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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Giphy, the search engine for gifs, have raised $72M in Series D funding led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) with participation from China Media Capital (CMC) and IVP (Institutional Venture Partners). Founders Alex Chung and Jace Cooke have raised a total of $150M In just 4 rounds.
Emissary, the startup that lets your sales team directly contact former executives, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by Canaan Partners and G20 Ventures, with participation from Boldstart Ventures. Founder David Hammer has raised $12M in 2 rounds.
This week we took a look at the 10 largest funding rounds in NYC last month – These are the 10 NYC Startups That Raised the Most Amount of Capital in October
1 Atelier, the custom luxury brand manufactured in the USA, has raised $1.5M in Angel Funding for the company’s first round of funding.
This week we took a look at the 10 largest funding rounds in US last month – These are the 10 US Startups That Raised the Most Amount of Capital in October
Spongecell, the company giving you the tools to advertise smarter to your customers, has raised $10.5M in a Venture round of funding. Founder Ben Kartzman has now raised $20.5M in 3 rounds.
Cohero Health, the company aiding and encouraging your respiratory health, has raised $9M in Series A funding led by Three Leaf Ventures, with support from Heitkamp & Thumann Group, P5 Health Ventures, GIS Strategic Ventures, BioAdvance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Zaffre Investments.
Droit, the fintech company providing enterprise solutions for OTC derivative trading processes, has raised $16M in Series A funding from Wells Fargo & Company, Pivot Investment Partners and Goldman Sachs. This is the company’s first round of funding.
AutomotiveMastermind, the startup that can predict when people are about to buy a car, has raised an undisclosed round from JMI Equity. The company has raised 3 rounds to date.
Catchpoint Systems, the fast digital analytics platform, has raised $22.5M in Series C funding led by Sapphire Ventures with support from Battery Ventures. The company has raised $39.77M to date.
Contently, the leading content marketing company, has raised $7M in Series C funding from Contour Venture Partners, Harmony Partners, Jackson Square Ventures and Sigma Prime Ventures. To date, the company has raised $19.1M.
The Better Software Company, providing small business management solutions, has raised $1M in a round of Venture funding. Founder Steve Cody has raised $4.7M over the company’s 4 rounds.
