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 January 2020. 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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13. Zipari $22.5M
Round: Series B
Description: Zipari is a customer experience platform developed specifically for health insurance. Founded by Diallo Powell and Mark Nathan in 2014, Zipari has now raised a total of $30.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Vertical Venture Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Horizon Healthcare Services, and HealthWorx.
Investors in the round: Health Velocity Capital, HealthWorx, Horizon Healthcare Services, Vertical Venture Partners
Industry: CRM, Customer Service, Health Insurance, InsurTech, Software
Founders: Diallo Powell, Mark Nathan
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $30.0M
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12. Covera Health $23.5M
Round: Series B
Description: Covera Health works with employers and payers to reduce misdiagnoses, improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs overall. Founded by Raz Winiarsky, M.D., and Ron Vianu in 2017, Covera Health has now raised a total of $32.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Insight Partners, Prism Venture Management, Equity Group Investments, and Sam Zell.
Investors in the round: Insight Partners, Prism Venture Management
Industry: Analytics, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Machine Learning
Founders: Raz Winiarsky, M.D., Ron Vianu
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $32.0M
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11. Clubhouse Software $25.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Clubhouse Software is a project management platform developed for modern software teams. Founded by Andrew Childs and Kurt Schrader in 2014, Clubhouse Software has now raised a total of $41.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Battery Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, RRE Ventures, BoxGroup, and Greylock Partners.
Investors in the round: Battery Ventures, Greylock Partners, Lerer Hippeau
Industry: Collaboration, Information Technology, Productivity Tools, Project Management, Software
Founders: Andrew Childs, Kurt Schrader
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $41.0M
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10. Aquant $30.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Aquant is a service intelligence and AI platform. Founded by Assaf Melochna and Shahar Chen in 2016, Aquant has now raised a total of $42.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Angular Ventures, Silvertech Ventures, and World Trade Ventures (WTV).
Investors in the round: Angular Ventures, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Silvertech Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics
Founders: Assaf Melochna, Shahar Chen
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $42.6M
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10. Life House $30.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Life House is creating a network of lifestyle hotels to make travel more meaningful and affordable, through a software-enabled platform. Founded by Rami Zeidan in 2017, Life House has now raised a total of $40.4M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Jim Ketai, Comcast Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Global Founders Capital, and Ashton Kutcher.
Investors in the round: Ashton Kutcher, Comcast Ventures, David Hamamoto, Global Founders Capital, Jim Ketai, JLL Spark, Sound Ventures, Thayer Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Trinity Ventures
Industry: Hospitality, Hotel, Lifestyle, Software, Travel
Founders: Rami Zeidan
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $40.4M
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9. Verbit.ai $31.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Verbit.ai specializes in combining human and artificial intelligence to provide transcription and captioning solutions. Founded by Eric Shellef, Iris Getz, Kobi Ben Tzvi, and Tom Livne in 2016, Verbit.ai has now raised a total of $65.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Stripes, Viola Ventures, and ClalTech.
Investors in the round: ClalTech, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Oryzn Capital, Stripes, Vertex Ventures, Viola Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Natural Language Processing
Founders: Eric Shellef, Iris Getz, Kobi Ben Tzvi, Tom Livne
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $65.0M
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8. ActionIQ $32.0M
Round: Series C
Description: ActionIQ is a purpose-built enterprise Customer Data Platform solving complex data problems: flow and scale, analytics, and orchestration. Founded by Nitay Joffe and Tasso Argyros in 2014, ActionIQ has now raised a total of $77.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark, March Capital Partners, and Bowery Capital.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, FirstMark, March Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Marketing Automation
Founders: Nitay Joffe, Tasso Argyros
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $77.0M
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7. KeyMe $35.0M
Round: Series E
Description: KeyMe is a mobile app that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys based on a digital image. Founded by Greg Marsh in 2012, KeyMe has now raised a total of $105.4M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Comcast Ventures, Battery Ventures, Invenergy, 7-Eleven, and BlackRock.
