The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/10/2025 featuring funding details for Highbeam, Octane, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Highbeam – $30M Series A
FINTECH
Highbeam, an AI-powered financial management platform for consumer brands, has raised $30M in Series A funding led by Acrew Capital. Founded by Gautam Gupta and Samir Shergill in 2020, Highbeam has now raised a total of $30M in reported equity funding.
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Octane – $24.5M
FINTECH
Octane, an end-to-end financing platform for powersports equipment purchases, has raised $24.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were five investors in this round. Founded by Jason Guss and Sean Fernandez-Ledon in 2014, Octane has now raised a total of $245.7M in reported equity funding.
LEA – $1.25M Venture
DATA AUTOMATION
LEA, a data automation platform for the wealth management industry, has raised $1.25M in venture funding led by Social Leverage. Founded by Max Klein and Chuck Blake in 2023, LEA has now raised a total of $1.4M in reported equity funding.
