With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of a few of things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News this week including the fundings, exits, and events.
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MediaBrix, the company delivering brand connections, has raised $6.5M in Venture round of funding from Horizon Technology Finance, Revel Partners and Edison Partners. Founders Jay Drago and Ari Brandt have raised $18M over their 5 rounds.
iFunding, the CRE investment platform, has raised a Venture round of $1.95M. Founder William C. Skelley has raised $6M in funding to date.
Blue Bite, the proximity marketing company has raised a Venture round of $2.53M for the company’s first round of funding.
Aptdeco, the pre-owned furniture marketplace, has raised $2.52M in a Venture round of funding from undisclosed investors, for the company’s first round of funding.
InsiteVR, the VR for business related designs, has raised $1.5M in Seed funding from GREE Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, Ralph Gootee, Tracy Young, Y Combinator and Greg Castle, CyberAgent Ventures. This marks the company’s first round.
Lemonade, the peer to peer insurance carrier, has raised a Venture round of funding of an undisclosed amount from XL Innovate. The founders Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger had previously raised their first round of $13M funding last December.