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101 Best New York City Venture Capital Companies and Startups
This article showcases our top picks for the best New York City based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

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Why Emerging Tech Hubs in the U.S. Will Lead to a More Diverse, Stronger Economy
For decades, the United States has been the clear leader in the global tech venture ecosystem. While established domestic hubs like the San Francisco Bay Area are continuing to play key roles in cementing this dominance, so too are some of the country’s smaller cities.

Business Times
Digitalisation and tech here to stay
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What has changed the most for your business this year?

Business Times
A breath of fresh air
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How do you think a Biden administration will affect business?

Taiwan Business TOPICS
For the Startup Scene, Unexpected Help from Silicon Valley
The severe spread of COVID-19 across the U.S. this spring brought the return to Taiwan of high-level Taiwanese- and Chinese-American talent from Silicon Valley. They are now helping build a similar environment for innovation on the island.

Jumpstart Magazine
Betting on the Failing Horse: An Interview with Seamon Chan, Palm Drive Capital
When we come across the term ‘investor’, we immediately think of money, and naturally, given the profession itself. But when it comes to backing startups, an investor’s call of duty is not limited solely to the financing of a startup – it involves a lot more.

S&P Global
Palm Drive Capital invests in real-time authoring platform
Venture capital firm Palm Drive Capital LLC made an investment in startup doDOC Corp.
DoDOC provides a real-time authoring tool that allows users to collaborate simultaneously with full traceability, solving the problem of editing and reviewing long and complex documents.

South Florida Business & Wealth
Palm Drive Capital opens office in Miami
Miami hasn’t lost its attraction to startups.
Just before the new year, New York-based venture capital and growth equity fund Palm Drive Capital recently announced the opening of a Miami office.

New York Business Journal
Palm Drive Capital opens Miami office
New York-based Palm Drive Capital recently opened an office near Miami's Midtown neighborhood, where it plans to hire local talent to support the firm's Latin America-based portfolio companies.

Tech
Como Seamon Chan Ajuda Fundo de Negócios Subservidos Globalmente
Seamon Chan sempre Quis ajudar OS inovadores, então ele começou UMA empresa de capital De Risco para fazer isso.

Lifewire
How Seamon Chan Helps Fund Underserved Businesses Globally
Seamon Chan has always wanted to help innovators, so he started a venture capital firm to do that.

INSIDE
創投:台灣的優勢創業方向在 B2B 企業軟體,這三種創業者會特別注意!
INSIDE 這次採訪到即將在台灣擴大投資的美國創投 Palm Drive Capital 合夥人 Seamon Chan,請他談談為何投資台灣,以及認為台灣創業者的優勢與劣勢,同時也給即將出社會的大學畢業生一些職涯的建議。

Business Next
投出9隻獨角獸的Palm Drive Capital,將投資3億元以上於台灣新創
「台灣硬體已經是世界級了,但軟體好像還沒跟上,但我們認為機會,所以才會選擇投資台灣新創。」Palm Drive Capital的共同創辦人陳希孟說。

Gründerszene
Das sind Chinas wichtigste Startup-Investoren, Fonds und Förderer
Das chinesische Investment-Ökosystem unterscheidet sich stark von dem des Westens. Trotzdem ist es möglich, als fremde Firma vom Venture-Capital-Boom zu profitieren.

Business Insider
Silicon Valley Startups valuations are so out of control, these two investors moved to New York City to avoid the ‘bidding wars’ for big deals
“Your gut can be trained,” says our managing partner, Hendrick Lee, who, along with one of our other managing partners, Seamon Chan, spoke to Business Insider about their move from the Bay Area to Manhattan, their investment strategy and how they learned that people building great startups can come from anywhere.

New York Business Journal
Palm Drive Capital looks to raise $100 million for new fund, double its previous effort
The New York-based firm's investments include eight companies that have gone on to become unicorns, including Jet.com.

The Standard
Venture Capital Circles Virtual Banking
First movers in the virtual banking industry are gaining attention from global venture capital and Hong Kong is expected to provide a model for other Southeast Asian markets, says Seamon Chan, co-founder and managing partner of Palm Drive Capital.

CNBC
Palm Drive Capital: We focus on ‘unit economics’ of firms we invest in
Seamon Chan of Palm Drive Capital says it is important to be able to help private companies reach profitable unit economics at an early stage.

Deal Street Asia
NY-based Palm Drive raising up to $150m for third US-Asia venture fund
Palm Drive Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, is raising up to $150 million for its third US-Asia focused fund.

The New York Times
D.I.Y Private Equity is Luring Small Investors
Amateur investors are setting up high-risk, high-return deals on their own, but the key to success varies.

Vator
Meeting the Managing Partners of Palm Drive Capital
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed!

Techcrunch
From Seed to Series A: Scaling a Startup in Latin America Today
It’s not easy to raise growth-stage capital in Latin America, but it’s getting easier.