The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 1/20/2026
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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 1/20/2026
"The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/20/2026 featuring funding details for Verse Gaming, Cosmos, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings. Cosmos - $15M Series A CREATIVE TECH Cosmos, a platform for creatives to discover, save, and organize visual inspiration, has raised $15M in Series A funding led by Shine Capital and Matrix. Founded by Andy McCune and Luca Marra in 2021, Cosmos has now raised a total of $21M 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 → Formulary Financial - $4.6M Seed Formulary Financial, an AI-powered fund administration platform, has raised $4.6M in Seed funding led by Khosla Ventures. Formulary Financial was founded by Alfia Ilicheva in 2025."
"You are seconds away from signing up for the hottest list in NYC Tech! Sign up today Verse Gaming - $1.4M Verse Gaming, a social marketplace for peer-2-peer gaming through fantasy contests and wagers, has raised $1.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were eleven investors in the round. Founded by Daniel Zimmermann in 2020, Verse Gaming has now raised a total of $2M in reported equity funding."
On 1/20/2026 NYC startups recorded multiple funding rounds including Series A and Seed financings. Cosmos raised $15M in a Series A led by Shine Capital and Matrix; the creative platform helps users discover, save, and organize visual inspiration and has now raised $21M in reported equity since its 2021 founding by Andy McCune and Luca Marra. Formulary Financial secured $4.6M in Seed funding led by Khosla Ventures for its AI-powered fund administration platform; the company was founded by Alfia Ilicheva in 2025. Verse Gaming raised $1.4M according to an SEC filing with eleven investors; the social gaming marketplace was founded by Daniel Zimmermann in 2020 and has raised $2M total.
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