A RECORD NUMBER OF NYC COMPANIES RAISING CAPITAL! The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/17/2019 featuring funding details for Tiny Organics, FinTech Studios, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Tiny Organics — $2.5M – Seed
Tiny Organics, the baby food brand, has raised $2.5M in Seed funding from investors that include led by Elizabeth Street Ventures. Tiny Organics was founded by B. Bonin Bough, Betsy Fore, and Sofia Laurell in 2018..
FinTech Studios — $5.1M – Venture
FinTech Studios, the AI-based intelligent search and market analytics platform, has raised $5.1M in Venture funding from investors that include Cultivation Capital, KEC Ventures, SixThirty, and Lightchain. Founded by Jim Tousignant, Kevin Barresi, and Rich Taylor in 2014, FinTech Studios has now raised a total of $6.1M in reported equity funding.
Timber — $3.5M
Timber, the maker of logging tools for developers , has raised $3.5M in additional funding according to a recent SEC filing. The funding comes from fifteen investors. Founded by Ben Johnson and Zach Sherman in 2016, Timber has now raised a total of $5.8M in reported equity funding.
ShelterZoom — $325K
ShelterZoom, the blockchain-based real estate platform, has raised an additional $325K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. This close comes from six investors and the total offering amount is not listed. Founded by Chao Cheng-Shorland and Allen Alishahi in 2016, ShelterZoom had previously raised a total of $1.45M in reported equity funding in 2018.
Crisp — $12.5M – Series A
Crisp, the startup using AI, data, and communication to reduce food waste and improve the food supply chain, has raised $12.5M in Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital. Crisp was founded by Are Traasdahl and Dag Liodden in 2016.
OneDrop — $40M – Series B
OneDrop, the diabetes management platform, has raised $40M in Series B funding led by Bayer. Founded by Jeff Dachis in 2015, OneDrop has now raised a total of $54.1M in reported equity funding.
Kaia Health — $8M – Series A
Kaia Health, the digital therapeutics platform focused on relieving back pain, has raised $8M in Series A funding led by Optum Ventures. Founded by Innocent Clement, Konstantin Mehl, Manuel Thurner, Moritz Philipp Weisbrodt in 2015, Kaia Health has now raised a total of $22M in reported equity funding.
Alloy — $12M – Series A
Alloy, the customer data platform for regulated industries, has raised $12M in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Founded by Charles Hearn, Laura Spiekerman, Tommy Nicholas in 2015, Alloy has now raised a total of $19.6M in reported equity funding.
VENN — $17M – Seed
VENN, the live media network focused on eSports and gaming that’s launching in 2020, has raised $17M in Seed funding from investors that include BDMI, BITKRAFT Esports Ventures, Kevin Lin, Eldridge Industries, aXiomatic Gaming, and YuChiang Cheng. VENN was founded by Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin in 2019.
Broker Buddha — $4.5M – venture
Broker Buddha, the back-end platform for insurance brokers to manage their customer applications and renewals, has raised $4.5M in venture funding led by Vertex Ventures. Broker Buddha was founded by Jason Keck in 2017.
