NYC’s AI revolution is here, are you on the Brex AI map?

and "The Starter Guide to SF for Founders"

Author

Michael Morgenstern
June 10, 2025

Happy Tuesday Brex Community,

New York City’s AI ecosystem is a powerhouse, with $7.7 billion in VC funding last quarter driving over 250 startups, mapped in real-time on the Brex AI Map. At NY Tech Week last week, we connected with hundreds of founders raising capital, all racing to close rounds. It’s important to remember that protecting your runway is equally important as building it. And the truth is, many of the banking solutions out there just don't cut it, offering low yield, slow money movement, zero visibility into payment flows, and hidden fees.

Brex delivers the antidote with our business account that allows startups to get industry-leading return plus modern checking and FDIC insurance - all in one account. And this week we announced the launch of the highest-returning, lowest-risk treasury product† on the market: up to 4.37%† with same-hour liquidity and zero hidden fees.

Founders, your cash is your lifeline. Treat it like one.

Want to learn more about optimizing your cash? Email me!
Want to get your NY startup on the AI map? DM Phil!

Growing together, Michael Morgenstern

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Christopher Price and Saarth Shah are the co founders of Sixtyfour

Sixtyfour is the Bloomberg Terminal for sales. They work with hypergrowth companies to deploy custom research agents that map their Total Addressable Market (TAM) and deliver real-time market signals. Some of their customers include companies like Mercor, Traba, Hockeystack, and Conduit. Sign up on their waitlist at their website, or email the founders in YC tradition [email protected] 

Founders Saarth and Christopher built Sixtyfour from direct experience. Saarth led AI and Search initiatives at Whatnot (YC W20) and Deepgram (YC W16), while Christopher led GTM at Onyx (YC W24) and built sales AI tools at Symbl AI.

Ambassador's Perspective: Sales teams will always invest in products that discover prospects their competitors can't see. Sixtyfour delivers exactly that competitive edge—and investors are taking notice given the velocity of sales they've experienced in such a short time. When you can surface opportunities that others miss, revenue follows quickly. We're watching closely.

Aditya invests in novel applications of AI, technical infrastructure and cybersecurity. He partners with companies like Glean, Together AI and three other AI application companies in stealth. Aditya began his career studying theoretical computer science and machine learning at Columbia University. While a student, he received a joint patent with Twitter for a product he built during his summer internship. He was subsequently admitted to the third class of Kleiner Perkins Fellows, spending another summer at Nextdoor as an engineer. Eventually, he spent 3 years at Palantir as a technical lead - joining when the company was just beginning to build its Foundry platform. Wanting to round out his skill set, Aditya made his way to Stanford's Graduate School of Business for his MBA and spent 2 years at Google as a product manager, on the emerging markets monetization team. 

Outside of work, Aditya has four core hobbies. He was a former competitive chess player and hosts bughouse games with founders. Similarly, he's serious about poker and was the inaugural winner of Susa Venture's poker tournament. He also used to play lead guitar for a metal band and loves playing squash with whomever is interested. You can find him on Twitter or reach out to him anytime at [email protected].

 

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Don’t hesitate to reach out,🦾!