Ten years ago, we launched Grand Central Tech—our zero-rent, zero-equity residency program for early-stage startups—with one central objective: to build an exceptional venture community. By combining inimitable physical space, an extraordinary community of builders, a principled view on company building, and a thoughtful take on capital, we feel we’ve done just that. The hope is that such an environment can propel already-promising entrepreneurs towards success that much faster, and that much more durably. The proof is in the results: since our inception the 191 participating companies have raised $3.7B in funding from the world’s top venture firms. Across our two current cohorts, 36% of companies are founded by 2nd time founders, 41% are founded by senior leadership from growth stage or public tech companies, with the remaining being among the best up-and-coming tech talent in NYC. Over the last decade, our program has largely reflected where the most talented founders have chosen to spend their time creating early-stage companies. Unlike the many cycles before this, from mobile to crypto to the creator economy, we have never seen such a groundswell of talent focusing their energy in a common direction as we have with AI over the last 12 months. Unsurprisingly, this year’s cohort reflects this exciting dynamic. Without further ado, we are thrilled to introduce you to our Spring 2024 cohort and reintroduce you to our Fall 2023 cohort.
Very proud of this incredible community and collection of companies that has spanned 10 years. And a big congrats to the newest Spring Cohort. What a special group 🚀
Neetu R.
6mo
It is an honor and a privilege to hang with the best of the best in the NYC tech community. Collaborating with Company Ventures’ experienced team to bounce ideas off of and double-check assumptions is the real deal.
Nicolas Ouporov
6mo
Excited to spend the year with such talented folks!
Very proud & excited to be building next to so many talented Founders!
James Lovey
6mo
Anjan Karanam Deepak Shrivastava John DiLoreto Misha Herscu Philippe Noël Rachel Price Sitman Rohan Doshi Roja Garimella, MD, MBA Scott Werner Shanthi Shanmugam Steven Liss Stu S. Wade Norris excited to have you all a part of the community 🙌
Grateful to share space and learn from another incredible cohort of early stage entrepreneurs building in NYC. Let's go!!! 🍎🗽🚀
Bobby Guelich
6mo
Such an incredible program! Feel fortunate to be an alum and couldn't recommend it more highly to anyone in the early stages of building a company
Alex Schaefer
6mo
What great company to be a part of!
Building tools to scale research 🌎
6moProud to be amongst such incredible peers.