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October 2026
· Funding
Ascertain · AI agents for healthcare administration: prior authorizations, referrals, eligibility checks
Filed a Form D reporting $19,999,998 of equity sold to 3 investors out of a $24,000,000 offering, with a first sale on October 5.
Known from the filing only. The company had not announced the round or named its investors when this was recorded; its last announced round was a $10 million Series A led by Deerfield Management with Northwell Health in April 2025. The filing gives a New York address at 345 Park Avenue South and lists Mark Michalski (CEO) among related persons.
· Funding
CarbonAI · AI agents for commercial real estate lending
Announced $12 million in funding led by Cowboy Ventures, with Timber Grove Ventures, Bling Capital and Max Ventures.
The release says CarbonAI is headquartered in New York’s Flatiron district. No round stage or valuation stated. AlleyWatch listed the round on October 19.
· Funding
Ramp · Corporate cards and AI-powered spend management
Raised a $1.85 billion primary round at a $60 billion valuation, led by Dragoneer Investment Group and co-led by Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Sands Capital and Avenir Growth. Ramp says annualized revenue passed $2 billion.
Release datelined New York. A Form D filed October 16 reports $1,585,000,000 sold to 40 investors out of $1,850,000,000, first sale October 7, at 28 West 23rd Street (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803782/000180378226000003/primary_doc.xml). Ramp is a tier-1 NYC AI 100 company, but it is a fintech that markets AI. Bloomberg first reported the round on October 9, citing people familiar, and called the $60 billion pre-money; the release does not say pre or post. Previous round: $750 million at $44 billion in June.
· Acquisition
Sequence · AI-native revenue management for B2B billing
Intuit signed an agreement to acquire Sequence, a Series A revenue management company that automates the quote-to-revenue process. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Split HQ: the release’s About section says Sequence is “based in London and New York,” and it is datelined Mountain View and London; CPA Practice Advisor calls it New York City-based. Signed, not closed; no closing date announced.
· Funding
Modal · Serverless GPU cloud for AI workloads
Raised a $750 million Series D at a $15.75 billion post-money valuation, led by Accel, with Kleiner Perkins and existing investors including Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Redpoint, Lux Capital, Amplify Partners and Bain Capital Ventures. Modal says it crossed $1 billion in annualized run rate.
Modal’s post says its team of 200+ works across New York, San Francisco and Stockholm; the Form D gives 233 Spring Street, New York. That Form D, filed October 20 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2088132/000208813226000004/primary_doc.xml), reports $601,892,375 sold to 18 investors out of an $800,000,000 offering, first sale October 1; the gap with the announced $750 million is not explained in the filing. Its counsel, Pillsbury, describes Modal as headquartered in New York City.
· Funding
Confido Health · AI agents for healthcare practice operations
Announced $22.5 million in total Series A funding, including a new $12.5 million extension led by Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India), with Justin Saks, Together Fund and Blume Ventures.
Release datelined New York; its About section says “Based in New York City.” Not the same company as Confido, the CPG back-office AI company already in the tracker (September 22).
· Funding
Othello · Real-time AI coaching for live sales calls
Announced $8 million in seed funding from a16z speedrun, Owl Capital and Long Journey Ventures, with angels including Andy Fang, Chris Larsen, Thomas Wolf and David Cramer.
Release datelined New York; its About section says Othello is headquartered in New York.
· Funding
Evos · AI operators for operational work at manufacturers and logistics firms
Emerged from stealth with a $9 million pre-seed round co-led by Uncork Capital and Field Ventures, with Crosslink Capital, Utopia Capital Management and Sandwith Ventures, Unite.AI reported.
Reported from the company’s announcement; no copy of the release itself was found. Unite.AI calls it “the New York startup, formally Evolutionary Operating System, Inc.” The company’s claim of $1 million ARR four weeks after launch is unverified.
· Funding
Scuba · Shared context engine for teams and their AI agents
Emerged from stealth with $34 million over two rounds: Accel led the pre-seed and co-led the seed with IVP, with BoxGroup, Conviction, Homebrew and Scribble Ventures.
