The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/28/2025, featuring funding details for Valthos, Wild Moose, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Valthos – $30M
Valthos, an AI-powered biodefense startup, has raised $30M in Venture funding from investors that include Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and OpenAI. Valthos was founded by Kathleen McMahon and Tess van Stekelenburg.
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Wild Moose – $7M
Wild Moose, an AI-powered site reliability engineering platform, has raised $7M in Seed funding from investors that include led by iAngels. Founded by Roei Schuster, Tom Tytunovich, and Yasmin Dunsky in 2023, Wild Moose has now raised a total of $7.5M in reported equity funding.
Etiq – $750K
Etiq, a luxury fashion accessories brand, has raised $750K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing does not indicate a total offering amount but does reveal that there were four investors in this round. Etiq was founded by Kartik Shah in 2021.



