Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York during the month of February. I have included some additional information such as industry, brief company description, round type, total equity founding raised, and date of funding to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in NYC. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate and biotech companies were excluded.
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10. Unacast $17,500,000
Round: Series B
Description: Unacast built the Real World Graph and is the leading transparent and contextualized location data platform
Industry: Advertising Platforms, Big Data, Internet of Things, Location Based Services, Mobile Advertising, Sensor
Date of funding: 02/12
Total equity funding: $24,100,000
9. Primary $19,766,387
Round: Venture
Description: Founded by two moms, Primary is making better basic clothes for kids and building a better experience for busy parents to shop for them.
Industry: Children, E-Commerce, Retail
Date of funding: 02/14
Total equity funding: $27,766,387
8. Marketing Evolution $20,600,000
Round: Series B
Description: Marketing Evolution is a full service provider of marketing ROI management solutions, delivering real-time, 1-to-1 marketing optimizations.
Industry: Analytics, Marketing, SaaS
Date of funding: 02/06
Total equity funding: $24,600,000
7. Honcker $23,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Honcker is a car leasing platform that acts as a marketplace connecting enthusiastic customers with their local dealerships.
Industry: Automotive, Car Sharing, Marketplace
Date of funding: 02/22
Total equity funding: $26,600,000
7. Payfone $23,000,000
Round: Series F
Description: Payfone is a mobile and digital identity authentication solutions provider.
Industry: Call Center, Identity Management, Mobile, Software, Wireless
Date of funding: 02/13
Total equity funding: $88,100,000
6. Paige.AI $25,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Paige.AI, stands for Pathology AI Guidance Engine, is a new startup that uses artificial intelligence to fight cancer.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Machine Learning, Medical
Date of funding: 02/06
Total equity funding: $25,000,000
5. Stash $37,500,000
Round: Series D
Description: Stash is a New York-based digital investment platform.
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance
Date of funding: 02/12
Total equity funding: $116,250,000
4. Cota Healthcare $40,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Cota builds solutions for healthcare to analyze, visualize, report, and manage real-world evidence and deliver precision medicine.
Industry: Health Care
Date of funding: 02/21
Total equity funding: $65,000,000
3. Glossier $52,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Glossier is a direct-to-consumer beauty company creating modern luxury products for women.
Industry: Beauty, Fashion, Health Care
Date of funding: 02/23
Total equity funding: $86,400,000
2. Kallyope $66,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Kallyope is a healthcare company focusing on biotechnology business.
Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical
Date of funding: 02/22
Total equity funding: $110,000,000
1. Harry’s $112,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Harry’sáallows usersáto buyárazors, German engineered blades and shaving creams.
Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Price Comparison
Date of funding: 02/15
Total equity funding: $474,600,001