Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 13 largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York during the month of December 2018. I have included some additional information such as industry, description, round type, total equity funding raised, funding details, and links to AlleyWatch full coverage to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in NYC.
USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO NAVIGATE THE REPORT
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12. YayPay $8.4M
Round: Series A
Description: YayPay develops accounts receivable software that automates payment workflows.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Payments, SaaS, Software
Total Equity Funding Raised: $13.7M
Funding Round Details: YayPay’s Series A round
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11. Kindur $9M
Round: Series A
Description: Kindur makes smart retirement planning more accessible than ever, helping you or your loved ones retire fearlessly.
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, InsurTech, Personal Finance
Total Equity Funding Raised: $10.25M
Funding Round Details: Kindur’s Series A round
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10. Hometeam $11.4M
Round: Venture
Description: Hometeam provides in-home care to older adults.
Industry: Health Care, Wellness
Total Equity Funding Raised: $55M
Funding Round Details: Hometeam, the senior-focused provider of “connected caregivers”, has raised $11.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were twenty-nine participants in the round. This is the first round of funding since the company’s ouster of CEO and Founder Josh Bruno earlier this year. The total filing is for $26.4M with another $15M to go. There were six participants in this close. Hometeam has now raised a total of $55M in funding since its founding in 2013.
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9. Propel $12.8M
Round: Series A
Description: Propel makes the social safety net more user-friendly
Industry: Apps, FinTech, Government, Internet, Social
Total Equity Funding Raised: $17.95M
Funding Round Details: Propel, the tech platform focused on safety net and public benefits, has raised $12.8M in Series A funding from investors that include Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz, Omidyar Network, Nyca Partners, Alexa von Tobel, and Thirty Five Ventures. Founded by Jimmy Chen and Shelly Ni 2014, Propel has now raised a total of $18.2M in funding over four rounds.
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8. Iris Nova $15M
Round: Seed
Description: Iris Nova is a beverage company which sells directly to consumers
Industry: Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage
Total Equity Funding Raised: $15.13M
Funding Round Details: Beverage company Iris Nova has raised $15M in funding from investors that include Greycroft, GGV Capital, Gary Vaynerchuk, Chris Burch, Scooter Braun, CASSIUS Family, Ron Burkle, Imaginary Ventures, Betaworks Ventures, Tim Armstrong, Sophia Bush, Lakehouse Ventures, Alex Rodriguez, Michael Rapino, Nebari Ventures, Venturing & Emerging Brands, and Kate Hudson. Iris Nova was founded by Zak Normandin.
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7. Temi $21M
Round: Series B
Description: temi is the world’s first, truly intelligent, mobile, personal home robot, that places you at the center of technology.
Industry: Robotics, Smart Home
Total Equity Funding Raised: $21M
Funding Round Details: Temi, the company behind the first personal robot, has raised $21M in Series B funding from investors that include Generali Investments Europe, John Wu, and Ogawa Health Care International. Temi was founded by Yossi Wolf in 2015.
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6. Avanan $25M
Round: Series B
Description: Avanan operates a cloud-based platform to provide security solutions for public, SaaS-based applications.
Industry: Cloud Security, Internet, Security
Total Equity Funding Raised: $41.4M
Funding Round Details: Cybersecurity platform Avanan has raised $25M in Series B funding from investors that include Magma Venture Partners, StageOne Ventures, and Greenfield Partners. Founded by Gil Friedrich, Michael Landewe, and Roy Rotem in 2014, Avanan has now raised a total of $41.4M over three funding rounds.
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6. K Health $25M
Round: Series B
Description: K Health is an AI-powered health app that empowers consumers with health information based on the experiences of others.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Apps, Personal Health
Total Equity Funding Raised: $37.5M
Funding Round Details: K Health’s Series B round
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5. The Wing $75M
Round: Series C
Description: The Wing is a network of work and community spaces designed for women.
Industry: Communities, Coworking, Women’s
Total Equity Funding Raised: $117.5M
Funding Round Details: The Wing, the coworking space for women, has raised $75M in Series C funding from investors that include New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital, Upfront Ventures, Airbnb, and WeWork. Founded in 2016 by Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan, The Wing has now raised a total of $117.5M over a total of five rounds.
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4. Bowery Farming $90M
Round: Series B
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
Total Equity Funding Raised: $117.5M
Funding Round Details: Indoor farming startup Bowery Farming has raised $90M in funding from investors that include GV (formerly Google Ventures), Temasek, Almanac Ventures, General Catalyst, GGV Capital, and First Round Capital. Founded by Brian Falther, David Golden, and Irving Fain in 2015, Bowery Farming has now raised a total of $117.5M in funding over three rounds.
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3. Dataiku $101M
Round: Series C
Description: Dataiku develops Data Science Studio, the tool that lets data scientists and analysts do machine learning on any (dirty) data.
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Integration, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning
Total Equity Funding Raised: $146.71M
Funding Round Details: Dataiku, data collaboration platform, has raised $101M in Series C funding from investors that include Battery Ventures, FirstMark, Alven Capital, ICONIQ Capital, and Dawn Capital. Founded by Clément Stenac, Florian Douetteau, Marc Batty, and Thomas Cabrol in 2013, Dataiku has now raised a total of $146.7M in total funding over five funding rounds.
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2. InVision $115M
Round: Series G
Description: nVision is the digital product design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.
Industry: Apps, Collaboration, Internet, Mobile, Product Design, SaaS, UX Design
Total Equity Funding Raised: $350.2M
Funding Round Details: Design collaboration platform Invision has raised $115M in Series G funding from investors that include Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, Battery Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Atlassian, Tiger Global Management, FirstMark, and Geodesic Capital. Founded by Ben Nadel and Clark Valberg in 2011, Invision has now raised a total of $350.2M in funding over seven rounds.
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1. Vroom $146M
Round: Series G
Description: Vroom is an online direct car retailer that makes car-buying and selling fast and easy.
Industry: Automotive, Customer Service, E-Commerce, FinTech
Total Equity Funding Raised: $405.25M
Funding Round Details: Vroom’s Series G round
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