The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/14/2026

May 14, 2026

 

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 5/14/2026 featuring funding details for Forus, BranchLab, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Forus – $123M

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Forus, an AI-powered network that connects doctors, pharmacies, payers, and biopharma to help patients access prescribed therapies, has raised $123M in Series B funding from investors that include Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, BoxGroup, and Pear VC. Founded by Sahir Jaggi in 2023, Forus has now raised a total of $160M in reported equity funding.

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BranchLab – $26M

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BranchLab, an AI platform that helps pharmaceutical companies identify, activate, and optimize patient and provider audiences for therapy commercialization, has raised $26M in Series A funding led by McKesson Ventures, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, and AIX Ventures. Founded by Josh Walsh, Michael Parkes, and Chris Cagle in 2024, BranchLab has now raised a total of $35M in reported equity funding.

Novella – $21M

FINTECH

Novella, an AI-native wholesale insurance brokerage that provides specialty and excess-and-surplus coverage solutions for brokers with complex commercial risks, has raised $21M in Venture funding led by Brewer Lane Ventures, with participation from BoxGroup, Crystal Venture Partners, SV Angel, Avid Ventures, Verissimo Ventures, Blank Ventures, and Arch. Novella was founded by Max Kane in 2024.

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Anomaly Insights – $17M

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Anomaly Insights, an AI-powered payer intelligence platform that analyzes healthcare transaction data to help providers recover underpayments and improve payer contract negotiations, has raised $17M in Venture funding led by Sound Ventures, with participation from Alumni Ventures, Link Ventures, Redesign Health, and RRE Ventures. Founded by Jacob Shiff and Jon Hoffman in 2020, Anomaly Insights has now raised a total of $34M in reported equity funding.

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Violette_FR – $4,999,993

Violette_FR, a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand that offers French-inspired makeup, skincare, haircare, and fragrance products, has raised $4,999,993 in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were three investors in this round. Founded by Violette Serrat in 2021, Violette_FR has now raised a total of $11.9M in reported equity funding.

Saile – $2.2M

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AI

Saile, a healthcare staffing and credentialing platform that gives physicians a portable credential passport and connects them directly with facilities for flexible per diem, locums, and telemedicine work, has raised $2.2M in Pre-Seed funding led by Matchstick Ventures, with participation from Headwater Ventures. Saile was founded by Marc Ayoub and Taylor Hakes in 2025.

  

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