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Keeping the NYC Tech Industry Informed
July 24, 2019

Edition 367
 
1. WeWork’s IPO is expected in September, much earlier than previously speculated. The company is reportedly looking to close a $5 billion to $6 billion asset-backed loan in the coming weeks that will decrease the amount it needs to raise in its IPO. WeWork’s IPO paperwork is expected to become public in August, and its stock-market debut would follow in September. (www.we.co) (Business Insider)

2. NYC’s MoneyLion, a data-driven online consumer lending platform, has raised $160 million in funding, including $60 million in previously unannounced funding and a $100 million Series C round. The Series C investment was reportedly done at an “almost unicorn” valuation. Edison Partners and Greenspring Associates co-led the round, and were joined by Capital One, MetaBank and FinTech Collective. MoneyLion operates a part lending, part savings and part wealth management app which allows users to connect all their bank accounts and credit cards and receive personalized advice. (www.moneylion.com) (TechCrunch)

3. Brooklyn’s Etsy is acquiring Chicago-based Reverb, a marketplace for new, used and vintage musical instruments. The purchase price is $275 million in cash. Reverb, which will continue to operate as a standalone business, had raised $47 million from investors including NYC’s FJ Labs. (www.etsy.com) (www.reverb.com) (TheVerge)

4. NYC’s NewsCred, an enterprise content marketing platform, has raised $20 million in funding. InterWest Partners led the round and was joined by Dentsu, Escalate Capital Partners, FTV Capital, Mayfield Fund, FirstMark Capital and NYC’s Greycroft. The company’s platform is designed to reduce the complexity of planning and executing omnichannel marketing programs in siloed organizations. (www.newscred.com) (Pulse 2.0)

5. NYC’s Skubana, a commerce operations platform for online sellers, has raised $5.4 million in a Series A funding. Defy Partners led the round, and was joined by investors including Advancit Capital and NYC’s FJ Labs. The company’s platform works below the online storefront level and handles tasks such as shipping, inventory management and restocking. (www.skubana.com) (TechCrunch)

6. NYC’s AlphaSense, an AI-powered business insights platform, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding. Innovation Endeavors led the round, and was joined by investors including Soros Fund Management. The company’s platform organizes and indexes more than 100 million documents such as SEC filings, broker research, newspapers and trade journals, to provide market insights. (www.alpha-sense.com) (Pulse 2.0)

7. NYC’s Bulletin, a curated online wholesale marketplace for online brands, has raised $7 million in a Series A funding. Foundation Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Kleiner Perkins, Trail Mix Ventures and Afore Capital. In addition to its online marketplace, the company provides online brands with access to shelf space at its three retail locations in NYC. (www.bulletin.co) (PR Newswire)

8. Brooklyn’s Umbrella, a neighborhood home maintenance marketplace for senior citizen homeowners, has raised $5 million in seed funding.  NYC’s Thrive Capital led the round and was joined by NYC’s Box Group, Google’s Sidewalk Labs, Collaborative Fund, Trail Mix Ventures, Maveron, Refactor Capital and Inspired Capital. The company is a “TaskRabbit for seniors,” and invites local community members to sign up to market services such as shoveling snow, changing light bulbs, painting fences, raking leaves, or cleaning houses. (www.askumbrella.com) (VentureBeat)

9. Forbes has profiled NYC’s Chainalysis, the first blockchain company to make its Next Billion Dollar Startups list. Chainalysis offers tools for financial institutions, regulators and crypto exchanges to detect money laundering and online fraud. (www.chainalysis.com) (Forbes)

10. NYC’s RLab has announced its educational programs for the 2019–20 academic year. RLab is the nation’s first city-funded center for research, entrepreneurship and education in VR, AR, and is developing 16,500 square feet of classrooms, coworking space, studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. (www.rlab.nyc)
 
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