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20.05.2025 | Flock: $20 Million Series B Raised For Developing Retirement Solution For Landlords | Flock, a retirement solution for landlords, announced a $20 million Series B round, led by Renegade Partners, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Primary Ventures, Susa Ventures, 1Sharpe Ventures, and othe... |
27.03.2025 | Reporter’s Notebook: 3 Early-Stage AI Investors On How They’re Backing Startups With No Moats
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Earlier this month I was in Las Vegas for HumanX, a new AI industry conference, alongside about 3,000 other attendees. I also moderated a panel on-stage with early-stage investors from three VC firms... |
24.03.2025 | NYSE CONTENT ADVISORY: The NYSE on the ground at HumanX's inaugural AI conference | NEW YORK, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leading global exchange, the NYSE is committed to empowering our diverse communities, wherever they may be. Engaging with our listed companies and emerging startups at key industry events is an ... |
24.01.2025 | Alium: Over $7 Million (Seed) Raised For Fixing Enterprise Software Buying | Alium announced it officially emerged from stealth mode to fix enterprise software buying, starting with marketing and e-commerce. The company has raised over $7 million from Greycroft and Primary and has a significant revenue pipeline from... |
05.12.2024 | Cake's $13 Million Seed Round: A Recipe for AI Accessibility | In the bustling landscape of artificial intelligence, a new player is making waves. Cake, a New York City-based startup, has raised $13 million in seed funding to democratize access to open-source AI. This funding round, led by Gradient, Go... |
04.12.2024 | Cake Raises $13MM Seed Round Led by Gradient to Enable Any Business to Adopt Open-Source AI | Cake, a managed open-source AI infrastructure platform, today announced it has raised $13MM to bring cutting-edge AI to the mid-market. The recent seed round was led by Gradient, Google’s early-stage AI fund, with prior pre-seed funding and... |
13.11.2024 | Tabs: Revenue Automation Company Raises $25 Million (Series A) | Tabs, a leader in revenue automation for B2B businesses, announced it raised $25 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, with ongoing support from Primary Ventures and Lightspeed. This latest funding round highlights the compan... |
31.10.2024 | The Surge of Revenue Automation: Tabs and Table22 Lead the Charge | In the bustling streets of New York City, two companies are making waves in the world of revenue automation. Tabs and Table22 have recently secured significant funding, each with a unique approach to streamlining business operations. These ... |
30.10.2024 | Tabs Raises $25M in Series A Funding | Tabs, a NYC-based leader in revenue automation for B2B businesses, raised $25m in Series A funding.
The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Primary Ventures and Lightspeed.
The company intends to use the funds to acce... |
29.10.2024 | Casap's $8.5M Funding: A New Dawn for Dispute Automation | In the bustling heart of New York City, a startup named Casap is making waves. The company recently secured $8.5 million in funding, a significant boost that signals its potential in the fintech arena. Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, th... |
29.10.2024 | Casap: $8.5 Million Raised To Transform Payment Disputes Processes | Disputes automation and fraud prevention platform Casap announced it has raised $8.5 million to scale the first AI-powered solution for banks, credit unions, and fintechs to tackle first-party fraud and automate disputes and chargebacks int... |
28.10.2024 | Casap Raises $8.5M in Funding | Casap, a NYC-based disputes automation and fraud prevention platform, raised $8.5M in funding.
The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Commerce Ventures, Curql, Alloy Labs, and fint... |
27.09.2024 | The New Wave of AI-Driven Business Intelligence and Data Quality Solutions | In the fast-paced world of technology, two startups are making waves with innovative solutions that promise to reshape how businesses interact with data. Zenlytic and Ensemble AI are not just riding the AI wave; they are steering it in new ... |
26.09.2024 | Helaina's $45 Million Leap: Revolutionizing Nutrition with Human Lactoferrin | In the bustling world of biotechnology, Helaina stands out like a lighthouse in a storm. This New York-based startup has just raised $45 million in a Series B funding round, a significant boost that brings its total equity funding to $83 mi... |
26.09.2024 | Zenlytic raises $9M to enable self-serve business intelligence with an AI-powered data analyst
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One click below supports o... | Self-serve business intelligence startup Zenlytic, officially known as Ex Quanta Inc., said today it has closed on a $9 million early-stage round of funding, to fuel its ambitions of bring artificial intelligence-powered BI to every office ... |
25.09.2024 | Helaina raises $45m series B round to support market entry of human lactoferrin | New York-based Helaina—a startup using precision fermentation to produce bioactive proteins found in human breastmilk—has raised a $45 million series B round led by Avidity Partners.
