The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/8/2021 featuring funding details for BrightHire, Facemoji, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
BrightHire — $20.5M – Series B
BrightHire, an intelligent interviewing platform, has raised $20.5M in Series B funding from investors that include Index Ventures, Haystack, 01A, J Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, and Zoom Apps Fund. Founded by Benjamin Sesser and Theodore Chestnut in 2019, BrightHire has now raised a total of $36M in reported equity funding.
Facemoji — $3M – Seed
Facemoji, a plug-and-play avatar system for game and app makers,, has raised $3M in Seed funding from investors that include led by Play Ventures. Founded by Robin Raszka in 2017, Facemoji has now raised a total of $4.5M in reported equity funding.
Options AI — $4.1M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Options AI, a streamlined trading platform for options, spreads, and stocks, has raised $4.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5M and that there were twelve investors in this close. Options AI was founded by Alex Griffiths in 2018.
HEVO Power — $500K – funding according to a recent SEC filing
HEVO Power, a wireless charging solution for electric vehicles, has raised $500K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5M, that this close comes from a sole investor, and the transaction is structured as a convertible note. Founded by Christian Okolski and Jeremy McCool in 2011, HEVO Power has now raised a total of $1.3M in reported equity funding.
