Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York during the month of December 2019. I have included some additional information such as industry, description, round type, total equity funding raised to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in NYC.
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10. Kindbody $10.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Kindbody operates a health and tech company intended to offer fertility services and treatments for the modern woman. Founded by Cynthia Hudson, Gina Bartasi, and Joanne Schneider in 2018, Kindbody has now raised a total of $31.3M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include GV, Perceptive Advisors, and RRE Ventures.
Industry: Fertility, Health Care, Medical, Wellness, Women’s
Founders: Cynthia Hudson, Gina Bartasi, Joanne Schneider
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $31.3M
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9. Otis $11.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Otis is a marketplace that lets anyone invest in exclusive alternative assets. Founded by Michael Karnjanaprakorn in 2018, Otis has now raised a total of $14.3M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Dreamers VC, Kindred Ventures, Maveron, NextView Ventures, and Union Square Ventures.
Industry: Financial Services
Founders: Michael Karnjanaprakorn
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $14.3M
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8. Hugging Face $15.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Hugging Face is a computer software that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. Founded by Clement Delangue, Julien Chaumond, and Thomas Wolf in 2016, Hugging Face has now raised a total of $20.2M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include A.Capital Ventures, Betaworks, Lux Capital, Richard Socher, and Thirty Five Ventures.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Machine Learning, Software
Founders: Clement Delangue, Julien Chaumond, Thomas Wolf
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $20.2M
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7. Gloat.com $25.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Gloat.com is an AI-based anonymous career development platform allowing users to both know their worth and get concrete offers in real time. Founded by Amichai Schreiber, Ben Reuveni, Danny Shtainberg, and Roy Reuveni in 2014, Gloat.com has now raised a total of $34.6M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Eight Roads Ventures, Intel Capital, Magma Venture Partners, PICO Venture Partners, and Wellborn Ventures.
Industry: Career Planning, Human Resources, Information Services, Social Media
Founders: Amichai Schreiber, Ben Reuveni, Danny Shtainberg, Roy Reuveni
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $34.6M
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7. TMRW Life Sciences $25.0M
Round: Series B
Description: TMRW has created the first automated cryo specimen management system for IVF, integrating RFID-enabled digital chain of custody. Founded by Alan Murray, Jeffrey Port, and Joshua Abram in 2018, TMRW Life Sciences has now raised a total of $37.0M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include 5AM Ventures and Special Situations Life Sciences Innovation Fund.
Industry: Biotechnology, Life Science
Founders: Alan Murray, Jeffrey Port, Joshua Abram
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $37.0M
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6. Digital Asset $35.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Digital Asset develops distributed ledger technology intended to build distributed, encrypted straight through processing tools. Founded by Don Wilson and Sunil Hirani in 2014, Digital Asset has now raised a total of $142.2M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Accenture, Broadridge, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and IBM.
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Risk Management, Software
Founders: Don Wilson, Sunil Hirani
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $142.2M
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5. Elysium $40.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Elysium Health offers health products built with science such as dietary supplements and anti-aging drugs. Founded by Dan Alminana, Eric Marcotulli, and Leonard Pershing Guarente in 2014, Elysium has now raised a total of $66.2M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, GISEV Family Office, Silicon Valley Bank, and Western Technology Investment.
Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science, Personal Health, Pharmaceutical
Founders: Dan Alminana, Eric Marcotulli, Leonard Pershing Guarente
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $66.2M
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4. Paige $45.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Paige builds software to advance diagnosis, treatment and biomarker discovery for cancer. Founded by David Klimstra, Norman Selby, and Thomas Fuchs in 2018, Paige has now raised a total of $70.0M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Breyer Capital and HealthCor Partners.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Machine Learning, Medical
Founders: David Klimstra, Norman Selby, Thomas Fuchs
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $70.0M
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3. Domio $50.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Domio is building branded apartment-hotels with a focus on group travelers. Founded by Adrian Lam and Jay Roberts in 2016, Domio has now raised a total of $66.0M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include GGV Capital, SoftBank, Tenaya Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, and Upper90.
Industry: Hospitality, Hotel, Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate, SaaS, Sharing Economy, Travel
Founders: Adrian Lam, Jay Roberts
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $66.0M
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2. Kustomer $60.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Kustomer is an omnichannel SaaS platform specializing in customer service. Founded by Brad Birnbaum and Jeremy Suriel in 2015, Kustomer has now raised a total of $173.5M in reported equity funding and is backed by investors that include Battery Ventures, Canaan Partners, Coatue Management, Plug and Play, and Tiger Global Management.
Industry: CRM, Customer Service, Enterprise, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses
Founders: Brad Birnbaum, Jeremy Suriel
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $173.5M
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1. Vroom $254.0M
Round: Series H
Description: Vroom is an innovative, end-to-end e-commerce platform that offers a better way to buy and sell used vehicles. Founded by Kevin Westfall, Marshall Chesrown, and Scott Chesrown in 2013, Vroom has now raised a total of $721.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Altimeter Capital, Durable Capital Partners, General Catalyst, L Catterton, and T. Rowe Price.
Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, FinTech, Marketing, Sales
Founders: Kevin Westfall, Marshall Chesrown, Scott Chesrown
Founding year: 2013
Total equity funding raised: $721.3M
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