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 7/29 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Hook Media, Kiefa, Ampcontrol, and much, much more.
AppHub – $95M
AppHub, an e-commerce enablement platform, has raised $95M in additional funding from investors that include led by PSG Equity. Founded by Arjun Batra, Kristofer Eng, and Wilson Lee in 2021, AppHub has now raised a total of $155M in reported equity funding. The company also announced the acquisition of Boost, a product discovery platform.
GlossGenius – $28M
GlossGenius, a business management platform the beauty and wellness industry, has raised $28M in Series C funding led by L Catterton. Founded by Danielle Cohen-Shohet and Karim Butt in 2016, GlossGenius has now raised a total of $70.6M in reported equity funding.
Ampcontrol – $10M
Ampcontrol, an AI powered software platform for electric fleets, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by The Westly Group. Founded by Joachim Lohse in 2018, Ampcontrol has now raised a total of $14.1M in reported equity funding.
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Stay Ai – $8.6M
Stay Ai, an AI-powered sales enablement and subscription platform for Shopify merchants to drive recurring sales, has raised $8.6M in Series A funding led by Telescope Partners. Founded by Gina Perrelli, Pierson Krass, and Taylor Cawiezell in 2021, Stay Ai has now raised a total of $15.1M in reported equity funding.
Emissary – $5.2M
Emissary, a SaaS marketplace that connects sales teams with former Fortune 500 executives at the companies they are targeting, has raised $5.2M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates this round comes from twelve investors. Founded by David Hammer in 2013, Emissary has now raised a total of $30.2M in reported equity funding.
Flipturn – $4.5M
Flipturn, an operations management and intelligence platform for EV fleets, has raised $4.5M in Seed funding led by Accel. Flipturn was founded by Katie Siegel and Sashko Stubailo in 2022.
Hook Media – $3.1M
Hook Media, a stealth startup, has raised $3.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3.4M and there were fifteen investors in this close. Hook Media was founded by Gaurav Sharma in 2022.
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Ultralight Labs – $2.7M
Ultralight Labs, a workflow optimization platform for medical device makers to get to market faster, has raised $2.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3.5M and there were twelve investors in this close. Ultralight Labs was founded by Monik Sheth and Shiv Ghai in 2022.
Kiefa – $2.5M
Kiefa, a software platform for cannabis cultivator, has raised $2.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3M and there were two investors in this close. Kiefa was founded by Peter Heidrich and Joseph Giunti in 2022.
Braintrust – $2.5M
Braintrust, a marketplace for tutoring for K-12 students, has raised $2.5M in Seed funding from investors that include LAUNCH, The Syndicate.com, Scott Sandell, and John J. Chambers. Braintrust was founded by Jen Mendelsohn and Mara Koffmann in 2019.
Passage Health – $2.225M
Passage Health, an autism care platform for practitioners, has raised $2.225M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $4M and there were five investors in this close. Passage Health was founded by Gabriel Khaselev and Bill White in 2022.
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