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Spotted: 10 NYC Entrepreneurs to Watch

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May 21, 2012


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Welcome to the New York City startup scene, where pivots, partnerships, massive hiring, major acquisitions and rapid rounds of funding are status quo and game changing entrepreneurs are in high demand. We are breaking through the clutter to highlight 10 NYC entrepreneurs to watch:

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    Jason Baptiste, Co-Founder and CEO of Onswipe
    Jason Baptiste, Co-Founder and CEO of Onswipe

    Jason Baptiste is the Co-Founder and CEO of Onswipe, a platform that provides a way for publishers to make their content compatible with touch-enabled devices via a Web browser. @Onswipe

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    Stephan Wetzl, Founder of TrashPixels
    Stephan Wetzl, Founder of TrashPixels

    Stephan Wetzl is an NYC based Art Director, Co-founder of 20th Street Media and Founder of TrashPixels, an IxD/UI/UX Design studio based in Manhattan. @TrashPixels

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    Melanie Moore, Co-Founder of Elizabeth & Clarke

    Melanie Moore, Co-Founder of Elizabeth & Clarke

    Melanie Moore is the Co-Founder of Elizabeth & Clarke, an online apparel startup that designs and manufactures seasonal essentials -- starting with the white shirt. @melanie_io

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    Bartek Ringwelski, Co-founder and CEO of SkillSlate

    Bartek Ringwelski, Co-founder and CEO of SkillSlate

    Bartek Ringwelski is the co-founder & CEO of SkillSlate, a NYC-based startup that connects consumers with local people who provide services at a fraction of the cost of established companies.  SkillSlate is funded by First Round Capital and Canaan Partners. @bartekr

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    Nikhil Sethi, Co-founder and CEO of Adaptly

    Nikhil Sethi, Co-founder and CEO of Adaptly

    Nikhil Sethi, is the Co-founder and CEO of Adaptly, a social media ad buying company that offers agencies a unified buying platform across all social networks. Adaptly was incubated through DreamIt Ventures in Philadelphia and is now based in New York City with 30 employees. @nsethi

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    Brooke Moreland, Co-Founder and CEO of Fashism.com

    Brooke Moreland, Co-Founder and CEO of Fashism.com

    Brooke Moreland is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fashism.com, an online community and iPhone app that provides real-time fashion and style advice to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Users can upload snapshots and the community votes, answers questions and offers constructive comments. @audrabrookie

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    John Laramie, Founder and CEO of Adstruc

    John Laramie, Founder and CEO of Adstruc

    John Laramie is the Founder and CEO of Adstruc, a buying platform for the outdoor advertising industry, including both traditional and digital Out-of-Home media. Adstruc helps agencies, national brands, and local businesses discover and efficiently purchase Out-of-Home media campaigns. @JLNY

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    Slide8Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna, Co-founders of Birchbox

    Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna, Co-founders of Birchbox

    Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna are the Co-founders of Birchbox, an online service that sends beauty samples to members’ doorsteps every month. Users sign up for a $10 monthly subscription and receive 4-5 product samples from top brands like NARS, Benefit, Laura Mercier, Stila and Cargo. @birchbox

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    Tom Krieglstein, Founder of AlumniChoose 

    Tom Krieglstein, Founder of AlumniChoose

    Tom Krieglstein is the Founder of AlumniChoose, a digital fundraising tool for campus clubs and organizations that leverages social media and crowdfunding. AlumniChoose aims to help student leaders spend less time fundraising and more time doing by increasing retention rates, total donor pool and donations. @tomkrieglstein

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    Claire Mazur, Co-Founder and CEO at Of a Kind

    Claire Mazur, Co-Founder and CEO at Of a Kind

    Claire Mazur is the Co-Founder and CEO at Of a Kind, an NYC fashion startup labeled "the world’s first Tumblr store." Of a Kind features designers and a series of stories about each one — inspiration, personal life, taste, training – along with a limited-edition piece designed exclusively for Of a Kind. @ofakind

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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