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Funded

Companies founded and financed elsewhere. A funded business that works is the strongest evidence a problem is real and someone pays to solve it. Where no local equivalent exists, that absence is the arbitrage this register hunts.

Sorted by date, newest first, page 15 of 62.

August 2025

100 on this page

  1. KERNEL — Crazy fast, open source infra for AI agents to use the Internet (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Crazy fast, open source infra for AI agents to use the Internet (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  2. Kestroll — YC-backed company (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Kestroll: YC-listed company with no public description (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Operations; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  3. Knowlify — The AI Explainer Video Maker (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: EducationOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The AI Explainer Video Maker (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  4. Lanesurf — Book any load in 10 minutes (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: MobilityOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Book any load in 10 minutes (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  5. Lark — The E2E testing layer for AI-driven development (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The E2E testing layer for AI-driven development (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  6. Lilac — We automatically monetize idle GPUs (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    We automatically monetize idle GPUs (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  7. Liva AI — Audio & Video Data (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Audio & Video Data (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  8. LLM Stats — Independent AI evaluations lab (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Independent AI evaluations lab (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; New York City, NY, USA).

  9. Locata — AI Referral Automation for Primary Care Clinics (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Referral Automation for Primary Care Clinics (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare -> Healthcare IT; New York City, NY, USA).

  10. Lotas — AI for quantitative trading (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI for quantitative trading (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Analytics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  11. Luminal — Making AI run fast on any hardware (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Making AI run fast on any hardware (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  12. Magnetic — AI Tax Preparer for CPA firms (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Tax Preparer for CPA firms (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Productivity; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  13. Magnitude — Code with local models, zero setup (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Code with local models, zero setup (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  14. MangoDesk — Long-horizon RL environments (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Long-horizon RL environments (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  15. Manufact — Cloud infrastructure for MCP servers and Claude / ChatGPT apps (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Cloud infrastructure for MCP servers and Claude / ChatGPT apps (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  16. Maximal — Truckload Planning at Machine Precision (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: MobilityOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Truckload Planning at Machine Precision (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Supply Chain and Logistics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  17. Meteor — An AI-Native Browser (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    An AI-Native Browser (YC Summer 2025; Consumer; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  18. Metis — Infrastructure to build reliable agents (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Infrastructure to build reliable agents (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  19. Mimos — The growth OS for plaintiff-side law firms (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: LegalOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The growth OS for plaintiff-side law firms (YC Summer 2025; B2B; New York City, NY, USA).

  20. Minimal AI — AI Agents for E-commerce Customer Support (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: Netherlands
    Summary

    AI Agents for E-commerce Customer Support (YC Summer 2025; B2B; Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands).

  21. Modelence — Build production-ready apps with AI (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Build production-ready apps with AI (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  22. Monarcha — Turn maps into data (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Turn maps into data (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  23. Monte — Continual Learning for Agents (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Continual Learning for Agents (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  24. Motives — Consumer focus groups run by AI (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United Kingdom
    Summary

    Consumer focus groups run by AI (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Marketing; London, England, United Kingdom).

  25. Munify — The Cross-Border Neobank for the Middle East (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The Cross-Border Neobank for the Middle East (YC Summer 2025; Fintech; Orlando, FL, USA).

  26. Nautilus — AI platform to grow and to optimize car washes (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI platform to grow and to optimize car washes (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Sales; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  27. Nexa Labs — Implantable microchips and AI for cattle monitoring (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: EnvironmentOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Implantable microchips and AI for cattle monitoring (YC Summer 2025; Industrials -> Agriculture; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  28. Nixo — Deployment intelligence for forward deployed engineers (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Deployment intelligence for forward deployed engineers (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  29. Normal — Testing and certifying the hardware of the future (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Testing and certifying the hardware of the future (YC Summer 2025; Industrials; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  30. Summary

    Build AI agents for field technicians to diagnose and sell 10x better (YC Summer 2025; Industrials; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  31. Notte — Reliable Web Agents for Enterprise (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Reliable Web Agents for Enterprise (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  32. Novaflow — The AI data analyst for biology labs (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The AI data analyst for biology labs (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  33. Nox Metals — Supplying America's Industrial Base (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Supplying America's Industrial Base (YC Summer 2025; Industrials -> Manufacturing and Robotics; Detroit, MI, USA).

