#NYCtech Week in Review: 4/26/26 – 5/2/26
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 the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 5/2 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Rogo, Avoca, Fun, and much, much more.
Rogo – $160M
AI / Fintech
Rogo, an AI platform that delivers agentic intelligence and autonomous workflow execution for financial institutions, has raised $160M in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins. Founded by Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, Tumas Rackaitis in 2022, Rogo has now raised a total of $300M in reported equity funding.
Avoca – $125M
AI / SaaS
Avoca, an AI front office platform that provides call handling, scheduling, and customer communications for home services businesses, has raised $125M in Venture funding from investors that include Meritech Capital Partners, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Amplify Partners, Y Combinator. Avoca was founded by Tyson Chen, Apurva Shrivastava in 2022.
Fun – $72M
Fintech / Crypto
Fun, a payments infrastructure company that enables enterprise platforms to move money across crypto and traditional financial systems, has raised $72M in Series A funding led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire, with participation from Infinity Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, and Justin Mateen. Founded by Alex Fine, Mario Baxter in 2022, Fun has now raised a total of $85.9M in reported equity funding.
Kashable – $60M
Fintech
Kashable, a fintech platform that provides employer-sponsored low-cost credit and financial wellness programs for employees, has raised $60M in Series C funding from investors that include Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Revolution Ventures, EJF Capital. Kashable was founded by Rishi Kumar, Einat Steklov in 2013.
Fathom Therapeutics – $47M
Biotech / AI
Fathom Therapeutics, a drug design company that uses physics-based simulations and AI to design novel small molecules by modeling protein motion at atomic resolution, has raised $47M in Series A funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from Chemistry, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Empire State Development’s NY Ventures. Fathom Therapeutics was founded by Huafeng Xu, Yujie Wu, Jesus Izaguirre in 2023.
Zamp – $30M
Fintech / SaaS
Zamp, a sales tax compliance platform that combines AI agents with in-house tax and legal professionals to manage the full sales tax lifecycle for e-commerce, SaaS, and accounting firms, has raised $30M in Venture funding led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures. Zamp was founded by Rohit Bhadange, Edward Lando, Clete Werts in 2022.
AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Zamp Raises $30M to Scale AI-Driven Sales Tax Compliance Across 12,000+ Jurisdictions.
Liquid – $18M
Fintech / Crypto
Liquid, a multi-asset trading platform that consolidates access to crypto, equities, commodities, FX, and pre-IPO markets into a single 24/7 interface, has raised $18M in Seed funding co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, Sunflower Capital, Paradigm, and General Catalyst. Founded by Franklyn Wang in 2025, Liquid has now raised a total of $25.6M in reported equity funding.
Photon Health – $16M
HealthTech
Photon Health, a digital prescription platform that lets patients compare pharmacies on price and availability, has raised $16M in Series A funding led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Notation, Flare Capital, and Evidenced. Founded by Otto Sipe, Michael Rado, and Sam Kotlove in 2021, Photon Health has now raised a total of $32.4M in reported equity funding.
Windmill – $12M
HR Tech / AI
Windmill, a workforce intelligence platform that builds and continuously updates an AI-powered understanding of how employees and teams are performing across an organization, has raised $12M in Seed funding led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Founder Collective, and Oceans Ventures. Windmill was founded by Max Shaw, Brian Distelburger, Mark Tanner in 2025.
Clarasight – $11.5M
SaaS / AI
Clarasight, an AI platform that unifies enterprise travel and expense data for smarter spend management and cost optimization, has raised $11.5M in Series A funding led by AlleyCorp. Founded by Adam Braun, Philip Charm in 2021, Clarasight has now raised a total of $21.1M in reported equity funding.
Packz – $10.7M
Collectibles / Gaming
Packz, a gamified collectibles platform that lets users open digital packs and receive physical trading cards, has raised $10.7M in Venture funding from investors that include Makers Fund, The Raine Group, Courtside Ventures, Sharp Alpha Advisors, RiverPark Ventures. Packz was founded by Rahul Khatti, Balazs Szamosfalvi in 2025.
Era – $9M
AI / Hardware
Era, an AI intelligence platform that enables hardware makers to build AI-powered wearable devices and smart gadgets, has raised $9M in Seed funding from investors that include Abstract, BoxGroup, Collaborative Fund, Mozilla Ventures. Founded by Liz Dorman, Alex Ollman, Megan Gole in 2025, Era has now raised a total of $11M in reported equity funding.
Custodia AI – $7.2M
AI / Fintech
Custodia AI, an AI-powered expense management platform that automates corporate spending and the expense approval process for enterprises, has raised $7.2M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were seventeen investors in this round. Custodia AI was founded by Elad Efraim, Jim Hackett, Jonathan Heller in 2018.
Chord – $7M
Commerce / AI
Chord, an AI platform that unifies data and operational context for modern commerce teams, has raised $7M in Venture funding led by Equal Ventures. Founded by Bryan Mahoney, Henry Davis in 2020, Chord has now raised a total of $45M in reported equity funding.
Futures – $6M
Music
Futures, an independent music label collective that signs and develops artists using creative deal structures and artist-friendly terms, has raised $6M in Seed funding from investors that include Ben Blackburn and strategic music industry investors. Futures was founded by Derek Davies, Dave Wallace in 2024.
Retirable – $3.8M
Fintech
Retirable, a fintech platform that provides holistic retirement planning services with dedicated advisor support, has raised $3.8M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $9M and there were four investors in this close. Founded by Tyler End, Ian Yamey, Brian Ramirez in 2019, Retirable has now raised a total of $28.8M in reported equity funding.
