AlleyWatch NYC Funding Index

State of NYC Media Funding 2026

Name: State of NYC Media Funding 2026
Creator: AlleyWatch
License: https://funding.alleywatch.com/methodology

Year in progress — data through today

Total Raised

$280M

↓13% vs 2025

Deals

vs 31 in 2025

Median Deal

$9M

Avg Deal

$17M

Most Active Media Investors — 2026

2 deals

1 deal

1 deal

1 deal

1 deal

Top NYC Media Rounds — 2026

#	Company	Amount	Stage	Date
1	Proxima	$86M	Seed	2026-01-13
2	Bluefish	$43M	Series B	2026-04-14
3	Glimpse	$35M	Series A	2026-03-25
4	BranchLab	$29M	Series A	2026-05-13
5	Cosmos	$15M	Series A	2026-01-20
6	GlobalComix	$13M	Venture - Series Unknown	2026-03-18
7	Mega	$12M	Series A	2026-03-09
8	Firsthand	$10M	Venture	2026-07-27
9	Greeter	$8M	Venture - Series Unknown	2026-03-06
10	AWA Studios	$7M	Series B	2026-05-20
11	Chptr	$6M	Series A	2026-06-15
12	Laurence	$5M	Seed	2026-05-15
13	Swsh	$4M	Seed	2026-06-17
14	Chptr	$3M	Series A	2026-03-04
15	Anvara	$3M	Seed	2026-01-14
16	Psympl	$1M	Seed	2026-04-07

$86M

$43M

$35M

$29M

$15M

$13M

$12M

$10M

$8M

$7M