The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/19/2021 featuring funding details for ASAPP, HiberCell, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
ASAPP — $120M – Series C
ASAPP, the AI-powered customer service improvement solution, has raised $120M in Series C funding from investors that include Emergence, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Dragoneer Investment Group, Telstra Ventures, March Capital, HOF Capital, 40 North Ventures, Euclidean Capital, John Doerr, and John Chambers. Founded by Gustavo Sapoznik and Marcus Westin in 2014, ASAPP has now raised a total of $380M in reported equity funding. This funding comes at a $1.6B valuation.
HiberCell — $67.4M – Series B
HiberCell, a biotech startup developing therapeutics to prevent cancer recurrence and metastasis, has raised $67.4M in Series B funding from investors that include ARCH Venture Partners, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Magnetic Ventures, Monashee Investment Management, Trinitas Capital, and Huizenga Capital Management. Founded by Alan Rigby and Ari Nowacek in 2019, HiberCell has now raised a total of $128.2M in reported equity funding.
Vise — $65M – Series C
Vise, the AI-powered investment management platform for advisors, has raised $65M in Series C funding from investors that include Sequoia Capital and Ribbit Capital. Founded by Runik Mehrotra and Samir Vasavada in 2016, Vise has now raised a total of $128M in reported equity funding. Vise just raised Series B funding a few months ago and AlleyWatch published an exclusive interview with the founding team at that time – Vise Raises $45M to be the AI-Powered Investment Management Platform for Investment Advisors
Somewhere Good — $3.8M – Seed
Somewhere Good, a social platform centered around identity and community, has raised $3.8M in Seed funding from investors that include True Ventures, NextView Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Dream Machine, Ellen Pao, Gabrielle Union, Debut Capital, and Slauson & Co.. Somewhere Good was founded by Naj Austin in 2020.
Osiris Exchange — $3.8M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Osiris Exchange, the holding company focused on luxury goods and collectings whose first company WAX is a mobile insurance product for collectibles, has raised $3.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $4M, that there were twelve investors in the round, and lists Vasu Kulkarni, Calvin Bradley, and David Nichols as Executives and Directors. Founded by in 2018, Osiris Exchange has now raised a total of $4.3M in reported equity funding.
Spokn — $4M – Seed
Spokn, the podcasting platform for work, has raised $4M in Seed funding from investors that include NEA, Y Combinator, Reach Capital, Funders Club, Liquid2, Share Capital, SOMA Capital, Scribble VC, and Hack VC. Founded by Fawzy Abu Seif, Mariel Davis, and Mohammed Galal in 2020, Spokn has now raised a total of $4.45M in reported equity funding.