Additional investment came from Spark Capital, Ingeborg I... |
24.09.2024 | Reframe: The Future of Digital Collaboration Begins with $5 Million Seed Funding | In a world drowning in digital clutter, Reframe Technologies Inc. emerges as a beacon of hope. This startup, co-founded by Jeff Szczepanski, has raised $5 million in seed funding to tackle the chaos of application silos. The digital workspa... |
23.09.2024 | Reframe launches with $5M to address application silos and improve digital collaboration
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One click below supports our mis... | Workspace orchestration startup Reframe Technologies Inc. launched today and announced that it has raised $5 million in seed funding to further develop its technology.
The company was co-founded by Jeff Szczepanski (pictured), former chief ... |
23.09.2024 | Reframe emerges from stealth with $5M raise | Reframe, a startup dedicated to redefining the human-computer relationship, today announces it has emerged from stealth and raised $5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Primary Venture Partners, with Eniac Ventures as co-lead, wi... |
11.06.2024 | Alma Announces Generative AI-Powered Progress Notes to Reduce Therapist Burnout and Improve Client Outcomes | Alma's comprehensive EHR enables therapists to scale their practice and deliver high-quality care, with over 80% of clients seeing improvement
NEW YORK, June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alma, a membership-based network that helps independent m... |
16.05.2024 | Lili Launches Accountant AI to Help Small Businesses Manage Their Finances | The Generative AI Chatbot Will Provide Instant, Informed Answers to Business Owners' Financial and Accounting Questions
NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lili, the financial platform designed for small business owners, today announced ... |
30.04.2024 | A pair of Airbnb alums is bringing intelligence and automation to data protection | When Julie Trias and Elizabeth Nammour were working together at Airbnb on the company’s data team, they had to deal with data spread across a variety of sources, and that growing sprawl led to challenges in keeping data safe. The founders’ ... |
18.04.2024 | Eye On AI: Microsoft’s G42 Deal Could Bring More AI Money, Tech To UAE | 0 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here.
The big news in AI this week was undoubtedly Microsoft’s huge $1.5 billion strategic investment in United Arab Emira... |
18.03.2024 | LACERA decreases venture capital allocation range, but experts say it doesn’t signal a trend | The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) voted to decrease its allocation range to venture capital at a March 13 meeting.
The board of investments voted to decrease its allocation range to venture capital and growth ... |
01.09.2022 | Fintech startup Alloy leans on fraud prevention to land new $1.55B valuation | When Alloy was founded in 2015, its mission was to help banks and fintechs make better identity and risk decisions using its single API service and SaaS offering.
Since that time, the startup has evolved that offering to not only automate o... |
10.02.2022 | Balanced, an on-demand fitness platform for older adults, raises $6.5M | The company's platform gives the aging population personalized fitness recommendations
One of the many spaces that was forever changed by the pandemic was fitness. Even before COVID made it necessary for people to work out at home, the chan... |
19.07.2021 | From Busboy to Millionaire: How This Bangladeshi Immigrant Made His Big Break in the U.S. Restaurant Industry | July 19, 2021 5 min read This story originally appeared on Vertical Media
Since COVID-19 took indoor dining off the table, restaurants have resorted to takeout and delivery, often relying on third-party platforms like Uber Eats and GrubHub,... |
06.07.2021 | Announcing the startups pitching at TC Early Stage | This Thursday and Friday, TechCrunch will host Early Stage – a virtual bootcamp for early stage founders. After the success of the spring event, on Friday, TC will feature 10 phenomenal early-stage startups to on the virtual stage. Hailing ... |
25.05.2021 | Flume Health Raises $6M to Transform Third-Party Health Plan Administration | What You Should Know:
– Flume Health, a New York City-based health plan administration platform for the modern fragmented healthcare today announced a $6M Seed II round, bringing its total amount raised to $10M. The Seed II round was led by... |
12.04.2021 | From pickup basketball to market domination: My wild ride with Coupang | Ben Sun Contributor
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Ben Sun is co-founder and general partner at Primary Venture Partners, a seed-stage VC firm based in NYC.
A month ago, Coupang arrived on Wall Street with a bang. The South Korean e-commerce giant — buoy... |
25.02.2021 | Primary Venture Partners Closes $200M | Primary Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on investing in New York City startups, closed two funds.