  34. Nozomio — product lab solving context in ai (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    product lab solving context in ai (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  35. Nuntius — Making Models Follow Rules (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Making Models Follow Rules (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  36. Okibi — Turns products into CLIs and agents into customers (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Turns products into CLIs and agents into customers (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  37. Omnara — The Open-Source Alternative to Claude Managed Agents (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The Open-Source Alternative to Claude Managed Agents (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  38. OnDeck AI — Analyze any footage, without training a model (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: Canada
    Summary

    Analyze any footage, without training a model (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Analytics; Vancouver, BC, Canada).

  39. Opennote — The notebook that thinks with you (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The notebook that thinks with you (YC Summer 2025; Consumer; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  40. Orange Slice — Agentic sales enrichment spreadsheet (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Agentic sales enrichment spreadsheet (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Sales; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  41. Sapien — Synthetic populations for decisions (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Synthetic populations for decisions (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  42. Pally — Your personal AI Assistant (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Your personal AI Assistant (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Productivity; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  43. Paloma — Digital transformation for real economy businesses (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Digital transformation for real economy businesses (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  44. Summary

    Identity-aware VPN and proxy for remote access to anything, anywhere (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; New York City, NY, USA).

  45. Panoptive — The continuous oversight engine for clinical trials (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The continuous oversight engine for clinical trials (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  46. Parachute — YC-backed company (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Parachute: YC-listed company with no public description (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare -> Healthcare IT; New York City, NY, USA).

  47. PARES AI — AI-native real estate services firm (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HousingOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI-native real estate services firm (YC Summer 2025; Real Estate and Construction; Los Angeles, CA, USA).

  48. Perseus Defense — America's Golden Dome for Drones (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: OtherOrigin: United States
    Summary

    America's Golden Dome for Drones (YC Summer 2025; Industrials -> Defense; Austin, TX, USA).

  49. Perspectives Health — AI to run behavioral health programs better (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI to run behavioral health programs better (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare -> Healthcare IT; Chicago, IL, USA).

  50. Phases — Automated clinical trial oversight and execution (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Automated clinical trial oversight and execution (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare -> Healthcare IT; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  51. Physical Turing — Evaluating humanoids in the real world (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Evaluating humanoids in the real world (YC Summer 2025; Industrials -> Manufacturing and Robotics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  52. Pingo — AI companion that helps you learn languages (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI companion that helps you learn languages (YC Summer 2025; Consumer; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  53. Playgent — Sandboxes for AI agents (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Sandboxes for AI agents (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare -> Healthcare IT; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  54. Pleom — Agentic Business Intelligence (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Agentic Business Intelligence (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Analytics; New York City, NY, USA).

  55. Preseen — The AI forecasting company for global macro events (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The AI forecasting company for global macro events. (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Analytics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  56. ProcIndex — AI-powered accounting automation for construction and manufacturing (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI-powered accounting automation for construction and manufacturing (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Finance and Accounting; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  57. Proliferate — Manage a team of agents from your desktop (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Manage a team of agents from your desktop (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  58. Quotain — AI sales simulations using your real deals (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI sales simulations using your real deals (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Sales; New York City, NY, USA).

  59. Reacher — We automate creator marketing for the world's largest brands (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    We automate creator marketing for the world's largest brands (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  60. RealRoots — IRL friendship app for women (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    IRL friendship app for women (YC Summer 2025; Consumer -> Social; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  61. Rebulk — Accurately measure and monitor bulk inventory (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: MobilityOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Accurately measure and monitor bulk inventory (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Supply Chain and Logistics; Olathe, KS, USA).

  62. Relling — deploying the first billion robots for manufacturing (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    deploying the first billion robots for manufacturing (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  63. Risely AI — AI agents that automate administrative work across college campuses (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: EducationOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI agents that automate administrative work across college campuses. (YC Summer 2025; Education; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  64. Riverbank — AI-native Red Teaming and Offensive Security (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI-native Red Teaming and Offensive Security (YC Summer 2025; B2B; Boston, MA, USA).

  65. RowFlow — Replacing forms with AI conversations (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Replacing forms with AI conversations (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Operations; New York City, NY, USA).

  66. Ruvo — The Global Dollar App for Brazil (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: Brazil
    Summary

    The Global Dollar App for Brazil (YC Summer 2025; Fintech; São Paulo, SP, Brazil).

