Funding

Sollis Health Secures $30 Million for Medical Concierge Service

NEW YORK — Sollis Health, the members-only medical concierge, announced a $30 million Series A funding round led by Torch Capital and Denali Growth Partners. Additional investors including Strand Equity; Read Capital; Juan Vallarino former CEO of myNEXUS and SVP of HCA Healthcare; Jay Livingston, CMO of Shake Shack; Adam Henick, founder and former President of Mount Sinai Ventures; and Aniq […]

Funding

StrongArm Technologies Lands $50 Million Series B

NEW YORK — StrongArm Technologies, a technology company providing actionable data and insights for industrial workers through its wearable devices, announced that it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Drive Capital. StrongArm’s wearable devices protect over 30,000 of today’s Industrial Athletes – individuals who put their bodies on the line day in and […]

Schools

Columbia Business School Opens New Manhattanville Campus

NEW YORK – Columbia Business School has officially moved to its new home in Manhattanville as it welcomes students for the spring semester. The Manhattanville campus represents Columbia University’s largest expansion in over 100 years and underscores Columbia Business School’s role in reimagining the future of business education. Designed by world-renowned architecture firm Diller Scofidio […]

News

GM Investing $154 Million in Lockport Plant

LOCKPORT, NY – General Motors, one of the nation’s leading automakers, announced plans to invest nearly $154 million in its Western New York Lockport Components plant. The investment will be used to renovate the facility and purchase and install new machinery and equipment used in the production of the stator module, a key component in an […]

Funding

CAIS Secures $225 Million for Alternative Investment Platform

NEW YORK — CAIS, an alternative investment platform, announced a $225 million round of funding led by Apollo and Motive Partners, with additional investment from Franklin Templeton, which values CAIS at more than $1 billion. This new investment follows a previous investment by Eldridge and accelerates CAIS’s mission to modernize how financial advisors access alternative investments. […]

News

Schweiger Dermatology Buys Altamont Dermatology Practice

ALTAMONT — NY-based Schweiger Dermatology Group has a made another deal with the acquisition of Theta Dermatology in Altamont, a suburb of Albany. Founded by dermatologist Dr. Theta Pattison, Theta Dermatology has served patients in New York’s Capital District since 1995. Terms were not disclosed. “Schweiger Dermatology aligns with our practice by focusing on excellent […]

News Retail

Wilson Sporting Goods Opens Flagship Store in NY

NEW YORK — Wilson Sporting Goods, manufacturer of high-performance sports equipment, officially opened its first flagship store in New York City. Located in the heart of SoHo, the Wilson NYC Flagship opened with a celebration featuring local NYC athletes and advisors including pro basketball trainer Chris Brickley, WNBA guard Betnijah Laney, NFL quarterback Mike White, MLB infielder Andrew Velazquez and […]

News Sports

NY Casino Sportsbooks Lose Money the Past Two Weeks

The house doesn’t always win. New York’s four in-person casino sportsbooks have all reported losses on sports betting in the past two weeks. In reports with the NY Gaming Commission, the sportsbooks at all four upstate casinos — Del Lago in Waterloo, Rivers Casino in Schenectady, Resorts World at Monticello and Tioga Downs at Nichols […]

News

Senator Schumer Visits JMA 5G Facility in Syracuse

SYRACUSE — Two months after the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves toured JMA Wireless’ (JMA) new state-of-the-art 5G factory in downtown Syracuse — the first and only U.S.-owned 5G manufacturing facility in the country. [Photo above: Senator […]

TV

Picard Season Two to Stream on Paramount+ March 3

Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, has released the official trailer for season two of its original series STAR TREK: PICARD. Season two of STAR TREK: PICARD will premiere on Thursday, March 3, exclusively for Paramount+ subscribers in the U.S. Following the premiere, new episodes of the 10-episode-long second season will be released weekly on […]

Funding

Yahoo Co-Founder Invests in Caden

NEW YORK — Caden, a personal data advocacy startup, has launched to help protect consumer data and privacy. Caden’s platform empowers users to have complete control over their data and earn a profit by sharing certain data with trusted brands, while never relinquishing ownership. As a “zero-party” data platform, Caden aims to impact the market […]

Funding

Tiger Global Leads $25 Million Round in Accrue Savings

NEW YORK — Accrue Savings, a merchant-embedded shopping platform that rewards consumers for saving, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global, with participation from Aglaé Ventures, the tech investment firm backed by Groupe Arnault, Maple VC, and notable leaders such as UPS CEO Carol Tomé and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin. […]

News

Urban Umbrella Lands $6.5 Million in Debt Financing

NEW YORK — Urban Umbrella, which offers a more aesthetically-pleasing alternative to unsightly building scaffolding in New York City, has raised $6.5 million in venture debt. The round was led by New York-based Anthos Properties, a commercial and residential real estate developer and property management company. Paul Anagnostopoulos, principal and director of acquisitions for Anthos, […]

Funding

Diana Health Launches With $11 Million Funding

NEW YORK — Diana Health, a healthcare provider redesigning maternity and women’s health in partnership with leading health systems, has launched with $11 million in Series A financing and a collaboration with TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S. The funding, co-led by LRVHealth and .406 Ventures, with […]

Legal

Law Firm Wilson Elser Names 19 New Partners

NEW YORK — National law firm Wilson Elser has promoted 19 attorneys to partner, effective January 1, 2022. Wilson Elser has over 900 lawyers in 41 offices in the U.S. and an office in London. “Congratulations to our 2022 partner class as they move up the ranks of the firm,” said Wilson Elser Chair Daniel McMahon. […]