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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Brayola, the online lingerie company, has raised $5M in Series B funding from Haim Dabah, Roi More and Firstime Venture Capital. The company has read $8.95M over 5 rounds of funding.
Anchor FM, the radio broadcast app, has raised $2.8M in Venture funding led by Accel Partners with participation from Mick Batyske, Omidyar Network, The Chernin Group and Eniac Ventures. The company has raised $4.4M over their 3 rounds of funding.
Hubble Contacts, the Ecommerce eye-contacts brand, has raised $16.5M in a round of Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital in corroboration with Two River, Wildcat Capital Management, Oscar Salazar, Brian Levy and Greycroft Partners. Founders Benjamin Cogan and Jesse Horwitz have raised $23.7M to date across their 3 rounds.
Mass Appeal, the media company covering the cultural convergence of art, music, skate and fashion, has raised $6M in a Series A round of funding from Universal Music Group. The company has raised $7.2M to date.
TRANSFAST, the digital and online payment and transfer service, has raised an undisclosed amount from Apis Partners. This is the company’s first round of funding.
Odilo, the company allowing libraries, schools and corporations digitize their conent, has raised $6.35M in Series C funding from Active Venture Partners, JME Venture Capital, Kibo Ventures, and Inveready Technology Investment Group. Founder Rodrigo Rodriguez has raised $10.35M over 3 rounds.
Show-Score, the online rating platform for theater, has raised $2M in Series A funding led by The Seelig Group, with participation from Ashley . DeSimone and Chip Seelig. The company has raised $3.5M over 2 rounds.
TUSHY, the modern bidet company, has raised $500K in Seed funding led by Propulsion Capital with participation from Zachary Werner, Neil Parikh and Luke Sherwin. This is the company’s first round of funding to date. The full story about TUSHY here.
Simplifeye, the wearable SaaS company for medical professionals, has raised $3M in a round of Venture funding from Ariel Poler, Wiley Cerilli, Liquid2 Ventures, Haystack, Felicis Ventures, First Round and SoftTech VC. This is the company’s second round of funding.
RealConnex.com, the company offering real estate resources, has raised $3.5M in an undisclosed round of funding from Silver Portal Capital. Founder Roy Abrams has raised $9.5M over 6 rounds of funding.
Fairygodboss, the marketplace to meet employers who value gender equality, has raised $1M in Seed funding from William Greenblatt. This is the company’s first round of funding.