Important Data Considerations:

• Data is current as of March 10, 2026
• Analysis excludes NYC-based venture capital firms, investments by accelerator programs including follow-ons, and investments by venture syndicates
• Only includes firms actively investing in companies based, founded, and headquartered in NYC
  Investment bank deals are not included
• The dataset may be incomplete as some rounds are not publicly disclosed or filed

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VAST Data – $500M

AI Infrastructure

VAST Data, an AI-powered operating system that unifies storage, database, and compute for data-intensive applications, has raised $500M in additional funding. Founded by Alon Horev, Jeff Denworth, Mohd Fairuz Razi bin Sharuddin, Renen Hallak, and Shachar Fienblit in 2016, VAST Data has now raised a total of $900M in reported equity funding. The round comes at a reported $30B valuation and included an additional $500M secondary offering.

Grafana Labs – $250M

Data Visualization

Grafana Labs, the composable observability and data visualization platform, has raised $250M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from eleven investors. Founded by Anthony Woods, Raj Dutt, and Torkel Odegaard in 2014, Grafana Labs has now raised a total of $1.055B in reported equity funding.

Xscape Photoics – $37M

Photonics

Xscape Photoics, a provider of photonic chips for high-speed connections in high-performance computing systems and data centers, has raised $37M in Series A funding led by Addition. Founded by Alexander Gaeta, Vivek Raghunathan, and Yoshi Okawachi in 2022, Xscape Photoics has now raised a total of $94M in reported equity funding.

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Translucent – $27M

Healthcare Fintech

Translucent, the AI-powered platform for healthcare finance, has raised $27M in Series A funding led by Google Ventures. Founded by Jack O’Hara and Max Jones in 2024, Translucent has now raised a total of $34M in reported equity funding.

Moxie – $25M

Healthcare SaaS

Moxie, all-in-one medspa management platform for medspas, has raised $25M in Series C funding led by Viewpoint Ventures. Founded by Daniel Friedman, Emma Gilsanz, and Sam Gerstenzang in 2022, Moxie has now raised a total of $51M in reported equity funding.

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PactFi – $25M

Fintech

PactFi, a secure platform for managing complex private credit transactions, has raised $25M in Series A funding led by 7RIDGE. PactFi was founded by Alexa Halcomb and Emma Zhang in 2021.

Sandbar – $23M

Consumer Hardware

Sandbar, an AI-powered voice-controlled smart ring, has raised $23M in Series A funding led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures. Founded by Kirak Hong and Mina Fahmi in 2023, Sandbar has now raised a total of $36M in reported equity funding.

Ernesta – $20M

E-commerce

Ernesta, a direct-to-consumer custom rug company, has raised $20M in Series B funding led by Addition. Founded by John Foley, Hisao Kushi, and Yony Feng in 2022, Ernesta has now raised a total of $57.5M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Ernesta Raises $20M to Expand Its Custom-Sized Rug Platform Nationwide

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Sigma 360 – $17.3M

Compliance Tech

Sigma 360, a risk and compliance data platform for financial institutions and corporations, has raised $17.3M in Series B funding led by Moderne Ventures. Founded by Gabrielle Haddad and Stuart Jones, Jr. in 2016, Sigma 360 has now raised a total of $26.4M in reported equity funding.

Rebar – $14M

Construction Tech

Rebar, an AI-powered estimation and quoting platform for HVAC suppliers and contractors, has raised $14M in Series A funding led by Prudence. Rebar was founded by Andrew Schwartz and Evan Brown in 2024.

Mega – $11.5M

Marketing SaaS

Mega, an AI-powered SEO and paid ads management platform for startups and SMBs, has raised $11.5M in Series A funding led by Goodwater Capital. Mega was founded by Robbie Schneidman and Lucas Pellan in 2024.