  67. Serafis — Narrative intelligence for investors (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Narrative intelligence for investors (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  68. Shor — International payroll, built for founders (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    International payroll, built for founders (YC Summer 2025; Fintech -> Payments; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  69. Summary

    The Cursor for Chip Design - Delivering Silicon-Ready Chip Designs… (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  70. Sira — AI Native Rippling for Deskless Workers (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI Native Rippling for Deskless Workers (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Human Resources; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  71. Slashy — Cursor for Email (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Cursor for Email (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Productivity; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  72. Socratix AI — AI coworkers for fraud and compliance teams (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI coworkers for fraud and compliance teams (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Operations; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  73. Solva — Automates insurance claims and stops incorrect payouts (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Automates insurance claims and stops incorrect payouts (YC Summer 2025; Fintech -> Insurance; New York City, NY, USA).

  74. Summary

    AI powered brokerage reducing residential rental commissions in NYC… (YC Summer 2025; Real Estate and Construction; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  75. stagewise — The Open Source Agentic IDE (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The Open Source Agentic IDE (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; location unlisted).

  76. Stellon Labs — Building tiny frontier AI models that run on edge devices (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Building tiny frontier AI models that run on edge devices (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  77. Stockline — AI-native ERP for food wholesalers (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: France
    Summary

    AI-native ERP for food wholesalers (YC Summer 2025; B2B; Paris, Île-de-France, France).

  78. Summary

    Al platform that makes social marketing as easy as running a Google… (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Marketing; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  79. Synthetic Society — Synthetic Users to Simulate Real Users (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Synthetic Users to Simulate Real Users (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; New York City, NY, USA).

  80. TectoAI — A Platform for AI Governance (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    A Platform for AI Governance (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  81. Tesora — Frontier AI for Actuaries (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Frontier AI for Actuaries (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Analytics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  82. Summary

    We help products get discovered & used by AI agents (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Marketing; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  83. Interface — Building onestop.sh (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Building onestop.sh (YC Summer 2025; Consumer; New York City, NY, USA).

  84. Theora — The AI verification layer for trusted clinical trials in India (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The AI verification layer for trusted clinical trials in India (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Analytics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  85. Topological — Physics-based foundation models for CAD optimization (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Physics-based foundation models for CAD optimization (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  86. Trace — Context-aware orchestration between humans and AI (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United Kingdom
    Summary

    Context-aware orchestration between humans and AI (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Productivity; London, England, United Kingdom).

  87. TraceRoot.AI — Open source self-improving layer for AI agents (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Open source self-improving layer for AI agents (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  88. Summary

    Automatically blocking risky behavior with real-time governance agents (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Infrastructure; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  89. Janet AI — The Autonomous Product Management System (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The Autonomous Product Management System (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  90. TwentyTwo — AI infrastructure for biosecurity (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI infrastructure for biosecurity (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare -> Industrial Bio; New York City, NY, USA).

  91. Uplift AI — Foundational Voice Models for regional languages (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Foundational Voice Models for regional languages (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  92. Veritus — AI agents for the consumer lending industry (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: FintechOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI agents for the consumer lending industry (YC Summer 2025; Fintech -> Credit and Lending; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  93. Verne Robotics — AI models that teach robots new skills in hours (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI models that teach robots new skills in hours (YC Summer 2025; Industrials -> Manufacturing and Robotics; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  94. VibeFlow — AI content manager that grows your company's online presence (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI content manager that grows your company's online presence (YC Summer 2025; B2B; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  95. Summary

    Secure frontier AI for government & adjacent knowledge work (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Legal; Austin, TX, USA).

  96. Wafer — AI that makes AI fast (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: B2BOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI that makes AI fast (YC Summer 2025; B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  97. Wayline — AI voice for property managers (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HousingOrigin: United States
    Summary

    AI voice for property managers (YC Summer 2025; Real Estate and Construction; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  98. Wedge — Palantir for Healthcare AI Agents (another site)

    Source: Y CombinatorSector: HealthOrigin: United States
    Summary

    Palantir for Healthcare AI Agents (YC Summer 2025; Healthcare; San Francisco, CA, USA).

  99. Summary

    Hamburg-based plancraft sells cloud and mobile software that runs the office of a small trade business (quotes, measurements on site, time tracking, site documentation, incoming invoices, e-invoicing), used by over 20,000 customers in 11 European countries, and raised a EUR 38M Series B in August 2025 to add AI agents. Czech tradespeople have a crowd of young local tools but no player at that scale was found.

    “Mehr als 20.000 Kund*innen in 11 europäischen Ländern nutzen die Software.”

  100. OneStop — The local internet for NYC. (another site)

    Source: Y Combinator · Read by LLMSector: RetailOrigin: United States
    Summary

    The local internet for NYC.

    “The local internet for NYC.”