Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 20 NYC startup largest startup funding rounds during the second quarter of 2018. I have included some additional information as well such as round type, industry, brief description, date of funding, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis. For the purposes of this analysis to maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, financing, real estate, and biotechnology companies were excluded.
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20. Aaptiv $22M
Round: Series C
Description: Aaptiv is a provider of premium digital health and wellness content.
Industry: Apps, Audio, Content, Fitness, Mobile
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $52,120,000
Full story on Aaptiv’s Series C funding
19. LOLA $24M
Round: Series B
Description: LOLA is a subscription service that delivers tampons, pads, and feminine cleansing wipes, and other products.
Industry: Consumer, Shopping, Women’s
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $35.2M
18. Kustomer $26M
Round: Series B
Description: The first platform built around the customer, bringing together everything you need to serve your customers better in one easy-to-use place.
Industry: CRM, Customer Service, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $38.5M
Full story on Kustomer’s Series B funding
17. Cuebiq $27M
Round: Series B
Description: Location intelligence and measurement company
Industry: Big Data, Business Intelligence, Location Based Services, Market Research, Retail Technology
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $33.05M
16. SmartAsset $28M
Round: Series C
Description: SmartAsset provides actionable, objective and easy-to-understand financial analytics and advice.
Industry: Analytics, Finance, Personal Finance
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $50.31M
16. CTRL-Labs $28M
Round: Series A
Description: CTRL-Labs dedicates itself to answering the biggest questions in computing, neuroscience, and design so creators can dream.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Neuroscience
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $39M
16. Whistle Sports $28M
Round: Series D
Description: Whistle Sports is a cross-platform entertainment network that creates entertainment content focusing on creativity, humor and skill.
Industry: Media and Entertainment, Sports, Video Streaming
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $108,500,000
Full story on Whistle Sports’s Series D funding
15. Gotham Greens $29M
Round: Series C
Description: Gotham Greens designs, builds, and operates commercial scale greenhouse facilities in urban areas for fresh vegetable production.
Industry: Agriculture, Food Processing, Retail
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $29M
14. Shapeways $30M
Round: Series E
Description: Shapeways is the leading platform redefining product creation through services to design, make, and sell using 3D printing.
Industry: 3D Printing, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Marketplace
Date of funding: April
Total equity funding: $106,300,000
14. Reonomy $30M
Round: Series C
Description: Commercial Real Estate Analytics Reimagined.
Industry: Analytics, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $64,850,000
14. BigID $30M
Round: Series B
Description: BigID develops software that helps companies secure their customer data and satisfy privacy regulations like GDPR.
Industry: Big Data, Network Security, Security
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $46,099,999
14. Perch $30M
Round: Series A
Description: Perch is transforming the way people buy and sell their homes by bringing simplicity, convenience, and certainty to the process.
Industry: Commercial Real Estate, Property Management, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $30M
Full story on Perch’s Series A funding
13. By Chloe $31M
Round: Venture
Description: By Chloe is a fast-casual vegan restaurant based in New York City.
Industry: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Restaurants
Date of funding: April
Total equity funding: $31M
12. Cedar $36M
Round: Series B
Description: Cedar provides a smarter way for hospitals, health systems and medical groups to manage the patient payment ecosystem.
Industry: Health Care, Information Technology
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $49M
Full story on Cedar’s Series B funding
11. Aetion $36,400,000
Round: Series B
Description: Leader in delivering real-world evidence (RWE) and outcomes-based analytics solutions to life science companies and payers.
Industry: Enterprise Software, Health Care, Software
Date of funding: April
Total equity funding: $47,600,000
Full story on Aetion’s Series B funding
10. BounceX $37M
Round: Series B
Description: BounceX enables clients to transform their web traffic by serving content tailored to different visitor segments.
Industry: Analytics, Enterprise Software, Marketing, SaaS
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $75,850,000
Full story on BounceX’s Series B funding
9. Hello Alfred $40M
Round: Series B
Description: Hello Alfred is a New York-based disruptive commerce channel.
Industry: Grocery, Home Services, Hospitality, Laundry and Dry-cleaning, Professional Services, Retail
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $52,500,000
8. Amino Apps $45M
Round: Series C
Description: Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions.
Industry: Communities, Mobile, Social Media
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $72,350,000
7. WorkFusion $50M
Round: Series E
Description: WorkFusion automates enterprise business processes by combining robotics, AI-powered cognitive automation, and workforce orchestration.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Robotics
Date of funding: April
Total equity funding: $121,300,000
7. Away $50M
Round: Series C
Description: Away is a brand designing thoughtful luggage for modern travel.
Industry: Consumer, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Travel
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $81M
6. BrightFarms $55M
Round: Series D
Description: BrightFarms is pioneering the future of local, low-impact farming.
Industry: Agriculture, Farming, Food Processing, Hydroponics
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $112,900,000
5. BetterCloud $60M
Round: Series E
Description: BetterCloud is the first SaaS Operations Management platform, empowering IT to define, remediate, and enforce policies for SaaS applications
Industry: Apps, Cloud Security, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Software
Date of funding: April
Total equity funding: $106,850,000
Full story on BetterCloud’s Series E funding
5. Claroty $60M
Round: Series B
Description: Claroty is a cybersecurity software company focused on protecting industrial control networks (ICS – A.K.A OT or Operational Technology)
Industry: Cyber Security, Industrial, Network Security, Security
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $92M
4. Paxos $65M
Round: Series B
Description: Paxos is a financial technology company delivering pioneering blockchain solutions for global financial institutions.
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $93,250,000
3. fuboTV $75M
Round: Series D
Description: fuboTV is an OTT subscription service that streams premium sports and live channels.
Industry: Digital Entertainment, Sports, Subscription Service
Date of funding: April
Total equity funding: $150,600,000
2. Gett $80M
Round: Venture
Description: Gett is a global transportation and delivery company.
Industry: Delivery, Logistics, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Date of funding: June
Total equity funding: $593M
1. Zola $100M
Round: Series D
Description: Zola is the fastest growing wedding company in the country, reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience.
Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Shopping, Wedding
Date of funding: May
Total equity funding: $140,849,999
Full story on Zola’s Series D funding
