The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/5/2025 featuring funding details for Clay, Rokt, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Clay – $100M Series C
AI/ML
Clay, an AI-powered go-to-market development platform, has raised $100M in Series C funding led by CapitalG. Founded by Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, and Varun Anand in 2017, Clay has now raised a total of $204M in reported equity funding.
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Rokt – $49.7M
E-COMMERCE
Rokt, the e-commerce technology company specializing in real-time relevancy, has raised $49.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from seventy-eight investors. Founded by Ben Voltz, Bruce Buchanan, and Justin Viles in 2012, Rokt has now raised a total of $547M in reported equity funding.



