Below is a breakdown of the top NYC startup funding rounds for Q1 2025, compiled using data from CrunchBase. For each company, I’ve included critical details such as industry, company description, round type, and total equity funding raised to date, providing a window into the current state of venture capital activity in NYC and where investors directed their attention last quarter.
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16. SeeQC
Round: Series A – $30.0M
Description: SeeQC is a semiconductor company developing commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems for global businesses. Founded by John Levy, Matthew Hutchings, and Oleg Mukhanov in 2018, SeeQC has now raised a total of $59.2M in total equity funding and is backed by US Department of Energy, EQT Ventures, Innovate UK, Newlab, and BlueYard Capital.
Investors in the round: Asset Management Ventures (AMV), BlueYard Capital, Booz Allen Ventures, EQT Ventures, FAM AB, M Ventures, NordicNinja VC, SIP Capital, Vertical Partners
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Electronics, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Semiconductor
Founders: John Levy, Matthew Hutchings, Oleg Mukhanov
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $59.2M
16. Viam
Round: Series C – $30.0M
Description: Viam is a robotics company that lets users build, monitor, and manage their smart machines via cloud-based management.
Investors in the round: Battery Ventures, Neurone, Union Square Ventures
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Machine Learning, Robotics, Software, Software Engineering
Founders: Eliot Horowitz
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $117.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Viam Raises $30M to Bridge AI and the Physical World With One Unified Platform
15. Hone Health
Round: Series A – $33.0M
Description: Hone Health provides an online clinic platform for men. Founded by Alba Mertira, Mohammed Saad Alam, Seth Franz, Stuart Blitz, and Zachary Kane in 2018, Hone Health has now raised a total of $38.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Bossa Invest, Gaingels, Tribe Capital, and FJ Labs.
Investors in the round: Agent Capital, Anthony Pompliano, Austin Rief, Christopher Petkas, Codie Sanchez, Fasha Mahjoor, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Hanwha, humbition, Looking Glass Capital, Matt Wan, Michael Rabil, Nikita Bier, Paul Rabil, Republic capital, Sam Parr, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Shaan Puri, Stephen Dukker, Tribe Capital, Vibe VC
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Health Care
Founders: Alba Mertira, Mohammed Saad Alam, Seth Franz, Stuart Blitz, Zachary Kane
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $38.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Hone Health Raises $33M to Make Aging Optional
14. Air
Round: Series B – $35.0M
Description: Air is the Creative Operations System for marketing and creative teams. Find, organize, share, and collaborate on your images and videos. Founded by Shane Hegde and Tyler Strand in 2017, Air has now raised a total of $63.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Headline, Avenir, Tiger Global Management, Xfund, and Good Friends.
Investors in the round: Avenir, Designer Fund, Good Friends, Headline, Lerer Hippeau, Slack Venture Capital, Tiger Global Management, WndrCo, Xfund
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Cloud Storage, Collaboration, Content, Digital Media, Productivity Tools
Founders: Shane Hegde, Tyler Strand
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $63.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Creative Ops Platform Air Secures $35M to Scale Creative Workflow Automation
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14. Inspiren
Round: Series A – $35.0M
Description: Inspiren is a healthcare tech company using AI to monitor patient care, track interactions, and improve clinical workflow management.
Investors in the round: Avenir, Primary Venture Partners, Story Ventures, Studio VC, Third Prime
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Care, Information Technology, Machine Learning
Founders: Michael Wang, Paul Coyne, Vincent Cocito
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $42.8M
13. Slingshot AI
Round: Series A – $40.0M
Description: Slingshot AI provides a cloud-based platform for easy training, deploying, and managing machine learning models. Founded by Daniel Cahn and Neil Parikh in 2022, Slingshot AI has now raised a total of $70.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis, BoxGroup, Alex Macdonald, and Arjun Sethi.
Investors in the round: a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, Andreessen Horowitz
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Data Services, Software, Web Development
Founders: Neil Parikh
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $70.0M
13. Clay
Round: Series B – $40.0M
Description: Clay offers creative tools for growth teams to enhance customer research. Founded by Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, and Varun Anand in 2017, Clay has now raised a total of $102.0M in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, Sequoia Capital, Builders VC, boldstart ventures, and CSC Upshot.
Investors in the round: boldstart ventures, BoxGroup, First Round Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Developer Tools, Information Technology, Productivity Tools, Software
Founders: Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, Varun Anand
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $102.0M
13. Recycle Track Systems
Round: Venture – $40.0M
Description: Recycle Track Systems provides waste management solutions for businesses and communities. Founded by Adam Pasquale and Gregory Lettieri in 2015, Recycle Track Systems has now raised a total of $151.7M in total equity funding and is backed by StepStone Capital Partners, Gaingels, Edison Partners, Partnership Fund for New York City, and Rosecliff Ventures.
Investors in the round: Beth Birnbaum, Edison Partners, Robert Farrell, Shazi Visram, StepStone Capital Partners, Volition Capital
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Adam Pasquale, Gregory Lettieri
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $151.7M
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12. Campus
Round: Series B – $46.0M
Description: Campus is an online college offering accredited associate degrees with live classes, flexible schedules, and personalized support.
