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 10/31/26 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Gameto, Kalshi, and Hyphenate, and much, much more.
Gameto – Acquired for up to $1.38B
Gameto, a cell-engineering biotech focused on women’s reproductive health, has agreed to be acquired by Ferring Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at up to $1.38B, tied to development, regulatory, and commercial milestones. Founded by Dina Radenkovic Turner and Martin Varsavsky, Gameto had raised a total of $127M in reported equity funding.
AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Ferring Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Fertility Biotech Gameto in Deal Worth Up to $1.38B
Kalshi – $1B
FinTech
Kalshi, a regulated exchange that lets people trade on the outcomes of real-world events, has raised $1B in Series G funding led by Wellington Management and Sequoia Capital with participation from Baillie Gifford, Stripes, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Layer Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Sequoia Global Equities, CapitalG, Hudson River Trading, and Balyasny Asset Management. Founded by Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara in 2018, Kalshi has now raised a total of $3.9B in reported equity funding.
Hyphenate – $45M
FinTech
Hyphenate, an autonomous finance platform that runs order-to-cash, treasury, and accounting workflows for the office of the CFO, has raised $45M in Series A funding led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from B Capital, Foundation Capital, Boldcap Ventures, and Gaia Ventures. Founded by Ramnandan Krishnamurthy and Ajay Krishna Amudan in 2024, Hyphenate has now raised a total of $54M in reported equity funding.
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Overwatch Data – $15M
Cybersecurity
Overwatch Data, a threat intelligence platform that uses AI agents to uncover cybercrime and fraud signals for security and risk teams, has raised $15M in Series A funding led by Mouro Capital with participation from Visa Ventures, Capital One Ventures, PruVen Capital, New Era Capital Partners, and Y Combinator. Founded by Arjun Bisen and Zara Perumal in 2022, Overwatch Data has now raised a total of $23M in reported equity funding.
ShareWillow – $8.5M
AI
ShareWillow, a performance pay platform that uses AI agents to calculate technician payouts for home service businesses, has raised $8.5M in Seed funding from investors that include Lerer Hippeau, Circadian Ventures, Twelve Below, Charge Ventures, Notation Capital, Scott Belsky, Austin Rief, and Expa. Founded by Ryan Shank in 2023, ShareWillow has now raised a total of $12.3M in reported equity funding.
AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – ShareWillow Raises $8.5M to Help Trades Businesses Keep Their Best Technicians
Predicate – $8M
FinTech
Predicate, an onchain compliance platform that embeds policy controls into digital assets to block sanctioned and high-risk activity, has raised $8M in Series A funding led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Paxos, 1kx, and Tribe Capital. Founded by Nikhil Raghuveera and Jesse Sawa in 2023, Predicate has now raised a total of $15M in reported equity funding.
Mochatrade – $5.5M
FinTech
Mochatrade, a trading platform that lets Indian users trade US stock perpetual futures in rupees, has raised $5.5M in Seed funding led by CoinFund with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Zero Knowledge Ventures, Y Combinator, and Pioneer Fund. Founded by Utkarsh Sinha, Chetan Manda, and Parth Maheshwari in 2026, Mochatrade has now raised a total of $5.56M in reported equity funding.
Iris – $5M
AI
Iris, an AI platform that drafts responses to RFPs, security questionnaires, and due diligence documents for sales teams, has raised $5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were ten investors in this round. Founded by Ben Hills and Sagee Moyal in 2023, Iris has now raised a total of $9.1M in reported equity funding.
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Mostest – $4M
Mostest, an AI-powered event booking platform that connects event planners with hotels, restaurants, and venues, has raised $4M in Seed funding led by Capital Q Ventures, NEXUS Luxury Collection, and T-Squared Social with participation from Wildwood Ventures, Locker Room Capital, Newbond, Todd Deutsch, Charlie Walk, Jeffrey Davis, and Neal Luthra. Mostest was founded by Sarah Klingman and Aaron Kennedy in 2022.
CreateOne – $750K
CreateOne, a platform that lets designers create, produce, and sell clothing without holding inventory, has raised $750K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5M and there were two investors in this close. CreateOne was founded by Lawrence Lenihan and Robert Tagliapietra in 2026.
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