Amigo AI – $11M

Healthcare AI

Amigo AI, an end-to-end platform for building, deploying, and operating AI agents for healthcare services, has raised $11M in Series A funding led by Madrona. Founded by Ali Khokhar and John Xing in 2024, Amigo AI has now raised a total of $17.3M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Amigo AI Raises $11M to Close the Gap Between Healthcare Demand and Clinical Capacity

Covariance – $11M

Machine Learning

Covariance, a machine learning platform turning external data into KPIs, has raised $11M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from six investors. Covariance was founded by Joshua Joseph, Matt Perlein, and Michael Fleder in 2020.

TradeZing – $800K

Fintech

TradeZing, an AI-powered social investing platform, has raised $800K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing does not include a total offering amount but does indicate that this close came from three investors. TradeZing was founded by Jordan Edelson in 2021.

AgentMail – $6.0M

San Francisco-based AgentMail provides an API-first email platform that enables AI agents to send, receive, and manage emails with automation and analytics. Founded by Haakam Aujla in 2025, AgentMail has now raised a total of $6.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Dharmesh Shah, General Catalyst, Karim Atiyeh, Paul Copplestone, Paul Graham, Phosphor Capital, Taro Fukuyama, and Y Combinator.

Amigo AI – $11.0M

New York-based Amigo builds AI agents that interact with patients to support intake, triage, care navigation, and ongoing patient assistance. Founded by Ali Khokhar and John Xing in 2024, Amigo AI has now raised a total of $17.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Madrona and Optum Ventures. AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round and much more – Amigo AI Raises $11M to Close the Gap Between Healthcare Demand and Clinical Capacity

Axiom Math AI – $200.0M

Palo Alto-based Axiom Math AI develops artificial intelligence systems designed to solve complex mathematical problems and produce formally verified proofs. Founded by Carina Hong in 2025, Axiom Math AI has now raised a total of $264.0M in total equity funding and is backed by B Capital, Greycroft, Madrona, Menlo Ventures, and Toyota Ventures.

BackOps AI – $26.0M

San Francisco-based BackOps AI develops software that automates operational workflows for logistics and supply chain teams using artificial intelligence. Founded by Henry Ou and Sean McCarthy in 2024, BackOps AI has now raised a total of $36.0M in total equity funding and is backed by 10vc, Construct Capital, Gradient, and Theory Ventures.

Crafting – $5.5M

San Francisco-based Crafting develops a developer infrastructure platform that enables software engineers to build, test, validate, and deploy software. Founded by Charlie Gao, Sumeet Vaidya, and Yisui Hu in 2021, Crafting has now raised a total of $5.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Andy Manoske, Arash Ferdowsi, Gokul Rajaram, Lenny Rachitsky, Merrill Lutsky, Mischief, and WndrCo.

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Dify.AI – $30.0M

Sunnyvale-based Dify is an open-source platform designed to build, deploy, and manage autonomous AI agents and workflows. Founded by Luyu Zhang in 2023, Dify.AI has now raised a total of $37.5M in total equity funding and is backed by 5Y Capital, Alt-Alpha Capital, GL-C Ventures, HSG, Mizuho Leaguer Investment, and NYX Ventures.

Digit – $3.0M

Atlanta-based Digital ERP is a cloud-based ERP system that helps manufacturers and distributors manage operations in one place. Founded by Alena Dagneau, Dan Koukol, and Simon Kronenberg in 2022, Digit has now raised a total of $6.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Assembly Ventures, Barrel Ventures, Grand Ventures, HPA (Hyde Park Angels), Service Provider Capital, and Tech Square Ventures.

Emboline – $20.0M

Santa Cruz-based Emboline is a medical device company with a game-changing device for total embolic protection during percutaneous heart valve repair. Founded by Amir Belson in 2011, Emboline has now raised a total of $95.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Trinity Capital.

Eridu – $200.0M

Saratoga-based Eridu provides frontier networking solutions for AI, purpose-built to meet the demands of scale-out and scale-up networks. Founded by Drew Perkins, Mike Capuano, and Omar Hassen in 2024, Eridu has now raised a total of $200.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Bosch Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Eclipse Ventures, Fusion Fund, Hudson River Trading, John Doerr, Matter Venture Partners, MediaTek, Osage University Partners, SBVA, Socratic Partners, TDK Ventures, VentureTech Alliance, and Zelda Ventures.

