The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 12/8/2025
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The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 12/8/2025
"Benepass - $40M BENEFITS/HR TECH Benepass, an all-in-one flexible benefits platform, has raised $40M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from five investors. Founded by Jaclyn Chen, Kabir Soorya, and Mark Fischer in 2019, Benepass has now raised a total of $74.7M in reported equity funding. Phia - $30M AI/E-COMMERCE Phia, an AI-powered agentic shopping platform, has raised $30M in Venture funding led by Notable Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Khosla Ventures. Founded by Sophia Kianni and Phoebe Gates in 2022, Phia has now raised a total of $40.1M in reported equity funding."
"Opentrons - $20.1M LIFE SCIENCES/ROBOTICS Opentrons, a robotic automation company for the life sciences industry, has raised $20.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $56.6M and there were two investors in this close. Founded by Eva Boratto, Nicholas Wagner, and Will Canine in 2014, Opentrons has now raised a total of $260.2M in reported equity funding. Ply - $8.5M CONSTRUCTION TECH Ply, an inventory and procurement platform built for the building trades, has raised $8.5M in Venture funding led by Ferguson Ventures. Founded by Dave Wigder and Darion Miller in 2022, Ply has now raised a total of $14.2M in reported equity funding."
Multiple NYC startups secured new funding across sectors including benefits, AI commerce, life sciences robotics, construction tech, and robotics testing. Benepass raised $40M from five investors via an SEC filing; the company was founded in 2019 and has raised $74.7M total. Phia raised $30M in venture funding led by Notable Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Khosla Ventures; Phia was founded in 2022 and has raised $40.1M total. Opentrons raised $20.1M via an SEC filing with a $56.6M total offering and two investors, and has raised $260.2M total. Ply raised $8.5M led by Ferguson Ventures and has raised $14.2M total. Antioch closed $4.25M in pre-seed funding led by A*.
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