The latest venture capital seed and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/8/2019 featuring funding details for VTS, ExpoIQ, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
VTS — $90M – Series D
Commercial real estate leasing platform VTS has raised $90M in Series D funding to become the newest member of NYC’s unicorn club. The investment comes from investors that include Brookfield Asset Management and Tishman Speyer. Founded by Brandon Weber, Karl Baum, Niall Smart, Nicholas Romito, and Ryan Masiello in 2011, VTS has now raised a total of $187.4M in reported equity funding.
ExpoIQ — $1.33M – Seed
ExpoIQ, the platform for connecting exhibitors and IT event organizers, has raised $1.33M in Seed funding. ExpoIQ was founded by Ula Dzhuraboev and Val Tsanev in 2019.
Journey Meditation — $2.4M – Seed
Journey Meditation, the meditation app, has raised $2.4M in Seed funding from investors that include Canaan Partners, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Betaworks, BDMI, The Fund, Nelstone Ventures, New York Venture Partners. Founded by Stephen Sokoler in 2015, Journey Meditation has now raised a total of $2.6M in reported equity funding. Learn all about the round and the business in our exclusive interview with Sokoler on Journey Meditation’s seed round.
LetsGetChecked — $30M – Series B
LetsGetChecked, the service for in-home lab testing, has raised $30M in Series B funding from investors that include Qiming Venture Partners, Optum Ventures, and Leerink Transformation Partners. Founded by Peter Foley in 2014, LetsGetChecked has now raised a total of $42M in reported equity funding.
