The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/17/2022 featuring funding details for Burnt Finance, Lukka, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Burnt Finance — $8M – Series A
Burnt Finance, a decentralized NFT auction protocol built on Solana, has raised $8M in Series A funding from investors that include Valor Capital Group, Alameda Research, Animoca Brands, Tribe Capital, Hashkey, Multicoin Capital, Defiance Capital, Mechanism Capital, Play Ventures, Alliance DAO, Figment, Spartan Capital, Terra, and Fantom. Founded by Burnt Banksy (alias) in 2021, Burnt Finance has now raised a total of $11M in reported equity funding.
Lukka — $110M – Series E
Lukka, the middle and back-office solution provider for the crypto-asset ecosystem, has raised $110M in Series E funding from investors that include Soros Fund Management, Liberty City Ventures, S&P Global, Marshall Wace, Summer Capital, SiriusPoint, CPA.com, and Miami International Holdings. Founded by Jake Benson in 2014, Lukka has now raised a total of $201.3M in reported equity funding.
ProWire — $500K – funding according to a recent SEC filing
ProWire, an in-stadium broadcast platform that brings real-time audio channels to live events to enhance the fan experience, has raised $500K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from three investors. Founded by James Sumner and Gordon Sumner in 2017, ProWire has now raised a total of $2.7M in reported equity funding.
Sparrow — $5.8M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Sparrow, an online student loan marketplace, has raised $5.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from twenty-five investors. Founded by Harrison Hochman, Daniel Kahn in 2020, Sparrow has now raised a total of $6.7M in reported equity funding.
Trading.TV — $7.5M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Trading.TV, a social live stream and chat platform for traders and financial content creators, has raised $7.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $8M and the round comes from twenty-two investors. Founded by Tobias Heaslip in 2020, Trading.TV has now raised a total of $16.7M in reported equity funding.