NYC Startup Opportunities 8/19

Welcome back to the NYC Startup Jobs Newsletter!

This week’s list includes 10 new startups that raised Series A or later rounds in July of this year. It includes everything from manufacturing, AI, crypto, and FinTech.

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This week’s companies:

Diode Computers - Designs and manufactures PCBs using AI.
💰 Closed a $11,400,000 Series A in July 2025.
👥 1-10 employees today.
Job Board Link - 1 senior software engineer position open (NYC).

Ekho Dealer - Creates tools and analytics for cryptocurrency and blockchain investing.
💰 Closed a $15,000,000 Series A in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 2 positions open (NYC) in engineering and operations.

Heron Data - Provides document workflow automation.
💰 Closed a $16,000,000 Series A in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 3 positions open (NYC) in engineering and sales.

Datavations - Delivers insights-driven analytics for smarter retail decisions in the home improvement industry.
💰 Closed a $17,000,000 Series A in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 3 positions open (NYC) in engineering and sales.

Vellum - Enterprise platform for building mission-critical AI products.
💰 Closed a $20,000,000 Series A in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 6 positions open (NYC) in engineering, sales, content, plus a Chief of Staff role.

Ambrook - Provides a real-time payments platform enabling merchants to accept and process transactions instantly.
💰 Closed a $26,100,000 Series A in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 7 open positions (NYC & remote) in engineering, sales, and marketing.

ModernFi - FinTech providing end-to-end deposit management for financial institutions.
💰 Closed a $29,128,654 venture round in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 6 open positions (NYC & remote) in engineering, product, sales, and legal.

Modern Life - Tech-enabled insurance brokerage.
💰 Closed a $34,691,286 venture round in July 2025.
👥 11-50 employees today.
Job Board Link - 3 open positions (NYC & remote) in engineering and legal.

april - Tax tools for finance and accounting professionals.
💰 Closed a $38,000,000 Series B in July 2025.
👥 51-100 employees today.
Job Board Link - 10 open positions (NYC & remote) in customer success, engineering, marketing, product, and tax.

iCapital Network - Alternative investment marketplace.
💰 Closed a $820,000,000 private equity round in July 2025.
👥 501+ employees today.
Job Board Link - 50+ positions (NYC & remote) in all departments.

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