The 17 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of Q2 2025

Armed with comprehensive data from our friends at CrunchBase, we’ve analyzed the largest NYC Startup funding rounds from Q2 2025. From AI-powered platforms and fintech solutions to food delivery innovations and healthcare technology, this quarter demonstrated the continued diversity and strength of New York’s startup ecosystem. Beyond the raw funding numbers, this analysis includes detailed information about each company’s industry focus, founding team, business model, and total funding history to provide deeper context about these high-growth ventures driving venture capital in NYC forward.

17. Blackbird $50.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Blackbird Labs is a web3 hospitality technology platform that should directly connect restaurants and customers. Founded by Ben Leventhal in 2022, Blackbird has now raised a total of $85.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, QED Investors, Union Square Ventures, Circle, and Spark Capital.
Investors in the round: a16z crypto, American Express Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures
Industry: Hospitality, Information Technology, Loyalty Programs, Web3
Founders: Ben Leventhal
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $85.0M

17. Crux $50.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Crux is a capital market company that provides debit marketplace,transferable tax credits, and market intelligence for tax credit transfers. Founded by Alfred Johnson and Allen Kramer in 2023, Crux has now raised a total of $77.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, QED Investors, Lowercarbon Capital, Giant Ventures, and Acrew Capital.
Investors in the round: Acrew Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ardent Venture Partners, CIV, Giant Ventures, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, MassMutual Ventures, New System Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Three Cairns Group
Industry: Clean Energy, Finance, Lending, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
Founders: Alfred Johnson, Allen Kramer
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $77.1M

17. Rogo $50.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Rogo is a secure Generative AI platform purpose-built for elite financial institutions. Founded by Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, and Tumas Rackaitis in 2022, Rogo has now raised a total of $79.0M in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Company Ventures.
Investors in the round: AlleyCorp, BoxGroup, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Khosla Ventures, Positive Sum, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence, Financial Services, FinTech, Generative AI
Founders: Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, Tumas Rackaitis
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $79.0M

17. Siro $50.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Siro builds an AI Coach that identifies opportunities to elevate any sales team. Founded by Jake Cronin and Joseph Jordan in 2020, Siro has now raised a total of $68.0M in total equity funding and is backed by StepStone Group, Index Ventures, SignalFire, 01 Advisors, and Alchemist Accelerator.
Investors in the round: 01 Advisors, CRV, Dave Salvant, Ding Zhou, Fika Ventures, Index Ventures, Michael Stoppelman, Saumil Mehta, SignalFire, Songe LaRon, StepStone Group
Industry: Information Technology, Sales, Software
Founders: Jake Cronin, Joseph Jordan
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $68.0M

17. Tastewise $50.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Tastewise is a consumer intelligence platform that provides insights for food brands. Founded by Alon Chen and Eyal Gaon in 2018, Tastewise has now raised a total of $71.6M in total equity funding and is backed by PeakBridge, PICO Venture Partners, TELUS Global Ventures, Disruptive, and Disruptive AI Venture Capital.
Investors in the round: Disruptive AI Venture Capital, Duo Partners, PeakBridge, PICO Venture Partners, TELUS Global Ventures
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Marketing, Predictive Analytics, Restaurants, Retail
Founders: Alon Chen, Eyal Gaon
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $71.6M

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16. Vivrelle $62.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Vivrelle is a luxury accessories membership club that provides access to a shared closet of designer handbags, jewelry, and diamonds. Founded by Blake Cohen Geffen and Wayne Geffen in 2018, Vivrelle has now raised a total of $131.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Origin Ventures, Protagonist, 3L Capital, Plus Capital, and Chapford Capital Group.
Investors in the round: Protagonist
Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Jewelry, Subscription Service
Founders: Blake Cohen Geffen, Wayne Geffen
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $131.0M

15. Ethic $64.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Ethic develops technology that helps wealth advisors. Founded by Doug Scott, Jay Lipman, and Johny Mair in 2015, Ethic has now raised a total of $162.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Oak HC/FT, 500 Global, Nyca Partners, UBS, and Fifty Years.
Investors in the round: State Street Global Advisors
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing, Sustainability
Founders: Doug Scott, Jay Lipman, Johny Mair
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $162.8M

