According to data from our friends at Crunchbase, there were 409 acquisitions of New York companies in 2018, up from 354 in 2017. Today, I shine a spotlight on 25 of these notable transactions involving NYC startups that were acquired in during 2018. I have included the acquiree, the acquirer, transaction amount (when available), as well […]
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Ro Raises $88M to Get Rid of Stigmas Surrounding Serious Health Issues
In order to provide premium healthcare sometimes it takes starting from scratch, so Ro, the direct-to-consumer telehealth company, has built its own, self-sufficient infrastructure to change the paradigm in healthcare. This NYC startup has its own physician EMR system, pharmacy software, patient applications, and pharmacy fulfillment center, which enables Ro to provide the best customer […]
FanDuel Acquired by Paddy Power Betfair
FanDuel, the fantasy sports site that allows users to win real money, has been acquired by UK and Ireland-based Paddy Power Betfair. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed but publicly-traded Paddy Power Betfair will be merging its US operations with FanDuel, injecting some cash to service FanDuel’s existing debt load, and will have […]
The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 12/19/17
Here are the latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/19/17. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
These 15 US Startups Raised the Most Amount of Capital During Q3 of 2017
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 15 NYC startup largest rounds during the third quarter of 2017. I have included some additional information as well such as industry, date of funding, and investors in the round, to further the analysis. For the purposes of this analysis to maintain a focus on tech-enabled […]