The largest New York City startup funding rounds in August 2026, based on proprietary funding data, span healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, finance and consumer food service. Below are concise profiles of the top rounds, including each company’s round type, industry focus, founders, founding year, total equity funding to date, and disclosed backers or investors.
NYC startup funding highlights
Cityblock Health — Series E
Cityblock Health, a tech-driven healthcare provider offering comprehensive and personalized care for underserved communities, closed a Series E in August 2026. Founded in 2017 by Bay Gross, Iyah Romm, Mat Balez and Toyin Ajayi, Cityblock has raised $1.0B in total equity funding and is backed by Wellington Management, General Catalyst, 8VC, Thrive Capital and Town Hall Ventures. Investors in the round: General Catalyst.
K Health — Venture
K Health, a data-driven digital primary care system that uses AI to deliver personalized services, was among the month’s largest financings. Founded in 2016 by Adam Singolda, Allon Bloch, Israel Roth and Ran Shaul, K Health has raised $477.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Valor Equity Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, Primary Venture Partners and Notable Capital.
Blank Street — Series C
Blank Street, a coffee chain focused on making coffee a convenient daily ritual, raised a Series C in August 2026. The company was founded in 2020 by Issam Freiha and Vinay Menda and has now raised $224.7M in total equity funding. Backers include General Atlantic, General Catalyst, Base10 Partners, Quiet Capital and HOF Capital. Investors in the round: General Atlantic, General Catalyst, Left Lane Capital, Tiger Global Management.
Daytona — Venture
Daytona builds cloud infrastructure for AI agents, enabling them to run tools and code autonomously in fast, secure and isolated environments. Founded in 2023 by Goran Draganic, Ivan Burazin and Vedran Jukic, Daytona has raised $86.3M in total equity funding and is backed by FirstMark, 500 Global, Pace Capital, e2vc and Datadog.
RQD Clearing — Venture
RQD Clearing provides custody and execution solutions for market participants. Founded in 2021 by Michael Sanocki, RQD Clearing has raised $84.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Nyca Partners, Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, ABN AMRO Clearing, Gentree Fund and Belvedere Strategic Capital. Investors in the round: ABN AMRO Clearing, Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Belvedere Strategic Capital, Gentree Fund, Nyca Partners.
Network Bio — Venture
Network Bio develops AI platforms that learn from human biology to support medical research and healthcare applications. Founded in 2022 by Asad Ali Ahmad, Hani Goodarzi and Raphael Potter, Network Bio has raised $69.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Founders Fund, Fundomo, S32, Thiel Capital and Artis Ventures. Investors in the round: Breyer Capital, Founders Fund, JSL Health Capital, S32, The Blue Venture Fund, Thiel Bio.
Flagler Health — Series B
Flagler Health uses AI to assist physicians by recommending treatment strategies based on patient data. Founded in 2023 by Albert Katz, Leon Anijar and Will Hu, Flagler Health has raised $58.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, SignalFire and PROOF. Investors in the round: 186 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Offscript, PROOF, SignalFire, Streamlined, Tribeca Venture Partners.
Ultra — Venture
Ultra develops and deploys intelligent warehouse robots for task automation, particularly in e-commerce packaging environments. Founded in 2024 by Chetan Parthiban, Jonathan Schwartz, Max Friefeld and Oliver Ortlieb, Ultra.tech has raised $57.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, NextView Ventures, Rebel Fund and Great Wave Ventures.
These summaries reflect proprietary funding data for August 2026 and the details disclosed by each company about their round, founders, industries and backers.
