exchange
"Bounce Exchange™ is a customer acquisition and conversion tool that gives eCommerce sites the power to target abandoning visitors with content that pushes them down the conversion funnel. The tool is built around its proprietary “Exit-Intent” technology that uses a flagship combination of invisible javascript receptors, mouse gestures, and cursor acceleration to determine when a visitor is exiting a website. This “final opportunity real estate" fires at the least invasive moment of a visitor’s session, resulting in unprecedented engagement with a lowered bounce rate."
Cole Sharp, Co-Founder
cole@bounceexchange.com
Ryan Urban, Co-Founder
ryan@bounceexchange.com
Andreas Spartalis, Co-Founder
andreas@bounceexchange.com
Content Galaxy
Content Galaxy is building a better way to buy and sell instructional videos, news event videos, and other types of specialized content. The system is a web hosting service for premium collections of digital content, ranging from streaming video to downloadable files. It provides a platform for creating paid channels that pool together similar material from many different sources. Participants are compensated on the basis of actual subscriber usage. This model of all-you-can-eat subscriptions with rapid crediting of micro-payments to content providers makes large-scale micro-commerce in video streaming practical and appealing. Content Galaxy fills the gaps between Netflix's approach to high-end Hollywood productions, the iTunes item-by-item purchasing model, and YouTube's free, ad-sponsored clips
Steven Asherman, President and CTO
info@contentgalaxy.com
www.contentgalaxy.com
CourseHorse
CourseHorse is the first marketplace that makes it easy to discover, compare and enroll in trusted local classes (cooking, Spanish, finance, etc). We work with established education providers to curate a mix of the city's best classes, and we enable learners to book their spots directly online. We won NYU's Venture Competition and have been growing quickly since - so far, we've partnered with over 500 class providers, totally over 20,000 classes.
Katie Kapler, Founder
Nihal Parthasarathi, Founder
info@coursehorse.com
www.coursehorse.com
Cyborg Trading Systems
Cyborg Trading Systems develops automated trading technology for financial firms. Our diverse client base includes hedge funds, brokers, banks and professional traders.
Our algorithm engineers have deep domain expertise in both algorithmic trading and mission critical software development, effectively eliminating traditional communication barriers between traders and programmers. The team works closely with clients from initial design to deployment in order to create highly customized, complex algorithms for all asset classes.
contact@cyborgtrading.com
www.cyborgtrading.com
DG Energy Partners
DG Energy Partners (DGEP) is a solar industry focused financial advisory firm offering financial tools, training and deal support. The professionals at DGEP understand the complexity and the intricacies involved in financing solar projects and bring that understanding to our clients. DGEP provides a full suite of services from market research to capital sourcing and deal structuring. Whether you are a developer looking to enhance your existing capabilities, an EPC seeking outside support in order to focus on your core business, or a property owner in need of unbiased advice, DGEP has the knowledge, skills and experience to meet your needs.
Michael Dellagalla, Manging Director
Jonathan McClelland, COO
info@dgenergypartners.com
www.dgenergypartners.com
Digital Assembly
Founded at NYU-Poly in 2007, Digital Assembly designs software products for digital forensics and data recovery. With a mission to help clients "recover more with less effort," Digital Assembly introduced its one-of-a-kind SmartCarving™ technology, which allows recovery of fragmented files from any media with or without a file system. Digital Assembly’s first consumer product, Adroit Photo Recovery, retrieves and restores deleted or lost photos from a variety of digital media. In response to requests from the United States Department of Defense, Digital Assembly created its second product, Adroit PhotoForensics, a revolutionary tool to aid law enforcement and digital forensic investigators. Digital Assembly has received more than $600,000 in funding through the National Science Foundation and New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation.
Professor Nasir Memon, Co-Founder
memon@poly.edu
Kulesh Shanmugasundaram, Co-Founder
kulesh@digital-assembly.com
www.digital-assembly.com
Energy Solutions Forum
Energy Solutions Forum (ESF) is to helping develop the clean-energy economy through forward movement in energy finance. The company provides U.S. energy policy research and data services to support investment decisions across the broad energy markets, from natural resources to environmental commodities, renewable technologies, and beyond. ESF’s enterprise technology product, EnerKnol, allows users to connect to a comprehensive range of state and federal energy policy information in real-time, from a single web-based portal.