Lux Aeterna – $10.0M

Denver-based Lux Aeterna is a space infrastructure company that focuses on orbital activities through reentry and reusability. Founded by Brian Taylor in 2024, Lux Aeterna has now raised a total of $14.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Channel 39 Ventures, Cubit Capital, Decisive Point, Dynamo, Konvoy, Space Capital, and Wave Function Ventures.

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Mind Robotics – $500.0M

Palo Alto-based Mind Robotics develops artificial intelligence and robotics systems designed for industrial environments and manufacturing operations. Founded by Robert Scaringe in 2025, Mind Robotics has now raised a total of $615.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.

Nectir – $12.5M

Los Angeles-based Nectir is a learning platform that allows educators to create customizable and FERPA-compliant AI assistants that live within the LMS. Founded by Jordan Long and Kavitta Ghai in 2018, Nectir has now raised a total of $18.8M in total equity funding and is backed by GingerBread Capital, Rethink Impact, and Strada.

Nexthop AI – $500.0M

Santa Clara-based Nexthop AI develops networking infrastructure to support artificial intelligence workloads in large-scale cloud computing environments. Founded by Anshul Sadana in 2023, Nexthop AI has now raised a total of $610.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Emergent Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, US Innovative Technology Fund, and WestBridge Capital.

Nyad – $1.3M

Birmingham-based Nyad is an AI-powered software platform that assists wastewater treatment plants in more efficiently testing and treating conditions. Founded by Christopher Braithwaite and Virginia Szepietowski in 2024, Nyad has now raised a total of $2.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Apprentis, Boost VC, Draper Associates, First Avenue Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Ollin Ventures, and Troy Wallwork.

Onyx Security – $40.0M

Wilmington-based Onyx Security provides cybersecurity software that monitors and manages risks in artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. Founded by Gil Elbaz and Maxim Kogan in 2024, Onyx Security has now raised a total of $45.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Conviction and Cyberstarts.

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ORO Labs – $100.0M

Palo Alto-based ORO Labs is an AI-powered procurement orchestration platform that enhances organizational efficiency. Founded by Lalitha Rajagopalan, Sudhir Bhojwani, and Yuan Tung in 2020, ORO Labs has now raised a total of $159.0M in total equity funding and is backed by B Capital, Brighton Park Capital, Felicis, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Norwest, and XYZ Venture Capital.

Quince – $500.0M

San Francisco-based Quince is an e-commerce company that offers apparel, accessories, home goods, and personal care products through an online platform. Founded by Becky Mortimer, Sid Gupta, and Sourabh Mahajan in 2018, Quince has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by 8VC, Baillie Gifford, Basis Set Ventures, DST Global, ICONIQ Capital, MarcyPen Capital Partners, Notable Capital, Wellington Management, and WndrCo.

Rasa Legal – $5.0M

South Salt Lake-based Rasa Legal offers software to help expunge criminal records in Utah and Arizona, making the process simple and affordable. Founded by Noella Sudbury in 2022, Rasa Legal has now raised a total of $6.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Halogen Ventures, Rethink Education, Richard King Mellon Foundation, and Social Finance.

Rebar – $14.0M

New York-based Rebar is a construction technology company that develops AI-powered estimating software for HVAC equipment suppliers. Founded by Andrew Schwartz and Evan Brown in 2024, Rebar has now raised a total of $14.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Founder Collective, Optimist Ventures, Prudence, Villain Capital, and Zero Infinity Partners.

Replit – $400.0M

Foster City-based Replit provides a cloud-based development platform that enables users to write, run, and deploy applications in browsers. Founded by Amjad Masad, Faris Masad, and Haya Odeh in 2016, Replit has now raised a total of $872.0M in total equity funding and is backed by 1789 Capital, Accenture Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Databricks, Georgian, G Squared, Jared Leto, Okta Ventures, Prysm Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Shaquille O’Neal, Tether Ventures, and Y Combinator.

