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Edition #4 - NY Tech week is here.

Great week to make friends - choose your events wisely! Some good recent pods for those morning walks, check out Commuter Context section.

Let’s Eat.

The Menu

Local Rounds 📈

Our friends at Averi raised a $3 Million Seed round. Led by Grit Capital, participation from Gaingels, Singularity.

Superblocks raised a $23 Million Series A from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital, & Greenoaks.

Creatify raised a $15.5 Million Series A. Co-led by the teams at Wndr and Kindred Ventures.

Gail raised an $8.2 Million Seed round. Co-led by HTwenty & Act One, participation from Mangusta, NextView, & A15.

Spott raised a $3.2 Million Seed round. Led by Base10 with participation from YC, Fortino, & True Equity.

Getting Active 🌃

NYC

Pensar Hosts NYC AI Demos, happening Tuesday the 3rd @ 6pm.

Hustle Fund hosts Founder Friends, happening Wednesday the 4th @ 6pm.

Windmill is hosting Founders Coffee & Plunge, happening Thursday the 5th @ 7:30am

We’re hosting the Founders Block Party with our friends at Pearl Talent, happening Friday the 6th @ 5pm

Controller’s Desk 🧾

Thinking about hiring in-house? Not sure if you should be leveraging a CPA or bookkeeper? Check out our recent blog that takes a dive into timing on hire & who’s right for the job!

Weekly Limelight 📢

If you’re managing complex contracts in spreadsheets, or stuck in a system that can’t flex with your pricing, Subscript gives you a smarter way to scale.

Subscript automates invoicing, rev rec, and real-time SaaS metrics—so you can close the books faster and stay focused on growth.

Ready to upgrade your billing and rev rec? Mention Haven for an exclusive offer!

Shipping Station 📦

Justin Canetti and the team at Skej launched their Slack integration - making it even easier to leverage AI Assistants for scheduling & more.

Give them a shout!

Commuter Content 🚉

Our friends at Seeds relaunched their pod - episode 1 takes a deep dive into their rebrand, funding, and the future of Seeds! Link to Apple Podcast.

Personal favorite - from $2M to $40M ARR, using AI to Supercharge your GTM team by 20VC. Link to Apple Podcast.

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