Release datelined New York. Legal name Flashback AI Inc. (SiliconANGLE). Founded by former Slack chief product officer Noah Desai Weiss and Dolapo Falola. No valuation stated.
· Funding
Brellium · AI auditing of clinical documentation and coding
Raised $23 million in venture funding led by Left Lane Capital and First Round Capital, with Digital Health Venture Partners, and launched CortexLM, its system for reviewing patient notes.
The release says Brellium was “founded in New York City” but gives no current headquarters; AlleyWatch and The SaaS News call it New York-based. No round stage or valuation stated.
· Funding
Pathways · AI that produces environmental product declarations from manufacturers’ data
Raised $6 million in seed funding led by Sorenson Capital, with Pi Labs, Zacua Ventures, Blue Lion, Positive Ventures and Great Wave, and Titan Ventures and Heidelberg Materials as strategic investors. Total raised: $10 million.
No company release found; this trade report is the most direct source read. It and earlier coverage of the company’s first round call Pathways New York-based.
· Funding
Ultra · Warehouse packing robots leased as a monthly service
Raised $62 million in total: a $50 million Series A led by Framework Ventures, with Y Combinator, and an earlier $12 million seed round led by Y Combinator and Next View, Fortune reported.
First-hand reporting; Fortune calls Ultra Brooklyn-based. Ultra builds and installs the robots, and its partner Physical Intelligence supplies the AI models that run them. No valuation stated for Ultra.
· Funding
Rein Security · Runtime security platform for enterprise AI agents
Raised a $25 million Series A co-led by Glilot Capital and Sienna Venture Capital, with Corner Ventures, Atlacle and RNP Capital Advisors. Total raised: $35 million.
The release is datelined New York and Tel Aviv. Calcalist describes Rein as an Israeli company co-headquartered in Tel Aviv and New York City. Runtime security for AI agents, not an AI model or product company.
· Funding
Mecka · Human-motion training data for robots
Raised a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital. New investors are NVIDIA, M12 (Microsoft’s venture fund), Qualcomm Ventures and Samsung, and Kindred, Framework Ventures and Neo invested again.
The company’s post gives no location. Fortune calls Mecka New York City-based. BetaKit says it is based in both Toronto and New York and domiciled in the US, with three of four co-founders Canadian and most staff in Toronto. TechCrunch earlier reported a valuation near $500 million; the company did not state one.
· Funding
PreciseDx · AI digital pathology for breast-cancer recurrence risk
Filed a Form D reporting $3,699,998 of equity sold to 9 investors, the full offering amount, with a first sale on September 23.
Known from the filing only. The company had not announced the round or named its investors when this was recorded. The filing gives a New York address at 810 7th Avenue.
· Funding
TRUE · AI lending intelligence for mortgage underwriting and loan processing
Filed a Form D, as Softworks Holdings, Inc., reporting $2,500,000 of equity sold to 4 investors out of a $3,040,433 offering, with a first sale on September 24.
Known from the filing only. The company had not announced the round or named its investors when this was recorded. The filing gives an address at 118-35 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, Queens, and lists Ari Gross and Alison Gross as related persons. The company was SoftWorks AI until it rebranded as TRUE in 2022. AlleyWatch labels the filing a Series B; the filing names no series.
· Funding
Melius · AI agents that do the production work on creative projects
Announced $25 million in total funding: a $5 million seed round led by General Catalyst and a $20 million Series A led by CRV, with Genius Ventures, Vine Ventures and Anti Fund.
Release datelined New York. TechCrunch also calls Melius New York-based.
· Funding
Siena · AI customer-experience agents for consumer brands
Closed a $17 million Series A led by York IE, with Joyance Ventures and existing investors Aglaé Ventures and Sierra Ventures. Total raised: $29.7 million.
Release datelined New York. The company’s About page describes a globally distributed team and names no headquarters; its founders are Romanian, which is why Romanian press covers it as a Romanian-founded startup.
· Funding
Santé · AI and fintech operating system for wine and liquor retailers
Raised a $15 million Series A led by FINTOP, with returning investors Bonfire Ventures, Operator Collective, Y Combinator and Veridical Ventures, six months after a $7.6 million seed round.