Investors in the round: Brentwood Associates
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Mobile Apps, Retail, Robotics
Founders: Greg Marsh
Founding year: 2012
Total equity funding raised: $105.4M
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6. Orchard $36.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Orchard is transforming the way people buy and sell their homes by bringing simplicity, convenience, and certainty to the process. Founded by Court Cunningham and Phil DeGisi in 2017, Orchard has now raised a total of $66.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include FirstMark, Accomplice, Navitas Capital, and Juxtapose.
Investors in the round: Accomplice, FirstMark, Juxtapose, Navitas Capital
Industry: E-Commerce, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Residential
Founders: Court Cunningham, Phil DeGisi
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $66.0M
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5. Justworks $50.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Justworks is an online platform that handles the payroll and payments procedure, benefits facilities, and compliance issues of its users. Founded by Iris Ramos and Isaac Oates in 2012, Justworks has now raised a total of $143.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Union Square Ventures, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, FirstMark, and Redpoint.
Investors in the round: Bain Capital Ventures, FirstMark, Index Ventures, Redpoint, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Union Square Ventures
Industry: Employee Benefits, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Internet
Founders: Iris Ramos, Isaac Oates
Founding year: 2012
Total equity funding raised: $143.0M
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5. BigID $50.0M
Round: Series C
Description: BigID is a company developing a software that helps companies secure customer data and satisfy privacy regulations. Founded by Dimitri Sirota and Nimrod Vax in 2016, BigID has now raised a total of $146.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Salesforce Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Scale Venture Partners.
Investors in the round: Tiger Global Management
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Identity Management, Network Security, Privacy, Risk Management, Security, Software
Founders: Dimitri Sirota, Nimrod Vax
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $146.1M
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4. Moda Operandi $51.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Moda Operandi is a platform for emerging fashion designers and retailers from around the world. Founded by Aslaug Magnusdottir and Lauren Santo Domingo in 2010, Moda Operandi has now raised a total of $344.7M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include New Enterprise Associates, Fidelity, RRE Ventures, Conde Nast, and Advance Publications.
Investors in the round: Apax Digital, Comerica Incorporated, New Enterprise Associates, Triple Point Technology
Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet, Retail, Retail Technology
Founders: Aslaug Magnusdottir, Lauren Santo Domingo
Founding year: 2010
Total equity funding raised: $344.7M
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3. Attentive $70.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands and organizations. Founded by Andrew Jones, Brian Long, and Ethan Lo in 2016, Attentive has now raised a total of $123.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, High Alpha, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), and NextView Ventures.
Investors in the round: Eniac Ventures, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), NextView Ventures, Sequoia Capital
Industry: Advertising, E-Commerce, Marketing, Marketing Automation, Messaging, Mobile, Personalization, SaaS, Software
Founders: Andrew Jones, Brian Long, Ethan Lo
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $123.0M
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2. Policygenius $100.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Policygenius is an online insurance marketplace. Founded by Francois de Lame and Jennifer Fitzgerald in 2014, Policygenius has now raised a total of $151.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Norwest Venture Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Susa Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and Revolution.
Investors in the round: AXA, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, MassMutual, Norwest Venture Partners, Revolution Ventures, Susa Ventures, Transamerica
Industry: Finance, Insurance, InsurTech, Marketplace
Founders: Francois de Lame, Jennifer Fitzgerald
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $151.1M
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1. ClassPass $285.0M
Round: Series E
Description: ClassPass is the world’s most flexible fitness and wellness membership, which gives you access to 30,000 gyms, studios, wellness partners. Founded by Mary Biggins, Payal Kadakia, and Sanjiv Sanghavi in 2013, ClassPass has now raised a total of $549.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Techstars, General Catalyst, L Catterton, WME, and BAM Ventures.
Investors in the round: Apax Digital, L Catterton, Temasek Holdings
Industry: Consumer Applications, Fitness, Health Care, Subscription Service, Training, Wellness
Founders: Mary Biggins, Payal Kadakia, Sanjiv Sanghavi
Founding year: 2013
Total equity funding raised: $549.0M
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