Looking at the largest NYC startup funding rounds from January 2025, leveraging data from CrunchBase, we’ve analyzed the most significant venture capital deals of the month. In this January roundup, we see substantial investments spanning several sectors including health tech, cleantech, and enterprise software. Beyond the raw funding numbers, this month’s analysis includes detailed information about each company’s industry focus, founding team, business model, and total funding history to provide deeper context about these high-growth ventures.
🚀 REACH NYC TECH LEADERS
AlleyWatch is NYC’s leading source of tech and startup news, reaching the city’s most active founders, investors, and tech leaders. Learn More →
12. Anchor $20.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Anchor is an autonomous billing platform that redefines B2B billing, collections, and payments. Founded by Leeor Aharon, Omry Man, and Rom Lakritz in 2021, Anchor has now raised a total of $35.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Zeev Ventures, Mosaic General Partnership, Tal Ventures, Entree Capital, and Amy Banse.
Investors in the round: Amy Banse, Entrée Capital, Mosaic General Partnership, Tal Ventures, Tien Tzuo, Zeev Ventures
Industry: B2B, Billing, Collection Agency, Finance, Financial Services, Payments, Software
Founders: Leeor Aharon, Omry Man, Rom Lakritz
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $35.0M
12. LeapXpert $20.0M
Round: Series B
Description: LeapXpert develops business communication platform. Founded by Avi Pardo, Dima Gutzeit, and Rina Charles in 2017, LeapXpert has now raised a total of $42.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Rockefeller Capital Management, Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, Portage Ventures, Partnership Fund for New York City, and NLS Ventures.
Investors in the round: Partnership Fund for New York City, Portage Ventures, Rockefeller Capital Management, Uncorrelated Ventures
Industry: B2C, Communications Infrastructure, Compliance, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Messaging, Software
Founders: Avi Pardo, Dima Gutzeit, Rina Charles
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $42.5M
11. Raspberry AI $24.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Raspberry AI provides generative AI software for fashion design and merchandising. Founded by Cheryl Liu in 2022, Raspberry AI has now raised a total of $28.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Ken Pilot, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and Greycroft.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, Correlation Ventures, Gokul Rajaram, Greycroft, Ken Pilot, MVP Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fashion, Product Design, Software
Founders: Cheryl Liu
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $28.5M
10. Allara $26.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Allara is a specialty care platform that offers a healthcare program for women’s hormonal health and PCOS through virtual appointments. Founded by Rachel Blank in 2020, Allara has now raised a total of $38.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Gaingels, Index Ventures, Google Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, and Global Founders Capital.
Investors in the round: Google Ventures, Index Ventures
Industry: Health Care, Medical, mHealth, Nutrition, Wellness
Founders: Rachel Blank
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $38.5M
9. SeeQC $30.0M
Round: Series A
Description: SeeQC is a semiconductor company developing commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems for global businesses. Founded by John Levy, Matthew Hutchings, and Oleg Mukhanov in 2018, SeeQC has now raised a total of $59.2M in total equity funding and is backed by US Department of Energy, EQT Ventures, Innovate UK, Newlab, and BlueYard Capital.
Investors in the round: Asset Management Ventures (AMV), BlueYard Capital, Booz Allen Ventures, EQT Ventures, FAM AB, M Ventures, NordicNinja VC, SIP Capital, Vertical Partners
Industry: Electronics, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Semiconductor
Founders: John Levy, Matthew Hutchings, Oleg Mukhanov
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $59.2M
8. Hone Health $33.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Hone Health provides an online clinic platform for men. Founded by Alba Mertira, Mohammed Saad Alam, Seth Franz, Stuart Blitz, and Zachary Kane in 2018, Hone Health has now raised a total of $38.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Bossa Invest, Gaingels, Tribe Capital, and FJ Labs.
Investors in the round: Agent Capital, Anthony Pompliano, Austin Rief, Christopher Petkas, Codie Sanchez, Fasha Mahjoor, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Hanwha, humbition, Looking Glass Capital, Matt Wan, Michael Rabil, Nikita Bier, Paul Rabil, Republic capital, Sam Parr, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Shaan Puri, Stephen Dukker, Tribe Capital, Vibe VC
Industry: Health Care
Founders: Alba Mertira, Mohammed Saad Alam, Seth Franz, Stuart Blitz, Zachary Kane
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $38.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Hone Health Raises $33M to Make Aging Optional
7. Air $35.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Air is the Creative Operations System for marketing and creative teams. Find, organize, share, and collaborate on your images and videos. Founded by Shane Hegde and Tyler Strand in 2017, Air has now raised a total of $63.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Headline, Avenir, Tiger Global Management, Xfund, and Good Friends.
Investors in the round: Avenir, Designer Fund, Good Friends, Headline, Lerer Hippeau, Slack Venture Capital, Tiger Global Management, WndrCo, Xfund
Industry: Cloud Storage, Collaboration, Content, Digital Media, Productivity Tools
Founders: Shane Hegde, Tyler Strand
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $63.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Creative Ops Platform Air Secures $35M to Scale Creative Workflow Automation
💡 CONNECT WITH NYC INNOVATORS
Join NYC’s top tech companies in reaching AlleyWatch’s engaged audience of founders, investors, and decision-makers. Learn More →
6. Orchid Security $36.0M
Round: Seed
Description: Orchid Security focused in identity-based security orchestration. Founded by Ido Kelson, Jeffrey C. Williams, Robert Wiseman, Roy Katmor, and Udi Yavo in , Orchid Security has now raised a total of $36.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Intel Capital, Team8, Capital One, Zohar Alon, and Dror Davidoff.