Release datelined New York. The core product is point-of-sale and payments software, with AI agents built on top of it.
· Funding
Valon · AI-native operating system and agents for mortgage servicing
Raised $150 million in Series D funding at a $2.3 billion valuation, which the company says doubles its last valuation. Ribbit Capital joined as a new investor, and existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz also participated.
Release datelined New York. It is hiring in its New York and San Francisco offices, and Fortune describes it as based in both cities. The release does not call Ribbit the lead; some outlets do.
· Acquisition
Zeta Global · AI marketing and customer-data platform (NYSE: ZETA)
Agreed to acquire Senso, a Y Combinator-backed AI engineering company whose technology helps power Zeta’s generative-engine-optimization offering. Senso’s co-founder and CEO, Saroop Bharwani, and his team will join Zeta.
Here the New York company is the buyer. Y Combinator lists Senso in Toronto. The release gives no price.
· Funding
Daptic · AI regulatory-compliance software for manufacturers’ product development
Raised a $15 million Series A led by Canvas Ventures, with IA Ventures, 8VC and others. Total raised: $22 million. Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures and Brad Gillespie of IA Ventures join the board.
Datelined New York. The company lists offices at 19 Fulton St., New York, and in Tokyo. It was formerly DiploAI. The headline on its own post says “$22M,” which is total funding; the round itself is $15 million.
September 2026
· Funding
OuterSignal · Agentic customer-intelligence and personalization platform for consumer brands
Raised a $22 million Series A co-led by Long Journey Ventures and Abstract Ventures, with BAM Ventures, Top Shelf Ventures, SuperAngel.Fund and AME Cloud Ventures, plus angel investors.
Release datelined New York.
· Funding
Tangent Robotics · Touch-sensing robot hands and motor-learning software for precision manufacturing
Announced a 4.5M pre-seed round led by Fly Ventures and Toyota Ventures, with Logos Fund and Sparked Ventures.
The release headline says “4.5M” with no currency, and the body gives no amount; AlleyWatch reports $4.5M. The release calls Tangent an NYC-based Columbia University spinoff. It is a robotics company that uses machine learning.
· Funding
EliseAI · AI automation for housing and healthcare operators
Raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Sapphire Ventures and Navitas Capital.
Release datelined New York. It names New York as headquarters and San Francisco as a planned second engineering hub. The release names no series; some outlets call it a Series F.
· Funding
General Intuition · World and action models trained on gameplay video
Announced $220 million in funding at a $6.2 billion valuation from Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, Seven Seven Six, Point72, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst.
First-hand reporting; the company announced the raise and valuation on X. SiliconANGLE names no lead, while AlleyWatch and Crunchbase say Valor and Atreides led. Already listed in the NYC AI 100. Its open roles are mostly in New York City, with some in Washington, D.C.
· Funding
Elio Mortgage · AI-native mortgage origination company
Came out of stealth with $5.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Motive Partners and Social Leverage, with Insight Partners co-founder Jeff Horing investing as an angel.
Release datelined New York. Elio runs a licensed mortgage brokerage built on its own AI platform, so it is not only a software company.
· Funding
Destro AI · Software that coordinates mixed warehouse robot fleets with workers and enterprise systems
Raised $8 million in seed funding co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures, with CoFound Partners.
Release datelined Brooklyn, N.Y., and it says the company is based in Brooklyn.
· Funding
F2 · Agentic AI operating system for private-credit investors
Received a $5 million strategic investment from Golub Capital as part of a partnership to deploy F2 across Golub’s investment workflows. The two also formed a Global Credit AI Council chaired by David Golub.
Release datelined New York. A strategic investment from a customer, not a priced venture round. F2 announced $24 million in total equity funding earlier in 2026.
· New York expansion
Conduct AI · Enterprise AI software, headquartered in London
Signed a 6,705-square-foot lease for the entire third floor of 140 Crosby Street in SoHo for its first U.S. office, Commercial Observer reported.
First-hand trade reporting, per landlord broker JLL. The company has not announced the lease.