Angelique Mercurio, Founder
www.energysolutionsforum.com
Energex Technologies
Energex Technologies is an environmental monitoring and management company with a mission to transform data center management. The company aims to produce a first-of-its-kind environmental sensor technology designed to protect and optimize data centers. This flagship product, slated for release in 2013, will allow organizations to assess and monitor critical environmental variables including temperature, humidity, pressure, air flow, gaps, vibrations, smoke and pollutants, all without the need for multiple sensors. It calculates that this type of optimization could reduce procurement, deployment and maintenance costs by as much as 60 percent. Energex also provides a full suite of consultative services, including data center transformation, digital surveillance, thermal mapping and LEED consulting. Energex Technologies was founded in January 2010.
Soheil (Sam) Negahbani
www.energextech.com
Enertiv
Enertiv designs, manufactures, markets and installs real-time energy monitoring systems and software for commercial and institutional facilities. Its flagship system, Enertiv One, works at the circuit level to track, measure and report energy usage, allowing facility managers to identify energy waste and trim costs. Enertiv detects common energy drains – such as leaving lights on or running air conditioning systems on the coldest setting – as well as system-wide issues such as a clogged duct or failing electric motor. Its system tracks energy consumption to the second and the cent, from individual electrical outlets to entire floors. Enertiv is committed to always manufacturing and developing all of its hardware and software in the United States. It has deployed systems in the New Haven and Stamford (Connecticut) Public School districts and at select YMCA and Quiznos locations. Founded in 2011, Enertiv employs 10 people and expects to grow to 14-16 by this summer.
Connell McGill Jr., Founder
www.enertiv.com
Feel My Money
Feel My Money gives consumers a simple, intuitive and powerful platform to understand financial products and support decision-making. Feel My Money is pro-consumer, promoting transparency and trust between consumer and bank, and providing pathways for consumers to reach the best outcomes.
Nicole Hamilton, CEO
info@feelmymoney.com
www.feelmymoney.com
Gridlex
Institutional Clients Rely On Us to Provide Unique Investment, Trading & Risk Management Insights every day. Our unique strengths involve working with large data sets and quantitative modeling to provide previously unavailable insights in municipal bond markets, equity markets and RMBS markets. We do that through smarter technology, which allows us to have a more diverse set of data and get more creative in our analytics.We apply our capabilities across diverse Industries including Institutional Investing, Telecom & Cable, Pharma & Healthcare & Automotive.
Nikhilesh Rao, Founder
info@gridlex.com
www.gridlex.com
HEVO
HEVO (Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Optimization) Inc. is developing a rugged wireless charging unit, the HEVO Power Station, designed to be deployed as a sustainable infrastructure device in parking lots and garages, motor pools, city streets, highways and other highly trafficked areas. The embeddable device will provide full interoperability and capability to wirelessly charge any plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle up-fitted with the corresponding on-board wireless receiver. An accompanying app, HEVO Mobile, will provide mobile platforms like wireless bill pay, mapping and guidance controls as well as safety and vehicle service access. Conceived while its founder and CEO was a U.S. Army Infantry platoon leader in Baghdad in 2008, HEVO is committed to promoting the expansion of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles throughout the United States as a method of energy security. HEVO incorporated in 2011 and is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The company is participating in an upcoming documentary, "The Burden," featuring veterans working in all fields of renewable energy in the United States.
Jeremy McCool, CEO
jeremy@teamhevo.com
www.teamhevo.com
HiddenLevers
HiddenLevers offers investors a new approach to portfolio and stock analysis using economic data visualization. By connecting macro-economic indicators with stocks and industries, HiddenLevers helps investors understand how different big-picture scenarios would impact their investments. HiddenLevers was founded in January 2010 and has already forged a partnership with one online broker. The company also has imminent deals with two major financial portals.
Raj Udeshi, Co-Founder
raj@hiddenlevers.com
Praveen Ghanta, Co-Founder
praveen@hiddenlevers.com
www.HiddenLevers.com
Honest Buildings
Honest Buildings is an innovative web based platform and mobile application meant to unleash transparency and get solutions deployed throughout the built environment - or all buildings globally - to make buildings better. This platform allows the all parts of a building’s ecosystem (owners, managers, service providers, occupants) the opportunity to interact and transact via the internet and mobile applications. Honest Buildings enables users to find information, availability, products, news, service providers, and feedback on buildings all over the world - and most importantly it allows users to provide feedback on their own buildings. This aggregation of disparate information and ability to filter buildings, owners, managers, service providers and occupant reviews help solve key needs in the real estate market; transparency of information and demand for projects.