Investors in the round: Intel Capital, Team8, Capital One, Zohar Alon, Dror Davidoff
Industry: Network Security, SaaS
Founders: Ido Kelson, Jeffrey C. Williams, Robert Wiseman, Roy Katmor, Udi Yavo
Total equity funding raised: $36.0M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Orchid Security Raises $36M to Transform Enterprise Identity Management with AI
5. Clay $40.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Clay offers creative tools for growth teams to enhance customer research. Founded by Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, and Varun Anand in 2017, Clay has now raised a total of $102.0M in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, Sequoia Capital, Builders VC, boldstart ventures, and CSC Upshot.
Investors in the round: boldstart ventures, BoxGroup, First Round Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Developer Tools, Information Technology, Productivity Tools, Software
Founders: Kareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, Varun Anand
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $102.0M
5. Recycle Track Systems $40.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Recycle Track Systems provides waste management solutions for businesses and communities. Founded by Adam Pasquale and Gregory Lettieri in 2015, Recycle Track Systems has now raised a total of $151.7M in total equity funding and is backed by StepStone Capital Partners, Gaingels, Edison Partners, Partnership Fund for New York City, and Rosecliff Ventures.
Investors in the round: Beth Birnbaum, Edison Partners, Robert Farrell, Shazi Visram, StepStone Capital Partners, Volition Capital
Industry: Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Adam Pasquale, Gregory Lettieri
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $151.7M
5. Slingshot AI $40.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Slingshot AI provides a cloud-based platform for easy training, deploying, and managing machine learning models. Founded by Daniel Cahn and Neil Parikh in 2022, Slingshot AI has now raised a total of $70.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis, BoxGroup, Alex Macdonald, and Arjun Sethi.
Investors in the round: a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, Andreessen Horowitz
Industry: Cloud Data Services, Software, Web Development
Founders: Daniel Cahn, Neil Parikh
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $70.0M
📈 ENGAGE NYC DECISION MAKERS
Connect with NYC’s tech ecosystem through AlleyWatch, the most trusted voice in local tech and startups. Learn More →
4. Lindus Health $55.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Lindus Health provides CRO services and in-house trial management technology to automate central monitoring of study data. Founded by Meri Beckwith, Michael Young, and Nik Haldimann in 2021, Lindus Health has now raised a total of $79.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Creandum, Innovate UK, Presight Capital, Balderton Capital, and Page One Ventures.
Investors in the round: Balderton Capital, Creandum, Firstminute Capital, Seedcamp, Visionaries Club
Industry: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Health Care, Medical
Founders: Meri Beckwith, Michael Young, Nik Haldimann
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $79.0M
3. Amogy $56.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Amogy offers carbon-free energy solutions using ammonia cracking technology. Founded by Hyunho Kim, Jongwon Choi, Seonghoon Woo, and Young Suk Jo in 2020, Amogy has now raised a total of $275.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Temasek Holdings, Amazon, Korea Zinc, Newlab, and Aramco Ventures.
Investors in the round: AFW Partners, AP Ventures, Aramco Ventures, BHP Ventures, Hanwha Investment & Securities, Kibo Invest, Marunouchi Innovation Partners, MOL Switch, Quantum Ventures Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries, Seoul Investment Partners, SV Investment Corp, Temasek Holdings, Yanmar Ventures
Industry: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
Founders: Hyunho Kim, Jongwon Choi, Seonghoon Woo, Young Suk Jo
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $275.3M
2. Fundraise Up $70.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Fundraise Up is an online donation platform that helps nonprofits engage donors and increase revenue. Founded by Anton Isaykin, Peter Byrnes, and Yuriy Smirnov in 2017, Fundraise Up has now raised a total of $82.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Telescope Partners, Begin Capital, Summit Partners, and Splash Capital.
Investors in the round: Summit Partners, Telescope Partners
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), B2B, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Non Profit, Payments, Social Impact
Founders: Anton Isaykin, Peter Byrnes, Yuriy Smirnov
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $82.1M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Fundraise Up Secures $70M to Transform Online Charitable Giving with AI
1. LetsGetChecked $165.0M
Round: Series F
Description: LetsGetChecked is an at-home health testing platform that connects customers to regulated laboratory testing. Founded by Peter Foley in 2015, LetsGetChecked has now raised a total of $448.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Qiming Venture Partners, Deerfield, Casdin Capital, Optum Ventures, and Qiming Venture Partners USA.
Investors in the round: Optum Ventures
Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Hospital, Medical, mHealth, Wellness
Founders: Peter Foley
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $448.0M
🚀 REACH NYC TECH LEADERS
AlleyWatch is NYC’s leading source of tech and startup news, reaching the city’s most active founders, investors, and tech leaders. Learn More →