· Funding
Neurath · Reliability and uncertainty measurement for AI models
Filed a Form D reporting $1,520,000 of SAFEs sold to 2 investors, out of a $4,000,000 offering, with a first sale on September 18.
Known from the filing only. The company had not announced the round or named its investors when this was recorded. The filing gives a New York address on East 61st Street.
· Funding
Cyera · Data security platform governing what humans, machines and AI agents can access
Announced a $400 million extension to its Series G from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Evolution Equity led the Series G. The company describes itself as valued at over $12 billion.
Cyera lists New York (1375 Broadway) as its headquarters, with its R&D center in Tel Aviv; its contracting entity, Cyera Ltd., appears to be Israeli. Data security for AI rather than an AI product.
· Funding
Confido · AI platform for consumer-packaged-goods back offices
Raised a $55 million Series B led by Insight Partners, with Trenches Capital, Watchfire, Barrel Ventures, Footwork and Y Combinator. Total raised: $77 million.
· Funding
Chamelio · AI-native legal platform for in-house legal teams
Raised a $26 million Series A led by Entrée Capital, with Work-Bench, Emerge Ventures and Bright Pixel Capital.
Chamelio (Innvo AI Inc.) lists New York as its headquarters, and AlleyWatch calls it a New York company. It was founded by Israeli entrepreneurs and has a Tel Aviv team, which is why Israeli press describes it as Israeli.
· Funding
Ande · AI-native booking and spend platform for corporate entertainment
Came out of stealth with more than $52 million in seed and Series A funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Duration Ventures and Sierra Ventures, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures. The release names no lead.
Ande.ai, Inc.’s privacy policy gives its address as 450 Park Ave. S, New York, and the release is datelined New York.
· Funding
Baselayer · Business identity and risk infrastructure, now including identity for AI agents
Raised a $35 million Series A led by M13, with Torch Capital, Picus Ventures, Afore Capital and Matt Thompson of Socure, and launched an Agentic Identity Suite for verifying AI agents.
Fortune and the Tech:NYC digest reported $45 million; the company’s release says $35 million. Its core business is identity verification, and the AI-agent product is new. Baselayer lists New York (245 W 17th St) as its headquarters; its legal entity, Osiris Ratings, Inc., still gives a Chicago postal address.
· Funding
Beagle Labs · AI-enhanced property inspection data for commercial insurance underwriting
Raised a $4.1 million pre-seed round led by Chingona Ventures, with Sovereign’s Capital, Remarkable Ventures, C2 Ventures, South Loop Ventures and Red Bike Capital.
Beagle Innovations Inc. gives its principal place of business as 40 W 25th St, New York, in an SEC Form D. That filing, from September 2025, reports $3,660,500 of a $4,155,500 offering already sold, so most of this round appears to have closed a year before the announcement. The product pairs AI analysis with a network of field inspectors.
· Funding
CoreWeave · AI cloud and GPU infrastructure (Nasdaq: CRWV)
Completed an upsized private offering of $4.2 billion of 2.875% convertible senior notes due 2033, including $500 million from the initial purchasers’ full exercise of their option. Net proceeds were $4,137.0 million before offering expenses.
Debt, not equity. Priced September 18 at $3.7 billion, upsized from the $3.0 billion first announced. Headquartered in Livingston, N.J.
· New York expansion
Distyl AI · AI operating systems for large enterprises, headquartered in San Francisco
Leased the entire ninth floor at 135 Madison Avenue, bringing its New York footprint to 30,076 square feet less than a year after opening its first New York office there.
Trade reporting citing building manager Koeppel Rosen. Crain’s reported the lease first. The company has not announced it.
· New York expansion
Rogo · Generative-AI platform for investment banks and finance teams
Added 23,000 square feet at 360 Park Avenue South, doubling its Midtown South headquarters to 46,000 square feet, Commercial Observer reported.
First-hand trade reporting. The company has not announced the expansion.
· Funding
Corridor · AI-native employee-benefits brokerage for small businesses
Launched with $25 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, with BoxGroup, Definition Capital and angel investors from OpenAI, Modal, Ramp, Scale AI, Oscar, Rogo, Decagon, Medallion, Reducto and Tennr.
