Armed with some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest NYC Startup Series A rounds of 2017. I have included some additional information as well, such as year of date funding, industry, brief company description, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis. In order to maintain a focus on conventional tech startups, pharmaceutical, real estate, and biotech companies were removed from the data.
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10. Ollie $12,600,000
Round: Series A
Description: Ollie delivers freshly made dog food from real, human-grade ingredients your dog loves to eat, delivered to your door.
Industry: Animal Feed, Marketplace, Pet
Date of funding: 18-Aug-17
Total equity funding: $17,000,000
9. Resy $13,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Resy is a mobile app for people who love eating at great restaurants but hate hassling for reservations.
Industry: Apps, Hospitality, Reservations, Restaurants, SaaS
Date of funding: 9-Jan-17
Total equity funding: $15,000,000
9. Quidd $13,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Quidd is the leading platform for buying, trading and using premium, rare digital goods.
Industry: Consumer Software, Marketplace, Mobile Apps
Date of funding: 7-Nov-17
Total equity funding: $22,000,000
9. Pilotworks $13,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: We are building a network of delightful cooking spaces, expert mentors, and inspiring entrepreneurs.
Industry: Delivery, Food Processing
Date of funding: 5-Dec-17
Total equity funding: $15,100,000
9. Cedar $13,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Cedar provides a smarter way for hospitals, health systems and medical groups to manage the patient payment ecosystem.
Industry: Health Care, Information Technology
Date of funding: 7-Dec-17
Total equity funding: $13,000,000
9. New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) $13,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) is enabling the transformation of the container shipping industry
Industry: Transportation
Date of funding: 24-Aug-17
Total equity funding: $13,000,000
8. Noodle Partners $14,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Noodle Partners is an education venture company.
Industry: EdTech, Education, Venture Capital
Date of funding: 1-Dec-17
Total equity funding: $18,000,000
8. RapidSOS $14,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: RapidSOS is an advanced emergency technology company.
Industry: GovTech, mHealth, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Public Safety
Date of funding: 25-Apr-17
Total equity funding: $19,060,000
7. Connatix $15,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Connatix is a company that provides brands to feature their content across web and mobile media properties.
Industry: Advertising
Date of funding: 24-Oct-17
Total equity funding: $15,000,000
7. Candid $15,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Candid helps people get the smile they’ve always wanted at a price they can afford.
Industry: Beauty, Dental, Personal Health
Date of funding: 21-Nov-17
Total equity funding: $15,000,000
7. Symbiont $15,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Symbiont is bridging the gap between the emerging blockchain ecosystem and Wall Street.
Industry: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech
Date of funding: 4-May-17
Total equity funding: $15,375,000
7. Pypestream $15,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Pypestream brings the on-demand economy to enterprises everywhere.
Industry: Internet, Mobile Apps, Software
Date of funding: 28-Feb-17
Total equity funding: $22,459,237
6. Bowery Farming $20,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Bowery Farming uses high-tech approaches such as robotics, LED lightning and data analytics to grow leafy greens indoors
Industry: Agriculture, Farming, Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Robotics
Date of funding: 14-Jun-17
Total equity funding: $31,000,003
6. Precision Health AI $20,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Precision Health AI is platform tech company that combines modern AI technology with best in class oncology data.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Hospital, Medical
Date of funding: 20-Sep-17
Total equity funding: $20,000,000
4. Untuckit $30,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Untuckit is a New York City-based direct-to-consumer apparel brand.
Industry: Fashion, Lifestyle, Men’s
Date of funding: 5-Jun-17
Total equity funding: $30,000,000
3. Knock $32,500,000
Round: Series A
Description: Knock makes buying or selling a home simple and certain.
Industry: Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate
Date of funding: 31-Jan-17
Total equity funding: $34,500,000
2. Ellevest $34,600,000
Round: Series A
Description: Ellevest offers digital investment advice for women.
Industry: Financial Services, Impact Investing, Women’s
Date of funding: 18-Sep-17
Total equity funding: $44,600,000
1. United Masters $70,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: United Masters gives musicians an alternative to exploitative record label deals.
Industry: Marketing, Music, Music Label
Date of funding: 15-Nov-17
Total equity funding: $70,000,000