24 hour NYC funding flurry
received another $200 million from Disney. In the same 24 hour period another 4 NYC tech firms – , , and – announced fundings of more than $50. [Built In NYC]
White House recruits ZocDoc and Oscar
New York based healthcare startups
Stringr raises $1.5M to help freelance videographers
raised $1.5 million from Matter Ventures, Founder.org and Rick Thompson of Signia Ventures. The online marketplace for video news footage allows media outlets to buy videos from both professional and amateur videographers. [Built In NYC]
New York AG questions ticket sites
Following his (temporary at least) takedown of daily fantasy sites, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is now taking aim and secondary market ticket selling sites. On Monday his office send open letters to StubHub, TicketNetwork and Vivid Seats asking about advertising of tickets that might not yet be in the seller’s possession. The practice could violate state laws against deceptive advertising. [New York Times]
SeamlessDocs raises $5M
closed a $5 million funding round led by the Govtech Fund. The New York startup allows you to fill out paper based government forms online. It converts PDFs into a smart form which can be filled out online and included electronic signatures. [Techcrunch]
Circa announces comeback
the mobile news app that shuttered in June due to a lack of funding announced a comeback. Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of local TV companies in the country announced that it had bought Circa’s IP and will relaunch the app in 2016. [Built In NYC]
Gimlet Media raises $6M for podcasts
raised $6 million in a funding round led by Graham Holdings, which also owns Slate. The Brooklyn-based startup produces a number of podcasts including StartUp, ReplyAll and Mystery Show. [Built In NYC]
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