The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for September 15, 2026 featuring funding details for Profound, Fin.com, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Profound – $180M
AI
Profound, an AI marketing platform that helps brands measure and optimize their visibility across AI-powered search engines, has raised $180M in Series D funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures. Founded by James Cadwallader and Dylan Babbs in 2024, Profound has raised $335M in total equity funding to date.
Fin.com – $20M
Fintech
Fin.com, a financial infrastructure company that provides a unified network for global cross-border money movement, has raised $20M in Seed funding. The round was led by Expa with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Tenet Fund, Second Sight Ventures, and Bam Azizi. Fin.com was founded by Nabeel Alamgir and Mustafa Dar in 2025.
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Liquid Compute – $15M
AI
Liquid Compute, a marketplace company that builds regulated venues for trading AI compute infrastructure as a commodity, has raised $15M in Seed funding. The round was co-led by FirstMark and Chemistry with participation from K8 Capital, Night Capital, TrueBridge, Brainchild Holdings, UFO Holdings, and Dmitry Balyasny. Liquid Compute was founded by Ronit Jain and Aarav Patel in 2024.
BoomerangHR – $12.7M
Enterprise
BoomerangHR, an AI-powered platform that automates employee offboarding and transforms former employees into an active alumni talent network, has raised $12.7M in Seed funding. The round was led by Kalos Ventures and Album Ventures with participation from Monta Vista Capital, Capital Eleven, and Strada Education Foundation. Founded by Jeff Wald, Kanish Raajkumar, Andrei Tulai, and Mallory Meiser in 2023, BoomerangHR was founded by industry experts who are advised by leading CHROs.
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Kickback Soccer Media – $1M
SportsTech
Kickback Soccer Media, a soccer media company that produces digital content and supports independent outlets covering MLS, NWSL, and U.S. soccer, has raised $1M in Seed funding from investors that include Garret Drexler, Anant Singh, and Alejandro Bedoya. Kickback Soccer Media was founded by John Parker and David Gass in 2025.
ScoringFactory – $500K
AI
ScoringFactory, an AI-powered scoring engine that helps venture teams and hiring managers evaluate founders and candidates against customized, evidence-backed rubrics, has raised $500K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $999.9K and there was one investor in this close. ScoringFactory was founded by Matthew McLeod and Henri Pierre-Jacques in 2026.
