Aircall Raised $120M, Cleerly Got $43M, and More NYC Tech News

From healthtech to entertainment, NYC tech startups are innovating a wide range of industries after last week’s developments. Find out which companies made new moves. This is the Built In NYC weekly refresh.

Written by Ashley Bowden
Published on Jun. 28, 2021
Aircall Raised $120M, Cleerly Got $43M, and More NYC Tech News
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From healthtech to entertainment, NYC tech startups are innovating a wide range of industries after last week’s developments. Find out which companies made new moves. This is the Built In NYC weekly refresh.

Cleerly secured $43MWorking to address cardiovascular disease and heart attacks, the Cleerly platform provides tools for physicians, clinicians, patients and payers to navigate care. Vensana Capital led this Series B, and the money will be used to invest in R&D, expand the commercial reach of its platform, and form strategic partnerships. [Built In NYC]

DataRails raised $25MComing off a year of growth, DataRails is planning to expand its global headcount. The company provides SMBs with a cloud-based platform with tools for financial planning and analytics. This is an extension of a Series A initially announced back in April, bringing the round’s total to $43.5 million. Investors like Zeev Ventures and Innovation Endeavors participated in the raise. [Built In NYC]

NYC Tech Quote of the Week

“Since the beginning of Aircall, we’ve helped thousands of companies to enrich their customer experience through voice channels, with more empathy than ever in the past year. Now that hybrid, on-site or remote teams are likely here to stay, we’ll continue to work to achieve our vision, and empower every professional to have richer conversations.” —Olivier Pailhes, co-founder and CEO of Aircall

Aircall pulled in $120MThis company works to equip enterprises’ sales and customer support teams with vital information to better manage their calls. Now a unicorn, Aircall is using the funding to grow its team, hiring for more than 20 NYC-based positions. It is also establishing partnerships with telecommunication companies to make improvements to its platform. Goldman Sachs led the Series D. [Built In NYC]

Figma opened a tech hub in NYCThe San Francisco-based company develops software for website design, and it’s building out its presence by opening a new talent hub in NYC. Instead of being an office, the hub will embrace a hybrid work model for local employees. With about 40 team members there so far, Figma is hoping to double that number by the end of the year. [Built In NYC]

MetaProp closed a $100M fundWith its eye on proptech startups as the world pursues economic recovery following the pandemic, this VC firm closed on its third fund. MetaProp has more than 130 companies in its portfolio to date, and several startups have already received investments from its Fund III. Names include Proper.ai, Ergeon, GoFor, Dongnae, HighArc and Milo Credit. [PR Newswire]

WaitWhat got $12MWorking to provide audiences with premium content and IP across podcasts and other forms of media, WaitWhat just raised Series B funding led by Raga Partners. With it, the company is developing a platform to house its original content. [PR Newswire]

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