Digital Growth for New York

The global center of finance, media, and the #2 startup ecosystem in the U.S. — New York's tech sector backs 1.25 million jobs across 25,000+ active startups and is growing faster than the national average. NYC startups raised $8.88B in Q2 2026 — the best capital quarter since 2021 (AlleyWatch) — following a historic June 2026 that saw $4.70B deployed in a single month (24.4% of national venture dollars, the city's highest share on record) and a $32B+ 2025 that captured roughly 22% of all U.S. VC. New York is now America's #2 AI hub: 2,000+ AI startups, 35 AI unicorns with $17B in combined funding, and 40,000+ AI professionals — the largest concentration outside the Bay Area — fueled by the state's Empire AI initiative, with 35% of all city startup funding now flowing to AI firms. The city remains the undisputed fintech capital of the U.S. (175,000 fintech jobs, 70% of U.S. digital payment volume), home to 130+ unicorns across fintech, AI, enterprise software, and healthtech, and the landing spot for frontier AI labs like Flourish (raised $500M from Jeff Bezos for brain-inspired AI). Major tech campuses from Google (14,000 employees at Hudson Square), Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft anchor Manhattan and Brooklyn. Beyond tech, the economy spans Wall Street/financial services, media/publishing (the world's largest publishing and advertising industry), fashion, real estate, healthcare (the world's largest hospital systems), and a thriving creative and cultural sector. Average digital marketing retainers range from $3,000-10,000/month for SMBs — with full-stack 2026 engagements running $2,500-15,000 — and web development projects between $6,000-20,000+.