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20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
They’re mentors. They’re facilitators. They’re connectors. And they’re always 
ready, willing and able to help entrepreneurs wherever and however they can. 
 
You may have seen on panels, but these are the people who spend most of 
their time working behind the scenes and front and center to keep the New 
York tech community thriving and growing. 
 
We at AlleyWatch felt it was high time that someone shined a spotlight on 
these shakers and movers. They’re the people who help to make sure the 
trains not only run on time, but that the startups and/or the entrepreneurs 
fortunate enough to cross their paths, stay on track. A round of applause for 
the true backbones of the New York tech scene – each and every one of them 
is nothing short of awesome!
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
Bradley Harrison, Founder, Scout Ventures 
That’s sir, to you. No, he hasn’t been knighted, although he is 
arguably an absolute prince among investors. Before beginning 
his career in venture capitalism, the founder and managing 
partner of BHV (now Scout Ventures) was a cadet at the United 
States Military Academy at West Point (1990-1994), graduating in 
the top 1% of his class with a B.S.E. in Quantitative Economics 
and a concentration in Systems Engineering, and a Distinguished 
Honor Graduate award. He then went on to serve in the United 
States Army for 5 years, beginning his military career as a 
second lieutenant and retiring as a captain, while earning both 
Airborne and Ranger qualifications. 
 
An MIT grad, Harrison holds an MBA from Sloan and is also an 
active participant in the Columbia Business School’s Greenhouse 
Program and has served as an executive mentor for the school’s 
Launching New Ventures course with Brendan Burns. But you 
don’t have to be an MBA candidate to catch his ear or a few 
minutes of his time. And that’s just one of the reasons why we’re 
saluting him here for being awesome in New York!
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
Brian Cohen, Chairman, New York Angels 
Brian Cohen is not only Chairman of the New York Angels. He’s also 
considered the father of science and technology communications, 
having founded tech PR agency Technology Solutions, Inc. in 1983 
(and bought by the McCann Erikson Worldgroup in 1997). And he’s 
been supporting startup tech companies, primarily in New York, 
ever since. 
 
He is also author of What Every Angel Investor Wants You To Know: 
In Insider Reveals How To Raise Money For Your Billion-Dollar Idea, 
and can frequently be found on one investor panel or other 
dispensing pearls of wisdom in any given fortnight in New York. 
Then again, he has always been generous with his time and happy 
to give advice and share his experiences with entrepreneurs. 
 
He’s a rainmaker and so is his boat, Rainmaker, an ocean-worthy 
catamaran, which may be one of the reasons you haven’t seen 
Cohen speaking on quite as many panels as usual, of late. Look, he 
recently co-founded a company called Launch.it with son, Trace. 
We should have suspected… But summer will be over soon enough 
and Cohen will once again be one of the biggest New York tech 
community supporters, investors and mentors on dry land.
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
Kay Koplovitz, Founder, Springboard Enterprises 
As if founding USA Networks wasn’t enough, Kay Koplovitz then 
launched the Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy Channel – whatever), 
bringing smiles to the faces of techies everywhere. It doesn’t stop 
there – far from it. Koplovitz then created Springboard Enterprises 
to raise venture capital specifically for women entrepreneurs. And 
may we just add that companies selected and represented by 
Springboard have raised over $5.5 billion and have had positive 
liquidity events for investors, including IPOs. 
 
And for the record, it was Koplovitz who launched major 
professional and collegiate sports on cable television by 
negotiating the first contracts and creating first cable coverage for 
Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and 
the National Hockey League. 
 
Her latest: Springboard Enterprises is one of the partners behind 
the New York Fashion Tech Lab, fostering early and growth stage 
companies that are innovating at the intersection of fashion, retail, 
and technology. All of which makes her legendary and nothing 
short of awesome!
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
Murat Aktihanoglu, Managing Partner, ER Accelerator 
Technologist, author, entrepreneur and investor, who in New York doesn’t know 
whom you mean when you say the name, ‘Murat?’ He’s one of the few people 
in tech in New York who’s easily identifiable by the mention of just his first 
name. 
 
