Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 14 largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York during the month of February 2019. 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.
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14. Landit $13M
Round: Series A
Description: Career coaching platform Landit has raised an additional $13M in funding from investors that include WeWork, New Enterprise Associates, Valo Ventures, Workday Ventures, Gingerbread Capital, Cue Ball Capital, XFund, Female Founders Fund, Morgan Stanley, Uprising Investor Fund, Costanoa Ventures, Yard Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Connectivity Partners, and Sofia Fund. Founded by Lisa Skeete Tatum and Sheila Marcelo in 2014, Landit has now raised a total of $17.6M in funding over three rounds.
Industry: Career Planning, Women’s
Total equity funding raised: $17.6M
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13. Zoovu $14M
Round: Series B
Description: The SaaS solution, Zoovu, enhances brands customer experience through services like Chatbots, Voice assistants, and product surveys. Zoovu raised $14M in Series B funding led by Target Global and including participation from Beringea.
Industry: Information Technology
Total equity funding raised: $14M
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13. Ceros $14M
Round: Series C
Description: Content creation platform Ceros has raised $14M in funding from investors that include Greenspring Associates, Grotech Ventures, CNF Investments, Sigma Prime Ventures, StarVest Partners, and Greycroft. Founded by Simon Berg and Dominic Duffy in 2007, Ceros has now raised a total of $31.5M. According to Inc, Ceros did $8.8M in revenue in 2017.
Industry: Advertising, Content Marketing, Graphic Design, Software
Total equity funding raised: $33.45M
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12. TheGuarantors $15M
Round: Series B
Description: Insurtech platform The Guarantors, which provides alternative rental deposit solutions, has raised $15M in Series B funding from investors that include Global Founders Capital, White Star Capital, Silvertech Ventures Alven Capital, and Partech. Founded in 2014 by Clement Miglietti and Julien Bonneville, The Guarantors has now raised a total of $26.7M in funding over three rounds.
Industry: Credit, FinTech, Insurance, InsurTech, Real Estate
Total equity funding raised: $26.72M
AlleyWatch coverage: TheGuarantors Series B round
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12. Extend Fertility $15M
Round: Series A
Description: Extend Fertility, the egg freezing service, has raised $15M in Series A funding from Regal Healthcare Capital Partners. Extend Fertility was founded by Joshua Klein in 2015.
Industry: Health Care, Lifestyle
Total equity funding raised: $15M
AlleyWatch coverage: Extend Fertility Series A round
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11. JOOR $16M
Round: Series C
Description: JOOR, the online wholesale marketplace connecting brands and retailers, has raised $16M in Series C funding from investors that include Battery Ventures, Canaan Partners, and ITOCHU Corporation. Founded by Mona Bijoor in 2010, JOOR has now raised a total of $36.1M in funding over four rounds.
Industry: Fashion, Marketplace, Wholesale
Total equity funding raised: $36.07M
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10. Rockets of Awesome $19.5M
Round: Series C
Description: Childrenswear brand Rockets of Awesome has raised an additional $19.5M in funding.
Industry: Children, Consumer, E-Commerce, Fashion, Personalization, Retail, Retail Technology
Total equity funding raised: $49M
AlleyWatch coverage: Rockets of Awesome Series C round
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9. Botify $20M
Round: Series B
Description: Botify is the first unified suite of applications assisting enterprise SEO stakeholders in each phase of the organic search process.
Industry: E-Commerce, SaaS, SEO, Software
Total equity funding raised: $27.2M
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8. Overtime $23M
Round: Series B
Description: Overtime, the Brooklyn-based digital network for sports fans, has raised $23M in Series B funding from investors that include Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, MSG Networks, Afore Capital, MACRO Ventures, and Sapphire Ventures. This brings the total funding raised to $35.3M over three rounds for the startup founded by Dan Porter in 2016
Industry: Digital Media, Predictive Analytics, Sports
Total equity funding raised: $35.2M
AlleyWatch coverage: Overtime’s Series B round
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7. Jetty $25M
Round: Series B
Description: Jetty, the platform for rental insurance, announced a $25M Series B funding round from investors that include Khosla Ventures, Valar Ventures, and Ribbit Capital. The company founded in 2015 by Michael Rudoy and Luke Cohler has now raised $40.5M in funding over three reported equity rounds.
Industry: Consumer Software, Insurance, Property Insurance
Total equity funding raised: $40.5M
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7. Rebag $25M
Round: Series C
Description: Luxury handbag marketplace Rebag has raised $25M in Series C funding.
Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Marketplace, Peer to Peer
Total equity funding raised: $53.3M
AlleyWatch coverage: Rebag Series C round
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6. Aetion $27M
Round: Series B
Description: Aetion, the healthcare analytics platform for value-based care, has raised $27M in funding as an extension of its Series B round.
Industry: Enterprise Software, Health Care, Software
Total equity funding raised: $74.6M
AlleyWatch coverage: Aetion’s Series B round
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5. BANDIER $27.4M
Round: Venture
Description: Women’s activewear brand Bandier has raised an additional $27.4M in funding from investors that include C Ventures and Eurazeo. Founded by Jennifer Bandier in 2014, the company previously raised $7M.
Industry: Brand Marketing, Fashion, Fitness
Total equity funding raised: $34.4M
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4. CTRL-Labs $28M
Round: Series B
Description: CTRL-Labs is a leader in neuro-tech and is building an API for the brain. Founded by Patrick Kaifosh, Thomas Reardon, and Timonthy Machado, it has raised $28M in Series B funding led by GV and including Matrix Partners, Spark Capital, Lux Capital, Alexa Fund, Fuel Capital, and Breyer Capital. CTRL-Labs has now raised a total of $67M across three rounds.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Neuroscience
Total equity funding raised: $67M
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3. Chainalysis $30M
Round: Series B
Description: Chainalysis, the startup provided compliance and investigation solutions and services for the cryptocurrency industry, has raised $30M in Series B funding from investors that include Acceland Benchmark. Founded by Jan Moller, Jonathan Levin, Michael Gronager in 2014, Chainalysis has now raised a total of $47.6M in reported equity funding over four rounds.
Industry: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Financial Exchanges, FinTech, Software
Total equity funding raised: $47.6M
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3. Socure $30M
Round: Series C
Description: Identify verification and fraud prevention startup Socure has raised $30M in Series C funding from investors that include Scale Venture Partners, Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony, and Sorenson Capital. Founded by Johnny Ayers and Sunil Madhu in 2012, Socure has now raised a total of $57.5M in funding.
Industry: FinTech, Identity Management, Machine Learning, Security, Social Media
Total equity funding raised: $59.4M
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2. VAST Data $40M
Round: Series B
Description: Enterprise data storage infrastructure provider VAST Data has raised an additional $40M in Series B funding from investors that include TPG Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, 83 North, and Goldman Sachs. Founded by Jeff Denworth, Renen Hallak, and Shachar Fienblit in 2016, VAST Data has now raised a total of $80M in reported equity funding over three rounds.
Industry: Computer, Data Storage, Software
Total equity funding raised: $80M
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1. YieldStreet $62M
Round: Series B
Description: Alternative investment platform YieldStreet has raised an additional $62M in Series B funding from investors that include Edison Partners, Greenspring Associates, and Raine Ventures. Founded by Dennis Shields, Michael Weisz, and Milind Mehere in 2015, YieldStreet has now raised a total of $78.5M in equity funding.
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Wealth Management
Total equity funding raised: $78.5M
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