Back in London Technology Week, Michael Bloomberg explained how London and New York can be bigger than Silicon Valley.
This won’t come as a surprise to a number of British startups, many of whom have already set up New York offices as they look to conquer the American market.
Companies like Glow, Hailo, and YPlan are making it big in the Big Apple and Tech City News has travelled across the pond to figure out what makes the New York tech scene tick.
Upcoming documentary
The Tech City News team has been spending the week interviewing members of New York’s tech community, some British, some American, about why New York has become a strong contender as a base for US expansion.
We will be producing a documentary examining what’s hot in New York, the challenges of expansion and the advantages of a British edge in North American
Featured in the video will be entrepreneurs from Blippar and Glow both of whom started in London and have since set up offices in New York.
New York scene
A number of the city’s tech establishment have also weighed in on the London v New York v Silicon Valley discussion.
We spoke to Rameet Chawla of Fueled Collective, as well as people from New York Tech Council, the Partnership Fund for NYC, ValueStream Labs, UKTI and General Assembly.
Look out for the documentary sponsored by JLL and Fried Frank.