2017 has now seen 4 of New York's top 10 VC-backed tech exits and all but one are B2B.
Blue Apron is New York’s largest VC-backed tech exit since 2012. The public listing in June valued the company at almost $1.9B, well below its previous valuation as we noted in a previous post. Since then, Blue Apron’s share price has tumbled by almost 50%, hovering just above $5 as the company announced its plan to lay off 6% of its employees earlier this week. The top exits are dominated by companies focused in media and advertising, social, financial services, data, retail, food delivery, and healthcare. These have all traditionally been important sectors in New York tech.
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