Riggs Kubiak, Founder and CEO
riggs@hbuildings.com
www.honestbuildings.com
InclineHQ
Incline helps military veterans join technology companies through 6-week intensive skills training. Incline is a social enterprise looking to add more technical talent to the NYC community by providing skills to US veterans interested in tech. In partnership with http://generalassemb.ly/, they are offering the intensive 6-week Introduction to Web Development class on August 20th. Companies looking to hire talent out of the class are able setup a scholarship with a contingent full time offer. Incline will then help the hiring company claim veteran tax credits up to $9,600 to offset the $12,500 scholarship cost. Founder Brittany Laughlin is a Navy brat (grandfather, father and brother all went to USNA) who previously ran the venture backed gtrot.com.
Brittany Laughlin. Founder
brittany@inclinehq.com
www.inclinehq.com
Local Bigwig
Local Bigwig is the world's first pay-for-performance platform for the extended stay (1-9 months) furnished home rental market. Local Bigwig provides an intuitive and transparent online space – www.LocalBigwig.com – where entire furnished apartments and houses are listed by local homeowners and corporate housing providers, and families and business travelers can easily find, compare and book their home rentals for extended periods. The website also publishes an Insiders‟ Guide to help guests enjoy a more genuine local experience.
Ray Madronio, Founder and CEO
ray@localbigwig.com
www.localbigwig.com
Ontodia
Ontodia endeavors to create "Human-powered, machine-accelerated, Collective Knowledge Systems". In this age of Information Overload, machines have become very good at producing data. So much so, that Humans - the ultimate consumer of data, have not been able to cope with this exponential Data Tsunami. Ontodia aims to use its "crowdknowing" technique to create Collective Knowledge Systems that leverage "semantics, statistics, algorithm and the crowd" to develop self-reinforcing Linked Data networks that leverage the best of Humans and Machines to create sustainable Knowledge marketplaces.
Joel Natividad, Founder
joel.natividad@ontodia.com
www.ontodia.com
Open Assembly
Open Assembly is an education technology company committed to solving today's problems in the education space by creating tools for educators to develop affordable, engaging, interactive courses for their digital-native students. Our cloud-based platform enables instructors to easily assemble courses using using open and proprietary resources, text as well as rich media content--in order to create great e-learning experiences. The platform includes: a Universal Library for high-quality open and proprietary content vetted by educators, an interface for assembling courses, and a software application for students to access on tablets, smartphones and laptops, in any classroom setting.
Domi Enders, Co-Founder and CEO
domi@openassembly.com
Shannon Holman, Co-Founder
Shannon@openassembly.com
www.openassembly.com
+n
+n is an innovator in developing carrier aggregation software solutions for increasing capacity in mobile data networks. +n’s software addresses the global spectrum crisis that is crippling mobile operators.
+n’s patent pending software product, the Smart Carrier Aggregator, utilizes innovative and advanced signal processing techniques enabling mobile operators to cost effectively combine multi-technology waveforms digitally generating significantly more mobile data capacity in their networks. The software is deployed in macro and small cell base stations, significantly enhancing the value of advanced data networks including existing technologies such as 3G, 4G and beyond.
Per von Zelowitz , CEO
Per@plusn.com
www.plusn.com
Radiator Labs
Radiator Labs Inc. has developed a mechanism that allows steam heating systems to turn convective heat transfer on or off at each individual radiator location. The design consists of an insulated radiator enclosure and a controlled ducted fan. Intelligent algorithms coded into the system coordinate the heat delivery in each apartment with the central boiler, ensuring constant temperature control building-wide and eliminating unnecessary fuel consumption.
Marshall Cox, CEO
marshall@radiatorlabs.com
www.radiatorlabs.com
Street of Walls
Street of Walls is a Candidate Ranking System for finance job applicants. We make it quicker and easier to hire the best, most qualified applicants. Our ranking system is powered by an industry-specific test: the Wall Street Admissions Test (WSAT). Candidates take the WSAT online, early in the application process. Our system ranks the candidates based on performance in multiple areas of expertise. Employers then log into a custom interface to view candidate performance and other analytic data.
Adam Goldstein, Founder
adam@streetofwalls.com
Brett Adcock, Co-Founder
www.streetofwalls.com
Subway Labs
Subway Labs is developing powerful web-based data visualization and analytics tools for scientists and engineers testing energy materials and devices. IV Spy eliminates repetitive data management tasks, putting data-driven insights front and center.
