The video leverages a popular "top startups" format and provides concise, data-driven insights into high-growth companies, making it informative and shareable for an audience interested in tech and career opportunities.
Summary
The video highlights three top NYC-based startups: Clay, Alphasense, and Ramp. It provides brief details on their valuation, what they do, and their recent performance, suggesting they are good companies to consider joining before they go public.
Structure
1Introduction to NYC startups
2Introducing Clay
3Introducing Alphasense
4
Original caption
A giant rat scurried under my feet as I was filming this no joke #nyc #techtok #startups #techjobs @Ramp @Kalshi
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Introducing Kalshi
5Introducing Ramp
6Call to action to apply to Ramp
Product placement
Clay: acts - it is an AI lead gen and sales tool. Removing it would change the video.
OpenAI: appears - mentioned as a competitor to AI sales tools. Removing it would not change the video.
Anthropic: appears - mentioned as a competitor to AI sales tools. Removing it would not change the video.
Alphasense: acts - it is a market intelligence platform. Removing it would change the video.
Morgan Stanley: appears - mentioned as the former employer of Alphasense's founder. Removing it would not change the video.
Kalshi: acts - it is a prediction markets platform. Removing it would change the video.
Polymarket: appears - mentioned as a competitor to Kalshi. Removing it would not change the video.
Ramp: acts - it is a corporate expense and spend management platform. Removing it would change the video.
Call to action
head over to their jobs page and get in there before they go public
On-screen text
TOP NYC-BASED STARTUPS
Disclaimer: They're not AI labs
clay
Started in Brooklyn in 2017
Alphasense
Kalshi
ramp
Transcript
I saw someone come on here the other day and post about the hottest startups based in New York City and I thought I would add my two cents. So here is my totally not definitive list of the startups based in New York that you should join. Disclaimer: They're not AI labs, they're not crypto, and they're definitely not consumer packaged goods. First one is Clay. Valued at $3 billion, they're an AI lead gen and sales tool. Started in Brooklyn in 2017 and they didn't really take off until they pivoted to AI, obviously. OpenAI and Anthropic are now paying customers because the AI labs are using AI sales tools. The second one is Alphasense. They're most recently valued at $7.5 billion and their valuation actually doubled in the last two years. Essentially they're a market intelligence platform. The founder actually built it because he spent way too much time Ctrl-F-ing PDFs as an analyst at Morgan Stanley. Why didn't I think of that? It's now used by 90% of the S&P 100 and just recently got an office in Hudson Yards, which could be a positive or a negative depending on your vibe. The third one comes as no surprise because I'm sure you've been bombarded by their ads over the past two weeks. It's Kalshi. They are the $22 billion prediction markets platform that's going head to head with Polymarket. On Kalshi you can essentially bet on real world outcomes, but it is regulated as a financial exchange, so it's legit. Their valuation nearly doubled in five months, but there is a bit of drama associated with the company, just an FYI. It is banned in Nevada and multiple state attorney generals are suing them over the argument of whether it's finance or if it's a casino. I'll let you be the judge of that one. But certainly not least is Ramp now valued at $44 billion. It is a corporate expense and spend management platform that most recently raised $750 million. So they're definitely hiring. Ramp also happens to be the fastest New York City based company to ever hit unicorn status. They're now telling investors $1.5 billion in revenue and they're "ramping" up for their IPO. So if I were you, I'd head over to their jobs page and get in there before they go public.