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Sandbar – $23.0M

New York-based Sandbar creates voice, gesture, and wearable tools to help capture ideas and connect thoughts to digital actions. Founded by Kirak Hong and Mina Fahmi in 2023, Sandbar has now raised a total of $36.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Adjacent, Kanyi Maqubela, and Kindred Ventures.

Sigma360 – $17.3M

San Francisco-based Sigma360 is is the definitive risk decisioning software platform Founded by Gabrielle Haddad, Stuart Jones, and Jr. in 2016, Sigma360 has now raised a total of $26.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Contour Venture Partners, Moderne Ventures, Mosaik Partners, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and Vocap Partners.

Stake – $8.0M

Dallas-based Stake provides a platform for investing in US stocks and ETFs, offering account management, a visa debit card, and cash back features. Founded by Jimmy Jacobson and Rowland Hobbs in 2020, Stake has now raised a total of $24.9M in total equity funding and is backed by Blue Field Capital, Gaingels, Hamilton Ventures, Hub Angels Investment Group, Lago Innovation Fund, RET Ventures, and Second Century Ventures.

Sunday – $165.0M

Mountain View-based Sunday is a robotics startup that builds home robots that utilize AI to assist with household tasks. Founded by Cheng Chi and Tony Zhao in 2024, Sunday has now raised a total of $200.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark, Coatue, Conviction, Fidelity, Tiger Global Management, and Xtal.

Swarm Aero – $35.0M

Oxnard-based Swarm Aero is an aerospace and defense company that develops large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms for defense and missions. Founded by Danny Goodman, Oliver Palmer, and Peter Kalogiannis in 2022, Swarm Aero has now raised a total of $57.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Coatue, Construct Capital, Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, Khosla Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Scribble Ventures, Silent Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures.

Xscape Photonics – $37.0M

New York-based Xscape Photonics provides photonic chips for high-speed connections in high-performance computing systems and data centers. Founded by Alexander Gaeta, Vivek Raghunathan, and Yoshi Okawachi in 2022, Xscape Photonics has now raised a total of $94.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Addition, IAG Capital Partners, and NVIDIA.

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AlleyWatch sat down with Amigo AI CEO and Cofounder Ali Khokhar to learn more about the business, its future plans, recent funding round, and much, much more…

Who were your investors and how much did you raise?

We announced our $11M Series A led by Madrona with participation from Optum Ventures, General Catalyst, and GSV Ventures. To date, we have raised $17M in total funding, including a seed round co-led by General Catalyst and GSV Ventures.

Tell us about the product or service that Amigo AI offers.

Amigo builds and trains AI agents that interact directly with patients across clinical use cases such as intake and triage, personalized care navigation, and 24/7 patient support. By handling high-value clinical workflows, Amigo agents enable healthcare organizations to improve patient outcomes and meaningfully expand the reach and impact of their existing care teams.

What inspired the start of Amigo AI?

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was eight years old. Over the next six years, through two diagnoses, I watched her navigate a healthcare system that was never built to support her. What I remember most is how much work it was just to be sick. The same story told to every new specialist, the same exams repeated, referrals made and forgotten. And through all of the chemo, side-effects, and hard nights, the burden of coordinating my mom’s care always fell on our family. She passed away when I was fourteen. What I couldn’t shake was the feeling that so much of it didn’t have to be that hard. That became the inspiration to start Amigo.

How is Amigo AI different?

We built Amigo on the idea of “Waymo for healthcare AI” to bring Waymo-like thinking to healthcare. I think of self-driving cars as the only place where the cost of failure is fatal. Instead of rushing to deploy agents, we prioritize investing in more rigorous training of the AI agents in a proprietary “digital residency” to ensure they are fully equipped and experienced to handle various situations. Agents are trained on millions of simulated clinical scenarios before they interact with real patients.

What market does Amigo AI target and how big is it?

The market is huge. There’s a ton of opportunity in both traditional health care models (think solo clinics, providers, health systems) as well as digital health, virtual health, telemedicine companies. Not just to say the entire international market. There are a lot of countries that are pushing the boundaries for AI and what’s even possible.

What’s your business model?

