The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/21/2025 featuring funding details for LeapXpert, Belfry, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new funding.
LeapXpert – $20M Series B
Enterprise Tech
LeapXpert, a compliance and governance solution for business communications across various platforms, has raised $20M in Series B funding led by Portage Ventures. Founded by Avi Pardo, Dima Gutzeit, and Rina Charles in 2017, LeapXpert has now raised a total of $42.5M in reported equity funding.
Men in Blazers – $15M Series A
Media / Sports
Men in Blazers, a soccer-focused media company, has raised $15M in Series A funding led by Avenue Capital Group. Men in Blazers was founded by Roger Bennett in 2010.
Belfry – $12M Series A
Security Tech
Belfry, a platform for managing security guard businesses, has raised $12M in Series A funding led by Base10 Partners. Founded by Jordan Wallach and Alex Tulenko in 2022, Belfry has now raised a total of $20M in reported equity funding.
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Merit Systems – $10M Seed
Open Source / Software
Merit Systems, a platform designed to incentivize the development of open-source software, has raised $10M in Seed funding led by Avenue Capital Group. Merit Systems was founded by Ryan Sproule, Sam Ragsdale, and Mason Hall in 2024.
Nilus – $10M Venture
AI / FinTech
Nilus, an AI-powered treasury management platform, has raised $10M in Venture funding led by Vesey Ventures and Felicis. Founded by Daniel Kalish and Danielle Shaul in 2022, Nilus has now raised a total of $18.6M in reported equity funding.
1up – $8.6M
Sales Tech
1up, a knowledge automation platform for sales teams, has raised $8.6M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were thirty-one investors in the round. Founded by George Avetisov in 2021, 1up has now raised a total of $11.9M in reported equity funding.
Sense Education – $3.8M
EdTech / AI
Sense Education, an AI-powered platform to assist educators in reviewing coursework, has raised $3.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were ten investors in the round. Sense Education was founded by Ronen Tal-Botzer in 2016.
