18 New York startups map five routes into Samsung MX, led by Ezra, Evvy and Neko Health at 78 fit
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A focused market scan, current through 22 September 2026, produced an 18-company New York shortlist spanning Samsung Health and connected care, Galaxy AI and multimodal media, wearables and voice, personalization, and on-device ambient AI. Fit scores run 71.7–78.2 out of 100 and are a research prioritization signal, not a valuation or investment recommendation. New York eligibility means headquarters, founding roots, a permanent office, active clinics, or substantial ongoing operations — not necessarily headquarters in every case. This is not a claim to cover every startup in New York.
Opportunity landscape: fit score by strategic lane
Each dot is one company. Position right = higher Samsung MX fit (score out of 100). Colour marks opportunity type; a ring marks a late-stage company valued at $1B+ — better suited to commercial or API partnership than investment or acquisition. Hover a dot for surface and engagement model.
Digital health & connected careAI, media & interfaceLate-stage ($1B+ valuation) — partner, not acquire
What the map cannot say
Neko Health raised a $700M Series C at a reported ~$7B valuation and is opening its first US clinic in New York — a data partnership window, not an acquisition target. artificialintelligence-news.com
The most concrete near-term routes are Samsung Health screening and records pilots: Ezra’s FDA-cleared 30-minute full-body MRI across 18 New York locations, and Particle Health’s API unifying records from over 270 million US patients. innovationopenlab.com
Runway (76.7 fit) fits Galaxy multimodal media via API, but reported a ~$155M EBITDA loss in 2024 and depends on venture funding — a licensing pilot, with sustainability diligence. qai.io
Two early wearable-adjacent bets ship soon: Sandbar’s privacy-first Stream voice ring ($23M Series A, Summer 2026 ship) and YC F2025 coach Nori, both New York City based. finance.yahoo.com
Ranked shortlist
All 18 companies, ordered by MX-fit score. Funding and status wording is kept as sourced; mentions = distinct relevant pages found in the focused candidate search, not a quality score.
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Startup cards: thesis and diligence question
Method: focused market scan of AI and digital-health startups with New York presence relevant to Samsung MX, current through 2026-09-22. 18 shortlisted companies, one row each, across 16 independent source hosts; no single URL backs more than 5.6% of rows. Fit score (0–100) is a research prioritization signal from the scan, not a valuation or investment recommendation; source mentions count distinct relevant pages, not quality. Lane groupings on the chart condense each company’s stated strategic lane; full thesis and diligence text appear in the cards. NY presence may be HQ, founding roots, office, clinics, or substantial operations.