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 7/4/26 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for LeapXpert, Premier Lacrosse League, Nebex, and much, much more.
LeapXpert – $180M
ENTERPRISE
LeapXpert, a governed communication intelligence platform that brings enterprise-grade compliance to consumer messaging channels, has raised $180M in Growth funding led by Riverwood Capital with participation from Portage Ventures. Founded by Dima Gutzeit, Avi Pardo, and Rina Charles in 2017, LeapXpert has now raised a total of $236M in reported equity funding.
Premier Lacrosse League – $100M
Premier Lacrosse League, a men’s professional lacrosse league that operates eight teams across North America, has raised $100M in Series E funding led by Ares and Joe Tsai with participation from ESPN, Glen Powell, Rob Mac, Warren Zeiders, Tony Cavalero, Creator Sports Capital, Next 3, FirstTracks Sports Ventures, Jed Hart, West End Investment Management, James Young, Bolt Ventures, and Chris Shumway. Founded by Paul Rabil and Mike Rabil in 2018, Premier Lacrosse League has now raised a total of $200M in reported equity funding.
Nebex – $30M
FINTECH
Nebex, a financial technology platform that runs a marketplace connecting space companies with government buyers and the investors who finance their deals, has raised $30M in Seed funding led by GV with participation from Eniac Ventures, 2048 Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Oceans Ventures, AIN Ventures, Also Capital, Anagram, Armory Square Ventures, Multiball Capital, Trajectory Capital, and VSC Ventures. Nebex was founded by Tejpaul Bhatia and Anand Subramanian in 2025.
AlleyWatch broke the news on this round exclusively. Read more →
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Hera – $27M
HEALTHTECH
Hera, a healthtech company that coordinates care for older adults and the families managing their doctors, insurance, and home care, has raised $27M in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Accel and IA Ventures. Hera was founded by Jenny Lee and Myles Novick in 2024.
Taxwire – $25M
FINTECH
Taxwire, a global sales tax compliance platform that automates calculations, registrations, and filings for businesses, has raised $25M in Seed and Series A funding from Headline Ventures, XYZ VC, Vinyl, Recall Capital, and Nomo Ventures. Taxwire was founded by Andrew Rea and Steven Schmatz in 2023.
AlleyWatch broke the news on this round exclusively. Read more →
Plastic Labs – $13.3M
AI
Plastic Labs, an AI lab that builds memory and identity infrastructure so AI agents and apps can remember and personalize for each user, has raised $13.3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $15.4M and there were sixteen investors in this close. Plastic Labs was founded by Courtland Leer, Vince Trost, and Vineeth Voruganti in 2023.
Uniti AI – $11.9M
PROPTECH
Uniti AI, an AI platform that runs sales, support, and leasing conversations for commercial real estate operators, has raised $11.9M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $12M and there were sixteen investors in this close. Uniti AI was founded by Francesco Decamilli and Emre Altinok in 2023.
GrailPay – $10.5M
FINTECH
GrailPay, a financial technology company that provides risk and identity infrastructure for bank-to-bank business payments, has raised $10.5M in Series A funding led by MissionOG with participation from EJF Ventures, Counterpart Ventures, Construct Capital, Commerce Ventures, and SSC Venture Partners. Founded by Will Messina and Lee Jones in 2021, GrailPay has now raised a total of $17.2M in reported equity funding.
LineSlip Solutions – $7.3M
INSURTECH
LineSlip Solutions, an insurance technology platform that turns commercial insurance documents into analytics for corporate risk managers, has raised $7.3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $7.76M and there were twenty-six investors in this close. LineSlip Solutions was founded by Leo Bernstein and Robert Keyvani in 2016.
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Eccentric Machines – $5M
AI
Eccentric Machines, a stealth-mode AI startup that has not yet disclosed its product, has raised $5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were four investors in this round. Eccentric Machines was founded by Yaniv Sarig, Grant Kenji Larsen, and Ashley Covington.
Harri – $3M
ENTERPRISE
Harri, a workforce management platform that helps restaurants and hotels hire, schedule, and retain their staff, has raised $3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $15M. Harri was founded by Luke Fryer in 2012.
Able Made – $2M
Able Made, a soccer-inspired sustainable apparel and accessories company that sells off-pitch soccer-style clothing, has raised $2M in Seed funding from Oregon Sports Angels, Jeff Mostyn, Sara Toussaint, and Mark Hochgesang. Able Made was founded by Suzanne McKenzie in 2012.
