The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/11/2021 featuring funding details for Windmill, Sanctuary, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Windmill — $3M – Seed
Windmill, the startup focused on window air conditioning units, has raised $3M in Seed funding from investors that include Pentland Ventures, Untitled, Next Play Ventures, and Graph Ventures. Founded by Ryan Figlia, Mike Mayer in 2018, Windmill has now raised a total of ~$5M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch broke the news of this round in an exclusive interview with Mayer – Windmill Raises $3M for its Modern Air Conditioners Designed for City Life
Sanctuary — $3M – Seed
Sanctuary, the platform offering on-demand astrology, tarot, and psychic readings, has raised $3M in Seed funding from investors that include Greycroft, Advancit Capital, KEC Ventures, Uncommon Denominator, BITKRAFT Ventures, Azure Capital Partners, and Gaingels. Founded by Ross Clark in 2016, Sanctuary has now raised a total of $6.5M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch will publish an interview with Clark tomorrow covering this round and much more. Stay tuned.
Lili — $55M – Series B
Lili, the small business banking platform for freelancers, has raised $55M in Series B funding from investors that include AltaIR Capital, Target Global, and Group 11. Founded by Lilac Bar David, Liran Zelkha in 2018, Lili has now raised a total of $80M in reported equity funding.
Heartbeat Health — $20M – Series C
Heartbeat Health, the digital healthcare platform for heart care and cardiovascular disease, has raised $20M in Series C funding from investors that include Lerer Hippeau, .406 Ventures, Max Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Designer Fund, Optum Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, and DaVita Venture Group. Founded by Jeff Wessler, Jeffrey Wessler, Mark Hanson, and Nayan Jain in 2017, Heartbeat Health has now raised a total of $28.5M in reported equity funding.
Aetion — $100M – Series C
Aetion, the platform delivering real-world evidence (RWE) and outcomes-based analytics solutions to BioPharma companies, has raised $100M in Series C funding from investors that include New Enterprise Associates, Warburg Pincus, B Capital Group, Foresite Capital, and Flare Capital Partners. Founded by Allon Rauer, Jeremy Rassen, and Sebastian Schneeweiss in 2013, Aetion has now raised a total of $193.6M in reported equity funding.
Lucid Green — $3.1M – additional funding
Lucid Green, the Brooklyn startup that’s looking to become the UPC of cannabis products with its LucidID system, has raised $3.1M in additional funding funding from investors that include HALLEY Venture Partners, Bravos Capital, Silverleaf Venture Partners, and FGCP. Founded by Paul Botto and Larry Levy in 2018, Lucid Green has now raised a total of $4.3M in reported equity funding.


