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 5/23/26 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for RADAR, Farther, Nourish, and much, much more.
RADAR – $170M
Retail TechAIIoT
RADAR, a retail intelligence platform that tracks in-store inventory in real time using RFID sensors and AI, has raised $170M in Series B funding led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners with participation from Align Ventures. RADAR was founded by Spencer Hewett in 2013.
Farther – $150M
FintechWealth ManagementAI
Farther, a wealth management platform that provides AI-powered tools for financial advisors to manage and grow client portfolios, has raised $150M in Series D funding from investors that include General Atlantic, who led the round. Founded by Taylor Matthews, Brad Genser in 2019, Farther has now raised a total of $272M in reported equity funding.
Nourish – $100M
Health TechAITelehealth
Nourish, a healthtech platform that provides AI-powered metabolic healthcare through dietitian-led virtual care, has raised $100M in Series C funding led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Maverick Ventures, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Atomico, Daybreak, and Operator Partners. Founded by Aidan Dewar, Sam Perkins, and Stephanie Liu in 2022, Nourish has now raised a total of $215M in reported equity funding.
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Moment – $78M
FintechAIInvestment Management
Moment, a fintech platform that provides an AI operating system for investment management, has raised $78M in Series C funding led by Index Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Avra. Founded by Dylan Parker, Dean Hathout, and Ammer Soliman in 2023, Moment has now raised a total of $134M in reported equity funding.
Ocean Security – $28M
CybersecurityAI
Ocean Security, a cybersecurity platform that uses AI agents to investigate and stop sophisticated email attacks, has raised $28M in Venture funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Picture Capital and Cerca Partners. Ocean Security was founded by Shay Shwartz and Oran Moyal in 2024.
Nof1 – $15M
AIFintech
Nof1, an AI research lab that trains frontier models for financial markets, has raised $15M in Venture funding from investors that include Sui Group Holdings and Karatage. Founded by Jay Azhang in 2023, Nof1 has now raised a total of $25M in reported equity funding.
Eisen – $10M
FintechComplianceAI
Eisen, a fintech platform that automates compliance operations for financial institutions managing dormant accounts, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by MissionOG. Founded by Allen Osgood and Stephanie Mertz in 2021, Eisen has now raised a total of $18.5M in reported equity funding.
Transient.AI – $10M
AIFintechCompliance
Transient.AI, an AI platform that provides a compliance-ready operating system for institutional capital markets firms, has raised $10M in Series A funding from investors that include NEXT Investors, who led the round. Transient.AI was founded by Sreejith Menon in 2024.
Checker – $8M
FintechWeb3Crypto
Checker, a fintech platform that enables financial institutions to access stablecoin liquidity, cross-border payments, and digital asset infrastructure via a single API, has raised $8M in Venture funding led by Galaxy Ventures, Al Mada Ventures, and Framework Ventures with participation from Bitso, Airtm, DFS Lab, Onigiri Capital, SNZ Capital, and Velocity. Checker was founded by Jack Chong.
AWA Studios – $7.4M
MediaEntertainment
AWA Studios, an entertainment studio that publishes creator-owned graphic novels and develops original IP for film and television adaptation, has raised $7.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were five investors in this round. AWA Studios was founded by Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas, Jonathan Miller in 2018.
Benji – $6.25M
FintechLoyalty Tech
Benji, a fintech platform that provides API infrastructure enabling brands to connect and manage loyalty program partnerships, has raised $6.25M in Seed funding led by Preface Ventures and Atinc with participation from Great North Ventures, M25, and Hyde Park Venture Partners. Benji was founded by Nick Anastasiades, Jon Elron, and Arik Gaisler in 2023.
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DaisyChain Energy – $5.3M
Clean TechEnergy
DaisyChain Energy, a cleantech platform that enables commercial buildings to manage electrification, decarbonization, and energy efficiency, has raised $5.3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $6.7M and there were thirty-four investors in this close. DaisyChain Energy was founded by Alex Blumberg, Robert Currie, Amit Singh, and McGowan Southworth in 2024.
Century Health – $5M
Health TechAILife Sciences
Century Health, a healthtech platform that uses AI to automate real-world clinical data abstraction for life sciences research, has raised $5M in Seed funding led by Origin Ventures with participation from InnovateHealth Ventures, 25madison, Next Play Ventures, 2048 Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. Century Health was founded by Vish Srivastava and Sanjay Hariharan.
Paralign Health – $3.7M
Health TechPreventive Care
Paralign Health, a health platform that enables health plans to deploy EMS teams for in-home preventative care in rural and underserved communities, has raised $3.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were ten investors in this round. Paralign Health was founded by Aaron Molloy in 2023.
Geni – $1.84M
Consumer TechEdTechAI
Geni, a screen-free toy company that makes AI-powered audio storytelling devices for children, has raised $1.84M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $2M and there were six investors in this close. Geni was founded by Kevin Tang, Marcelo Coelho in 2025.
ChalkTalk – $880K
EdTechAIK-12
ChalkTalk, an edtech platform that generates adaptive curriculum and personalized instructional materials for K-12 teachers, has raised $880K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $1.2M and there were seven investors in this close. Founded by Mohannad Arbaji in 2016, ChalkTalk has now raised a total of $6.7M in reported equity funding.
