The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/23/2022 featuring funding details for Qloo, Dandi, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Qloo — $15M – Series B
Qloo, an AI recommendation platform for culture and taste preferences for brands, has raised $15M in Series B funding from investors that include Eldridge and AXA Venture Partners. Founded by Alex Elias and Jay Alger in 2012, Qloo has now raised a total of $30M in reported equity funding.
Dandi — $3.8M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Dandi, an analytics platform for measuring DEI, has raised $3.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $4.3M and there were forty investors in this close. Dandi was founded by Jeff Fernandez (founded Grovo) in 2017.
Aldora.io — $3M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Aldora.io, a new metaverse-focused startup founded by two exited entrepreneurs that built a games market research firm, has raised $3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from four investors. Aldora.io was founded by Janelle Benjamin and Joost Van Dreunen in 2022.
Skip Protocol — $4.5M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Skip Protocol, a blockchain startup focused on Miner/Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) opportunities, has raised $4.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $6.5M and there were fifteen investors in this close. Skip Protocol was founded by Maghnus Mareneck and Edward Plunkett in 2022.
Cybersyn — $50M – funding according to a recent SEC filing
Cybersyn, a yet-to-launch data science startup founded by the former head of Data Science at Coatue, has raised $50M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $63M and there were three investors in this close. Cybersyn was founded by Alexander Izydorczyk in 2022.


