With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 2/15 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for BlockFi, Sama Radar, and much more…
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BlockFi, the financial services provider that focuses on crypto-backed assets, has raised $30M in Series B funding from investors that include led by Valar Ventures with participation from Morgan Creek Digital, PJC, Akuna Capital, CMT Digital, Avon Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Purple Arch Ventures, Kenetic Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Arrington XRP Capital, and Hong Kong-based HashKey Capital. Founded by Zac Prince and Flori Marquez in 2017, BlockFi has now raised a total of $108.7M in reported equity funding. We have an exclusive interview with Prince on BlockFi’s Series B round.
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Ramp Financial, the new challenger corporate credit card, has raised $25M in venture funding from investors that include BoxGroup, Coatue Management, and Conversion Capital. Founded by Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh in 2019, Ramp Financial has now raised a total of $32M in reported equity funding.
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Radar, the developer-friendly location data infrastructure platform, has raised $20M in Series B funding from investors that include Accel, Two Sigma Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Heavybit, PrimeSet, Zach Weinberg, and Nat Turner. Founded by Coby Berman and Nick Patrick in 2016, Radar has now raised a total of $30.5M in reported equity funding.
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Negotiatus, the procurement and purchasing platform, has raised $10M in Series A funding from investors that include Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Rally Ventures, 645 Ventures, Green Visor Capital, and Stage 2 Capital. Founded by Thomas Jaklitsch and Zachary Garippa in 2016, Negotiatus has now raised a total of $14.6M in reported equity funding.
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Public.com, the commission-free stock trading platform, has raised an additional $8.6M in venture funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $15M and that there were seven investors in this close. Confirmed investors in previous rounds include Accel, Greycroft, and Advancit Capital. Founded by Jannick Malling, Matt Kennedy, Peter Quinn, and Sean Hendelman in 2015, Public.com has now raised a total of $17.1M in reported equity funding. The company was previously known as Matador.
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AARMY, the fitness studio startup, has raised $4.9M in funding according to a recent SEC filing funding. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5.5M and that there were eighteen participants in this close. Founded by Akin Akman and Trey Laird in 2018, AARMY has now raised a total of $9.4M in reported equity funding.
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Scienaptic Systems, AI-driven credit underwriting platform, has raised $2M in venture funding led by TVS Motor Singapore. Founded by Pankaj Kulshreshtha in 2014, Scienaptic Systems has now raised a total of $9M in reported equity funding.
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Finiato, the research management platform for the financial services industry, has raised $600K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $2M and there were two investors in this close. Founded by Edward Byon in 2014, Finiato has now raised a total of $2.4M in reported equity funding.
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Sama, the recruitment platform for migrant construction workers, has raised $250K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there was a sole investor in the round. Founded by Kirtan Patel and Nemanja Grujicic in 2019, Sama has now raised a total of $1.05M in reported equity funding.
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