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 8/8 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for Yotpo, Radish, ROOM, Smalls, and much more…
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Yotpo, the ecommerce marketing platform, has raised $75M in Series E funding from investors that include Bessemer Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures, Access Industries, and Hanaco Venture Capital. Founded by Omri Cohen and Tomer Tagrin in 2011, Yotpo has now raised a total of $176M in reported equity funding.
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Radish, the serialized fiction app, has raised $63.2M in venture funding from investors that include Softbank Ventures Asia and Kakao Page. Founded by Seung Yoon Lee, Yun Cho in 2015, Radish has now raised a total of $68M in reported equity funding.
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ROOM, the makers of personal phone booths and workplace solutions for shared spaces, has raised $12.5M in Series A funding from investors that include Slow Ventures, SJF Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, FJ Labs, and Bjarke Ingels. Founded by Brian Chen and Morten Meisner in 2017, ROOM has now raised a total of $14.5M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch published an exclusive interview with Chen on ROOM’s Series A funding.
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Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds of July 2020; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more – The 11 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2020
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MikMak, the enterprise marketing ecommerce platform that helps brands better understand consumers by connecting digital investments to online retailer insight, has raised $10M in Series A funding from investors that include Madrona Venture Group, Luminari Capital, Brett Hurt, Wavecrest Growth Partners, Brave Ventures, David Shim, Harry Kargman, Launch Partners, Jonathan Opdyke, and John Roswech. Founded by Rachel Tipograph in 2014, MikMak has now raised a total of $14M in reported equity funding.
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NYC startup funding exceeds $1.1B for July; up a healthy 12.24% from June and 12.63% from July of 2019. Find out where it went… Aggregate statistics for all NYC funding deals by stage of funding (Early, Series A, Series B, and Late) including mention of notable rounds for July 2020 – The AlleyWatch July 2020 New York Venture Capital Funding Report
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Smalls, the direct-to-consumer cat food brand, has raised $9M in Series A funding from investors that include Left Lane Capital, Founder Collective, and Companion Fund. Founded by Matt Michaelson and Calvin Bohn in 2016, Smalls has now raised a total of $12M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch published an exclusive interview with Michaelson on Small’s Series A funding round.
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Orum.io, the frictionless platform for financial institutions to move money in real-time, has raised $5.2M in Seed funding from investors that include Homebrew, Acrew, Bain Capital Ventures, Clocktower, and Box Group. Orum.io was founded by Stephany Kirkpatrick in 2019.
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Fero Labs, the machine learning platform to optimize factory production, has raised $2.75M in funding according to a recent SEC filing funding. The filing indicates that there were nineteen investors in the round and lists Michael Brown of Bowery Capital as a Director. Founded by Alp Kucukelbir, Berk Birand, and Pamir Ozbay in 2015, Fero Labs has now raised a total of $4.35M in reported equity funding.
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The latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the second half of July 2020 featuring must-know news including news for Primetime Partners, Greycroft, Chelsea Clinton, and much more – The NYC Venture Capital Firm News Digest: 8/3/2020
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Bond, the personal security platform, has raised $2.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing funding. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $13.3M and there were nineteen investors in this close. Founded by Doron Kempel in 2017, Bond has now raised a total of $36.1M in reported equity funding.
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Sanzo, the Asian-inspired sparkling water brand, has raised $1.3M in Seed funding from investors that include Jen Rubio, Scott Belsky, Andrew Chau, and Bin Chen. Sanzo was founded by Sandro Roco in 2019. AlleyWatch published an exclusive interview with Roco announcing the news of Sanzo’s Seed funding round.
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Mondrian Labs, the company building brands through the use of data-driven influencer marketing, has raised $350K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $995K, this close comes from a single investor, and the transaction is structured as a convertible note. Founded by Matthew Holmes in 2018, Mondrian Labs has now raised a total of $1.745M in reported equity funding.
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