The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/4/2023 featuring Funding details for Blackbird, Rqd Clearing, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Blackbird – $24M

Blackbird, a restaurant loyalty platform, has raised $24M in Series A funding from investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, QED Investors, Bolt, American Express, Variant, Shine Capital, Quality Branded, and Rustic Canyon Family of Restaurants. Founded by Ben Leventhal and Phil Toronto in 2022, Blackbird has now raised a total of $35M in reported equity funding.

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RQD Clearing – $10M

RQD Clearing, a clearing platform for futures trades, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by Nyca Partners and ABN AMRO Clearing. RQD Clearing was founded by Brian Donnelly in 2021.

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