The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/8/2026 featuring funding details for Protege, Autonomous Technologies Group, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Pomelo Care – $92M Series C
HEALTHTECH
Pomelo Care, a virtual maternal care platform, has raised $92M in Series C funding led by Stripes. Founded by Marta Bralic in 2021, Pomelo Care has now raised a total of $179M in reported equity funding.
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Protege – $30M Series A
AI
Protege, an AI training data platform, has raised $30M in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Founded by Bobby Samuels, Richard Ho, Travis May, and Engy Ziedan in 2024, Protege has now raised a total of $65M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Protege Raises $30M to Solve AI Development’s Biggest Bottleneck Through Licensed Real-World Data.
Autonomous Technologies Group – $15M Pre-Seed
FINTECH
Autonomous Technologies Group, an AI research lab and product company focused on applied reasoning models for financial advising, has raised $15M in Pre-Seed funding led by BoxGroup and Y Combinator. Autonomous Technologies Group was founded by Dillon Erb and Daniel Kobran in 2025.
