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 July. I have included some additional information such as industry, brief company description, round type, total equity funding 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. Hometalk $14.5M
Round: Venture
Description: Hometalk empowers every person to create the home they love.
Industry: Communities, DIY, Home Decor
Date of funding: 7/3
Total equity funding: $14,500,000
9. Spruce Holdings $15,600,000
Round: Series B
Description: Spruce Holdings aims to improve title insurance assessment and issuance to reduce the time needed to close a real estate deal.
Industry: Financial Services, Insurance, InsurTech, Property Insurance, Real Estate
Date of funding: 7/19
Total equity funding: $21,100,000
8. Naadam $16M
Round: Series A
Description: Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products.
Industry:
Date of funding: 7/17
Total equity funding: $16M
7. GroundTruth $18M
Round: Series F
Description: GroundTruth, the leading location technology company that drives results with real-world data.
Industry: Advertising, Marketing, Mobile, Mobile Apps
Date of funding: 7/24
Total equity funding: $134,500,000
6. Skillshare $20M
Round: Series C
Description: An online learning community where anyone can discover, take, or even teach a class.
Industry: E-Commerce, E-Learning, EdTech, Education
Date of funding: 7/23
Total equity funding: $42,750,168
6. Fever $20M
Round: Series C
Description: Fever is a mobile app and social discovery tool that provides a curated and personalized list of local events based on user preferences.
Industry: Android, Internet, iOS, Mobile, Social Media, Ticketing
Date of funding: 7/5
Total equity funding: $39,300,000
6. Eyeview $20M
Round: Venture
Description: Eyeview is a video advertising technology company and the market leader in providing brands with ROI on their video advertising spend.
Industry: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Video, Video Advertising
Date of funding: 7/16
Total equity funding: $76,850,000
6. Simon Data $20M
Round: Series B
Description: Simon Data enables businesses to effectively leverage all of their data to drive personalization and value for their customers
Industry: Big Data, Marketing, Marketing Automation
Date of funding: 7/28
Total equity funding: $30M
5. Centivo $34M
Round: Series A
Description: Centivo offers health plan built specifically for employers and their employees and families.
Industry:
Date of funding: 7
Total equity funding: $36,400,000
4. Hubble Contacts $40M
Round: Venture
Description: Hubble is a contact lenses maker and retailer.
Industry: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Eyewear
Date of funding: 7/2
Total equity funding: $73,700,000
3. Greenhouse Software $50M
Round: Series D
Description: Greenhouse is a recruiting optimization platform to help companies build and scale their recruiting processes.
Industry: B2B, Enterprise Software, Recruiting, SaaS, Software
Date of funding: 7/12
Total equity funding: $110,130,270
2. BlockFi $52,500,000
Round: Venture
Description: BlockFi is a secured non-bank lender that offers cryptoasset-backed USD loans to cryptoasset owners.
Industry: Bitcoin, Commercial Lending, Consumer Lending, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
Date of funding: 7/24
Total equity funding: $56,381,673
1. ClassPass $85M
Round: Series D
Description: ClassPass is a subscription marketplace that lets users find and book fitness classes.
Industry: Consumer Applications, Fitness, Health Care, Subscription Service
Date of funding: 7/25
Total equity funding: $239M
