The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 6/16/2026 featuring funding details for Copia Automation, Kimba, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Copia Automation – $26M
ENTERPRISECYBERSECURITY
Copia Automation, an industrial code management platform that provides OT source control, automated backup, and recovery tools for operational technology teams in manufacturing and critical infrastructure, has raised $26M in Venture funding from investors that include AE Ventures and Squadra Ventures, which co-led the round, with participation from KAS Venture Partners, Construct Capital, Lux Capital, Ironspring Ventures, and Renegade Partners. Founded by Adam Gluck in 2020, Copia Automation has built the category-defining platform for industrial code lifecycle management, helping OT teams manage, secure, and recover the automation code running manufacturing plants, data centers, and critical infrastructure. The company, which counts Rockwell Automation environments among its supported platforms, has now raised a total of $55M including a combination of equity financing and venture debt.
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Kimba – $6.5M
HEALTHTECH
Kimba, a sleep technology company that delivers personalized, AI-powered scent therapy through a nightstand device that monitors biometric signals and delivers precisely timed scent cues to improve sleep depth and recovery, has raised $6.5M in Seed funding from investors that include Selva Ventures, which led the round, with participation from Able Partners and Resolute Ventures. Founded by Ben Fuxbruner and Gabi Beck in 2023, Kimba was founded by Ben Fuxbruner, a former special forces commander, after a near-death injury led to PTSD and chronic insomnia. The company’s device sits on nightstands, monitors sleep through built-in sensors and wearable integrations, and delivers proprietary water-based and plant-derived scent formulations through the olfactory pathway — the only sensory channel capable of influencing the brain during sleep without wakefulness. Kimba’s approach has been clinically validated in a study of 50 participants conducted with olfactory neuroscience expert Dr. Anat Arzi.
HeyMilo – $3.65M
AI
HeyMilo, an AI recruiting platform that automates candidate screening, interviewing, and evaluation through voice, video, and SMS agents for staffing agencies and high-volume hiring organizations, has raised $3.65M in additional funding from investors that include Category Ventures, which led the round, with participation from Canaan Partners, Alumni Ventures, and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. Founded by Sabashan Ragavan and Ramie Raufdeen in 2023, HeyMilo has now raised a total of $6M in reported equity funding. The company, which has screened more than one million candidates through its platform, counts Randstad, Coca-Cola, Bridgestone, and Neo Financial among its enterprise customers and reports 4x revenue growth in the last six months.
