1. The
Irish
Tech
Startup
Guides
A
Guide
to
New
York
City
ENSTITUTE

2. William
McQuillan
@willmcq
Will
Prendergast
@wilp
Shay
Garvey
@frontline
Frontline Ventures is focused on the needs of the new wave of technology
entrepreneurs in Europe. They invest in early stage software startups that
have ambitions to become global companies.

3. ENSTITUTE
Ethan
Horne
@ethanhorne
Cody
Beck
@cobeck_
Kwame
Henderson
@kwamesworld
Jasmine
Gao
@jgao
Enstitute works to provide Millennials with the entrepreneurial skills,
competencies, and professional networks they need to have successful
careers in high-growth industries.

4. Table
of
Contents
- Why NYC Tech?
- Navigating the City
- Neighborhood Breakdown
- Venture Capital Firms
- Key Irish People to Meet
- The Important, Yet Boring Stuff
*NYC pro tips sprinkled throughout

5. NYC
Tech
is
HOT!
New York City has a huge impact upon global commerce, finance, media,
art, fashion, technology, sports and entertainment.
Since 2009, venture capitalists have invested over $8 billion in New York-
based
startups in more than 1,200 deals. In 2013 alone, $2.6 billion was invested.
NYC currently holds the #2 spot behind San Francisco for top tech cities in
the US.
NYC IT jobs have increased from 41,100 to 52,900 in the last 5 years
making it the nation’s fastest growing tech sector

6. Startup
Location
Heat
Map
Less than 10
Between
10 and 100
Greater than 100

7. NYC Taxis
$2.50 Base Fare
Avg: $15-25
City Bike
Unlimited 30 Min. Trips - $95+tax/year
24hr Pass: $9.95+tax
7-Day Pass: $25 + tax
citibike
Subway/Bus
$2.50 Per Trip
$112/30days
Apps to Download
Google Maps
Embark NYC
Uber
Hailo
JFK Airport LaGuardia Airport Newark Airport (NJ)
$55 Flat Taxi fare to
any Manhattan location
Taxi: Metered fare (plus tolls) to
any Manhattan location.
$13 AirPorter from three
Midtown locations: Penn Station,
Grand Central or Port Authority Bus
Metered fare (plus tolls) to any
Manhattan location (est. $60-80)
$13 Air Tran &
New Jersey Transit to NY
Penn Station
$7.50 Air Tran and
(A) Train Subway
Getting
In
&
Around
the
City

8. Travelers
Pro
Tips
Most of NYC is a grid.
Streets run east & west. Avenues run north & south
Above 59th St - Central Park divides east & west.
59th St-34th St - Broadway divides east & west.
Below 34th St - 5th Ave divides east & west.
Financial District - no separation of east & west and
navigating is a nowhere as easy. Must use a map.
24th
23rd
22nd
21st
20th
7th
6th

9. MidTown
30th St. - 55th St.
(Areas included: Theater District, Hells Kitchen, Times Square,
Garment District)

10. $3,100
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
Meet & Eat Startups Accelerators Incubators
Housing Costs New Schools Co-Working
MidTown
Stout Paddy
Casa
Nonna Roastown
Culture
5568
5568

11. Chelsea
&
Flatiron
14th St. - 29th St.
(Areas included: Union Square, Flatiron, Gramercy, Rose Hill, Chelsea Market)

12. $3,550
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
(Flatiron)
Meet & Eat Startups Accelerators Incubators
$3,400
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
(Chelsea)
Housing Costs New Schools Co-Working
404
NOT FOUND!
Have a drink
on us!
Chelsea
&
Flatiron
Grey
Dog
StumpTownBlue
Bottle
Coffee
Birch
Coffee Mollys

13. The
Villages
13th St. - Houston St.
(Areas included: West Village, Greenwich Village, East Village, NoHo, Meat Packing District)

14. 5568
$3,350
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
Meet & Eat Startups Accelerators Incubators
Housing Costs New Schools Co-Working
404
NOT FOUND!
Have a drink
on us!
404
NOT FOUND!
Have a drink
on us!
Sauce
The
Villages
I
am
coffee
MUD Third
Rail
Coffee
SwiftMcSorley’s
Old
Ale
House

15. SoHo
Houston St - Canal St.
(Areas included: Tribeca, Chinatown, Lower Eastside)

16. Meet & Eat Startups Accelerators Incubators
$3,500
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
Housing Costs New Schools Co-Working
404
NOT FOUND!
Have a drink
on us!
SoHo
Milux
Cafe
Ground
Support
La
Colombe
Kaffe
1668

