Built In NYC

What makes working at Datadog’s AI Research Lab unique? According to Chief Scientist Ameet Talwalkar, who leads the AI Research Lab, it’s the fact that his team at the cloud-based observability and security platform is building real things to solve real problems. “We’re doing cutting-edge AI, but focused on real translational impact and working with engineering and product teams to actually get our research over the wall and into production,” Talwalkar said in a Datadog video.

Fluent, a company working to help brands reach highly engaged customers, announced the appointment of its latest executive team members. Jeanniey Walden joins the company as chief marketing officer after founding Liftoff Enterprises. She will work to accelerate Fluent’s growth and expand its platform capabilities across the path to purchase. “Jeanniey understands our customers because she has been one of them,” Don Patrick, Fluent’s CEO, said in a statement.

Blee, a marketing compliance company headquartered in the Big Apple, announced the raise of its $20 million Series A round. Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund co-led the round that will help Blee serve legal, compliance and brand teams through AI-first tools for modern marketing content review processes.

The best ideas don’t happen in a vacuum, and that’s especially true when companies are building a new product. Just ask Alyssa Esteban, a senior product designer at Fora Travel, a travel tech company. According to Esteban, the product team sees customer collaboration as integral to the design process. “We have the incredible luxury of building alongside travel advisors at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey,” Esteban said.

The world of e-commerce is always changing. Not too long ago, Jeff Bezos was selling books out of a garage and Beanie Babies were hot items on eBay. Things have changed since then, and now a number of companies are doing interesting things in the marketplace. Here are the e-commerce companies and startups in NYC completely rethinking the way we shop.

REVIEWED BY Ellen Glover Summary: New York City’s travel tech sector spans corporate travel, trip planning, booking platforms, travel media and hospitality technology. These companies are helping travelers, advisors and businesses plan, book and manage trips more efficiently around the world. more New York City’s travel tech sector spans corporate travel, trip planning, booking platforms, travel media and hospitality technology.

REVIEWED BY Justine Sullivan Summary: Atlassian’s forward deployed engineers work directly with customers and product teams to close the gap between adopting AI tools and realizing business value. As part of R&D, they build AI-powered solutions such as Rovo agents, automations and connectors, then bring lessons from customer deployments back into Atlassian’s products.

How Huntress Expanded Its Cybersecurity Platform When Huntress's leadership team decided to transition the company into the identity space three years ago, everything changed. Sean Bizjack, an account executive II, vividly remembers the day CEO Kyle Hanslovan spoke to team members about the company’s plans to explore identity products. Looking back now, he sees this moment as a premonition of what was to come. What Does Huntress Do?

REVIEWED BY Ellen Glover Summary: New York’s fashion tech industry is blending style, e-commerce and data-driven innovation. From clothing rentals and wholesale marketplaces to retail analytics and direct-to-consumer brands, these companies are transforming how fashion is designed, discovered, bought and sold. more New York’s fashion tech industry is blending style, e-commerce and data-driven innovation.

Some companies pay lip service to employee growth opportunities. Revivn employees have stories. Take Katie Barnard, director of people, who started as an intern. Since Barnard joined the corporate hardware lifecycle management company, she’s seen teammates advance or even switch careers, like a teacher who became an account director and another colleague who upskilled to move departments. “Those stories aren’t remarkable because they’re rare,” Barnard said.