With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 9/20 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for eighteen companies including Chestnut Carbon, Tabs, GreenLite, and much, much more.
Chestnut Carbon – $90M Series B Extension
Carbon Removal
Chestnut Carbon, a developer of carbon removal solutions, has raised $90M as a Series B extension led by CPP Investments. Founded by Ben Dell in 2021, Chestnut Carbon has now raised a total of $450M in reported equity funding.
Tabs – $55M Series B
AI/Revenue Automation
Tabs, an AI-powered revenue automation platform for finance teams, has raised $55M in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Founded by Ali Hussain and Deepak Bapat in 2023, Tabs has now raised a total of $91M in reported equity funding.
Arch – $52M Series B
FinTech
Arch, a private market investment tracking platform, has raised $52M in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT. Founded by Jason Trigg, Joel Stein, and Ryan Eisenman in 2018, Arch has now raised a total of $77.5M in reported equity funding.
GreenLite – $49.5M Series B
Construction Tech
GreenLite, a platform that streamlines the permitting process for construction, has raised $49.5M in Series B funding led by Insight Partners. Founded by Benjamin Allen and James Gallagher in 2022, GreenLite has now raised a total of $86M in reported equity funding.
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WorkFusion – $45M Venture
AI/Financial Compliance
WorkFusion, an agentic AI platform for financial crime compliance, has raised $45M in additional funding led by Georgian. Founded by Andrew Volkov, Max Yankelevich, and Mikhail Abramchyk in 2009, WorkFusion has now raised a total of $386.3M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – WorkFusion Raises $45M to Scale AI Agents for Financial Crime Compliance Operations
Aleph – $29M Series B
AI/Finance
Aleph, an AI-powered FP&A platform, has raised $29M in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures. Founded by Albert Gozzi and Santiago Perez De Rosso in 2020, Aleph has now raised a total of $46M in reported equity funding.
Doctronic – $20M Series A
HealthTech/AI
Doctronic, an AI-powered medical assistant that helps patients understand their health and access providers, has raised $20M in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Founded by Adam Oskowitz and Matt Pavelle in 2024, Doctronic has now raised a total of $35M in reported equity funding.
Reserv – $16M Series B
InsurTech
Reserv, an insurance technology platform, has raised $16M in Series B funding led by QBE Ventures. Founded by CJ Przybyl, Martha Dreiling, and Oleg Ilichev in 2022, Reserv has now raised a total of $84.1M in reported equity funding.
Spara – $15M Seed
AI/Sales Tech
Spara, a GTM agentic AI platform, has raised $15M in Seed funding led by Radical Ventures and Inspired Capital Partners. Spara was founded by David Walker and Zander Pease in 2023.
Centari – $14M Venture
AI/Deal Intelligence
Centari, an AI-powered deal intelligence platform, has raised $14M in Venture funding led by Sentinel Global. Centari was founded by Bryan Gilbert Davis and Kevin Walker in 2023.
Clerq – $12M Funding
FinTech/Payments
Clerq, a white label online payment platform, has raised $12M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that this round comes from nine investors. Founded by Ben Markowitz and Truett Dwyer in 2022, Clerq has now raised a total of $19.7M in reported equity funding.
Noble Mobile – $10.3M Seed
Mobile/Wellness
Noble Mobile, a mobile carrier that incentivizes you to use your phone less, has raised $10.3M in Seed funding led by Corazon Capital. Noble Mobile was founded by Andrew Yang, Zach Graumann, and Ethan Dunn in 2024.
GridStrong – $10M Seed
Energy/Grid Tech
GridStrong, a platform for automating electric grid compliance and operations, has raised $10M in Seed funding led by Congruent Ventures. GridStrong was founded by Tom Scaramellino and Ross Epstein in 2025.
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Phia – $8M Seed
AI/E-commerce
Phia, an agent AI shopping platform, has raised $8M in Seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins. Founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni in 2022, Phia has now raised a total of $8.6M in reported equity funding.
Icarus Robotics – $6.1M Seed
Robotics/Space Tech
Icarus Robotics, a robotics startup focused on cargo handling in space, has raised $6.1M in Seed funding led by Xtal and Soma Capital. Icarus Robotics was founded by Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer in 2024.
Vibranium Labs – $4.6M Seed
AI/DevOps
Vibranium Labs, an agentic AI site reliability engineering platform, has raised $4.6M in Seed funding led by Calibrate Ventures and Mirae Asset. Vibranium Labs was founded by Tanny Kang, Charles Kim, and Sang Lee in 2024.
uiAgent – $4.6M Seed
AI/Accounting
uiAgent, an agentic AI platform for accounting firms, has raised $4.6M in Seed funding led by Marathon Management Partners. uiAgent was founded by Enes Witwit in 2024.
Colimit – $2.4M Funding
AI/DevOps
Colimit, an AI-powered platform for root cause analysis in CI, has raised $2.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that this round comes from twelve investors. Colimit was founded by Larry Diehl in 2023.
