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Privately held companies based in New York City

  • Bleecker Street (company)Andrew Karpen stood at 65 Bleecker Street in New York City when he launched his new company in August 2014. He had just stepped down as co-CEO of Focus…
  • Hugging FaceClément Delangue, Julien Chaumond, and Thomas Wolf founded Hugging Face in 2016. They established the company in New York City with a specific goal.
  • Hearst CommunicationsIn 1880, George Hearst bought the San Francisco Daily Examiner for a mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator. He turned that paper over to his son William…
  • Troma EntertainmentLloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz established Troma Entertainment in 1974. They began producing raunchy sex comedies like The First Turn-On! and Squeeze Play!
  • Bloomberg L.P.Michael Bloomberg walked away from Salomon Brothers in 1981 with a $10 million partnership settlement. He used that money to launch Innovative Market…