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 7/25/26 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Uniti AI, DefensX, and Pascal, and much, much more.
DefensX – $12.7M
CYBERSECURITY
DefensX, a cybersecurity platform that turns any browser into a secure enterprise workspace, has raised $12.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $13.5M and there were sixteen investors in this close. DefensX was founded by Halis Osman Erkan and Murat Demirten in 2018.
Uniti AI – $12M
PROPTECH AI
Uniti AI, an agentic AI platform that manages sales, leasing, and operational workflows for real estate operators, has raised $12M in Series A funding led by Pathlight Ventures with participation from MetaProp, Prudence, Flex Capital, Alate Partners, and RE VC. Founded by Francesco Decamilli and Emre Altinok in 2024, Uniti AI has now raised a total of $16M in reported equity funding.
AlleyWatch broke the news on this round exclusively.
Pascal – $9M
FINTECH
Pascal, a prediction market exchange that lets professional traders and institutions trade on the outcomes of future events, has raised $9M in Series A funding led by Union Square Ventures. Founded by Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen and Matthew Downey in 2025, Pascal has now raised a total of $15M in reported equity funding.
Provable Markets – $7.5M
FINTECH ENTERPRISE
Provable Markets, a fintech platform that provides securities lending and equity finance trading infrastructure through an SEC-registered alternative trading system, has raised $7.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $13.5M and there were two investors in this close. Matthew Cohen and Ruben de Vries founded the company in 2020. Provable Markets has now raised a total of $15.5M in reported equity funding.
Petra Labs – $5.2M
AI ENTERPRISE
Petra Labs, an AI search optimization platform that connects brand visibility in AI-generated answers to revenue attribution for enterprise brands, has raised $5.2M in Seed funding led by Work-Bench with participation from Afore Capital and Pathlight Ventures. Sami Akkawi, Rishi Penmetcha, and Ramie Khoury founded the company in 2025.
KelAI – $5M
AI
KelAI, an AI research platform that finds and tests trading strategies for hedge funds and institutional investors, has raised $5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were fourteen investors in this round. KelAI was founded by Jeremie Cohen in 2024.
AlleyWatch broke the news on this round exclusively.
Reve Technologies – $2.1M
STEALTH
Reve Technologies, a stealth-mode startup that has not yet disclosed its product, has raised $2.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were three investors in this round. Reve Technologies was founded by Eytan Schindelhaim in 2026.