Currently the Founder and Managing Director at Entrepreneurs Roundtable 
Accelerator, Murat Aktihanoglu is one of the true backbones – and moving 
forces - of the New York tech community. 
 
Never mind that ERA has fostered 60+ early stage companies in its brief 
existence. The accelerator was inspired by Entrepreneurs Roundtable itself, a 
non-profit Aktihanoglu launched in 2007 to help entrepreneurs and investors in 
New York connect through monthly pitch events. The event expanded to 
Tokyo, Istanbul and Philadelphia. Over 17,000 entrepreneurs and investors 
worldwide have attended the events. 
 
He’s an advisor to The Startup Foundation, and the MIT Enterprise Forum of 
NYC, a Partner for US State Department's Global Entrepreneurship Program, 
founder of the Turkish Technology Network, co-founder of the Turkish Founders 
Club, a board member at Turkish American Business Forum, an advisor to the 
Turkish Women's International Network and co-author of the book, Location- 
Aware Applications.” 
 
That’s Murat. And one of his favorite words is ‘Awesome.’
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
Matt Turck, Partner, FirstMark Capital 
Matt Turck is another New York investor who always makes time 
to speak on panels, and review startups at the numerous pitching 
events around the city. We’ve personally been in the room to 
catch his very informed opinions at Entrepreneurs Roundtable, 
Ultralight Startups’ Investor Feedback Forum, Global Innovators 
and Orrick Total Access – and that’s just for starters. 
 
A partner at FirstMark Capital and the previous Managing 
Director at Bloomberg Ventures, Turck is a mentor at Techstars 
NY, DreamIt New York, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, 
First Growth Venture Network and NYC Venture Fellows. And he 
also finds the time to organize of two large monthly tech 
community events, Data Driven NYC and Hardwired NYC. 
 
Did we mention that he’s an angel investor as well? 
 
We don’t know when he finds the time to sleep, but all of the 
energy he devotes to the New York startup scene is just 
awesome!
20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You 
Need to Know About 
PLEASE VISIT 
http://alleywat.ch/awesomenyc 
TO SEE THE REST OF THE LIST

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20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About