Investors in the round: 137 Ventures, 8VC, Akshay Kothari, Bloomberg Beta, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Jason Citron, Max Altman, Rethink Education, Sam Altman
Month of Funding: March
Industry: EdTech, Education, Higher Education
Founders: Tade Oyerinde
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $101.6M
11. Norm AI
Round: Series B – $48.0M
Description: Norm AI is a regulatory AI agent company that automates legal and compliance tasks.
Investors in the round: Bain Capital, Blackstone Innovations Investments, Citi Ventures, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Marc Benioff, New York Life Ventures, TIAA, Vanguard
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Compliance, Legal Tech
Founders: John Nay
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $86.1M
10. Berry Street
Round: Series B – $50.0M
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
Month of Funding: February
Industry: Fitness, Health Care, Nutrition, Wellness
Founders: Jesse Rose, Noah Kotlove
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $59.2M
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9. Graphite
Round: Series B – $52.0M
Description: Graphite is an open source CLI and a code review dashboard.
Investors in the round: Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Figma Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Shopify Ventures, The General Partnership
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Developer Tools, Internet, Security, Shipping, Software Engineering
Founders: Greg Foster, Merrill Lutsky, Tomas Reimers
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $72.0M
8. Taktile
Round: Series B – $54.0M
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
Month of Funding: February
Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, Lending, Software
Founders: Dr. Maximilian Eber, Maik Taro Wehmeyer
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $78.7M
7. Amogy
Round: Venture – $56.0M
Description: Amogy offers carbon-free energy solutions using ammonia cracking technology. Founded by Hyunho Kim, Jongwon Choi, Seonghoon Woo, and Young Suk Jo in 2020, Amogy has now raised a total of $275.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Temasek Holdings, Amazon, Korea Zinc, Newlab, and Aramco Ventures.
Investors in the round: AFW Partners, AP Ventures, Aramco Ventures, BHP Ventures, Hanwha Investment & Securities, Kibo Invest, Marunouchi Innovation Partners, MOL Switch, Quantum Ventures Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries, Seoul Investment Partners, SV Investment Corp, Temasek Holdings, Yanmar Ventures
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
Founders: Hyunho Kim, Jongwon Choi, Seonghoon Woo, Young Suk Jo
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $275.3M
7. Carbon Arc
Round: Series A – $56.0M
Description: Carbon Arc uses AI to gather and structure raw data into on-demand, consumption-based insights.
Investors in the round: K5 Global, Liberty City Ventures, Raptor Group, Wasserman
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Information Technology, Software
Founders:
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $56.0M
6. Fundraise Up
Round: Series B – $70.0M
Description: Fundraise Up is an online donation platform that helps nonprofits engage donors and increase revenue. Founded by Anton Isaykin, Peter Byrnes, and Yuriy Smirnov in 2017, Fundraise Up has now raised a total of $82.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Telescope Partners, Begin Capital, Summit Partners, and Splash Capital.
Investors in the round: Summit Partners, Telescope Partners
Month of Funding: January
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), B2B, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Non Profit, Payments, Social Impact
Founders: Anton Isaykin, Peter Byrnes, Yuriy Smirnov
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $82.1M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Fundraise Up Secures $70M to Transform Online Charitable Giving with AI
6. Underdog Fantasy
Round: Series C – $70.0M
Description: Underdog Fantasy is an online daily fantasy sports platform that allows users to participate in Pick’em games and esports projections.
Investors in the round: Spark Capital
Month of Funding: March
Industry: eSports, Fantasy Sports, Gaming
Founders: Brandon Stakenborg, Jeremy Levine
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $115.0M
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5. Augury
Round: Series F – $75.0M
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
Month of Funding: February
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Automation, Machine Learning
Founders: Gal Shaul, Saar Yoskovitz
Founding year: 2011
Total equity funding raised: $369.0M
4. Aescape
Round: Venture – $83.0M
Description: Aescape is a technology company that builds data-driven massage therapy and wellness experiences.
Investors in the round: Alumni Ventures, Fifth Wall, Kevin Love, Valor Equity Partners
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fitness, Health Care, Robotics, Wellness
Founders: Eric Litman
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $113.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Aescape Secures $83M to Scale AI-Powered Robotic Massage Technology
3. Dataminr
Round: Venture – $85.0M
Description: Dataminr develops an artificial intelligence platform designed for real-time event and risk detection.
Investors in the round: HSBC, NightDragon
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, Public Safety, Risk Management, Software
Founders: Jeffrey Kinsey, Sam Hendel, Theodore Bailey
Founding year: 2009
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
2. Odeko
Round: Series E – $96.0M
Description: Odeko provides software for coffee shops, streamlining inventory, ordering, and delivery to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Investors in the round: B Capital
Month of Funding: March
Industry: Apps, Business Development, Software
Founders: Dane Atkinson
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $473.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Odeko Raises $96M to Help Independent Food Businesses, Cafes, and Coffee Shops Compete With Global Chains With Technology
1. Chestnut Carbon
Round: Series B – $160.0M
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
Month of Funding: February
Industry: Carbon Capture, CleanTech, Environmental Engineering, Forestry
Founders: Ben Dell
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $360.0M
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