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 1/31 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Tandem, Rogo, Talos, and much, much more.
Tandem – $100M Series B
Healthcare
Tandem, an AI-powered healthcare platform that automates prescription access tasks for providers and patients, has raised $100M in Series B funding led by Accel. Tandem was founded by Sahir Jaggi in 2023.
Rogo – $75M Series C
FinTech
Rogo, a secure generative AI platform built for financial institutions, has raised $75M in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital. Founded by Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, and Tumas Rackaitis in 2021, Rogo has now raised a total of $165M+ in reported equity funding.
Talos – $45M Series B
FinTech
Talos, a provider of institutional-grade digital asset trading technology, has raised $45M in Series B funding from investors that include Fidelity, Sony Innovation Fund, a16z crypto, BNY, Karatage, IMC Trading, Robinhood, and QCP. Founded by Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman in 2018, Talos has now raised a total of $190M in reported equity funding.
FLORA – $42M Series A
AI
FLORA, a creative AI tool with an infinite canvas for generating and refining text, image, and video outputs, has raised $42M in Series A funding led by Redpoint. Founded by Alexi Li and Weber Wong in 2024, FLORA has now raised a total of $52M in reported equity funding.
Outtake – $40M Series B
Cybersecurity
Outtake, an agentic AI platform for modern attacks, threat classification, and automated response, has raised $40M in Series B funding led by ICONIQ Capital. Founded by Alex Dhillon in 2023, Outtake has now raised a total of $56.5M in reported equity funding.
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Slice Global – $25M Series A
FinTech
Slice Global, a global equity compliance and management platform that helps multinational companies automate equity issuance, tracking, and regulatory compliance across countries, has raised $25M in Series A funding led by Insight Partners. Founded by Maor Levran, Samuel Amar, and Yoel Amir in 2023, Slice Global has now raised a total of $32M in reported equity funding.
Visitt.io – $22M Series B
Real Estate
Visitt.io, an AI-powered property operations platform for commercial real estate, has raised $22M in Series B funding led by Susquehanna Growth Equity. Visitt.io was founded by Idan Wender, Itay Oren, Ron Heiblum, and Jonathan Kroll in 2015.
BoldVoice – $21M Series A
EdTech
BoldVoice, an accent training app for non-native English speakers, has raised $21M in Series A funding led by Matrix. Founded by Anada Lakra and Ilya Usorov in 2021, BoldVoice has now raised a total of $27.1M in reported equity funding.
Lightyear – $16M
Enterprise SaaS
Lightyear, a digital telecom lifecycle management platform for enterprise network procurement, inventory, and expense workflows, has raised $16M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from seven investors. Founded by Dennis Thankachan and Ryan Schrack in 2019, Lightyear has now raised a total of $64.6M in reported equity funding.
Concourse – $12M Series A
FinTech
Concourse, a platform providing AI agents that automate financial analysis and workflows for finance teams, has raised $12M in Series A funding led by Standard Capital. Founded by Matthieu Hafemeister and Ted Michaels in 2023, Concourse has now raised a total of $17.2M in reported equity funding.
Chakra Labs – $10.1M
AI Infrastructure
Chakra Labs, an AI infrastructure company that turns public web data into structured datasets to power and improve AI model training and inference, has raised $10.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from fifty investors. Chakra Labs was founded by Alexander Fung and Nirmal Krishnan in 2024.
Limy AI – $10M
Marketing Tech
Limy AI, a generative engine optimization tool for improving how brands appear in AI-driven search answers, has raised $10M in Venture funding led by Flybridge. Limy AI was founded by Aviv Shamny, Ido Zabarsky, and Ori Riechman in 2024. Read more on AlleyWatch
Pace – $10M
InsurTech
Pace, an AI-powered platform for handling insurance back-office tasks like submission intake, policy servicing, claims and data management, has raised $10M in Venture funding led by Sequoia Capital. Pace was founded by Yonah Mann and Tristan Gosakti in 2024.
Chamelio – $10M Seed
LegalTech
Chamelio, a legal intelligence platform for structured analysis, review, and tracking of contracts and critical legal documents for in-house legal teams, has raised $10M in Seed funding led by Work-Bench and Emerge Ventures. Founded by Alex Zilberman, Gal Lellouche, and Gil Banyas in 2024, Chamelio has now raised a total of $13.5M in reported equity funding.
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Tenbin Labs – $7M Seed
Crypto
Tenbin Labs, an asset tokenization protocol for onchain capital markets, has raised $7M in Seed funding led by Galaxy Ventures. Tenbin Labs was founded by Yuki Yuminaga and Jake Lang in 2025.
Barnwell Bio – $6M Seed
BioTech
Barnwell Bio, an animal health biosurveillance platform for the analysis of environmental and waste samples, has raised $6M in Seed funding led by Twelve Below. Founded by Michael Rhys in 2024, Barnwell Bio has now raised a total of $12.1M in reported equity funding.
Cvector – $5M Seed
Industrial Tech
Cvector, a real-time industrial data platform that provides high-fidelity operational and economic insights for industrial operators, has raised $5M in Seed funding led by Powerhouse Ventures. Founded by Tyler Ruggles and Richard Zhang in 2024, Cvector has now raised a total of $6.5M in reported equity funding.
Datalinx AI – $4.2M Seed
AI
Datalinx AI, a platform that transforms raw enterprise data into clean, structured inputs for AI models and applications by automating data preparation tasks, has raised $4.2M in Seed funding led by High Alpha. Datalinx AI was founded by Alek Liskov, Jeff Collins, Joe Luchs, and Nicole Ferragonio in 2025.
Galaxy – $4M
Enterprise SaaS
Galaxy, a knowledge graph platform that maps company data into shared meaning, has raised $4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from five investors. Galaxy was founded by Mitchell Bregman and Leon Kozlowski in 2025.
Nerd Apply – $3.2M Seed
EdTech
Nerd Apply, a data-driven college admissions counseling platform for educational consultants and advisors to access and compare real student application outcomes and insights, has raised $3.2M in Seed funding led by Teamworthy Ventures and RiverPark Ventures. Founded by Braden Weissman and Cooper Weissman in 2023, Nerd Apply has now raised a total of $3.45M in reported equity funding. Read more on AlleyWatch
Rookly – $2.5M
EdTech
Rookly, a scholastic online chess competition platform for school teams, has raised $2.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were twenty-three investors in the round. Rookly was founded by Amir Moazami and Matthew Zeitlin in 2021.
Checkbox – $2.4M
LegalTech
Checkbox, an AI-powered no-code intake and workflow automation platform that helps in-house legal teams capture, triage, and manage legal work with visibility and efficiency, has raised $2.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from six investors. Founded by Evan Wong, James Han, and Paul Wenck in 2016, Checkbox has now raised a total of $8.6M in reported equity funding.
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Bevel – $500K
InsurTech
Bevel, an AI-powered home inventory tool that turns your photos and videos into a detailed list of your belongings to simplify insurance documentation and disaster recovery, has raised $500K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from a sole investor. Bevel was founded by Adam Freed and Aravindh Dorai in 2024.
