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🗽 NYC TECH FUNDING ROUNDUP 11/11/2026:

💳 @imprint raises $130M Venture led by Khosla Ventures
🚒 @withgarage lands $41M Series B led by Invus Opportunities

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A team knows a fan bought a ticket. It rarely knows what that fan ate, who they came with, or whether they will be back next season.

@TouTix__ built a fan data layer that teams own, not their ticketing vendor.

Here is how the founders pivoted from anti-scalping tickets to fan intelligence:

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The Shadery @theshaderyco has raised $3M in seed funding led by @lererhippeau. The NYC startup's motorized Roman shades separate the fabric from the hardware — swap the look, keep the motor.

Our full interview with Founder & CEO @mhweiler:

https://t.co/GyIvb8CD7i

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The New York Tech Daily Funding Report: 11/9/2026 via @AlleyWatch

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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 11/9/26 via @AlleyWatch

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AI agents now write code, touch sensitive data, and act on production systems, and many security teams cannot see any of it.

@asymptotelabs built an open-source tool that captures what agents do across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and 20+ other harnesses.

We talked to @jqdsouza, Cofounder and CEO, to learn more...

https://t.co/ZH5CWAP6qB

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NYC startup @KalepaInsurance just raised $75M in Series B funding, led by Updata Partners with continued backing from IA Ventures and Inspired Capital.

We spoke with CEO and Founder Paul Monasterio about the AI platform insurers use to underwrite, price, and manage risk.

Read the story:

https://t.co/vDFUCaTedL

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PatternMD Gives Patients a Free, Anonymous Way to Track Symptoms Between Doctor Visits via @AlleyWatch

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Two NYC startups raised $1B or more in October.

Meet the 10 largest fundings of the month and the investors behind them:

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EXIT ALERT:

Chord Acquires Zenlytic, Doubling Its Revenue via @AlleyWatch

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NYC just had the largest month for startup funding in its history: $4.94B.

The October 2026 New York VC Funding Report:

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NYC Tech Week in Review: 10/25/26 – 10/31/26 via @AlleyWatch

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Before he built his company, Chetan Reddy spent 15 months working the front offices of medical practices across the U.S. What he saw there led him to build AI agents that finish the work instead of just answering the phone. Confido Health now runs those agents for about 3,200 providers, and it just raised $12.5M, bringing total funding to $25.5M.

Find out why private equity firms keep asking for it at every portfolio company they own.

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With today's $1B announcement for Kalshi's latest round, October 2026 become the single largest month for startup funding in NYC history!

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ShareWillow Raises $8.5M to Help Trades Businesses Keep Their Best Technicians via @AlleyWatch

https://t.co/b1AgcHWn1J

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The 12 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of September 2026 via @AlleyWatch https://t.co/3uXGIGHvYt

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Confido Health Raises $12.5M to Expand CareOS, Its AI Agent Platform for Healthcare Operations via @AlleyWatch

https://t.co/b4RWMqrSUC

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🗽 NYC TECH FUNDING ROUNDUP 10/27/2026:

🔐 Overwatch Data raises $15M Series A led by Mouro Capital
💳 @Mochatradeapp lands $5.5M Seed led by CoinFund
🤖 Iris secures $5M

https://t.co/XUlNMQp6xL

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NYC EXIT ALERT: Ferring Pharmaceuticals is acquiring fertility biotech Gameto in a deal worth up to $1.38B. The startup raised $127M from Two Sigma Ventures, Insight Partners, RA Capital and more to reinvent how eggs mature for IVF.

https://t.co/Tf8E3w6627