Gartner recently named Security Ratings a top priority for CIOs for 2019, and one of the platforms that all major companies want a gold star from is SecurityScoreboard: the leading security ratings platform. In a matter of minutes, this platform can instantly and non-intrusively measure the security of any company in the world. Its rating […]
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Bond Vet Raises $6M for Urgent Care for Pets
New Yorkers are serious about many things – like brunch, pizza, and bagels but it’s not outlandish to say that New Yorkers are most serious about their pets. That’s why Bond Vet has launched the first NYC urgent care and walk-in veterinary clinic. Offering the convenience of late hours and walk-in immediate access, Bond Vet […]
Fireblocks Raises $16M To Bring World Class Security to the Transfer of Digital Assets
The anonymity of blockchain is one of its biggest selling points but at the same time, it also causes one of the largest problems – security. In order for widespread adoption to occur, everyone needs to feel certain that their assets will be protected and the tales of losing millions of dollars worth of […]
Onna Raises Another $11M To Bring A Unified Search Across Enterprise Apps
Finding the right information, at the right time, siloed across all the different enterprise apps your company is using becomes tedious. Onna has built an advanced enterprise-wide search to help companies and their employees solve this challenge. The platform’s framework has multiple use cases and its eDiscovery function can be used across over 20 integrations that […]
The AlleyWatch May 2019 New York Venture Capital Funding Report
Another $1B+ pumped into New York City startups in May! Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding during the month of May in New York. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Seed, Series A, Series […]
Kustomer Raises Another $40M for its Omnichannel Customer Service Platform
While companies are claiming to build relationships with customers, this is not the case more often than not. Case in point – most customer service experiences treat you like you are a person coming in off the street for the first time with no prior interaction with the company; often resulting in you having to […]
These are the 10 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of May 2019
Siemplify Raises Another $30M So That Cybersecurity Teams Can Manage Threats Efficiently
Security analysts face an overload of security alerts to investigate, making it difficult to know which ones to pay attention to. Siemplify, a startup launched in 2015, through its Security Orchestration, Automation and Response platform helps cybersecurity teams manage this daunting task. Already trusted by Fortune 500 companies, the company’s patented technology takes previously disparate […]
Confiant Secures $4.1M For its Ad Security Solution That Stops Malicious Activity in Programmatic Advertising
In 2019, global ad spending is estimated to reach an approximated $50B, making it a prime target for unscrupulous behavior. As the adtech stack becomes more and more accessible to the masses, the risk of fraudulent activity increases as well. Confiant is the advertising security company that not only detects and but also actively blocks malicious […]
Noom Raises Another $58M To Redefine Your Relationship with Food Based on Psychology
Many people tend to turn to various figures – celebrities, influencers, bodybuilders – for answers about food and how to live a healthy lifestyle, but you can’t look at others to understand your personal relationship with food. Noom helps people live a healthier lifestyle through its interdisciplinary, psychology-based program that is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral […]
Sawyer Raises Another $11M to Ensure Your Kids Are Not Bored This Summer
Finding activities to keep your children entertained shouldn’t feel like a part-time job, but all too often parents struggle to find activities or classes that truly engage their children. Sawyer is the online marketplace that’s being used by over 100,000 parents to discover local children’s activities. The platform offers a breadth of choices, focused on […]