Relay's $50M From General Catalyst: NYC SMB Banking Still Has Room to Win
Relay secured $50M growth investment for small business banking and money management — a signal that SMB fintech isn't a solved category.
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Relay secured $50M growth investment for small business banking and money management — a signal that SMB fintech isn't a solved category.
Status AI raised $17M seed + Series A from USV, GC, and YC — 13M worlds created as gamified social entertainment replaces passive scrolling.
Decart raised $300M Series C led by Radical Ventures — real-time generative worlds for gaming, robotics, and physical AI with NYC + Tel Aviv ops.
Gaingels, the LGBTQ+/allies venture syndicate, crossed $1B deployed across 2,600+ rounds and won the NVCA 2026 Inclusion Impact Award.
NinjaOne raised $400M in May 2026, leading a week of large deals as enterprises invest in unified, automated IT endpoint management.
India's Rapido raised $240M at a $3B valuation in May 2026, led by Prosus, as part of a $730M financing to defend its lead in two-wheeler mobility against Uber.