With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 9/2 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for WordCollections, Therify, and much, much more.
Moxie – $15.7M
Moxie, an operations and business management platform for MedSpas, has raised $15.7M in venture funding led by SignalFire. Moxie was founded by Daniel Friedman and Sam Gerstenzang in 2022. AlleyWatch first flagged the SEC filing for this round earlier this month
Aditude – $15M
Aditude, an ad ops technology for publishers, has raised $15M in Series A funding led by Volition Capital. Aditude was founded by Jared Siegal in 2019.
Realm – $9.7M
Realm, a centralized data hub for homeowners to access insights on every aspect of homeownership and marketplace for home improvement, has raised $9.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $12M and there were six investors in this close. Founded by Liz Young in 2019, Realm has now raised a total of $29.7M in reported equity funding.
WordCollections – $5M
WordCollections, a music rights management platform, has raised $5M in venture funding led by Black Squirrel Partners. Founded by Bob Kohn and Jeff Price in 2020, WordCollections has now raised a total of $13.8M in reported equity funding.
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Arcus – $4.5M
Arcus, a data exchange platform, has raised $4.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $4.75M and there were eleven investors in this close. Arcus was founded by Arda Sahiner and Kunal Gosar in 2022.
FirstMate – $3.75M
FirstMate, a platform that provides products and tools for NFT creators, has raised $3.75M in venture funding from investors that include Coinbase Ventures, NextView Ventures, and Dragonfly. FirstMate was founded by Jacob Frantz and Zachary Salmon in 2022.
Therify – $2.01M
Therify, a provider of inclusive mental health benefits for companies, has raised $2.01M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $2.5M and there were two investors in this close. Founded by James Edward Murray and Warren Sadler in 2020, Therify has now raised a total of $3.41M in reported equity funding.
Elixir Social – $200K
Elixir Social, a stealth dating platform, has raised $200K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $1M and there were two investors in this close. Elixir Social was founded by Sarrah Bolin in 2023.
