The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 6/25/2025 featuring funding details for OpenRouter, Qunnect, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
OpenRouter – $40M Venture
AI/ML
OpenRouter, a single API that provides access to 400+ LLMs, has raised $40M in Venture funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures. Founded by Alex Atallah and Louis Vichy in 2023, OpenRouter has now raised a total of $40M in reported equity funding.
Qunnect – $10M Series A
QUANTUM COMPUTING
Qunnect, a company building scalable quantum fiber networks, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by Airbus Ventures. Founded by Mael Flament and Mehdi Namazi in 2017, Qunnect has now raised a total of $18M in reported equity funding.
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Brij – $8M Venture
CONSUMER TECH
Brij, an agentic AI-powered platform helping consumer brands maintain offline customer relationships, has raised $8M in Venture funding led by Bright Pixel Capital and CEAS Investments. Founded by Kait Margraf Stephens and Zack Morrison in 2019, Brij has now raised a total of $11.9M in reported equity funding.
Claira – $7M Seed
FINTECH
Claira, an AI-powered deal intelligence platform for private market investors, has raised $7M in Seed funding led by Citi, Reimagine Tech Ventures, and Barclays. Founded by Alex Schumacher and Eric Chang in 2024, Claira has now raised a total of $7.2M in reported equity funding.
