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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/3/2024 featuring funding details for Valon Technologies, Phidata, and much more.

The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 8/31/24 featuring funding details for Magic, Parry Labs, Cribl, and sixteen other deals representing $804M in new funding that you need to know about.

There was brisk funding activity for NYC startups going into the holiday. Here's what you missed - 10 new deals and $326M invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 8/31 featuring news for Rollstack, DataLab, Level, and much, much more.

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/29/2024 featuring funding details for Level, Comun, and much more.

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/28/2024 featuring funding details for Aerflo, Rollstack, and much more.

The beverage industry is witnessing two significant trends: a surge in the self-made sparkling water market and steady growth in reusable bottle adoption. Consumers are increasingly gravitating towards healthier drink options and the convenience of at-home carbonation, while environmental concerns are driving the shift away from single-use plastics. Aerflo, a newly-launched startup, has positioned itself at the intersection of these trends with its innovative Aer1 system. This portable carbonation device is designed to transform still water into sparkling water on the go. The system's key feature is its proprietary bottle lid, which houses a refillable carbon capsule capable of carbonating four full bottles of water. Operating on a circular economy model, Aerflo has implemented a unique refill system. Customers return their empty capsules to the company by mail and receive full replacements in return. This on-demand approach eliminates the need for ongoing subscriptions. The initial cost for consumers is $99, which includes the Aer1 device, an Aer1 bottle, and 13 carbon capsules. Following this, customers only pay for replacement capsules as needed, when they return their empties. AlleyWatch caught up with Aerflo Co-CEOs and Cofounders John Thorp and Buzz Wiggins to learn more about the business, the company's strategic plans, latest round of funding, and much, much more...

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/27/2024 featuring funding details for Chainbound and much more.

Franchising is a powerful growth strategy for businesses seeking rapid expansion without bearing the full burden of capital investment and operational costs. However, managing franchises comes with complex challenges that demand a delicate balance between control and flexibility. Harmonyze allows franchisors to operate successful franchise networks with AI agents.  The platform automates and centralizes both legal and operational compliance and monitoring and reporting, while facilitating coordinated technology deployment across the franchise network, allowing for rapid experimentation.  For rapidly scaling franchisors, maintaining brand consistency and quality across multiple locations is crucial. Harmonyze helps ensure customers have a consistent experience aligned with brand standards. By automating operational tasks across the franchise network, the platform not only generates cost savings for both franchisors and franchisees but also frees up franchisors to focus on strategic, revenue-generating initiatives. AlleyWatch caught up with Harmonyze CEO and Cofounder Gary Liskovich to learn more about the business, the company's strategic plans, recent round of funding, and much, much more...

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/26/2024 featuring funding details for TickPick, DataLab, and much more.

14 new deals and $483M invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 8/24 featuring news for Clarium, David, PreciseDx, and much, much more.