It’s been a busy summer in New York City.
Heat waves, economic uncertainty and business strategy pivots have sprinkled conversations at company-wide meetings and family beach vacations alike. But for the following seven NYC tech companies, opportunities for growth have only surged thanks to factors like major funding rounds, buzz-worthy company cultures and a clear vision shared by employees.
Take edtech startup Amplify, for example. After a major funding round last year, the company is on track to hire over 60 new employees to assist students and teachers in a new education landscape. Video platform Dailymotion has introduced a dedicated diversity and inclusion staff to make the workplace more equitable for every employee who joins the team. For soon-to-be parents or employees who are ready to embark on the family journey, fintech company Opy offers parental benefits to support a new life transition with ease.
So while the rest of the world might feel uncertain in the heat-induced August haze, it’s clear that there’s still room for exciting growth in the New York tech scene. See why others in the industry are taking notice by reading on below, and you might even find your next big opportunity.
What they do: Amplify is a Brooklyn-based publisher and edtech company focused on K-12 education that reaches more than 10 million students, providing them with tech-enabled educational programs in English, math and science.
Funding for the future: In November 2021, Amplify announced that it raised $215 million in funding to help teachers and students fill gaps created by remote and hybrid learning programs. This round was led by Learn Capital, a major investor in the edtech space helping educational programs navigate “a profound shift” in learning strategies.
An abundance of open roles: Teams at Amplify are currently looking to fill over 60 open positions with fresh talent. Departments like engineering, operations and design/UX teams all have a variety of available roles for active job seekers.
What they do: Dailymotion is a video platform for discovering the latest events in news, sports, entertainment, music and more. The company has partnerships with media giants like Bloomberg, Cheddar, BBC News and Billboard to bring viewers the most up-to-date content.
Equal opportunists: There’s room for everyone to succeed at Dailymotion – leadership has introduced a dedicated diversity and inclusion staff, as well as initiatives like achieving mean gender pay gap below 10 percent and the creation of diversity employee resource groups.
Now hiring: Dailymotion currently has a variety of open roles, ranging from senior manager of content partnerships and senior business data analyst to publisher account manager.
What they do: Click Therapeutics develops digital products designed to treat people suffering from various medical conditions.
Well-funded plans: In October of 2021, Click announced that it raised $52 million of fresh funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of its lengthy list of tech-based prescription treatments, as well as scale up the machine learning-based platform where all of its digital therapeutics are built.
Creating career paths: Employees at Click have the opportunity to plan out their careers for the long haul, with perks like performance bonuses, promotions from within, continuing education stipends and paid industry certifications.
What they do: Launched in June 2021, Bilt Rewards is a rewards program that allows renters to earn points on rent and builds a path towards homeownership. With an alliance between some of the nation’s largest real estate owners, Bilt Rewards enables renters across the country to earn points just by paying rent.
Hiring spree: Bilt is currently looking to fill more than 18 open roles, including data analyst, web designer, QA engineer, director of operations and technical product manager.
Eye-catching perks: For those job seekers looking to join a company with extensive benefits, Bilt Rewards offers unlimited PTO, a flexible work environment and schedule, 401K match, full health benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance and more.
What they do: Lithic is on a mission to make digital payments safer and easier for their users. The company began with a consumer product that reimagines the way people and businesses spend money online using ephemeral payment card numbers.
A hybrid approach: After transitioning to a fully remote workforce in 2020, distributed teams are welcome to stay fully remote and the NYC office is open for local folks to drop in as they wish — allowing employees the flexibility to create a work plan that best suits their life.
Calling all engineers: Lithic currently has availability for a senior full stack engineer and a staff full stack engineer. Is your speciality in finance? They also have openings for a senior accountant and a financial planning & analysis manager.
What they do: Opy lets users spread the cost of purchases out over time with flexible, interest-free payment plans. The global fintech company is on a mission to change the way people pay for what they need, when they need it.
Employee buzz: “Opy offers a unique opportunity to work in a start-up environment with the benefit of being part of the established Openpay Group,” U.S. Chief Financial Officer Efrat Yellin previously told Built In. “We have the advantage of lessons learned globally and the opportunity to build upon it and tailor it to the U.S. market. I love our mission and being part of building a buy-now-pay-smarter solution.”
Parental perks: Employees who happen to double as parents, or are attempting to be parents, can find support at Opy. The company offers programs like generous parental leave, adoption assistance, family medical leave and company-sponsored family events so that your work time doesn’t interfere with family time.
What they do: Reach Financial is a fintech platform helping customers approach financial situations through innovative products and personalized support, ranging from weddings and home remodels to debt consolidation.
Designing great experiences: Teams at Reach Financial want their clients to have seamless experiences, which requires positioning themselves as research experts in any financial situation. “Our user experience teams dig into behavior traits, purchase obstacles, mindset, technology familiarity and a multitude of other dimensions to derive the right set of personas,” Chief Digital Officer Igor Ulis previously told Built In. “Insights coming out of these persona mapping exercises fuel everything we do, from marketing copy to feature prioritization to how we label fields on our loan application.”
Giving back: On top of benefits like generous PTO plans and paid holidays off, employees at Reach Financial also receive paid volunteer time to make a real-world difference in their own communities.
