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 this week including the fundings, exits, and events.
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MyPizza, the company changing how we order pizza, has raised $3M in a Venture round for the company’s second round. This founder Ilir Sela’s first round of funding.
FieldVision, the company letting you stream any sporting event, has raised a Convertible Note of $200K. With this round, founders Kavodel Ohiomba and Andy Kittler have raised their first round of funding.
This week we took a look at the 10 fastest growing startups in NYC according to Inc. Magazine – These are the 10 Fastest Growing NYC Companies in 2016
Packet Host, the bare metal cloud built for automation, has raised $9.42M in a Venture round of funding. The company has raised $12.22M over its 4 rounds.
Also, thanks to Inc. Magazine, we were able to take a look at the revenues of 33 startups in NYC – The Revenues of 33 NYC Startups EXPOSED
Happify, the company that is gamifying Positive Psychology to your benefit, has raised $5M in a Round of Venture funding. Andy Parsons, Tomer Ben-Kiki and Ofer Leidner, the founders of the company have raised $16.51M over 6 rounds.
KEC Ventures has announced closed its second fund at $65M. The early stage fund will focus on investments in both New York and Los Angeles. The KEC portfolio includes investments in Fan Duel, JustFab, Jump Ramp Games, Reonomy, and TinyBop.
Tribute the company that’s a “digital Hallmark”, has raised a $1M Series A round for the company’s third round of funding for a total of $1.6M.
ULTRA Testing, the software testing company employing high functioning individuals diagnosed with ASD, has raised $1.5M in Debt Financing. Founder Rajesh Anandan has raised $1.76M over 2 rounds.
Vettery, the hiring marketplace for tech talent, has raised $9M in Series A funding led by Grecroft Partners and Raine Ventures with participation from FJ Labs, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Brian Spaly, Fabrice Grinda and Lightbank. The company has raised $11.93M over 3 rounds.
The performance marketing company, ReviMedia, has raised $12.5M in a Venture round from NewSpring Capital. This is the first round of funding for founders Bas Offers and Frans van Hulle.
KIDBOX, the style box for kids has announced the hiring of Miki Racine Berardelli as CEO. Berardelli, a 20+ year marketing veteran, previously was the President of Digital Commerce and CMO of Chico’s. Prior to that, she was the CMO at Tory Burch. “As a working mom, Miki understands how important it is to give busy parents more time. We know she will help us reimagine the shop-at-home experience and continue to inspire us with her passion for leading a mission-driven company” said KIDBOX cofounder Haim Dabah.
Byte Academy, the coding bootcamp, has raised $2.67M in a Series A round for the company’s first round of funding. Tri5 Ventures led the round for founder Rak Chugh.
Stash, the company making investing accessible to everyone, has raised $9.25M in Series A funding led by Goldwater Capital and Valar Ventures with participation from Entree Capital. The company has raised $13.75M over its 3 rounds.
Pymetrics, the company that is job matching using neuroscience and big data, has raised $6.13M from Randstad Innovation Fund, Mercer US, BBG Ventures and Khosla Ventures. Founders Julie J Yoo and Frida E Polli have now raised $8.63M over 3 rounds.
EasyVista, the company reinventing service management for the mobile user, has raised $8.4M in a Convertible Note round from investors Conversion Ventures LLC, Alto Invest and Isatis Capital. This is the company’s first round of funding.
Dexter, the chat bot company for your brand, has raised $2.3M in Seed funding led by Rakuten with participation from Betaworks and Social Starts. Founder Daniel Ilkovich has now raised his first round for the company.
Goop, Gweneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand, has raised $10M in Series B funding from 14W, Felix Capital and New Enterprise Associates. The celebrity’s company has raised $20M over 2 rounds.
