Welcome back to Inside the Mind of an NYC VC, a highly acclaimed series at AlleyWatch in which we speak with leading New York City-based Venture Capitalists. In the hot seat this time is Lylan Masterman, General Partner at White Star Capital, a Series A-B stage firm (with some seed mixed in) investing out of a $180M […]
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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 7/17/2019
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 7/17/2019 featuring funding details for AlphaSense, Voyant Photonics, and much more.
Total NYC Seed Deal Funding Skyrockets in Q2 2019
It continues to be an exciting, active time when it comes to investing in New York. While we saw a dip in deals last quarter, we’re back up (47 deals, up 15%), and total funding hit $114.5MM, an impressive 31% leap from Q1. Since starting the quarterly Seed Report, the largest sum we’ve recorded was […]
WAVE Raises Another $4.15M for its Meditation Cushion and Subscription Service
86% of the American population does not meditate. Many of these people suffer from the very conditions that meditation can relieve – namely stress. WAVE is a lifestyle brand that remedies this disconnect through its music-driven, hardware-enabled meditation platform targeted toward millenials. At the heart of the company’s offering are a $199 connected memory foam […]
Capital Rx Raises $12M to Bring Transparency to Pharmacy Benefits
The pharmacy benefits industry is estimated to be worth $550B per annum but it’s filled with complexity and inefficiencies. There’s also no incentive for the incumbent companies to change the model to offer more transparency. Capital Rx, the technology-driven pharmacy benefits manager for employers, challenges that. Launched in 2017, the startup aggregates structured and […]
The NYC Venture Capital News Digest: 7/16/19
This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of July featuring must-know news including news for Greycroft, Kairos, Riverpark Ventures, and much more.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 7/16/2019
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 7/16/2019 featuring funding details for Citizen, Altonomy, and much more.
Glitch Raises $30M to Redefine the Way the Web is Built
Steve Jobs once said that everyone in this country should learn how to code; however, many people shy away from coding due to the steep learning curve that is required to create a fully functional website or app. Glitch, the two-year-old NYC startup launched by the team behind Trello (acquired) and Stack Overflow, gives everyone the […]
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 7/15/2019
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 7/15/2019 featuring funding details for BigID, Bulletin, and much more.
#NYCtech Week in Review: 7/7/19-7/13/19
Unqork Brings the Ability to Build Enterprise-Grade Codeless Applications
This former Global CIO of MetLife and Managing Director at Citi is making everyone question: Is the power in the code?