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Brooklyn's startup scene is defined by its diverse industries and significant venture capital backing. Companies in artificial intelligence, healthcare, and gaming are particularly prominent.

AI developer Hugging Face leads the pack with $395.2 million in funding. Health-tech firm Inspiren and fantasy sports platform Underdog Fantasy have also attracted substantial capital.

Below is our list of 39 Brooklyn startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Inspiren has developed an AI platform to help senior living providers monitor patient care and improve clinical workflows. Their system uses computer vision to track interactions between staff and patients, providing data that helps improve care quality and operational efficiency.

Year Founded2016
FoundersMichael Wang, Paul Coyne, Vincent Cocito
Funding Amount$142.8M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsPrimary Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Story Ventures, Studio VC

Roam builds a virtual office platform where remote teams can work together in a shared digital space. The software is designed to bring back the spontaneous conversations and easy collaboration of a physical office, helping distributed teams feel more connected.

Year Founded2021
FoundersGrace Sutherland, Howard Lerman, Jon Brod, Sean MacIsaac, Tom Dixon
Funding Amount$51.2M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsIVP, GTMfund, Correlation Ventures, Edward Lando, Jules Maltz

Underdog Fantasy offers a daily fantasy sports platform with a focus on simple and innovative game formats. They are particularly known for their massive season-long Best Ball tournaments and daily Pick'em contests.

Year Founded2020
FoundersBrandon Stakenborg, Jeremy Levine
Funding Amount$115M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsBlackRock, Spark Capital, SV Angel, MANTIS Venture Capital, Palm Tree Crew

Oula Health created a collaborative maternity care model that brings together midwives and obstetricians in one practice. This integrated approach provides comprehensive support for patients throughout their pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum journey.

Year Founded2019
FoundersAdrianne Nickerson, Elaine Purcell
Funding Amount$50.3M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, 8VC, Kapor Capital, Maverick Ventures, Female Founders Fund

XL Batteries has created a novel electrolyte chemistry that extends the operational life of redox flow batteries. Their technology enables more cost-effective, long-duration energy storage by reducing degradation and waste.

Year Founded2019
FoundersThomas Sisto
Funding Amount$25.4M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsNational Science Foundation, Third Derivative, SIP Global Partners, Catalus Capital, Xerox Venture Capital

Vibranium Labs develops an AI platform that acts as an on-call engineer to help resolve software incidents. Their system is designed to automate the entire incident response process, reducing stress and downtime for engineering teams.

Year Founded2024
Founders
Funding Amount$4.6M
Startup SizeFounding Team (1-10)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton, Gaingels, Plug and Play, Digital Currency Group

Artemis builds an intelligence platform to help manage indoor farming operations. Their software provides growers with data-driven insights to increase crop yields and overall profitability.

Year Founded2015
FoundersAllison Kopf, Jason Camp
Funding Amount$12.4M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsAstanor Ventures, Compound, Talis Capital, TechCrunch, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

Hugging Face operates a collaborative platform for the AI community to build, train, and share machine learning models. Their open-source tools and vast repository of models have made them a central hub for developers.

Year Founded2016
FoundersClément Delangue, Julien Chaumond, Thomas Wolf
Funding Amount$395.2M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsNVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Google, Lux Capital, Amazon

Titan connects VC-backed founders with a curated network of executive coaches and performance psychologists. The service focuses on providing elite-level support to help leaders navigate the pressures of building a high-growth company.

Year Founded2020
FoundersAJ Goldstein
Funding Amount$5.7M
Startup SizeFounding Team (1-10)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, Bling Capital, Abstract, Newfund, Story Ventures

Near Space Labs captures high-resolution aerial imagery using a fleet of zero-emission stratospheric balloons. This frequently updated geospatial data helps organizations with mapping, urban planning, and monitoring environmental changes.

Year Founded2017
FoundersAlbert Caubet, Ignasi Lluch, Rema Matevosyan
Funding Amount$34.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsGaingels, Draper Associates, Third Sphere, Toyota Ventures, Leadout Capital

29 Additional Brooklyn Startups Worth Following

The top 10 are just a small slice of what’s happening across Brooklyn. Founders are building in all kinds of fields, from AI to media, and have raised over $2 billion combined to fund their work.

Some of these companies are just getting started, while others are already well known names. Here’s a look at the rest of the startups shaping the Brooklyn ecosystem.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Amogy logo AmogyEnergy2020$298.3MVenture Round
Transak logo TransakCrypto2019$36.6MVenture Round
Air logo AirCloud2017$63MSeries B
EVEN logo EVENMarketplace2022$4.2MSeed
itselectric logo itselectricEnergy2021$11MGrant
Revel logo RevelMedia2018$274MDebt Financing
Biotia logo BiotiaAI2016$10.7MGrant
Whop logo WhopRetail2021$18MSeries A
Propel logo PropelMedia2014$71.7MGrant
Alma logo AlmaHealthcare2018$220.5MSeries D
Cresilon logo CresilonBiotech2010$93.8MVenture Round
Careerspan logo CareerspanAI2023$1.3MPre-Seed
Outtake logo OuttakeAI2023$16.5MSeries A
Partiful logo PartifulMarketing2020$20MSeries A
MikMak logo MikMakMarketing2014$14MSeries A
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream logo Van Leeuwen Ice CreamFood2008$22.6MSeries B
Blank Street logo Blank StreetFood2020$134.8MVenture Round
Aavia logo AaviaMedia2017$6.9MSeed
Revv logo RevvAI2022$33.3MSeries A
Northspyre logo NorthspyreHealthcare2017$32.5MSeries B
Parable logo ParableAI2024$21.8MVenture Round
Teamshares logo TeamsharesEnterprise2019$201.7MVenture Round
Tailor Brands logo Tailor BrandsMarketing2014$70.6MSeries D
Bandana logo BandanaMedia2022$25.3MSeries A
Opentrons logo OpentronsAI2014$240MSeries C
BlocPower logo BlocPowerEnergy2014$266.6MGrant
Microblink logo MicroblinkAI2013$60MPrivate Equity
Agentio logo AgentioMarketing2023$16.3MSeries A
Zestworld logo ZestworldMedia2021$9.8MSeries A

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