17. Talking
the
Talk
“What’s
the
move
for
tonight?”
(What
are
the
plans
or
where
is
the
fun?
-­‐
No
craic
involved)
Houston
St.
in
NYC
is
pronounced
(how-­‐ston)
“You
are
a
baller”
Person
with
a
lot
of
money
or
influence
Vacation
(USA)
=
Holiday
(Ireland)
Car
Trunk
(USA)
=
Boot
(Ireland)
“He/She
was
wasted!”
Person
was
extremely
full
off
an
alcoholic
beverage
with
actions
that
are
a
result
of
that
alcohol
“I’m
too
dope”
(I
just
happened
to
be
an
amazing
person.
its
a
Nature
>nurture
situation)

18. Financial
District
(FiDi)
South of Canal St.
(Areas included: South Street Seaport, Battery Park, Financial District)

19. $3,235
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
Housing Costs New Schools Co-Working
404
NONE FOUND!
Have a drink
on us!
ENSTITUTE
Robusta
Expresso
Financial
District
Made
Daily
Fresh
Murphy’s
Harry’s
Meet & Eat Startups Accelerators Incubators

20. Brooklyn
(Areas
included:
DUMBO
and
Williamsburg)

21. Meet & Eat Startups Accelerators Incubators
$3,100
Median 1-Bedroom
per month
Housing Costs New Schools Co-Working
404
NOT
FOUND!
Have
a
drink
on
us!
Brooklyn
Breukelen
Coffee
House
Cafe
Grumpy
Blue
Bottle
Coffee
Common
Grounds

22. RED SWAN
Early
Stage
VC
Firms

23. Later
Stage
VC
Firms

24. Marie-­‐Claire
Hoey
Enterprise
Ireland
Steve
Lenox
William
Fry/Lenox
Consulting
Niamh
Hughes
Shutterstock/Sandbox
Feargall
Kenny
Glenborn
Corporation
Niamh
Bushnell
Kinnecions
Jonathan
Cloonan
Ogilvy
&
Mather,
WPP
Mark
Little
Storyful/NewsCorp
Tom
Lowe
NewsCred
Trevor
Madigan
Vision
Lab
Key
Irish
People
in
NYC
Tech
Daire
Hickey
F.ounders/WebSummit
Siobhán
Hanley
IDA
Ireland
Oisin
Hanrahan
Handybook

25. Tim
Rogers
Robot
Corp/RehabStudio
Shane
Naughton
Inundata/NewsWhip
Key
Irish
People
in
NYC
Tech
(yes,
the
Irish
are
sort
of
taking
over)
Richard
Wallace
Vita
Coco
Patrick
Murphy
Goldman
Sachs
Stephen
O’Regan
Balcony
TV
Richard
Nash
Small
Demons
Cian
McCourt
A&L
Goodbody
Margaret
Molloy
Siegel+Gale
Aisling
Ryan
Gibney,
Anthony,
&
Flaherty
Stephen
Mullan
IDA
Ireland
Stephen
Smith
Irish
Central
James
O’Reilly
Neuehouse

26. Visa
Waiver
Program
◦ Length of Stay - 90 days or less
◦ Purpose - business, tourism or transit
◦ Requirements - Irish citizenship (or citizenship of these 26 other
countries), valid machine-readable passport (beer-soaked documents
not accepted), and submission of the Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA) application
Non-­‐Immigrant
Visa
◦ Length of Stay - Greater than 90 days
◦ Purpose - temporary paid/unpaid employment
◦ Requirements - complete the DS-160 online visa application, book an
appointment for your interview either by phone (01-903-6255) or
online (must have completed the DS-160 beforehand), have necessary
documents for the interview (valid passport, printout of the DS-160
confirmation page and approved Form I-129 petition filed by your US
employer)
Staying
a
While?

27. NY Digital Irish
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/New-York-Digital-Irish-4751801/about
Ireland Funds
http://www.theirelandfunds.org/new-york
Irish Consulate
http://www.consulateofirelandnewyork.org
The Rise and Future of the New York Startup Ecosystem
http://www.nickbeim.com/the-rise-and-future-of-the-new-york-startup-
ecosystem-2/
Top 100 People in Tech in NYC
http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-alley-100-2013-2013-10?op=1
Full Guide to NYC Tech
http://www.slideshare.net/schlaf/guide-to-nyc-tech
NYC Startups and Jobs Map
http://wearemadeinny.com/
Enterprise Ireland US Incubator
http://americas.enterprise-ireland.com/incubation/
Additional
Links
&
Information