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 9/14 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for SplxAI, Minerva BI, and much, much more.
Nirvana Health – $24.2M
Nirvana Health, a healthcare benefit verification platform that simplifies patient benefit eligibility, has raised $24.2M in Series A funding led by Northzone. Founded by Akshay Venkitasubramanian, Kelvin K Chan, and Urvish Parikh in 2020, Nirvana Health has now raised a total of $39.4M in reported equity funding.
Protege – $10M
Protege, an AI training data platform, has raised $10M in Seed funding led by CRV. Protege was founded by Bobby Samuels and Travis May in 2024.
Minerva BI – $7.5M
Minerva BI, a stealth startup that uses AI to predict human behavior, has raised $7.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $8.1M and lists Phineas Barnes of The General Partnership as a Director. Minerva BI was founded by Jackson Engles and Daniel Saedi in 2023.
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Mother Games – $5M
Mother Games, a gaming studio forcosed on next-gen titles that incorporate 3D worlds and consciousness into the experience, has raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding led by BoxGroup. Mother Games was founded by Kelsey Falter and Raissa Chagas in 2023.
Acai Travel – $2.5M
Acai Travel Inc., an automation platform to optimize operations for travel businesses, has raised $2.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3.3M and there were three investors in this close. Acai Travel was founded by Ricardo Vittoria and Henry Chen Weinsten in 2023.
SplxAI – $2M
SplxAI, an automated security testing platform for AI chatbots, has raised $2M in Venture funding led by South Central Ventures, Runtime Ventures, and Inovo.vc. SplxAI was founded by Ante Gojsalic and Kristian Kamber in 2024.
