Alley Watch

Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, we present the largest global startup funding rounds of July 2026 — a month defined by scale, ambition, and the accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence with every sector from defense and energy to healthcare and quantum computing. The rounds tracked here span nine-figure raises and beyond, reflecting investor co...

The U.S. laundry care products market is estimated at $26B, and the dry-cleaning and laundry services sector adds another $10B – yet decades of innovation in that combined market have focused almost exclusively on what happens inside the washing machine, which accounts for barely 1% of a garment’s actual life. As consumers travel more frequently, invest in higher-quality clot...

Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, we take a look at the largest US startup funding rounds from July 2026. Beyond the raw funding numbers, this month’s analysis includes detailed information about each company’s industry focus, founding team, investors, business model, and total funding history to provide deeper context about these high-growth ventures.

Institutional buy-side equity research has long been one of the most information-intensive jobs in finance: analysts tracking 20 to 40 companies in their core coverage while monitoring hundreds more must constantly synthesize earnings calls, SEC filings, conference transcripts, news flow, and internal thesis documents–largely by hand. The volume of data demanding analyst att...

With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 8/8/26 including the