This included:
a $150M third seed fund dedicated to New York City startups and
a $50m second Select fund.
Primary... |
25.02.2021 | Primary Venture Partners Closes $200M | Primary Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on investing in New York City startups, closed two funds.
This included:
a $150M third seed fund dedicated to New York City startups and
a $50m second Select fund.
Primary... |
25.02.2021 | Primary Venture Partners Closes Two Funds Totalling $200M | Primary Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on investing in New York City startups, closed two funds.
This included:
a $150M third seed fund dedicated to New York City startups and
a $50m second Select fund.
Primary... |
24.02.2021 | Primary Venture Partners raises $150M third fund to back NYC startups | Primary Venture Partners, a firm focused exclusively on investing in New York-area startups, has raised $150 million in its third fund for seed investments (its largest so far), as well as $50 million for its second Select fund (used to par... |
04.10.2020 | Why Investors Should Focus More On The Infrastructure Supporting The AI Revolution | Guest Post by Basil Alomary |
10.06.2020 | Pinwheel is the API platform for income verification that every fintech and neobank needs | A lot of founders start building one idea and in the process, find another one that is more alluring. Perhaps the most well-known example is Tiny Speck, a game publisher of a relatively uninteresting MMORPG where the founders grew sufficien... |
20.02.2020 | The evolution of New York City as a bioinnovation hub highlighted in new report | Three years ago, in its inaugural report on the venture capital landscape, New York City Health Business Leaders calculated that 79 startups and growth stage companies received $703 million in 2017. To put that in a national perspective, St... |
22.01.2020 | Small Door, the OneMedical for pets, launches NYC location | Small Door, a veterinary services membership startup, today announced the grand opening of its NYC location at 15 Seventh Ave. Small Door soft-launched the space in November of 2019.
The vet startup first came onto the scene in April of 201... |
17.12.2018 | K Health raises $25M for its AI-powered primary care platform | K Health, the startup providing consumers with an AI-powered primary care platform, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The round was led by 14W, Comcast Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners, with participation from Lerer Hippeau,... |
27.09.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, September 27 | MONSTER FUNDING
Remember last month when I wrote a Term Sheet column on how $100 million rounds were the new normal?
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17.08.2018 | A New York VC gave a college freshman 7 pieces of advice, including land a summer internship by December | Advertisement
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Steve Schlafman and his youth mentee, Jake.
As a new school year begins, New York-based VC Steve Schalfman shared his best advice for college.
One was to find your summer internship by December.
Ano... |
20.07.2018 | Penrose Hill: Bringing Wine Into the 21st Century | Philip James is the founder and CEO of Penrose Hill – a wine company aiming to bring the wine industry into the 21st century. Click on the underlined text to jump to the section you want to read!:
1. Background on Penrose Hill their algori... |
18.06.2018 | Term Sheet — Monday, June 18 | INDICTED
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
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Obviously, the bigger takeaway is that Google wants to unlock the Chinese market. Many Western companies have found China to be a diff... |
12.06.2018 | Primary Venture Partners raises $100M to invest in NYC startups | Primary Venture Partners, a seed firm that invests exclusively in New York City startups, has raised a second fund of $100 million.
That focus is unusual — even Lerer Hippeau, a firm that’s closely associated with New York, makes some inves... |
12.06.2018 | Primary Venture Partners raises $100 million to invest in New York City startups | Primary Venture Partners today has raised $100 million to invest in seed-stage technology startups based in New York City. The fund is the second for co-founders Brad Svrluga and Ben Sun, who finished investing out of their first $60 millio... |
12.06.2018 | Primary Venture Partners Closes New $100M Seed Fund | Primary Venture Partners closed a new fund to invest in seed-stage technology startups based in New York City.
The $100m fund is the second for co-founders Brad Svrluga and Ben Sun, who finished investing out of their first $60m seed fund e... |
04.06.2018 | Steve Schlafman Joins Primary Venture Partners as VP | Steve Schlafman
Primary Venture Partners, a New York-focused venture capital firm, has added Steve Schlafman as Venture Partner.
Schlafman joins Primary after more than four years at RRE Ventures and two years at Lerer Hippeau. During those... |
31.05.2018 | New York VC Steve Schlafman has a new gig with Primary Venture Partners | Steve Schlafman has been an East Coast investor for roughly a decade — scouring deals for the Kraft Group ahead of joining Lerer Hippeau as an early employee, then spending more than four years as a principal with RRE Ventures before announ... |
14.11.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, November 14 | THREE THINGS
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
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• A DFJ spokesperson told me Jurvetson left “by mutual agreement.”
