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 a few of things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 7/20 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for AlphaSense, Citizen, Ethic, and much more…
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AlphaSense, the search engine for market intelligence, has raised $50M in Series B funding from investors that include Innovation Endeavors and Soros Fund Management. Founded by Jack Kokko and Raj Neervannan in 2010, AlphaSense has now raised a total of $87.1M in reported equity funding.
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Citizen, the mobile app for monitoring local crime activity and emergencies, has raised $40M in Venture funding from investors that include Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Slow Ventures, Lux Capital, Kapor Capital, 8VC, Scooter Braun, Aubrey Graham (Drake), LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Mike Judge. Founded by Andrew Frame, JD Maresco, and Luis Samaniego in 2015, Citizen has now raised a total of $53M in reported equity funding.
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nTopology, the company behind engineering software for manufacturing, has raised $20M in Series B funding from investors that include Canaan Partners, Avidan Ross, and James Hardiman. Founded by Bradley Rothenberg and Greg Schroy in 2015, nTopology has now raised a total of $30.7M in reported equity funding.
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This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of July featuring must-know news including news for Greycroft, Kairos, Riverpark Ventures, and much more. Read the full report here.
Ethic, the asset management platform for sustainable investing, has raised $13M in Series A funding from investors that include Kapor Capital, Fidelity, Sound Ventures, Nyca Partners, Urban Innovation Fund, and Thirdstream Partners. Founded by Doug Scott, Jay Lipman, Johny Mair in 2015, Ethic has now raised a total of $19.8M in reported equity funding.
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We sat down with Lylan Masterman, General Partner at White Star Capital, a Series A-B stage firm (with some seed mixed in) investing out of a $180M Fund 2 for our Inside the Mind of a NYC VC Series – Read the interview with Lylan Masterman.
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CapitalRx, the next-gen pharmacy benefits manager, has raised $12M in Series A funding. Learn more about the company and funding in our exclusive interview with CEO and Founder AJ Loicacano – Capital Rx Raises $12M to Bring Transparency to Pharmacy Benefits.
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Torch Technology, the procurement and inventory management platform for the dental industry, has raised $8.5M in additional funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were thirty-one investors in this round and that the total offering amount is $9M. The filing lists Kent Bennett of Bessemer Venture Partners as a Director. Founded in 2017 by Drew Werner, Yassine Boukadoum, and Khaled Boukadoum, Torch Technology had previously raised a total of $2.5M in reported equity funding.
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Cryptocurrency trading platform Altonomy has raised $7M in Seed funding from investors that include Polychain. Altonomy was founded by Bo Dong and Ricky Li in 2018.
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Bulletin, the providers of flexible retail space for digital brands, has raised $7M in Series A funding from investors that include Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital, Afore Capital, and Trail Mix Ventures. Founded by Alana Branston and Ali Kriegsman in 2015, Bulletin has now raised a total of $9.2M in reported equity funding.
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Voyant Photonics, the nanotechnology company building 3D sensing LiDAR chips that fit on a fingertip, has raised $4.3M in Venture funding from investors that include Contour Venture Partners, DARPA and LDV Capital. Voyant Photonics was founded by Chris Phare and Steven Miller in 2018.
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WAVE, the meditation platform and subscription service, has raised $4.15M in Seed funding. Founded by Brad Warsh and Mason Levey in 2018, WAVE has now raised a total of $5.65M in reported equity funding. Check out our interview with WAVE’s founding team.
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The Org, the visual org chart aggregator for companies, has raised $2.7M in Seed funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that thirteen investors participated in the round. Investors in a previous $100K round, which was converted in this close, include Jeremy Yap, Christian Birk, and Martin Hauge. The Org was founded by Andreas Jarbol and Christian Wylonis in 2017.
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