The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/27/2025 featuring funding details for Clerq, SimplyWise, Bridge, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Clerq – $12M Series A
FINTECH
Clerq, a payments platform for high-ticket transactions, has raised $12M in Series A funding led by 645 Ventures. Founded by Ben Markowitz and Truett Dwyer in 2022, Clerq has now raised a total of $21M in reported equity funding.
SimplyWise – $12M
FINTECH
SimplyWise, a suite of AI-powered apps that automate administrative work for small businesses, has raised $12M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were six investors in this round. Founded by Allie Fleder, Rahul Mehta, and Sam Abbas in 2020, SimplyWise has now raised a total of $21.2M in reported equity funding.
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Bridge – $5.1M Seed
AI/FINTECH
Bridge, the AI-powered operating system for private market capital allocators, has raised $5.1M in Seed funding led by Thicket Ventures. Bridge was founded by Alex Goodwin and Ayo Ekhator in 2024.
Texture – $2M
ENERGY TECH
Texture, a real-time energy data coordination platform to optimize workflows, has raised $2M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were two investors in this round. Founded by Nicholas Brown, Sanjiv Sanghavi, and Victor Quinn in 2023, Texture has now raised a total of $9.2M in reported equity funding.
Trace Labs – $735K
HARDWARE/SENSORS
Trace Labs, a stealth startup focused on new sensor technology, has raised $735K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $2M and there were five investors in this close. Trace Labs was founded by Will Laufer in 2025.