The release does not name the stage. TechCrunch calls it a seed round.
· Acquisition
Meridian · AI search-visibility (answer-engine optimization) startup
Acquired by Searchable, an AI visibility platform, in what the release calls a seven-figure deal. Meridian’s product will be folded into Searchable and its customers moved onto Searchable’s platform.
The acquirer’s release calls Meridian Tech, Inc. New York-based, and its privacy policy lists a New York mailing address; we could not confirm a physical office. Searchable was founded in London and New York.
· New York expansion
Normal Computing · AI hardware
Leased 8,367 square feet at 61 West 23rd Street to relocate and expand its New York City headquarters from 27 West 20th Street, with a move planned for November, Commercial Observer reported.
First-hand trade reporting, with details from a company spokesperson.
· New York expansion
Inspiren · AI sensing and monitoring platform for senior living
Took an 8,367-square-foot full floor at 61 West 23rd Street, which a company spokesperson told Commercial Observer is its first permanent office in New York City. It moved in in early September.
Earlier records place its New York operations at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
· New York expansion
Synthesia · AI video platform, headquartered in London
Opened a 50,000-square-foot US headquarters in the Flatiron District, nearly four times the size of its previous New York space.
Commercial Observer reported on October 8 that the space is 675 Avenue of the Americas, leased from GFP Real Estate; Synthesia is leaving 13,600 square feet at 245 Fifth Avenue.
· Funding
CoreWeave · AI cloud and GPU infrastructure (Nasdaq: CRWV)
Announced a proposed private offering of $3.0 billion of convertible senior notes due 2033, with an option for the initial purchasers to buy more.
Debt, not equity. Headquartered in Livingston, N.J. Priced September 18 at $3.7 billion and closed September 22 at $4.2 billion; see the September 22 entry.
· Funding
Adaptive · Agentic accounting platform for construction
Raised a $30 million Series B led by Tidemark, with Emergence Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Pathlight, Definition and 3KVC. Total raised: $57 million.
· Funding
Clarion · AI front-office agents for medical practices
Raised a $10M seed round led by Accel, with participation from Y Combinator.
Clarion, Inc. lists a New York address in its privacy policy, and Y Combinator gives New York City as its location. Fortune Term Sheet reported the round on September 22. Its Y Combinator profile still shows $5.4M raised earlier; it is not clear whether the $10M includes it.
· Funding
Stuut · AI accounts-receivable automation
Filed a Form D reporting $67,597,673 of equity sold to 11 investors, with a first sale on September 3.
Known from the filing only. The company had not announced the round or named its investors when this was recorded. On October 7 it announced a $52.5 million Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $93 million. The filed amount differs from the Series B, so the filing may cover more than that round.
· Funding
Footprint · AI operating system for KYC, AML and financial-crime compliance
Raised a $25 million Series B led by QED Investors, with MUFG, Commerce Ventures, LightBank, Alumni Ventures, Index Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, BoxGroup, Operator Partners and Animal Capital.
· Funding
Profound · AI-search visibility platform for marketing teams
Raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, with Lightspeed, Khosla Ventures, Saga Ventures, Evantic and South Park Commons.
· Funding
Liquid Compute · Regulated trading venues for AI compute
Launched with a $15 million seed round co-led by FirstMark and Chemistry, with K8 Capital, Night Capital, TrueBridge, Brainchild Holdings, UFO Holdings and Dmitry Balyasny.
Market infrastructure for AI compute rather than an AI product.
· Funding
Pave Finance · AI-backed portfolio management and trading for financial advisors
Raised a Series A of more than $15 million from advisory firms, former financial-services executives and insiders, at a $100 million valuation as reported by WealthManagement.com. No investors were named.
· Funding
UrgentIQ · AI-native electronic medical record for urgent care
Announced a $15 million Series A growth investment from Five Elms Capital.
· Funding
Inspiren · AI sensing and monitoring platform for senior living
Raised a $70 million Series C led by NewView Capital at a valuation the company put at more than $500 million, with Insight Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners and others. Total raised: $225 million.
