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15 Successful Tech Companies Founded By NYU Alumni

From Ben & Jerry's to ADP, Def Jam, and beyond, many successful companies were founded by alumni at New York University.

As we did with Columbia University, we wanted to take a look at some of the tech companies that help make up that list.

Below is a collection of fifteen companies that includes a mix of established companies that you've likely heard of, but we also included some others that should be on your radar. 

Check out the full slideshow below!

Slide notes: funding info from Crunchbase, and any NYU alum are bolded along with their date of graduation. 

Photos above credited to NYU Instagram.

Founded: 2005

What they do: A marketplace for buying and selling handmade/vintage items.

Founded by: Chris Maguire (2004), Haim Schoppik (2006), Jared Tarbell, Robert Kalin (2003)

Exit: IPO in 2015 at $1.8B valuation.

Check them out here.

Etsy

Founded: 2005

What they do: A marketplace for buying and selling handmade/vintage items.

Founded by: Chris Maguire (2004), Haim Schoppik (2006), Jared Tarbell, Robert Kalin (2003)

Exit: IPO in 2015 at $1.8B valuation.

Check them out here.

Founded: 1995

What they do: Provider of spoken audio content, most notably audiobooks.

Founded by: Bing Gordon, Don Katz (1974)

Exit: Acquired by Amazon in 2008.

Check them out here.

Audible

Founded: 1995

What they do: Provider of spoken audio content, most notably audiobooks.

Founded by: Bing Gordon, Don Katz (1974)

Exit: Acquired by Amazon in 2008.

Check them out here.

Founded: 2009

What they do: A social media management platform for enterprises. 

Founded by: Ragy Thomas (2003)

Total Funding to Date: $228.5M

Check them out here.

Sprinklr

Founded: 2009

What they do: A social media management platform for enterprises. 

Founded by: Ragy Thomas (2003)

Total Funding to Date: $228.5M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2008

What they do: Outsourcer for customer experience and back office support.

Founded by: Bryce Maddock (2007), Jaspar Weir

Total Funding to Date: $279M

Check them out here.

TaskUs

Founded: 2008

What they do: Outsourcer for customer experience and back office support.

Founded by: Bryce Maddock (2007), Jaspar Weir

Total Funding to Date: $279M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2013

What they do: Provide advanced visual recognition systems for customers to conduct visual searches.

Founded by: Matthew Zeiler (2013)

Total Funding to Date: $40M

Check them out here.

Clarifai

Founded: 2013

What they do: Provide advanced visual recognition systems for customers to conduct visual searches.

Founded by: Matthew Zeiler (2013)

Total Funding to Date: $40M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2011

What they do: Offer a lease management and marketing solution for landlords and brokers.

Founded by: Caren Maio (2007), Matt Raoul, Mike O'Toole

Total Funding to Date: $16.4M

Check them out here.

Nestio

Founded: 2011

What they do: Offer a lease management and marketing solution for landlords and brokers.

Founded by: Caren Maio (2007), Matt Raoul, Mike O'Toole

Total Funding to Date: $16.4M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2014

What they do: Offer high-quality bedding at the lowest possible cost​

Founded by: Richard Fulop (2014), Vicki Fulop (2007)

Total Funding to Date: $10M

Check them out here.

Brooklinen

Founded: 2014

What they do: Offer high-quality bedding at the lowest possible cost​

Founded by: Richard Fulop (2014), Vicki Fulop (2007)

Total Funding to Date: $10M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2013

What they do: Offer the Keen Home Zoning System, which is a smart device that regulates home temperature on a room-by-room basis.

Founded by: Nayeem Hussain (2013), Ryan Fant (2013), Will McLeod

Total Funding to Date: $9.5M+

Check them out here.

Keen Home

Founded: 2013

What they do: Offer the Keen Home Zoning System, which is a smart device that regulates home temperature on a room-by-room basis.

Founded by: Nayeem Hussain (2013), Ryan Fant (2013), Will McLeod

Total Funding to Date: $9.5M+

Check them out here.

Founded: 2012

What they do: Develop a platform that engages consumers and collects data via vending machines.

Founded by: Abuhena Azad, Brian Shimmerlik (2013), Steven Bofill

Total Funding to Date: $7M+

Check them out here.

Vengo Labs

Founded: 2012

What they do: Develop a platform that engages consumers and collects data via vending machines.

Founded by: Abuhena Azad, Brian Shimmerlik (2013), Steven Bofill

Total Funding to Date: $7M+

Check them out here.

Founded: 2013

What they do: Develop a device that can capture a wavefront map of the eye and determine a patient's prescription.

Founded by: Marc Albanese (2008), Yaopeng Zhou

Total Funding to Date: $6.1M

Check them out here.

Smart Vision Labs

Founded: 2013

What they do: Develop a device that can capture a wavefront map of the eye and determine a patient's prescription.

Founded by: Marc Albanese (2008), Yaopeng Zhou

Total Funding to Date: $6.1M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2002

What they do: Use 3D biomedical visualization technology to simplify complex health concepts.

Founded by: Aaron Oliker (2003), Frank Sculli, John Qualter (2003) 

Total Funding to Date: $4.5M

Check them out here.

BioDigital

Founded: 2002

What they do: Use 3D biomedical visualization technology to simplify complex health concepts.

Founded by: Aaron Oliker (2003), Frank Sculli, John Qualter (2003) 

Total Funding to Date: $4.5M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2013

What they do: Produce the Squink, a desktop 3D printer for circuit fabrication.

Founded by: Carlos Ospina (2013), Michael Knox, Nicolas Vansnick (2013)

Total Funding to Date: $2.6M

Check them out here.

BotFactory

Founded: 2013

What they do: Produce the Squink, a desktop 3D printer for circuit fabrication.

Founded by: Carlos Ospina (2013), Michael Knox, Nicolas Vansnick (2013)

Total Funding to Date: $2.6M

Check them out here.

Founded: 2007

What they do: A cloud-based platform and marketplace for buying and reading comic books.

Founded by: David Steinberger (2008), John Roberts

Exit: Acquired by Amazon in 2014.

Check them out here.

Comixology

Founded: 2007

What they do: A cloud-based platform and marketplace for buying and reading comic books.

Founded by: David Steinberger (2008), John Roberts

Exit: Acquired by Amazon in 2014.

Check them out here.

Founded: 2014

What they do: Make "the world's first resistance activewear," a set of compression tights that comes with its own resistance. 

Founded by: Frank Yao (2014), Keeth Smart

Total Funding to Date: $400K

Check them out here.

Physiclo

Founded: 2014

What they do: Make "the world's first resistance activewear," a set of compression tights that comes with its own resistance. 

Founded by: Frank Yao (2014), Keeth Smart

Total Funding to Date: $400K

Check them out here.

Founded: 2014

What they do: Develop Sensory Percussion, a platform that uses sensors attached to a drum kit in order to turn acoustic drums into electronic ones.

Founded by: Tenoch Esparza, Tlacael Esparza (2014), Tonantzin Esparza

Total Funding to Date: $94K

Check them out here.

Sunhouse

Founded: 2014

What they do: Develop Sensory Percussion, a platform that uses sensors attached to a drum kit in order to turn acoustic drums into electronic ones.

Founded by: Tenoch Esparza, Tlacael Esparza (2014), Tonantzin Esparza

Total Funding to Date: $94K

Check them out here.