The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 7/8/2025 featuring funding details for Castellum.AI, Fantasy Life, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Castellum.AI – $8.5M Series A
FINTECH
Castellum.AI, a financial crime prevention and compliance platform, has raised $8.5M in Series A funding led by Curql. Founded by Julian Vasilkoski and Peter Piatetsky in 2019, Castellum.AI has now raised a total of $12.9M in reported equity funding.
Fantasy Life – $7M Seed
MEDIA
Fantasy Life, the fantasy football content platform, has raised $7M in Seed funding led by SC.Holdings and LRMR Ventures. Fantasy Life was founded by Matthew Berry in 2022.
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Subtotal – $6.6M
RETAIL TECH
Subtotal, an API-based retail account linking and purchase tracking platform, has raised $6.6M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $8.6M and there were forty-eight investors in this close. Subtotal was founded by Cole Wilkes and Jordan Hensley in 2024.
Parter – $5.5M Seed
HARDWARE
Parter, an AI-powered platform focused on helping hardware teams manage data, suppliers, and risk, has raised $5.5M in Seed funding led by StageOne Ventures. Parter was founded by Asaf Israelit, Omer Gilat, and Ronen Hoffer in 2024.
Exodys Energy – $2.4M
ENERGY
Exodys Energy, a developer of closed-loop nuclear systems to recycle used nuclear fuel, has raised $2.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing does not indicate a total offering amount and indicates that there were four investors in this close. Exodys Energy was founded by Viola Aureggi and Ed Pheil in 2022.