14. Nourish $70.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Nourish is a telehealth platform that connects individuals with registered dietitian nutritionists for personalized nutrition counseling. Founded by Aidan Dewar, Sam Perkins, and Stephanie Liu in 2021, Nourish has now raised a total of $113.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Maverick Ventures, Thrive Capital, and Index Ventures.
Investors in the round: Atomico, BoxGroup, G Squared, Index Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Maverick Ventures, Pinegrove Capital Partners, Thrive Capital, Y Combinator
Industry: Apps, Health Care, Nutrition, Telehealth
Founders: Aidan Dewar, Sam Perkins, Stephanie Liu
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $113.1M

13. Empathy $72.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Empathy is a support system mobile application that guides and supports families along the journey of loss. Founded by Ron Gura and Yonatan Bergman in 2020, Empathy has now raised a total of $162.0M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Index Ventures, LocalGlobe, Adams Street Partners, and Munich Re Ventures.
Investors in the round: Adams Street Partners, Aflac Global Ventures, Allianz Life Ventures, Brewer Lane Ventures, Citi Impact Fund, Entree Capital, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Latitude, LionTree, MassMutual Ventures, MetLife, Munich Re Ventures, New York Life Ventures, Securian Ventures, SemperVirens Venture Capital, Sumitomo Ventures, TIAA
Industry: Apps, Health Care, Information Technology, Software
Founders: Ron Gura, Yonatan Bergman
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $162.0M

12. Chapter $75.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Chapter offers a Medicare navigation platform that provides advisory services for seniors seeking health coverage. Founded by Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, Corey Metzman, and Vivek Ramaswamy in 2020, Chapter has now raised a total of $184.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Maverick Ventures, Susa Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Narya Capital, and Addition.
Investors in the round: Addition, Maverick Ventures, Narya Capital, Stripes, Susa Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital
Industry: Elderly, Health Care, Health Insurance, Medical
Founders: Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, Corey Metzman, Vivek Ramaswamy
Founding year: 2013
Total equity funding raised: $184.0M

12. David $75.0M

Round: Series A
Description: David is a food-tech firm focused on creating high-protein, low-calorie, blood-sugar-friendly foods. Founded by Zach Ranen in 2023, David has now raised a total of $85.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Valor Equity Partners, Valor Siren Ventures, Greenoaks, Peter Rahal, and Peter Attia.
Investors in the round: Greenoaks, Valor Equity Partners
Industry: Fitness, Food and Beverage, Nutrition
Founders: Zach Ranen
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $85.0M

11. Prepared $80.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Prepared offers an AI-powered platform designed to enhance emergency response operations. Founded by Dylan Gleicher, Michael Chime, and Neal Soni in 2019, Prepared has now raised a total of $151.4M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Radical Ventures, First Round Capital, and 8VC.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, Radical Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enterprise Software, Public Safety
Founders: Dylan Gleicher, Michael Chime, Neal Soni
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $151.4M

10. Astronomer $93.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Astronomer is a data orchestration platform built on Apache Airflow, enabling teams to build, run, and monitor data pipelines at scale. Founded by Greg Neiheisel, Ry Walker, and Tim Brunk in 2018, Astronomer has now raised a total of $375.9M in total equity funding and is backed by Insight Partners, Bosch Ventures, Venrock, 500 Global, and Salesforce Ventures.
Investors in the round: Bain Capital Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Insight Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Venrock
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Data Integration, Machine Learning, Software
Founders: Greg Neiheisel, Ry Walker, Tim Brunk
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $375.9M

9. Dataminr $100.0M

Round: Venture
Description: Dataminr is a real-time AI platform that detects early signs of high-impact events and emerging risks. Founded by Jeffrey Kinsey, Sam Hendel, and Theodore Bailey in 2009, Dataminr has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, HSBC, Alumni Ventures, Wellington Management, and Fortress Investment Group.
Investors in the round: Fortress Investment Group, NightDragon
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, Risk Management, Software
Founders: Jeffrey Kinsey, Sam Hendel, Theodore Bailey
Founding year: 2009
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B

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8. Tennr $101.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Tennr is a healthcare AI startup that provides an automation platform for medical documents. Founded by Diego Baugh, Trey Holterman, and Tyler Johnson in 2021, Tennr has now raised a total of $161.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Foundation Capital.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, Frank Slootman, Google Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Care, Medical, Software
Founders: Diego Baugh, Trey Holterman, Tyler Johnson
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $161.0M

