The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/26/2020 featuring funding details for Aetion, Esusu Financial, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Aetion — $19M – Series B Extension
Aetion, the medical evidence software that tracks a drugs’ effectiveness for biopharma companies, insurers, and regulatory bodies, has add $19M as Series B extension from investors that include Johnson & Johnson Innovation Ð JJDC, EDBI, and Greenspring Associates. This brings the total Series B round size to $82M. Founded by Allon Rauer, Jeremy Rassen, and Sebastian Schneeweiss in 2013, Aetion has now raised a total of $93.6M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch exclusively reported on the first close of Aetion’s Series B round last year.
Esusu Financial — $2.3M – Seed Extension
Esusu Financial, the credit-building app that reports rental payments to credit bureaus, has raised $2.3M as a Seed extension from investors that include Acumen Fund, Concrete Rose Capital, Global Good Fund, Impact America Fund, Next Play Ventures, and Zeal Capital Partners. Founded by Abbey Wemimo and Samir Goel in 2016, Esusu Financial has now raised a total of $4M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch exclusively reported on the first close of Esusu’s Seed round last summer.
Heleo — $1.33M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Heleo, the non-fiction book subscription service, has raised $1.33M in funding according to a recent SEC filing funding. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $1.5M and the transaction is structured a convertible note. Andrew Cleland of Comcast Ventures is listed as a Director. Heleo was founded by Rufus Griscom in 2015.
