The typical 6% commission fee that is equally divided between the buyer’s broker and seller’s broker has been a traditional part of any residential real estate transaction. Prevu, the full-service technology-powered brokerage, challenges this model in an area where homebuyers have access to information on available homes at their fingertips thanks to the internet. The startup’s […]
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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/17/2019
A RECORD NUMBER OF NYC COMPANIES RAISING CAPITAL! The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/17/2019 featuring funding details for Tiny Organics, FinTech Studios, and much more.
Wethos Raises $3M to Help Non-Profits & Mission-Driven Brands Access Top-Level Marketing Talent
Non-profits spend ~$150B annually on outsourcing marketing functions because great marketing campaigns can encourage thousands of people to volunteer, donate, and further support the cause and most nonprofits don’t have the resources to support in-house hires. Seeing this vast opportunity, Wethos has built an agile marketplace that allows nonprofits and mission-driven brands to engage creative marketing […]
The NYC Venture Capital News Digest: 9/16/2019
This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of September 2019 featuring must-know news including news for Studio VC, Arkay, Springboard Enterprises, and much more.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/16/2019
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/16/2019 featuring funding details for Capsule and much more.
#NYCtech Week in Review: 9/8/19-9/14/19
Read all about the hundreds of millions of dollars invested into NYC companies last week along with details of funding rounds not covered anywhere else in the universe…
Esusu Raises $1.6M to Make Paying Rent a Credit Building Activity
Rent reporting is a great alternative way for lower and middle-income families to build credit. Traditionally there has been no easy, streamlined way to report rent, so less than 1% of rental payment data is reported to the credit bureaus. This is beginning to change due to platforms like Esusu, the credit building app that […]
Magic Spoon Raises $5.5M for its D2C Cereal for Adults
Remember waking up on Saturdays when you were a kid and having a big bowl of sugary cereal while watching cartoons? For most of us, adulthood and our waistlines do not offer us the liberty to eat like any longer. But Magic Spoon is the fun-loving cereal direct-to-consumer brand for adults that reinvents childhood classics with […]
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/12/2019
A mega day with the sheer number of fundings! The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/12/2019 featuring funding details for Magic Spoon, Hawthorne, and much more.
Inside the Mind of a NYC VC: Ishan Sinha of Point72 Ventures
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 Ishan Sinha, Investor at Point72 Ventures, the venture investment arm of Steve Cohen‘s Point72 Asset Management. Launched in 2016, Point72 Ventures is focused on […]
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/11/2019
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/11/2019 featuring funding details for Cyware Labs, Earnest Research, and much more.