NYC VC News: PrettyDamnQuick Raises $25M Series A to Scale Checkout and Shipping Intelligence
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NYC Series A in 2026: Data-Backed Benchmarks on Metrics, Valuations, and Timelines
A Series A in NYC 2026 typically requires $1-5M ARR (SaaS) or equivalent traction. Valuations range $40-150M post-money. Here's the data.
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NYC Series A VC Firms 2026: Who Leads, Who Follows, and What the Metrics Bar Looks Like
A founder shortlist of NYC Series A venture firms — lead vs follow, sector fit, and approximate ARR/growth norms for 2026 rounds in the $8–25M band.
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B Capital Group Check Size: Typical Range, Stage Focus, and Founder Fit (2026)
Looking up B Capital Group check size? Here is a stage-based planning band for early leads vs growth, $12B+ AUM context, and how founders should qualify outreach.
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Zeal Capital Partners Leads Rising Team and Seven Starling Rounds
Zeal Capital Partners led an $8M Series A in Rising Team and backed Seven Starling’s $8M maternal-health round, deploying its new Fund II.
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Tribeca Venture Partners Headlines Swivel $5.8M Series A
Tribeca Venture Partners headlined a $5.8M Series A for Swivel (formerly PilotDesk), advancing AI automation in ad operations.
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Spark Capital Leads Latent Health $80M Series A
Spark Capital led Latent Health’s $80M Series A at a $600M valuation, continuing an active run of AI and healthcare leads.
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Notation Capital Backs Photon Health $16M Series A
Notation Capital backed Photon Health’s $16M Series A, a follow-on to its earlier lead, staying true to its NYC pre-seed roots.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners Backs Proxima Fusion Series A
Lightspeed Venture Partners backed Proxima Fusion’s Series A and stayed active across AI-native deals like Patronus AI and Eagle in mid-2026.
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Greycroft Leads Jesse & Ben’s $10M and Recursive Series A Rounds
Greycroft led Jesse & Ben’s $10M Series A clean-label food round and Recursive Superintelligence’s Series A, spanning consumer brands and AI.
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Forerunner Ventures Leads Casa Series A for Homeownership OS
Forerunner Ventures led the Series A for Casa, a homeownership operating system, continuing to deploy its $500M Fund VII into consumer-facing software.
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Equal Ventures Co-Leads Texture $12.5M, Leads Chord $7M
Equal Ventures co-led Texture’s $12.5M Series A operating system for energy companies and led Chord Commerce’s $7M AI commerce financing.