New York tech leaders are trying to unseat San Francisco for the future of the industry

Julie Samuels, founder and CEO of Tech:NYC.

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• The New York government is investing millions to supercharge AI research.
• More startup funding still flows to California, though talent is heading to New York.
• Some investors hope startups from other regions besides the East and the West Coasts will win.

If Silicon Valley is where tech companies are born, New York is where they go to mature, says a growing ecosystem of NY tech founders and venture capitalists.