The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for the week ending 2/15 featuring funding details for Chestnut Carbon, BlinkRx, Circuit, and much more.
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Chestnut Carbon – $160M Series B
CLEANTECH
Chestnut Carbon, a provider of carbon removal and project development services through the creation of forestry, has raised $160M in Series B funding from investors that include CPP Investments, DBL Partners, Kimmeridge, and Cloverlay. Founded by Ben Dell in 2021, Chestnut Carbon has now raised a total of $360M in reported equity funding.
BlinkRx – $140M Series D
HEALTH
BlinkRx, a prescription access platform, has raised $140M in Series D funding led by 1789 Capital. BlinkRx was founded by Geoffrey Chaiken and Matthew Chaiken in 2014.
Circuit – $17M Series B
MOBILITY
Circuit, a provider of turnkey short-trip, electric shuttle urban mobilty solutions, has raised $17M in Series B funding led by MKB. Founded by Alexander Esposito and James Mirras in 2011, Circuit has now raised a total of $30.3M in reported equity funding.
Jolly – $16.5M
HR TECH
Jolly, a rewards platform for the workplace that incentivizes employee performance, has raised $16.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from fifty-eight investors. Jolly was founded by Dean Zimberg in 2022.
ScorePlay – $13M Series A
SPORTS TECH
ScorePlay, an AI-powered media asset manager for sports organizations, has raised $13M in Series A funding from investors that include The Twenty Minute VC, Trybe Ventures, Pat Cummins, Édouard Mendy, Build Your Legacy Ventures, Nico Rosberg, LORI6 Ventures, and Aissa Mandi. Founded by Victorien Tixier and Xavier Green in 2021, ScorePlay has now raised a total of $19.6M in reported equity funding.
Somatic – $13.7M
ROBOTICS
Somatic, a maker of bathroom cleaning robots for commercial spaces, has raised $13.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $15M and this close comes from nine investors. Founded by Eugene Zasoba and Michael Levy in 2018, Somatic has now raised a total of $21M in reported equity funding.
Elektra Health – $4.6M
HEALTH TECH
Elektra Health, a virtual menopause care platform, has raised $4.6M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5.75M and this close comes from five investors. Founded by Alessandra Henderson and Jannine Versi in 2019, Elektra Health has now raised a total of $11.7M in reported equity funding.
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Uniti AI – $2.5M
AI
Uniti AI, an AI-powered inbound SDR agent platform, has raised $2.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3.5M and this close comes from a sole investor. Uniti AI was founded by Francesco Decamilli and Emre Altinok in 2023.
Hatz AI – $2.8M
AI
Hatz AI, an AI platform for managed service providers, has raised $2.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3M and this close comes from two investors. Founded by Aidan Kehoe and Jimmy Hatzell in 2023, Hatz AI has now raised a total of $4.3M in reported equity funding.
Hiveclass – $1.5M Seed
EDTECH
Hiveclass, a virtual platform for physical education for kids, has raised $1.5M in Seed funding led by Spring Mountain Capital. Founded by Paul Suhr and Joe Titus in 2020, Hiveclass has now raised a total of $3M in reported equity funding.
PayStandards – $1.375M
HR TECH
PayStandards, a compensation management platform, has raised $1.375M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $7M, the transaction is structured as a SAFE, and this close comes from fifteen investors. PayStandards was founded by Joseph Davolio and Todd Gershkowitz in 2022.
Simulacra Synthetic Data – $750K
AI
Simulacra Synthetic Data, an AI platform for predictive, real-time, synthetic data generation and causal scenario modeling, has raised $750K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $2M, the transaction is structured as a convertible note, and this close comes from a sole investor. Simulacra Synthetic Data was founded by Jason Cohen and Gerard Schweitzer in 2024.
