I hate jumping into debates late, but as Zhou Enlai supposedly once said (when asked about the impact of the French Revolution over 200 years later), sometimes it’s "too early to say". So here we are, after one of the most intense funding cycles in years. Over the past few months alone, we've worked on dozens of funding announcements and every one of those announcements ran into a media environment that looks very different from one or two years ago. And somewhere in that stretch, a familiar debate resurfaced: are funding rounds still newsworthy?

Hello everyone, and welcome to our March newsletter. Let us start by saying - what. a. month. Between a $32 billion acquisition (s/o Wiz!) and over 15 company launches and funding announcements in the weeks leading up to the RSA cybersecurity conference, things have been pretty wild. I’m sure some of you are still recovering your inboxes after RSA - we’ll keep this opening short, as there’s quite a lot to cover. So, let’s dive right in!

Hi everyone! Ofir from Tell NY here, bringing you this month’s Tell NY Dispatch. February felt like the real start of the year - busy inboxes, sensational headlines, and a few cultural moments that connected directly to what we all do. Below are a few observations from the past month, along with updates on what’s ahead.

In the past years, traditional media has continued to shift - and the online versions have become every outlet’s main source of income. Today, nearly every tier-1 publication is behind a paywall - from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times to Axios, The Information, and Forbes. No matter how big their brand is or how long they’ve been around, they all understand that in order to survive, they have to charge us.