We have two SKUs:

The monthly platform fee gives you a team of two: an agent engineer and a deployment strategist, as well as the training and simulation grounds for our AI agents. The actual usage fee that our agents cost as they draw down and they’re actually taking the burden off of the providers as they operate.

How are you preparing for a potential economic slowdown?

The economy will always have ebbs and flows. I think what matters is focusing on our singular mission of delivering care to patients in one way or another. Even if the economy slows down, it does not eliminate the demand or need for healthcare. If anything, being able to deliver care (increasing access) while making it more affordable will become even more important if the economy slows down.

What was the funding process like?

Fundraising is always a long journey, meeting tons of different investors. Our approach was just to get to a quick no or a quick yes as fast as possible. Investing time in those who really believe in John and I as founders and what we’re trying to achieve here at Amigo over the next decade. Our approach to clinical agents is unique and alignment there with our investors was an important piece of the puzzle that I personally cared a lot about. Luckily we were able to find that!

What are the biggest challenges that you faced while raising capital?

There’s a ton of buzz in AI, so it can be really hard to differentiate companies from other different companies. There are some that think of us as just off-the-shelf AI agents, and then there are those that we thought were really special and really understood the platform approach that we were taking. Building that infrastructure where there is a lot of differentiation to build those hyper-personalized clinical agents for all of our different customers

What factors about your business led your investors to write the check?

First and foremost, they bet on the team: myself and John Xing as co-founders (our complementary skillsets, our ‘why’ in healthcare), and the incredible team that we’ve been able to bring on board. Then there’s the growth. We have had explosive growth over the past 12 months and can’t hire fast enough. We’ve nearly doubled the team in the last 3 months and need to double again before the end of the year.

First and foremost, they bet on the team: myself and John Xing as co-founders (our complementary skillsets, our ‘why’ in healthcare), and the incredible team that we’ve been able to bring on board. Then there’s the growth. We have had explosive growth over the past 12 months and can’t hire fast enough. We’ve nearly doubled the team in the last 3 months and need to double again before the end of the year.

What are the milestones you plan to achieve in the next six months?

2026 is going to be the year where most organizations will start determining their patient-facing AI strategy. Our goal is to help them understand what is possible with today’s technology and how to deploy it safely. Our goal is to 10x our monthly patient encounters in the next 6 months, demonstrating our impact on patient lives.

What advice can you offer companies in New York that do not have a fresh injection of capital in the bank?

I’d say that all it takes is just one investor to really believe in you and what it is that you’re doing. We’ve all been through those tough times where we didn’t think that term sheet was gonna come through or we didn’t have that customer actually cross the line. It only gets better, and you can only look ahead for the next one.

Where do you see the company going now over the near term?

We’re hiring aggressively across the board. We’ve been onboarding customers quickly and one of the core areas of focus is going to be making sure that we are deploying agents as safely as possible to keep our standard of zero patient safety incidents.

What’s your favorite spring destination in and around the city?

I’ve been searching for the best halal cart in the city. Any recs, let me know!

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AlleyWatch sat down with Ernesta Cofounder, serial entrepreneur (founded Peloton) and CEO John Foley to learn more about the business, its future plans, the company’s recent funding round that brings total funding raised to $57.5M, and much, much more…

Who were your investors and how much did you raise

Ernesta has raised $20 million in Series B financing led by Addition, with participation from existing investors True Ventures and Platform Capital Management.

Tell us about the product or service that Ernesta offers.

Ernesta offers custom-sized rugs cut precisely to fit any space, with curated styles and materials, transparent pricing, and delivery in as little as two weeks. The company serves both homeowners and interior designers through a growing omni-channel platform that combines digital tools with experiential showrooms.

What inspired the start of Ernesta?

Ernesta was founded to modernize the rug-buying experience, which we saw as overly complex, expensive, and difficult to navigate. We set out to make high-quality, custom-sized rugs more accessible through a streamlined process, design-forward collections, and an omnichannel shopping model that helps customers and designers confidently complete their homes with custom rugs.

How is Ernesta different?

