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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Gong, the personalized social news site, has received $3M in Seed funding from Nir Zohar, Giora Kaplan, Avishai Abrahami, Ran Tushia, Boldstart Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital and Bloomberg Beta. Founder Aviv Eyal has raised the first round for the company.
Real estate tech startups, VTS and Hightower has agreed to merge in a transaction valued at $300M. The merged firm will be known as VTS.
This week we took a look at the largest funding rounds in NYC during the month of November – These are the 10 NYC Startups That Raised the Most Amount of Capital in November.
Restaurant Reason, the company optimizing restaurant and bar operations, has raised a Seed round of funding for the company’s first round of funding.
This week we took a look at the largest funding rounds in US during the month of November – These are the 10 US Startups That Raised the Most Amount of Capital in November.
Access Bazaar, the marketplace for small business purchases, has raised $1M in Seed funding from investors, Lattice Ventures, Gotham Gal Ventures, Caerus Investment Partners, Transcendent Holdings, Rostrum Capital, Alpine Meridian Ventures and Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. This is the first round for founders Yasser Toruno and Julian Rodriguez.
Gett, the on-demand transportation app, has raised $100M in a round of Debt Financing from Sberbank. Roi More and Shahar Waiser’s company has raised $622M in total funding.
Agency of Trillions, the innovation agency preparing companies for the future, has raised $500K in a Series B round of funding from undisclosed investors. Jonathan Cohen and Deana Burke’s company has raised $4M in 2 rounds.
Vector Media, the company providing large visual advertising opportunities, has raised an undisclosed round from Spire Capital. This is founder William Schwartz’s first round.
Ripple Recruiting, the company allowing students to be hired out of college, has raised $700K in Seed funding. Founders Andrew Myers and Eric Ho have raised their first round of funding for the company.
Glossier, the modern beauty brand, has raised $24M in Series B funding from IVP (Institutional Venture Partners). Founder Emily Weiss has raised $32M over 3 rounds.
Fruit Street, the telehealth software company for health professionals that lets your patients track their medical progress, has raised $3M in Series A funding from undisclosed investors. Laurence Girard’s company has raised $8.1M in 6 rounds.
Wrevel, the social media event platform, has raised $106K in Seed funding from undisclosed investors. This is the company’s second round to date.
