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 this week including the NYC startup news, fundings, exits, and events.
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Body Labs, providers of 3-D body shape data, has announced a venture round of $4.1M. Bill O’Farrell has now raised $6.3M total.
The Mayor’s office announced the Computer Science for All: Fundamentals for Our Future which promises computer science education for all public school students by 2025. This is an $81M public-private partnership supported by the Robin Hood Foundation and the AOL Charitable Foundation.
The analytics firm, Peer IQ, has announced a Seed round of $2.5M from investors, John Mack, The Uprising Creative, Fenway Summer Ventures and Victory Park Capital.
Compass, the company changing the real-estate experience, has raised $50M in a Series C funding round from seven investors (Advance Publications, Marc Benioff, Kenneth Chenault, 406 Ventures, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Institutional Venture Partners).
Offerpop, a provider of visual user-generated content (UGC) marketing platform, announced that Amir Shub was appointed as the company’s new chief product officer.
Oscar, the technological human-centered health insurance company, has announced a $32.5M Venture from Google Capital. Founders, Mario Schlosser, Kevin Nazemi and Joshua Kushner, have now raised $327.5M over 5 rounds.
CEO of The Better Software Company, Steve Cody, has announced a $750K Seed round, funded by L-SPARK.
The Alliance for Downtown New York announced an expansion of more than 1 million square feet to the free Wi-Fi network. This addition brings the total to more than 3.7 million square feet of coverage throughout the The network is currently utilized by hundreds of thousands of individuals each year.
Mercato, the online grocery store, has announced their Seed round of $1M for founders Michael Mason, Dave Bateman and Bobby Brannigan.
Talkspace, a leader in online therapy, took a stand against social media dependency by installing a massive, 30-ft long fun-house mirror block in Flatiron Plaza to stop New Yorkers in their tracks and get them to reflect on social media usage. The interactive installation showed how social media distorts what’s real and often negatively impacts how ordinary people see themselves and their environment.
Mighty, the company that provides financial support for plaintiffs has announced a $5.3M Series A round of funding. Investors include: Jose Marin, Fabrice Grinda, Corigin Ventures, Vast Ventures, FundersClub, Daher Capital, FinTech Collective, Tribeca Venture Partners and IA Ventures.
Fundera, the company that connects small businesses with great funding oppurtunities, has raised $11.5M in Series B funding. Fundera’s founders Andres Moran, Rohan Deshpande and Jared Hecht were funded by David Rosenblatt, Scott Belsky, Aaron Levie, BoxGroup, First Round, Khosla Ventures, QED Investors and Susquehanna Growth Equity.
DWNLD, the company that is helping you create apps for your company, has raised $12M in a Series A round by Greylock Partners. Founders, Fritz Lanman and Alexandra Keating have now raised $14M total.
Cablevisions Systems, the telecommunications company, has been acquired by Altice for $17.7B.
The summer event lull is over. It’s time to get back in gear and shake the rust off of your networking skills (just don’t wear white)…
Here’s our curated list of a few NYC startup events for this week.
On Tuesday morning join Kelly Hoey as she has a fireside chat with Pankaj Jain of 500 Startups. Pankaj has led over 50 investments for 500 across 6 continents – Startup Series: Conversation with Pankaj Jain of 500 Startups at The Apple Store Grand Central.
On Friday, join NYC Media Lab as they bring together a full day of programming- a crash course of sorts in the best thinking, projects, and talent in digital media and communications with over 100 demos – NYC Media Lab 2015 Annual Summit at the Skirball Center.
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On September 30th, join YWCA for an evening filled with laughs, food, and drinks as they honor and abuse tech maven, Kelly Hoey all in the name of raising funds for the The YWCA’s Geek Girls Club – Kelly Hoey’s 50th Birthday Roast Benefiting YWCA Of NYC’s Girls Geek Club at Barleycorn
On October 28th and 29th, join Decoded Fashion as they bring together the decision makers and innovators from today’s biggest and most disruptive Fashion, Retail, and technology companies for a 2 day summit featuring in-depth discussions, inspiring keynotes, interactive roundtables, and much more killer content – Decoded Fashion New York Summit 2015 at IAC
For a full listing of upcoming events for the NYC startup and tech community, please visit the AlleyWatch NYC Tech and Startup Event Calendar.