  • 2. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About They’re mentors. They’re facilitators. They’re connectors. And they’re always ready, willing and able to help entrepreneurs wherever and however they can. You may have seen on panels, but these are the people who spend most of their time working behind the scenes and front and center to keep the New York tech community thriving and growing. We at AlleyWatch felt it was high time that someone shined a spotlight on these shakers and movers. They’re the people who help to make sure the trains not only run on time, but that the startups and/or the entrepreneurs fortunate enough to cross their paths, stay on track. A round of applause for the true backbones of the New York tech scene – each and every one of them is nothing short of awesome!
  • 3. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About Bradley Harrison, Founder, Scout Ventures That’s sir, to you. No, he hasn’t been knighted, although he is arguably an absolute prince among investors. Before beginning his career in venture capitalism, the founder and managing partner of BHV (now Scout Ventures) was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point (1990-1994), graduating in the top 1% of his class with a B.S.E. in Quantitative Economics and a concentration in Systems Engineering, and a Distinguished Honor Graduate award. He then went on to serve in the United States Army for 5 years, beginning his military career as a second lieutenant and retiring as a captain, while earning both Airborne and Ranger qualifications. An MIT grad, Harrison holds an MBA from Sloan and is also an active participant in the Columbia Business School’s Greenhouse Program and has served as an executive mentor for the school’s Launching New Ventures course with Brendan Burns. But you don’t have to be an MBA candidate to catch his ear or a few minutes of his time. And that’s just one of the reasons why we’re saluting him here for being awesome in New York!
  • 4. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About Brian Cohen, Chairman, New York Angels Brian Cohen is not only Chairman of the New York Angels. He’s also considered the father of science and technology communications, having founded tech PR agency Technology Solutions, Inc. in 1983 (and bought by the McCann Erikson Worldgroup in 1997). And he’s been supporting startup tech companies, primarily in New York, ever since. He is also author of What Every Angel Investor Wants You To Know: In Insider Reveals How To Raise Money For Your Billion-Dollar Idea, and can frequently be found on one investor panel or other dispensing pearls of wisdom in any given fortnight in New York. Then again, he has always been generous with his time and happy to give advice and share his experiences with entrepreneurs. He’s a rainmaker and so is his boat, Rainmaker, an ocean-worthy catamaran, which may be one of the reasons you haven’t seen Cohen speaking on quite as many panels as usual, of late. Look, he recently co-founded a company called Launch.it with son, Trace. We should have suspected… But summer will be over soon enough and Cohen will once again be one of the biggest New York tech community supporters, investors and mentors on dry land.
  • 5. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About Kay Koplovitz, Founder, Springboard Enterprises As if founding USA Networks wasn’t enough, Kay Koplovitz then launched the Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy Channel – whatever), bringing smiles to the faces of techies everywhere. It doesn’t stop there – far from it. Koplovitz then created Springboard Enterprises to raise venture capital specifically for women entrepreneurs. And may we just add that companies selected and represented by Springboard have raised over $5.5 billion and have had positive liquidity events for investors, including IPOs. And for the record, it was Koplovitz who launched major professional and collegiate sports on cable television by negotiating the first contracts and creating first cable coverage for Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League. Her latest: Springboard Enterprises is one of the partners behind the New York Fashion Tech Lab, fostering early and growth stage companies that are innovating at the intersection of fashion, retail, and technology. All of which makes her legendary and nothing short of awesome!
  • 6. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About Murat Aktihanoglu, Managing Partner, ER Accelerator Technologist, author, entrepreneur and investor, who in New York doesn’t know whom you mean when you say the name, ‘Murat?’ He’s one of the few people in tech in New York who’s easily identifiable by the mention of just his first name. Currently the Founder and Managing Director at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Murat Aktihanoglu is one of the true backbones – and moving forces - of the New York tech community. Never mind that ERA has fostered 60+ early stage companies in its brief existence. The accelerator was inspired by Entrepreneurs Roundtable itself, a non-profit Aktihanoglu launched in 2007 to help entrepreneurs and investors in New York connect through monthly pitch events. The event expanded to Tokyo, Istanbul and Philadelphia. Over 17,000 entrepreneurs and investors worldwide have attended the events. He’s an advisor to The Startup Foundation, and the MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC, a Partner for US State Department's Global Entrepreneurship Program, founder of the Turkish Technology Network, co-founder of the Turkish Founders Club, a board member at Turkish American Business Forum, an advisor to the Turkish Women's International Network and co-author of the book, Location- Aware Applications.” That’s Murat. And one of his favorite words is ‘Awesome.’
  • 7. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About Matt Turck, Partner, FirstMark Capital Matt Turck is another New York investor who always makes time to speak on panels, and review startups at the numerous pitching events around the city. We’ve personally been in the room to catch his very informed opinions at Entrepreneurs Roundtable, Ultralight Startups’ Investor Feedback Forum, Global Innovators and Orrick Total Access – and that’s just for starters. A partner at FirstMark Capital and the previous Managing Director at Bloomberg Ventures, Turck is a mentor at Techstars NY, DreamIt New York, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, First Growth Venture Network and NYC Venture Fellows. And he also finds the time to organize of two large monthly tech community events, Data Driven NYC and Hardwired NYC. Did we mention that he’s an angel investor as well? We don’t know when he finds the time to sleep, but all of the energy he devotes to the New York startup scene is just awesome!
  • 8. 20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About PLEASE VISIT http://alleywat.ch/awesomenyc TO SEE THE REST OF THE LIST