New York has one of the most vital tech ecosystems in the world, with Silicon Alley in Manhattan said to be the east coast’s answer to Silicon Valley.

Scott Levine, a GCV Rising Star in 2018 who heads up the east coast office for the Samsung Catalyst Fund, an evergreen investment vehicle for the consumer electronics manufacturer, said: “Corporate venture capital in New York is growing: There were approximately three times the number of deals completed in 2018 than were being done 10 years earlier.

“That trend places the New York Metro Area second to the top-ranked San Francisco Bay Area. Will New York City catch up to…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.