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StrictlyVC returns to NYC on Sept 10 at Ideal Glass Studios with $180 tickets, riding a clear momentum in NYC seed funding: ~240 startups raised $1.13B in H1 2026, averaging seed rounds around $6.64M and totaling $16B across the year’s first half.
The piece portrays a forthcoming redistribution of AI wealth amid regulatory threats and a shift toward AI infrastructure funding (chip-backed loans, nuclear SMR bets), with multiple hard-data markers on funding, valuations, and regulatory moves.
Aspora, led by Parth Garg, pivoted from debt finance for Indian software firms to cross-border diaspora banking using stablecoins, amassing 700k NRIs, handling hundreds of millions of transfers monthly (~$4B/year), and closing Series A (Nov 2024) and Series B (Spring 2025) while pursuing multi-country licensing and a broader product slate.
Sierra hits $100M ARR in 21 months and is valued at about $10B after a $350M round, led by Greenoaks, with a marquee list of enterprise customers and an outcomes-based pricing model.
Kalshi raises $1B at an $11B valuation led by Sequoia and CapitalG, following a prior $300M round at a $5B valuation, while navigating a complex regulatory landscape and competition from Polymarket.
Kalshi secures a $1B round at an $11B valuation amid ongoing CFTC regulatory battles, while WhatsApp reintroduces an Instagram Notes–style About status feature, highlighting a fintech regulatory risk backdrop and platform monetization dynamics.
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