We're incredibly excited to announce that The Verge and Alexis Ohanian have teamed up to bring you a brand new video series called Small Empires. Ohanian — a Reddit co-founder and all-around delightful chap — will visit rising New York City startups, offering an inside look at how the people behind these companies are building amazing and disruptive products. As Alexis sees it, the show will be something akin to "Inside the Actor’s Studio meets Dirty Jobs for tech in New York." And obviously, we liked the sound of that. The show will start towards the end of July and new episodes will be available every week. Stay tuned for a lot more info soon. While you wait, check out the story The Hollywood Reporter did on the project, and watch the thrilling trailer above.

Take a sneak peak at The Verge's upcoming show, Small Empires with Alexis Ohanian. In this week's episode, Ohanian investigates a burgeoning healthcare upstart, ZocDoc.

Join Alexis Ohanian, Small Empires showrunner Stephen Greenwood, and The Verge's Business Reporter Ben Popper as they take a look at the New York startup scene and take a few questions from the viewers.