True to the spirit of the city, companies on the NYC tech scene are constantly evolving. Check out the latest developments from these startups. This is the Built In NYC weekly refresh.
Harry’s pulled in $155M. The CPG manufacturer is best known for its lines of shaving products. With the acquisition of more brands, it has also come to sell things from body washes to cat products. Its Series E funding round was led by Bain Capital and Macquarie Capital and it intends to focus on developing new products, making more acquisitions and internationally expanding its women’s shaving products. [Built In NYC]
Capitolis got $90M. Offering tech support services to entities like banks, this startup closed on a Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz. With the funding, Capitolis is planning to support its sales efforts and increase its headcount by 60 people by the end of this year. The investment follows its Series B in 2019 and brings the company’s total funding to $170 million. [Built In NYC]
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StarStock pulled in $8M. The company digitizes sports cards to allow for easier and more efficient trading and collecting for its users. Card trading on its marketplace platform functions similarly to stock trading. With a fresh investment led by Andreessen Horowitz, StarStock is planning to build out its platform and increase its headcount. [Built In NYC]
UnitedMasters secured $50M. Allowing artists to distribute their music to streaming platforms worldwide, UnitedMasters is looking to grow its team with positions available at its NYC and San Francisco offices for tech and musical talent. Its platform offers tools to help artists manage content streaming analytics, social media and more. Its latest investment was led by Apple, Andreessen Horowitz and Alphabet. [Built In NYC]
Rivery got $16M. The startup’s product expedites DataOps workflow using automation tech and process simplification on its SaaS platform. Rivery announced the close of its Series A funding round that will go toward building out its team across research and development and business. It has 60 positions slated to be filled by the end of the year. [Built In NYC]
Staffbase raised $145M, plans NYC hires. German startup Staffbase specializes in internal communications, and its platform currently serves more than 1,000 enterprises with features like its newsletter tool, an employee app and more. It announced its latest financing round led by General Atlantic that’ll fund global growth. It’s also hiring for a handful of positions based out of its NYC office. [Staffbase]
White Ops rebranded as HUMAN. Its product, Human Verification Engine, serves enterprises to keep their apps, APIs, and digital media safe from bot attacks and protect them against potential losses. Its mission is to disrupt the economics of cybercrime and protect the integrity of the internet. [HUMAN]
Onna hires new exec Emoke Starr. The company focuses on helping enterprises up their productivity by connecting all their collaboration and productivity platforms. Onna brought on Starr as its vice president of people to oversee human resources. She has previously held several HR leadership positions including, most recently, senior people and purpose partner at Workday. [Onna]