Tal Sholklapper, CEO
info@subwaylabs.com
www.subwaylabs.com/
SyntheZyme
SyntheZyme™ is a sustainable chemical company developing bio-based industrial chemicals from natural renewable feedstocks using technology developed by Dr. Richard A. Gross at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). Using natural oils and sugars, SyntheZyme™ is developing a new platform of bio-plastic monomers and bio-surfactants. SyntheZyme™ has produced a suite of bioplastics based on its proprietary engineered yeast production system that meet performance criteria for a wide range of plastics applications. SyntheZyme™ recently completed work under a $150,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation that demonstrated development of a new biopesticide with broad spectrum activity against major plant pathogen fungal groups while outcompeting many commercial fungicides. These biopesticides offer a safe alternative for farmers to protect grain and produce crops from harmful microorganisms without using organic chemical agents. Jointly owned by Dr. Richard Gross and NYU-Poly, SyntheZyme™ holds 16 granted and pending patents.
Professor Richard Gross, Founder
RGross@poly.edu
www.SyntheZyme.com
TapCommerce
tapCommerce offers a suite of solutions to help ecommerce retailers grow mobile & tablet traffic into a major sales channel. Our platform powers every step in the mobile shopping funnel including: user acquisition, engagement, conversion, and retention. We are platform agnostic, with tools for iOS, Android, and mobileweb.
Based in New York City, our company has been developing solutions for mobile commerce since 2011. Prior to founding the company, our management team has decades of experience in mobile advertising, ecommerce, and big data.
Brian Long, Founder and CEO
contact@tapcommerce.com
www.tapcommerce.com
Tivity
Tivity is a crowd-sourced knowledge base of local athletic activities curated by the people who know these activities best - the participants. Discover, connect and play with the people, places, and events that fit your active lifestyle.
Jason Scherr, Founder
Jason@tivity.us
Matthew Sigman, Founder
matthew@tivity.us
www.Tivity.us
Two Lines and a dot
two lines and a dot is a management consultancy that integrates thinking about innovation, organizational culture, business strategy and service design. The foci of our capabilities lie in the interplay between strong academic research and fresh industry insights. We explore cultural manifestations and drivers, and use service design sensitivity to inform management and innovation practices. We help our clients diagnose organizational culture, identify and articulate service ecosystems, and put capabilities in-use. Together, we co-create.
Bojan Angelov, Founder
b.angel@gmail.com
www.twolinesandadot.com
Ultra Light Startups
Ultra Light Startups brings technology entrepreneurs together for monthly networking events and professional workshops. Founded in May 2008, the company is profitable with revenue from event ticket sales and corporate sponsorships. Current sponsors and partners include the law firm of Duane Morris; Microsoft Corporation, which hosts all Ultra Light events in New York; and SeamlessWeb. Events feature startup pitches and panel discussions covering topics related to design, technology, marketing, finance and revenue models.
Graham Lawlor, Founder and CEO
graham@ultralightstartups.com
www.UltraLightStartups.com/newyork
Weeels
Weeels makes vehicle transportation more efficient by making it social. The company’s first product, a winner of the NYC Big Apps competition, is a consumer-facing mobile application that allows users to order and share car service with the push of a button — saving money, energy, and hassle. Versions of this ride-sharing software are also available for offices, campuses, and commercial and residential developers. In addition to this primary application, Weeels designs, builds, and maintains custom line management solutions for transportation hubs, facilitating shared car service from high traffic areas while travelers and municipalities enjoy cheaper trips, decreased wait times, and decreased dependence on parking. A Weeels line management system is currently being tested at LaGuardia Airport, where it has facilitated hundreds of shared rides.
David Mahfouda, CEO
david@weeels.com
www.weeels.com
White Stratus
White Stratus is positioning itself as a leading partner of companies seeking to drive value by moving a part, or all - of their business into the cloud. White Stratus differentiates itself in the Cloud Consulting marketplace in 3 key ways:
1) We are an enterprise class organization focusing on the large end of the market. This means we focus on delivering the highest quality of work, with the utmost of professionalism. This makes us different from competitors who may only have experience with less demanding small / medium business customers
2) We strive to provide our clients with One More Thing (OMT). This means going beyond the basics (eg mail, document collaboration and calendar) to offer more complex, value adding capabilities to their environment.
3) We are a global organization that can support multinational clients with different language and cultural requirements.
Tim Drury, CEO
tim.drury@whitestratus.com
www.whitestratus.com