Everything you need to need to know about the largest US startup funding rounds of December 2021; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 8/9/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 8/7/21 featuring funding details for DoNotPay, Knowde, SentiLink, and twenty-three other rounds that you need to know about.
The 14 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2021
There is no summer slowdown for NYC tech startups. July was the single-best month for startup funding with $4B+ invested into 84 companies. Here are some of the leading rounds. Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds of July 2021; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…
Harness Wealth Raises $15M to Make Wealth Management Accessible for Those with Significant Equity-Based Compensation
The vast majority of individuals make their livings from wages, salaries, or other forms of labor compensation. However, this is changing as our outlook on work and how income is earned continues to evolve. For the most affluent, a large portion of their total income is derived from capital investments; there are countless services available that are catered to manage the sophisticated finances for this group. Harness Wealth is an accessible digital wealth management solution for the needs of people that have sizable equity-based holdings but aren’t necessarily affluent yet. The digital platform is a hub that focuses on financial, tax, and estate planning that connects founders, employees, and investors with vetted professionals and advisory firms. The target audience has tremendous demands on their time and optimizing their financial health often isn’t top of mind. Yet, decisions made now can have an outsized impact in the future for wealth creation. Founded in 2018, Harness Wealth now has over 1000 advisers to make wealth management accessible to this increasing portion of the population with investable assets that are seeking hybrid solutions. AlleyWatch caught up with CEO and Founder David Snider to learn more about the inspiration for the business, the company’s strategic plans, latest round of funding, from investors that include Jackson Square Ventures, Bain Capital, GingerBread Capital, FJ Labs, i2BF, Torch Capital, Activant, NFP Ventures, First Minute Capital, Liquid2 Ventures, Alleycorp, Marc Benioff, Paul Edgerley, and Ori Allon.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 7/5/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 7/3/21 featuring funding details for ShipBob, LocoNav, Alto, and twenty-five other rounds that you need to know about.
Spokn Raises $4M for its Podcasting Platform for Work That Seeks to Make Audio a More Dominant Form of Communication
Among paid Slack customers, users are spending 90 minutes per day using Slack on average. Companies are also spending countless hours on Zoom at a time where studies are now emerging indicating that fatigue from virtual interactions is taxing the psyche, leading to decreased concentration. However, podcast listeners spend an average of 6 hours and 37 minutes listening to podcasts every week and continue to be highly engaged. Spokn is a secure podcasting platform designed for work that seeks to capture the engagement of podcasts and bring it to the corporate setting, reducing time spent on non-aural platforms. The internal podcasts add a more personal touch to everyday communications and employee development programs, increasing employee engagement. Spokn is easy to use across the entire organization when it wants to get out content quickly for a variety of use cases (updates, mission statement, training, etc) and also has the added benefit of freeing up the hands of employees to allow them to multitask. AlleyWatch caught up with Cofounder and CEO Fawzy Abu Seif to learn more about the powerful impact that podcasting in the workforce can have, the company’s strategic plans, and latest round of funding from NEA, Y Combinator, Reach Capital, Funders Club, Liquid2, Share Capital, SOMA Capital, Scribble VC, and Hack VC.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/10/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/8/21 featuring funding details for HoneyBook, Genies, Bitski, and twenty-five other rounds that you must know about.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/3/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/1/21 featuring funding details for Automox, Honorlock, and twenty-seven other rounds that you must know about.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 1/25/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 1/23/21 featuring funding details for Swimlane, Quali, Curtsy, and ten other rounds that you must know about.
The 15 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of December 2020
Over $1.6B raised by NYC startups in December! Everything you need to need to know about the largest NYC startup funding rounds of December 2020; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 11/23/20
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup fundings for the week ending 11/21/20 featuring funding details forMycoWorks, AliveCor, Strava and twenty-two other rounds you must know about.