The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/24/2019 featuring funding details for Cargo, Refinery29, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Cargo — $5.45M
Cargo, the service that allows rideshare drivers to offer products to passengers to increase earnings, has held a first close of $5.45M in funding as a part of a $10M SAFE note according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were six investors in this close. Founded by Jasper Wheeler and Jeff Cripe in 2016, Cargo previously raised a total of $29.4M in reported equity funding.
Refinery29 — $8M
Refinery29 has raised $8M in convertible debt funding as a part of a $20M offering according to a recent SEC filing. The round is led by Stripes group and the filing indicates that there were three participants in this close. Founded by Christene Barberich, Justin Stefano, Philippe von Borries, and Piera Gelardi in 2005, Refinery29 has now raised a total of $133.4M in reported funding.
Sharps Technology — $2.8M
Sharps Technology, the developers of a safe single-use syringe, has raised $2.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. Sharps was founded in 2018 and is based in Midtown.
