Civ Lab Incorporated

Blackstone LaunchPad a grant-funded project through which Civ Lab delivered training and professional development sessions for all BLP project participants, organized networking events, coordinated office and event space, established and maintained an alumni group, and ensured each participant received the necessary support.

Urban Tech Summit (formerly known as SmartCities New York) - The Urban Tech Summit is an annual event that takes place in partnership with Cornell Tech and Emergence Creative. The summit is a leading global event that brings together leaders from across industries and sectors to explore the emerging influence of technologies in shaping the future. This event served as a testament to the fact that while global challenges can appear insurmountable, meaningful change often commences at the local level.

NYS Small Business Services Small BID (Business Improvement District) Data Project - a grant- funded project, supported by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), in which Civ Lab partnered with two technical subcontractors (Urban Logiq & Ginkgo) to develop an online platform for NYCs small ($1 million in annual operating funds) Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). This platform, the NYC Places Data Hub, offers BIDs ground-level intelligence about their commercial districts and neighborhoods and what makes their BID attractive to prospective and current customers and businesses. This platform offers a system that can provide BIDs with economic development and mobility insights into their neighborhoods, allowing for the visualization of data and mapping in such a way that it facilitates trend spotting and the generation of reports that can communicate local challenges and successes, identify needs for operational shifts, or advocate for expanded programs or services.

Cornell Health Summit (or HealthNext Summit) - The HealthNext Summit is an annual event that takes place in partnership with Cornell Tech and Emergence Creative. The Summit brings together innovators, academics, providers, startups, and funders in the Health Tech space to foster collaboration in building a nexus of health technology innovation in New York City.