The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/13/2025 featuring funding details for Protege, Evertune, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Protege – $25M Series A
AI DATA PLATFORM
Protege, a secure platform for exchanging data for AI training, has raised $25M in Series A funding led by Footwork. Founded by Bobby Samuels, Travis May, Engy Ziedan, and Richard Ho in 2024, Protege has now raised a total of $35M in reported equity funding.
Evertune – $15M Series A
AI SEARCH
Evertune, a platform that helps brands manage how they appear in AI searches, has raised $15M in Series A funding led by Felicis. Founded by Brian Stempeck, Edward Chater, and Poul Costinsky in 2024, Evertune has now raised a total of $19M in reported equity funding.
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Continua – $8M Seed
AGENTIC PLATFORM
Continua, an agentic platform for group chats, has raised $8M in Seed funding led by GV. Continua was founded by David Petrou in 2023.
Aidin – $3.5M
HEALTHCARE
Aidin, an online marketplace for care transitions for frontline care workers, has raised $3.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5.5M and there were four investors in this close. Aidin was founded by Janan Rejeevikaran, Mike Galbo, and Russ Graney in 2011.
