The promise of big data and machine learning has significant ramifications for treatments in the healthcare industry. However, due to privacy concerns, innovation is often stifled. Thomas Clozel, MD, an assistant professor of oncology, saw this roadblock firsthand and cofounded Owkin – a collaborative platform that allows medical researchers to gain insights from decentralized data without breaching any privacy protocols. Clozel offers some insight into how Owkin is changing the medical research landscape powered by machine learning and algorithms.
Funded in the Alley
MakeSpace Raises $55M for its Affordable and Flexible On-Demand Storage Solution
In 2012, Rahul Gandhi was living in Brooklyn when Hurricane Sandy hit. The amount of destruction and flooding required the need for temporary storage. That experience led to the founding of MakeSpace with the mission to change the complex, expensive, and labor-intensive experience of self-storage. Fast forward to today and MakeSpace is now available in 31 markets across North America, with over 30,0000 customers and has raised a total of $142.6M across seven rounds. Gandhi shares more about the impressive journey and future plans…
Nanit Raises Another $21M to Expand its Line of Smart Baby Monitoring Products
Any parent knows that a well-rested baby is a happy baby. Nanit, the smart baby sleep monitoring connected solution, uses data science and analytics to understand an infant’s sleep patterns to optimize sleep. CEO Sarah Dorsett shares more on the company’s product pipeline and recent funding round, which brings Nanit’s total funding raised to $49.6M.
iCapital Network Acquires Artivest as Consolidation Continues in Alternative Investments Tech
iCapital Network, the platform to connect advisors to alternative investment managers, has agreed to acquire Artivest, the platform that connects investors to alternative investment opportunities.
Slice Raises Another $43M to Help Local Pizzerias Drive Business Online
Managing his family’s pizzerias in Staten Island, Slice CEO and Founder Ilir Sela saw the threat that online food apps and mobile ordering could be for independent pizzerias back in the 2000s. He launched Slice to serve as an all-in-one platform to help local pizzerias compete with the larger pizza brands and food apps by leveraging technology. Fast forward – there are now over 12,000 pizzerias on the platform and Sela just closed a $43M funding led by KKR. Sela discusses the impressive growth of the platform, the absolute best pizza in NYC (he should know), and much more…
Clyde Raises Another $14M to Enable E-Commerce Merchants to Offer Extended Warranties
As online shopping takes a larger share of retail, the traditional opportunities for retailers to upsell extended protection plans are slowly disappearing. Clyde is an online extended warranty platform that integrates with the checkout process of e-commerce merchants, offering a seamless and integrated experience while adding a bit of margin for the retailer. This is especially important in e-commerce where margins are highly competitive. CEO and Founder Brandon Gell walks us through the business, its future plans, and recent round of funding led by Spark Capital.
Cockroach Labs Raises Another $86.6M to Power a Cloud Native Future with Modern Databases
Cockroach Labs is taking on the larger cloud incumbents like AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google Cloud with its geo-distributed SQL database cloud-native service. CEO and Cofounder Spencer Kimball shares some insight on the company’s impressive growth, latest funding round, which brings the total funding raised to $195M, and much more.
Every Mother Raises $1.5M for Streaming Pre and Post Natal Fitness Programs
There are countless fitness programs catered towards shedding weight gained from pregnancy. But very few focus on the myriad of physiological conditions that arise from the changes the body undergoes during and after pregnancy. Every Mother is a streaming fitness platform rooted in research-backed, proven, and clinical solutions to these conditions. CEO Allison Rapaport discusses the key scientific benefits of pre and post-natal fitness programs and much more…
The 8 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of April 2020
Relish Raises Another $5M for its Relationship Training App That Allows Couples to Strengthen and Rebuild
Lesley Eccles cofounded a unicorn with her husband. The toll on a relationship that building a flourishing business brings led her to launch an interactive relationship training app so that what we can all be our best selves for our partners. Meet Relish…
Bodhala Raises $10M to Help Businesses Optimize Legal Spend Like Never Before
Very few are pleased when they receive their legal bill from attorneys; some even astonished. Bodhala is the spend management and optimization platform that brings transparency to the costs associated with legal spending. CEO and Cofounder Raj Goyle shares the inspiration behind creating this platform and how it can benefit businesses that are looking to optimize their outside counsel spend.