NYC startups Ramp, Liftline secure funding in 10/12 deals

New York City startups Ramp and Liftline secured funding on October 12, 2026, according to AlleyWatch’s daily funding report. The rounds were part of a broader batch of deals disclosed for local startups that day.

Neither the amounts nor the investors were specified in the report. Ramp, a fintech company, and Liftline, which operates in the SaaS space, were the only two named recipients. AlleyWatch’s coverage did not detail the stage of the rounds, though earlier reporting in 2026 has noted a mix of seed, pre-seed, and angel deals in the city.

The news follows a string of recent funding activity in NYC, including rounds for Daptic, Biotia, TriGemX Bio, and Walapay in early October. When we covered those deals on October 3, we noted that the flurry masked a broader slowdown in 2026 funding trends. Elsewhere, weekly startup funding reached $10.2 billion across 40 deals in mid-September, but that volume has not been matched in subsequent reports.

What this latest batch of deals suggests remains unclear. The absence of round sizes or investor names limits broader conclusions, but the continued flow of capital—even if selective—contrasts with the caution observed in other markets. Bengaluru, for instance, has taken a dominant share of India’s shrinking startup funding this year, per Moneycontrol data. For now, the question is whether NYC’s activity is a lagging indicator or a sign of resilience in specific sectors.

Sources: alleywatch.com