· Funding
Luminary · AI-native wealth-transfer and estate data platform
Raised a $22 million Series A led by Ten Coves Capital, with BNY, 8VC, Fin Capital, Focus Financial Partners and Rockefeller Capital Management’s FinTech Innovation Fund. Total raised: nearly $32 million.
· Funding
Rogo · Generative-AI platform for investment banks and finance teams
Announced strategic investments from Barclays, BNP Paribas (Opera Tech Ventures), Citi Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Societe Generale and Josh Easterly.
The company did not disclose the amount, so none is recorded here.
· Funding
Highstock · AI-powered B2B marketplace for excess consumer-brand inventory
Raised a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.
The company lists a US office on Broadway in New York and a second office in India.
· Funding
Clay · AI go-to-market and data-enrichment platform
Raised a $115 million Series D at a $7.1 billion valuation, led by Wellington, with Sequoia, StepStone, a16z Perennial, Meritech, DST, CapitalG and others.
· Funding
Savvy Wealth · AI-native platform for independent financial advisors
Raised a $100 million Series C led by Halo Fund, with Thrive Capital, Industry Ventures from Goldman Sachs, Canvas Prime, Index Ventures and others. Total raised: over $200 million.
The release states no valuation, so none is recorded here.
· Funding
Cymphony · Access security for AI agents and enterprise data
Raised $30 million in total, including a $25 million Series A co-led by Sequoia and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund, at a valuation TechCrunch reported as more than $100 million after the investment.
Split headquarters: TechCrunch describes the company as New York- and Tel Aviv-based.
· Funding
Forus · AI network connecting doctors, pharmacies, payers and biopharma for medication access
Raised a $150 million Series C led by Bain Capital Ventures, with Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint and others. Bloomberg reported a $3 billion valuation.
The company’s post states no headquarters. Fortune describes it as New York City-based.
· Funding
Antioch · Cloud simulation platform for robotics and physical-AI teams
Raised a $32 million Series A led by Greylock, with A*, Category Ventures, Box Group and Icehouse Ventures.
· Funding
Blee · AI-first marketing-compliance review platform
Raised a $20 million Series A co-led by Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund, with Hannah Grey VC, National Bank of Canada, Y Combinator and others. Total raised: $27 million.
The release copy carries no dateline. Fortune describes the company as New York City-based.
· Acquisition
Hugging Face · Open-source AI model hub and community
NVIDIA signed a definitive agreement on September 2 to acquire Hugging Face for an approximately $11.9 billion purchase price plus an equity retention program of up to approximately $1.0 billion. NVIDIA’s announcement put the total at $12,930,300,000. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
Neither filing states a headquarters. Hugging Face is on the NYC AI 100 as a Brooklyn company and also operates from Paris.
· Funding
Konko AI · AI patient-journey automation for Latin American clinics
Raised $6 million led by Hi Ventures, with LifeX Ventures, SquareOne Capital, GroundUp Ventures and Phoenix Fund.
Split dateline: New York and San José, Costa Rica.
· Funding
AIR · Security vetting for the skills and add-ons enterprise AI agents use
Came out of stealth with $50 million across two seed rounds: $10 million led by Sequoia and $40 million led by Greenoaks.
Headquarters per Fortune, which describes the company as New York City-based.
· Funding
Norbert Health · Physical-AI software that turns robots into nursing assistants
Raised a $14 million Series A from William A. Marino with Cardinal Group, Exor Seeds and CareIT, with angel investors including Alexis Le-Quoc and Olivier Pomel of Datadog. The release names no lead.
August 2026
· New York expansion
Thinking Machines Lab · AI research lab, headquartered in San Francisco
Leased 21,500 square feet at 79 Fifth Avenue for its first New York office, Commercial Observer reported.
First-hand trade reporting. The company has not announced the lease.
· Funding
Queen One · AI-governed commerce CRM for e-commerce brands
Raised $25 million from Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, Inspired Capital and existing investors. The release names no lead.
· Funding
K Health · AI-driven digital primary care
Filed a Form D reporting $58,949,942 of equity sold, out of a $68,949,885 offering, to 19 investors.
Known from the filing only. The first sale was on June 5, so the round began before the filing month, and the company has not announced it.
