The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/11/2022 featuring funding details for Superblocks, Datawisp, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Superblocks — $37M – venture
Superblocks, a programmable platform for developers to build custom internal tools, has raised $37M in venture funding led by Kleiner Perkins, Spark Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Greenoaks Capital. Superblocks was founded by Brad Menezes and Ran Ma in 2021.
Datawisp — $3.6M – Seed
Datawisp, a no-code data exploration platform for Web3 and gaming, has raised $3.6M in Seed funding led by CoinFund. Founded by Mo Hallaba in 2021, Datawisp has now raised a total of $4M in reported equity funding.
Fora — $13.5M – Series A
Fora, a tech-enabled travel agency, has raised $13.5M in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures and Heartcore Capital. Founded by Evan Frank, Henley Vazquez, and Jake Peters in 2021, Fora has now raised a total of $18.5M in reported equity funding.
Farther Finance — $15M – Series A
Farther Finance, a next-generation wealth management firm and platform, has raised $15M in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Farther Finance was founded by Taylor Matthews and Brad Genser in 2019.
Quit Genius — $11.5M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Quit Genius, a digital clinic and therapeutics startup for the treatment of various addictions, has raised $11.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $15.3M and there were two investors in this close. Founded by Maroof Ahmed, Sarim Siddiqui, and Yusuf Sherwani in 2017, Quit Genius has now raised a total of $90.1M in reported equity funding.
