NYC Startups Amigo AI and Urban Archive Are Hiring
Several mission-driven startups in New York City are actively hiring technical roles. Amigo AI is scaling its teams to deploy compound AI systems in healthcare, seeking engineers with experience in robust infrastructure for mission-critical sectors. Separately, civic tech nonprofit Urban Archive is hiring for roles focused on connecting the city's history through digital platforms.
- Amigo AI was co-founded by CEO Ali Khokhar and CTO John Xing, who have experience from Google, Databricks, and Plaid, and the company has raised $6.5M in seed funding co-led by General Catalyst and GSV Ventures. - Urban Archive operates as a 501(c)3 nonprofit co-founded by Ben Smyth and is supported by individual donations, grants, and platform fees from partners including the Museum of the City of New York and the New York Public Library. - The median seed valuation for a startup in New York City currently hovers between $10M–$12M, with local venture capital firms increasingly directing capital toward companies focused on AI application layers and
