Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York for February 2025. I have included some additional information such as industry, description, round type, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis of the state of venture capital in NYC.
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7. CarbonQuest $20.0M
Round: Venture
Description: CarbonQuest provides advanced technologies and solutions that enable acceleration of global carbon reduction. Founded by Dave Curry in 2019, CarbonQuest has now raised a total of $20.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Energy Capital Ventures, Aligned Climate Capital, and Riverbend Energy Group.
Investors in the round: Aligned Climate Capital, Energy Capital Ventures, Riverbend Energy Group
Industry: Renewable Energy, Semiconductor
Founders: Dave Curry
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $20.0M
6. Perfect $23.0M
Round: Seed
Description: Perfect is an online platform that offers hiring services. Founded by Eylon Etshtein, Ofer Razon, and Ronen Daniel in 2021, Perfect has now raised a total of $36.0M in total equity funding and is backed by RTP Global, Target Global, Pitango VC, Joule Ventures, and Hanaco Venture Capital.
Investors in the round: Hanaco Venture Capital, Joule Ventures, Pitango VC, RTP Global, Target Global, Young Sohn
Industry: Human Resources, Recruiting
Founders: Eylon Etshtein, Ofer Razon, Ronen Daniel
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $36.0M
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including developing prominent brand placement, driving demand generation, and building thought leadership among the vast majority of key decision-makers in the New York business community and beyond. Learn more about advertising to NYC Tech at scale.
4. Berry Street $50.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Berry Street offers treatment for disordered eating, heart health, PCOD, liver disease, women’s health, sports nutrition, and diabetes. Founded by Jesse Rose and Noah Kotlove in 2023, Berry Street has now raised a total of $59.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Northzone, FJ Labs, Sofinnova Partners, TA Ventures, and ICLUB VC.
Investors in the round: FJ Labs, ICLUB VC, Northzone, Sofinnova Partners, TA Ventures
Industry: Fitness, Health Care, Nutrition, Wellness
Founders: Jesse Rose, Noah Kotlove
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $59.2M
3. Taktile $54.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Taktile is a software platform that helps users create automated risk management decisions. Founded by Dr. Maximilian Eber and Maik Taro Wehmeyer in 2020, Taktile has now raised a total of $78.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Y Combinator, Plug and Play, Index Ventures, Tiger Global Management, and Prosus Ventures.
Investors in the round: Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Lawrence H. Summers, Prosus Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Visionaries Club, Y Combinator
Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, Lending, Software
Founders: Dr. Maximilian Eber, Maik Taro Wehmeyer
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $78.7M
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including developing prominent brand placement, driving demand generation, and building thought leadership among the vast majority of key decision-makers in the New York business community and beyond. Learn more about advertising to NYC Tech at scale.
2. Augury $75.0M
Round: Series F
Description: Augury develops AI-driven solutions for monitoring machine health and process efficiency in industrial operations. Founded by Gal Shaul and Saar Yoskovitz in 2011, Augury has now raised a total of $369.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Insight Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Lightrock, Qualcomm Ventures, and First Round Capital.
Investors in the round: Eclipse Ventures, Insight Partners, Lerer Hippeau, Lightrock, Munich Re, Qualcomm Ventures, Qumra Capital, SE Ventures
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Automation, Machine Learning
Founders: Gal Shaul, Saar Yoskovitz
Founding year: 2011
Total equity funding raised: $369.0M
1. Chestnut Carbon $160.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Chestnut Carbon develops nature-based projects to generate carbon removal credits and support net-zero initiatives. Founded by Ben Dell in 2022, Chestnut Carbon has now raised a total of $360.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Kimmeridge, DBL Partners, CPP Investments, and Cloverlay.
Investors in the round: Cloverlay, CPP Investments, DBL Partners, Kimmeridge
Industry: Carbon Capture, CleanTech, Environmental Engineering, Forestry
Founders: Ben Dell
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $360.0M
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including developing prominent brand placement, driving demand generation, and building thought leadership among the vast majority of key decision-makers in the New York business community and beyond. Learn more about advertising to NYC Tech at scale.
