Epicenter-NYC Competitors

New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is the largest public school system in the United States, serving approximately 1 million students across more than 1,600 schools in all five boroughs. Our schools are powered by over 75,000 teachers and thousands of paraprofessionals, school counselors, social workers, administrators, and central office professionals—each playing a vital role in delivering bright starts and bold futures for every student. NYCPS reflects the city it serves: vibrant, diverse, and dynamic. We are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and excellence in education. Our workforce mirrors the cultural richness of New York City, and we actively recruit individuals from all backgrounds to help shape the future of urban education. Whether you're looking to teach, support, lead, or innovate—there’s a place for you at NYC Public Schools. Join us in building a school system where every student is seen, supported, and set up to thrive.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Since 2011, General Assembly (GA) has launched the technology careers of tens of thousands of diverse individuals and cultivated emerging tech talent pipelines for hundreds of the world’s leading employers. As featured in The Economist, Wired, and The New York Times, GA offers bootcamps, digital upskilling, apprenticeships, and other career onramps into today’s most in-demand jobs in web development, data, design, and more. Part of global HR solutions giant The Adecco Group, GA has become a leading provider of world-class technical training, equitable job opportunity, and social impact. GA has been recognised as one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, and a Fast Company World-Changing Idea, as well as the #1 Most Innovative Company in Education.