A Record Next Round Cohort

Excited to welcome our largest and most diverse Next Round Cohort

Every year, the Data Future Lab at NYU Tandon accepts a new crop of seed-to-Series A startups to our flagship incubator program, Next Round. Each cohort comprises some of the graduating Catalyst NYC cohort (our equity-free accelerator for pre-seed ventures) as well as an entirely new crop of entrants. This year, we’re proud to announce our largest Next Round cohort yet.

You’ve met our dedicated Catalyst NYC crew, who now graduate to our Next Round program — in addition to the newest crop to join the Data Future Lab:

Altan Insights: Empowering modern alternative investors

Altan’s industry-leading platform provides in-depth analytics, breaking news, and institutional-grade research to help guide winning investment strategies. We’ve been tracking Altan Insights and founder Russell Lieberman for over a year now, and over the past few months have seen this product skyrocket in users, partnerships, and more. As alternative investments (think: art, sneakers, and other cultural assets) become more popular, we anticipate Altan Insights becoming the Bloomberg for this space.

Skipper: Hospitality marketing & reservations platform

We were excited about Skipper even before we talked to founders Jason Shames, Cole…