· Funding
Riven Systems · AI and autonomous-lab platform for critical-minerals processing chemistry
Came out of stealth with a $7.9 million pre-seed round led by Cerberus Ventures, with Scout Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Lightscape Partners and CLAI.
· Funding
Flagler Health · AI-native platform for musculoskeletal care providers
Raised a $50 million Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with SignalFire, Alumni Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners and others. Total raised: $63 million.
· Funding
Silicon Data · Independent price and performance benchmarks for GPU compute
Announced a $30.5 million initial closing of its Series A, led by Valor Atreides AI Fund, with CME Ventures, DRW, F-Prime, Samsung Next, VanEck and others.
Market data about AI compute rather than an AI product.
· Funding
CoreWeave · AI cloud and GPU infrastructure (Nasdaq: CRWV)
Closed a $2.6 billion delayed draw term loan facility to fund expansion of its AI cloud platform.
Debt, not equity. Headquartered in Livingston, N.J.
· Funding
Malachyte · Behavior intelligence and real-time personalization for consumer commerce
Raised a $10 million seed round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Gradient Ventures, with Harpoon Ventures.
People moves
Leadership changes at New York AI companies, listed only once the company announced them or a major outlet reported them first-hand. We do not infer moves from profiles or job boards.
· Leadership
UiPath · Automation and agentic-AI software (NYSE: PATH)
Promoted Hitesh Ramani, previously Deputy CFO, to Chief Financial Officer. Ashim Gupta remains Chief Operating Officer and gives up the CFO role. Brad Brubaker became Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, and Yazdi Bagli joined the board.
· Leadership
ElevenLabs · Voice AI
Named Ashley Kramer, who led enterprise sales at OpenAI, as Chief Revenue Officer.
ElevenLabs is split between London and New York. The announcement states no headquarters.
· Leadership
ASAPP · AI for the contact center
Appointed Katie Stein as Chief Executive Officer. She was previously CEO of Atain and chief strategy officer at Genpact.
How the tracker is compiled
One source, read in full. Each entry needs a source we have opened: the company’s announcement, an SEC filing, the investor’s post, or first-hand reporting from a major outlet. Aggregator rewrites do not count. Amounts and names are given as the source gives them.
New York, verified. The company’s headquarters has to be in the New York area. A split headquarters or a New York office of an out-of-town company is noted, and New York expansions get their own label.
Filings as well as press releases. We read the SEC’s daily Form D filings, which turn up rounds some companies never announce. An entry known only from a filing says so.
A record, not a feed. Entries are added weekly and never removed. Errors are corrected in place.
Questions about the tracker
What does the tracker cover?
Funding rounds, acquisitions, public-market events, shutdowns, New York expansions and publicly announced leadership moves at AI companies headquartered in the New York area. Every entry links to a source we have opened and read. It is a record of what we could confirm, not a complete ledger of the market.
How do you decide what counts as a New York AI company?
The company has to build AI products or AI infrastructure as its main business, and its headquarters has to be in the New York area. Where headquarters are split between New York and another city, or the sources disagree, the entry says so in its note rather than leaving it out.
Where do the funding amounts come from?
From the source, exactly as it states them: the company announcement, the lead investor, first-hand reporting, or an SEC Form D. A valuation appears only when the source gives one. When a round is known only from a Form D, the entry says so, because a filing reports equity sold, not a priced round with named investors.
Do you report people moves from LinkedIn or job postings?
No. A leadership move is listed only when the company announced it or a major outlet reported it first-hand. We never infer a move from a profile change, and a job posting coming down does not tell you who was hired, so we do not treat it as news.
Do the people behind the tracker have interests in these companies?
They may: the people who host the show and compile the tracker invest in and advise early-stage companies. Entries are checked against the holdings of the people who compile the tracker, and where one of them holds a financial interest in a company named in an entry, that entry carries a disclosure. A holding never decides whether an entry is included.
How do I send a deal or a correction?
Email hello@aiinnycshow.com with a link to the announcement or filing. Tips can be anonymous. We publish only what we can confirm with a source, and we correct errors in place and note the change.