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New York City startups raised $8.88 billion across 233 deals in Q2 2026, a 46% year-over-year surge in capital. June produced the largest single funding month AlleyWatch has ever recorded. The quarter included 24 mega-rounds and the arrival of frontier AI research labs as a New York phenomenon.
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 7/20/26