The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 2/9/2021 featuring funding details for RapidSOS, Jackpocket, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
RapidSOS — $85M – Series C
RapidSOS, the public safety technology company that connects users, devices, and apps to 911, has raised $85M in Series C funding from investors that include led by Insight Partners. Founded by Michael Martin and Nick Horelik in 2012, RapidSOS has now raised a total of $205.7M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch first flagged this round and SEC filing last month – The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 1/4/2021
Jackpocket — $50M – Series C
Jackpocket, the mobile lottery app, has raised $50M in Series C funding from investors that include Greenspring Associates, Gaingels, Raine Ventures, David Blitzer, BRV Capital, Tegna, Circle K Corporation, Sean Hayes, and Jon Ladecky. Founded by Eric Parker, Leo Shemesh, Matt Silber, and Peter Sullivan in 2013, Jackpocket has now raised a total of $79.6M in reported equity funding.
David Energy — $4.1M – Seed
David Energy, the new type of energy provider that leverages its proprietary software platform that serves as an energy operating system, has raised $4.1M in Seed funding from investors that include Greycroft, BoxGroup, Operator Partners, Equal Ventures, Kiran Bhatraju, Sandeep Jain, Xuan Yong, and My Climate Journey Collective. Founded by Ahmed Salman, Brian Maxwell, and James McGinniss in 2017, David Energy has now raised a total of $5.6M in reported equity funding.