7. Digital Asset $135.0M

Round: Series E
Description: Digital Asset develops distributed ledger and smart contract infrastructure aimed at enabling synchronized finance across institutions. Founded by Don Wilson, Eric Saraniecki, Shaul Kfir, Sunil Hirani, and Yuval Rooz in 2014, Digital Asset has now raised a total of $442.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Citi, Republic, Goldman Sachs, YZi Labs, and BNP Paribas.
Investors in the round: 7RIDGE, BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, DRW Venture Capital, DTCC, Goldman Sachs, IMC, Liberty City Ventures, Optiver, Paxos, Polychain, QCP, Republic, Tradeweb, Virtu Financial, YZi Labs
Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Developer Platform, Developer Tools, FinTech
Founders: Don Wilson, Eric Saraniecki, Shaul Kfir, Sunil Hirani, Yuval Rooz
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $442.2M

6. Stash $146.0M

Round: Series H
Description: Stash develops a personal finance application to combine banking, investing, and advice into one platform. Founded by Brandon Krieg, David Ronick, and Ed Robinson in 2015, Stash has now raised a total of $572.3M in total equity funding and is backed by StepStone Group, Union Square Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Coatue, and Founders Fund.
Investors in the round: Goodwater Capital, Serengeti Asset Management, StepStone Group, T. Rowe Price, Union Square Ventures, University of Illinois Foundation
Industry: Apps, Banking, FinTech, Mobile Apps, Personal Finance
Founders: Brandon Krieg, David Ronick, Ed Robinson
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $572.3M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Stash Raises $146M to Enhance Financial Guidance with its AI-Powered Platform

5. Kalshi $185.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Kalshi is an exchange app that allows people to trade on event outcomes. Founded by Luana Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour in 2018, Kalshi has now raised a total of $215.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Y Combinator, Bond, Sequoia Capital, Paradigm, and SV Angel.
Investors in the round: Bond, Multicoin Capital, Neo, Paradigm, Peng Zhao, Sequoia Capital
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Internet, Predictive Analytics
Founders: Luana Lopes Lara, Tarek Mansour
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $215.2M

4. Ramp $200.0M

Round: Series E
Description: Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Founded by Eric Glyman, Gene Lee, and Karim Atiyeh in 2019, Ramp has now raised a total of $1.3B in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, Citi, Sequoia Capital, and Founders Fund.
Investors in the round: 137 Ventures, 8VC, Avenir, D1 Capital Partners, Definition, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, GIC, ICONIQ Growth, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Pathlight Ventures, Sands Capital Ventures, Stripes, Thrive Capital
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Eric Glyman, Gene Lee, Karim Atiyeh
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $1.3B

3. Runway $308.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Runway is an applied AI research company that creates AI-powered content creation tools for the media and entertainment sectors. Founded by Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, Anastasis Germanidis, and Cristobal Valenzuela Barrera in 2018, Runway has now raised a total of $544.5M in total equity funding and is backed by General Atlantic, NVIDIA, Madrona, Google, and Felicis.
Investors in the round: Baillie Gifford, Fidelity, General Atlantic, NVIDIA, SoftBank
Industry: Apps, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Machine Learning, Software, Video Editing
Founders: Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, Anastasis Germanidis, Cristobal Valenzuela Barrera
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $544.5M

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2. Cyera $540.0M

Round: Series E
Description: Cyera is an AI-powered data security platform that gives enterprises deep context on their data to assure cyber-resilience and compliance. Founded by Tamar Bar-Ilan and Yotam Segev in 2021, Cyera has now raised a total of $1.3B in total equity funding and is backed by Accel, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, and Coatue.
Investors in the round: Accel, Alta Park Capital, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Georgian, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Data Services, Cyber Security, Network Security
Founders: Tamar Bar-Ilan, Yotam Segev
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $1.3B

1. Wonder $600.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Wonder is a food delivery startup that operates truck-based restaurants from which consumers can order food through a mobile app. Founded by Juan Cappello and Marc Lore in 2018, Wonder has now raised a total of $2.4B in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Accel, New Enterprise Associates, Forerunner, and Bain Capital Ventures.
Investors in the round: Accel, American Express Ventures, Forerunner, Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates
Industry: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants
Founders: Juan Cappello, Marc Lore
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $2.4B