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 11/8 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Teleskope, AUI, Synonym, and much, much more.
Teleskope – $25M Series A
Teleskope, a data protection and security platform, has raised $25M in Series A funding led by M13. Founded by Elizabeth Nammour and Julie Trias in 2022, Teleskope has now raised a total of $32.2M in reported equity funding.
AUI – $20M Venture
AUI, the company building neuro-symbolic foundation models for task-oriented conversational AI, has raised $20M in Venture funding from New Era Capital Partners and eGateway Capital. Founded by Ohad Elhelo and Ori Cohen in 2017, AUI has now raised a total of $63.1M in reported equity funding.
Synonym – $18.4M
Synonym, a platform for accelerating the launch and manufacturing of bioproducts, has raised $18.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $20.6M and there were fifty-two investors in this close. Synonym was founded by Edward Shenderovich and Joshua Lachter in 2021.
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Parable – $16.5M Seed
Parable, an intelligence platform for enterprise operations, has raised $16.5M in Seed funding led by HOF Capital. Parable was founded by Adam Schwartz, Clinton Robinson, Alex Terrien, and Steve Tam in 2024.
iVerify – $12.3M
iVerify, a threat hunting platform for mobile devices, has raised $12.3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were six investors in the round. Founded by Danny Rogers and Rocky Cole in 2023, iVerify has now raised a total of $28.3M in reported equity funding.
General Intelligence Company of New York – $10.4M
General Intelligence Company of New York, an AI platform that allows individuals to run entire businesses autonomously, has raised $10.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $11M and there were seven investors in this close. General Intelligence Company of New York was founded by Abhishyant Khare and Andrew Pignanelli in 2025.
Liquid – $7.6M Seed
Liquid, a perp DEX aggregator that routes and executes futures trades across multiple exchanges, has raised $7.6M in Seed funding led by Paradigm. Liquid was founded by Franklyn Wang in 2025.
Cob Foods – $5M Seed
Cob Foods, a sorghum-based snack brand, has raised $5M in Seed funding from investors including Novak Djokovic. Cob Foods was founded by Jessica Brondo Davidoff and Djokovic in 2022.
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Avallon – $4.6M Seed
Avallon, an agentic AI platform for insurance claims operations, has raised $4.6M in Seed funding led by Frontline Ventures. Avallon was founded by Cornelius Schramm, Bryan Guin, Moritz Bartusch, and Leander Peter in 2025. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Avallon Raises $4.6M to Automate Insurance Claims Operations with AI Agents
Helex – $3.5M Seed
Helex, a therapeutics company focused on treatment of chronic and rare kidney disorders, has raised $3.5M in Seed funding led by Pi Ventures. Founded by Anirudh Nishtala, Poulami Chaudhuri, and Rohini Kalvakuntla in 2021, Helex has now raised a total of $4.6M in reported equity funding.
Oddball World – $2M Seed
Oddball World, a plant-based whole-food snack brand, has raised $2M in Seed funding led by Springdale Ventures. Oddball World was founded by Sophia Cheng in 2022.