• Meanwhile, Jurvetson tweeted that he’s leaving the fir... |
07.03.2017 | Jay Z’s Roc Nation Launches New Startup Platform and Fund | Jay ZRoc Nation, the full-service entertainment company founded by Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, announced a new platform and fund to back early stage startups.
Formed through a collaboration with Primary Venture Partners and GlassBridge Asset Mana... |
06.10.2016 | Seed Investment Dollars Dropped 20 Percent Since Last Quarter | The third quarter numbers are in for 2016, and that means an update on how VC investment looks like. This time, we'll focus on seed investments, a metric that indicates how many venture risks capitalists are willing to make. It's 20 percent... |
06.10.2016 | Seed Investment Dollars Dropped 20 Percent Since Last Quarter | The third quarter numbers are in for 2016, and that means an update on how VC investment looks like. This time, we'll focus on seed investments, a metric that indicates how many venture risks capitalists are willing to make. It's 20 percent... |
05.10.2016 | Ollie raises $4.4M to become the Sprig of dog food | Chicken, peas, beef, sweet potatoes and blueberries, the stuff of $40 meals in places like Hayes Valley and Greenwich Village — and starting today, also the stuff of dog food.
Ollie, a new startup founded by Alex Douzet, Gabby Slome and Ran... |
20.09.2016 | FinTech Collective Leads Vestwell’s $4.5M Series Seed | Vestwell, the industry's first and only full-fiduciary, white-labeled retirement platform for the RIA community and beyond, emerged from stealth mode today and announced $4.5 million in funding. The seed round of financing was led by FinTec... |
10.02.2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 10, 2016 | Latch picked up $10.5M; Hexadite raised $8M; SchoolMint secured $5.6M funding
Hexadite, an Israel-based company that focuses on automated cybersecurity incident response, raised an $8 million Series A funding round from new investors Hewlet... |
27.08.2015 | NYC Rises As A Hub For Software-As-A-Service Startups | Brad Svrluga Contributor
Brad is a co-founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners.
Debating the importance of Software-as-a-Service long ago became a great way to flag yourself as a luddite.
The enterprise software market has be... |
10.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 10, 2015 | Editas Medicine Inc secured $120M; Turing Pharmaceuticals bagged $90M; Vainglory raised $26M
Editas Medicine Inc. raised $120 million from investors to support development of a technology that can precisely edit DNA and potentially treat fa... |
17.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 17, 2015 | Protagonist Therapeutics bagged $40M; Upstart raised $35M; Courtagen secured $20M
CredSimple, a startup building a medical credentialing database, snagged $1.5 million in seed funding to help healthcare and insurance companies manage their ... |
- | Health IT company raises $11.5 million to expand primary care physician service | A health IT company helping primary care physicians convert to electronic digital health records and generate more revenue has raised $11.5 million.
The financing round was led by First Generation Capital. New York-based Hello Health said i... |
- | Primary’s Q4 2016 NYC Seed Deal Report | 227SHARES
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Steady seed investments prove a cautious but healthy market for healthy startups
And so we have closed out 2016 not with a bang, but with a steady, if slightly muted, drumbeat that will herald the New Year... |
- | Primary’s Q3 NYC Seed Deal Report | 233SHARES
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As Cautious Outlook Persists, Early-stage Startups Compete for VC Dollars
Turns out, the VC cooling trend we noted in our Q2 NYC Seed Deal Report is a bit chillier than anticipated. The venture industry ha... |
- | The evolution of New York City as a bioinnovation hub highlighted in new report | Three years ago, in its inaugural report on the venture capital landscape, New York City Health Business Leaders calculated that 79 startups and growth stage companies received $703 million in 2017. To put that in a national perspective, St... |
- | NYC Startup Alma Redesigns a Troubled Industry for the Modern Age | 346SHARES
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The mental health crisis is reaching a tipping point. One in five US adults has a mental health condition, which is exacerbated by uneven access to mental health services. There’s been a 30% increase in su... |
- | 10 tech startups to watch from TechCrunch’s Early Stage Pitch-off | Could you deliver a winning pitch for your dream business venture in less than five minutes? Ten up-and-coming startups from three different countries did just that during TechCrunch’s Early Stage Pitch-Off event on July 9.
Back in May, Tec... |
- | This NYC Startup Just Squared Away $2M in Seed Funding | 563SHARES
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