The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/13/2025 featuring funding details for Air, Holly, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Air – $35M Series B
Creative Ops Platform
Air, a creative ops automation platform that creates a visual workplaces for teams to collaborate and manage workflows, has raised $35M in Series B funding led by Avenir. Founded by Shane Hegde in 2017, Air has now raised a total of $63M in reported equity funding.
Holly – $2.2M Pre-Seed
AI-Powered Government Hiring
Holly, an AI platform that modernized government hiring by automating job description creation, compensation data analysis, and workforce insights, has raised $2.2M in Pre-Seed funding led by J2 Ventures. Holly was founded by Cherie Chung and Brendan Hellweg in 2023.
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Syllo – $4.7M
AI Legal Tech
Syllo, an AI-powered limitation workspace for attorneys, has raised $4.7M in funding, according to a recent SEC filing. The filing does not include a total offering amount but does indicate that this close came from eighteen investors. Founded by Jeffrey Chivers and Theodore Rostow in 2019, Syllo has now raised a total of $9.4M in reported equity funding.
WorkGrounds – $4.5M
Corporate Travel Tech
WorkGrounds, a platform for automating corporate hotel room blocks and bookings, has raised $4.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $7M and there were five investors in this close. Founded by Garrett Ullom and Nikhil Sethi in 2022, WorkGrounds has now raised a total of $7.1M in reported equity funding.