Ernesta has has quickly emerged as the largest custom-sized rug retailer in the United States. We provide high-quality, custom-sized rugs delivered quickly and priced competitively. The brand also now offers full-service installation and custom project support, including stair runners, fireplace cutouts, on-site custom fittings and more, in every market where there are showrooms.

What market does Ernesta target and how big is it?

The U.S. rug market is large but highly fragmented, with more than 100 million rugs sold annually and no dominant national consumer brand.

What are the milestones you plan to achieve in the next six months?

By the end of 2026, Ernesta plans to have 15 showrooms and 30 by the end of 2027

Where do you see the company going now over the near term?

Ernesta has seen exponential growth, doubling year over year. In the near term, Ernesta plans to build the leading brand in the U.S. rug market through a growing omni-channel platform for both interior designers and homeowners that combines digital tools with experiential showrooms.

What’s your favorite spring destination in and around the city?

As someone who loves design and great experiences, Dante in the West Village is always a good place for afternoon conversation and a quiet cocktail.  And Spring might be the best time to sit outside and enjoy Dante.

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New York City’s startup ecosystem delivered a blockbuster February 2026, raising $2.53 billion across 76 deals — a 180.9% surge year-over-year compared to the $901 million raised in February 2025 and a 50.6% increase month-over-month from January 2026’s $1.68B. The sharp sequential rise bucked the typical post-January seasonal pattern, driven by a concentration of late-stage mega-rounds in fintech and healthcare that compressed deal count even as capital deployed surged. AI companies continued to dominate deal flow across all stages, with the broader national backdrop marked by two historic fundraises — Anthropic’s $30 billion raise and Waymo’s $16 billion close — that set the tone for what is shaping up to be the most consequential year in venture capital history.

New York City Startup Funding — February 2026

February’s headline number was lifted considerably by four rounds of $200M or more — Vestwell ($385M), Runway ($315M), Talkiatry ($210M), and Whop ($200M) — that collectively contributed $1.11B to the monthly total. The 50.6% capital increase over January despite a 32.7% drop in deal count tells a clear story: fewer, larger rounds defined February. January’s 113-deal month spread $1.68B relatively broadly, with an average deal size of $14.9M; February’s 76 deals averaged $33.3M — more than double January’s figure and a reflection of how decisively late-stage activity shifted the mix. Beyond these marquee rounds, deal flow remained healthy across Series A and Series B stages, with 33 rounds between those tiers raising $870M combined.

The fintech sector had an outstanding month, paced by Vestwell’s $385M late-stage round, the largest NYC deal of the month, as the workplace savings platform continued scaling its retirement infrastructure business. The creative AI segment also stood out: Runway’s $315M raise reinforced New York’s position as a global center of gravity for generative video AI, while Profound ($96M) and Basis ($100M) rounded out AI contributions at the top of the leaderboard.

NYC Funding by Round Type — February 2026

The stage distribution tells a tale of two markets within NYC. At the top end, the 11 late-stage rounds averaged $137.4M each and drove the majority of capital — a pattern consistent with a maturing generation of NYC startups that raised their early rounds during the 2020–2022 boom and are now accessing larger growth rounds. At the seed and early stage, 32 deals averaging $4.7M each signal continued formation activity, though early-stage funding represented less than 6% of total capital. Series A and Series B activity was robust in aggregate, with 33 deals combining for $870M — suggesting a healthy mid-funnel pipeline supporting NYC’s next generation of breakout companies.

Top 10 NYC Venture Capital Deals — February 2026

Methodology

All data sourced from Crunchbase. Deal counts and funding totals reflect announced and disclosed venture capital transactions with a last funding date in February 2026. Round type classifications follow a standardized four-category taxonomy: Early-Stage (pre-seed through seed), Series A, Series B, and Late-Stage (Series C and beyond, including growth and corporate rounds). AI company identification was applied using pattern matching across company descriptions, industry tags, and organization names. Year-over-year comparisons reference February 2025 figures of $901M. Month-over-month comparisons reference January 2026 figures of $1.68B across 113 deals. NYC figures represent companies headquartered in the New York City metropolitan area.