Brooklyn isn't just for hipsters anymore.
Manhattan may be known as New York City's Silicon Alley, but Brooklyn — its neighbor to the east — is buzzing with startups too.
We rounded up some of the coolest startups in Brooklyn. They solve problems — like delivering your packages on your own time so you never miss the UPS guys again. They're also revolutionizing food, making podcasts into a big business, and delivering laundry on demand.
With GoTenna, you'll have WiFi — anywhere.
GoTenna is a pocket-sized device that promises to give you WiFi anywhere. The GoTenna device pairs up with your phone to let you communicate, even when you don't have service.
Cofounders Daniela and Jorge Perdomo came up with the idea for goTenna in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Months later, Daniela had created physical prototypes for a gadget to help people communicate even when they don't have cell phone service. GoTenna has raised $1.8 million in seed funding.
Livestream lets you watch events around the world in real time online.
At the end of May, Livestream moved its streaming services from its Google-owned property in Manhattan to the artistic neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. There, the company occupies 30,000 square feet on two floors of a refurbished warehouse on Morgan Avenue.
About half of Livestream's employees live in Brooklyn, so the move made sense. Livestream is the first tech company in its neighborhood. The company has 140 employees total, most of whom work in Livestream's New York offices. But Livestream has offices worldwide, in places like Los Angeles, the U.K., Ukraine, and India.
Take a look at our tour of Livestream's offices here.
Gimlet Media is making podcasts a big business.
Podcast startup Gimlet Media was a natural choice for Alex Blumberg — he'd previously served as a producer on This American Life and was the co-founder of economics podcast series Planet Money.
Currently, Gimlet Media runs two podcasts: one is called Reply All and is about the internet, and the other is a show called StartUp, which talks about what it's like for Blumberg to start his own business. In November, Gimlet Media raised a $1.5 million round of seed funding from Lowercase Capital, Knight Enterprise Fund, and betaworks, and the company is rapidly expanding.
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