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 8/29 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for Dataiku, Ocrolus, Wrapbook, and much more…
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Warby Parker, the direct-to-consumer eyewear brand, has raised $245M in venture funding from investors that include D1 Capital Partners, Durable Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price, and Baillie Gifford. Founded by Andrew Hunt, David Gilboa, Jeffrey Raider, and Neil Blumenthal in 2010, Warby Parker has now raised a total of $535.5M in reported equity funding. It has been reported that this funding comes at a $3B valuation.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Dataiku is an enterprise AI company that raised $100M in Series D funding led by Stripes and including six other participants such as FirstMark Capital, CapitalG, Dawn Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Battery Ventures. Dataiku has raised a total of $246.8M across eight rounds and was founded in 2013 by Clément Stenac, Florian Douetteau, Marc Batty, and Thomas Cabrol.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Socure, the Day Zero identity verification platform, has raised $35M in venture funding from investors that include Sorenson Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Flint Capital, Citi Ventures, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, and MVB Financial Corp. Founded by Johnny Ayers and Sunil Madhu in 2012, Socure has now raised a total of $96M in reported equity funding.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
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One Drop, the provider of diagnostic diabetes testing solutions, has raised $34M in Series C funding led by Bayer. Founded by Jeff Dechis in 2014, One Drop has now raised a total of $88.1M in reported equity funding. This deal also includes a $64M in development fees and potential commercial milestone payments.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Aetion, the medical evidence software that tracks a drugs’ effectiveness for biopharma companies, insurers, and regulatory bodies, has add $19M as Series B extension from investors that include Johnson & Johnson Innovation Ð JJDC, EDBI, and Greenspring Associates. This brings the total Series B round size to $82M. Founded by Allon Rauer, Jeremy Rassen, and Sebastian Schneeweiss in 2013, Aetion has now raised a total of $93.6M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch exclusively reported on the first close of Aetion’s Series B round last year.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
ChartHop, visual organization platform that gives companies a holistic view on employees that include basic data points and insight on employees’ strengths and weaknesses, raised $14M in Series A round led by Andreessen Horowtiz, other participants include Basement Fund, Ride Ventures, and Flybridge Capital. We covered ChartHop’s Seed round in February.
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Ocrolus, the automated financial document review platform, has raised $12M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were seven investors in the round. Investors in previous rounds include QED Investors, Bullpen Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Oak HC/FT, FinTech Collective, ARC Angel Fund, ValueStream Ventures, and Laconia. Founded by John Guerci, Peter Bobley, Sam Bobley, and Victoria Meakin in 2014, Ocrolus has now raised a total of $45.5M in reported equity funding.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Data brokerage company, Narrative, raised $8.5M in Series A round led by G20 Ventures and including participation from XSeed Capital, Revel Partners, MathCapital, Glasswing Ventures, and Tuhaye Venture Partners. Founded by Nick Jordan in 2016, Narrative has raised a total of$13.8M across five rounds.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Wrapbook, the HR management platform for the casting and media production industries, has raised $3.6M in Seed funding from investors that include Uncork Capital, One Planet, NYU Innovation Venture Fund, and Equal Ventures. Wrapbook was founded by Ali Javid, Cameron Woodward, Hesham El Nahhas, and Naysawn Naji in 2018. AlleyWatch first flagged the filing for Wrapbook’s Seed round back in March.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Esusu Financial, the credit-building app that reports rental payments to credit bureaus, has raised $2.3M as a Seed extension from investors that include Acumen Fund, Concrete Rose Capital, Global Good Fund, Impact America Fund, Next Play Ventures, and Zeal Capital Partners. Founded by Abbey Wemimo and Samir Goel in 2016, Esusu Financial has now raised a total of $4M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch exclusively reported on the first close of Esusu’s Seed round last summer.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Avalon.AI generates heat maps for areas affected by pandemics like Coronavirus. Avalon.ai has raised $1.5M in Seed funding from Pacira Pharmaceuticals.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
Heleo, the non-fiction book subscription service, has raised $1.33M in funding according to a recent SEC filing funding. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $1.5M and the transaction is structured a convertible note. Andrew Cleland of Comcast Ventures is listed as a Director. Heleo was founded by Rufus Griscom in 2015.
The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the New York business community and beyond. Find out more here.
