The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 2/19/2026
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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 2/19/2026
"The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 2/19/2026 featuring funding details for Hook, Novig, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings. Novig - $75M Series B PREDICTION MARKETS Novig, a peer-to-peer sports prediction market platform where users compete directly against each other with commission-free odds instead of betting against a traditional sportsbook, has raised $75M in Series B funding led by Pantera Capital. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah in 2021, Novig has now raised a total of $99.9M in reported equity funding."
"Hook - $10M Series A Hook, a creative social music app for making and sharing song remixes and mashups, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures. Founded by Gaurav Sharma in 2022, Hook has now raised a total of $16.5M in reported equity funding. AlleyWatch is NYC's leading source of tech and startup news, reaching the city's most active founders, investors, and tech leaders. Advertise today → Monark Markets - $8.1M Venture Monark Markets, an API-based platform that allows retail brokerage firms and wealth management platforms to provide access to private market investments, has raised $8.1M in Venture funding led by F-Prime. Founded by Ben Haber and Paul Davis in 2021, Monark Markets has now raised a total of $14.4M in reported equity funding."
"Kadia Health - $1.1M HEALTHTECH Kadia Health, a digital health app enabling family members of persons with substance use disorder with group therapy, has raised $1.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were nine investors in the round. Kadia Health was founded by Charlotte Blais in 2023."
Novig raised $75 million in Series B funding led by Pantera Capital. Novig operates a peer-to-peer sports prediction market where users compete against each other with commission-free odds. Novig was founded in 2021 by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah and has raised $99.9 million in reported equity funding to date. Hook raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures; the app enables making and sharing song remixes and mashups and was founded by Gaurav Sharma in 2022, totaling $16.5 million in reported equity funding. Monark Markets raised $8.1 million led by F-Prime. Kadia Health raised $1.1 million according to an SEC filing, with nine investors reported.
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