TechNY Daily
February 26, 2021
Edition 552
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1. NYC’s VidMob, a creative content creation platform with analytics, has raised $50 million in a Series C funding. Investors included Adobe, NYC’s Shutterstock, Drive by DraftKings, the Spruce House Partnership, Prefix Capital, BuildGroup, Interlock Partners and Macanta. VidMob leverages AI to measure creative performance so marketers can optimize ad design for more efficient and impactful campaigns. (www.vidmob.com) (GlobeNewswire)
2. NYC’s Primary Venture Partners, a VC firm focused exclusively on NYC startups, has raised $150 million for its third fund. In addition to the new seed fund, the firm also raised an additional $50 million for its existing Select fund which participates in later-stage rounds. Among the NYC startups that the firm has backed are Jet.com (acquired by Walmart for $3.3 billion), Mirror (acquired by Lululemon for $500 million) and Latch (which is going public via a SPAC merger). (www.primary.vc) (TechCrunch)
3. Hoboken’s SPHERE, a cybersecurity platform, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding. ForgePoint Capital led the round. The company’s platform is focused on providing access governance across data, platforms and applications. (www.sphereco.com) (Finsmes)
4. Brooklyn’s Working Not Working, a platform for hiring creatives, has been acquired by Fiverr. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Working Not Working had previously raised $1 million. (www.workingnotworking.com) (AdWeek)
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5. NYC’s Personetics, an AI platform that help banks provide personalized advice to customers, has raised $75 million in a private equity funding. The sole investor was NYC private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The company’s platform works inside of bank software to analyze customers’ financial transactions and deliver real-time tips and suggestions to improve their long-term financial health. (www.personetics.com) (VentureBeat)
6. NYC’s Eden Health, a direct-to-employer medical provider, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding. Insight Partners led the round and was joined by Amigos Health, Aspect Ventures, Company Ventures, Flare Capital, Flexcap Ventures, Max Ventures, and PJC. The company provides concierge healthcare offered through employers and commercial real estate landlords. (www.edenhealth.com) (PR Newswire)
7. NYC’s Commsor, a platform for managing online communities, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding. Felicis Ventures and Seven Seven Six led the round. Commsor is a “community operating system” that ties together a company’s community data to help understand who its members are and what channels they’re using to engage with the company. (www.commsor.com) (VentureBeat)
8. NYC’s Talkiatry, a telepsychiatry platform, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding. Sikwood Capital Partners led the round and was joined by investors including Relevance Ventures and CityMD founder Richard Park. Talkiatry offers telepsychiatry around the country and in-person visits at its New York City headquarters. (www.talkiatry.com) (Forbes)
9. NYC’s GoContractor, a construction worker onboarding and compliance tracking platform, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding. Building Ventures and Ironspring led the round. GoContractor is one of the Irish startups in NYC. (www. gocontractor.com) (PR Newswire)
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