Funded Startups in New Canaan
Five funded companies are listed for New Canaan, with round dates spanning from 2021-12-20 (VRYNT) to 2024-08-27 (Hally).
Five funded companies are listed for New Canaan, with round dates spanning from 2021-12-20 (VRYNT) to 2024-08-27 (Hally). The largest disclosed round is Ellis Brooklyn’s $9M on 2023-10-10, which dwarfs the other disclosed amounts here: the next-largest is Hally at $1M (2024-08-27), followed by VRYNT’s $2M (2021-12-20) and The Lighthouse’s $580K (2024-05-09).
The set also shows a stage mix dominated by “Series Unknown” and a concentrated late-2023 to mid-2024 cluster: three of the five entries fall between 2023-10-10 and 2024-08-27 (Ellis Brooklyn, The Lighthouse, and Hally). Sector-wise, Financial Services appears as an outlier single entry via Gridiron Capital (undisclosed, 2023-11-03), while the remaining disclosed rounds spread across Commerce and Shopping (Hally), Health Care (The Lighthouse), Wholesale (Ellis Brooklyn), and Other (VRYNT).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in New Canaan in this list, and how does it compare to the rest?
Ellis Brooklyn’s $9M on 2023-10-10 is the only disclosed round above $1M, materially larger than Hally’s $1M (2024-08-27), VRYNT’s $2M (2021-12-20), and The Lighthouse’s $580K (2024-05-09).
Do the most recent rounds cluster in a narrow time window?
Yes. Three of the five entries land between 2023-10-10 (Ellis Brooklyn) and 2024-08-27 (Hally), including a mid-2024 pair of The Lighthouse ($580K, 2024-05-09) and Hally ($1M, 2024-08-27).
How dominant is “Series Unknown” or undisclosed compared with named stages?
Two of the five rows are “Series Unknown” (Hally 2024-08-27 at $1M; The Lighthouse 2024-05-09 at $580K) and one is undisclosed (Gridiron Capital 2023-11-03), leaving only two named stages: Ellis Brooklyn (Series A, $9M) and VRYNT (Seed, $2M).
Are there sector over-representations across these five New Canaan entries?
No sector repeats in 3+ entries. Each company maps to a distinct sector in this slice—Commerce and Shopping (Hally), Health Care (The Lighthouse), Financial Services (Gridiron Capital), Wholesale (Ellis Brooklyn), and Other (VRYNT).
Which entries look like outliers by disclosed amount?
Ellis Brooklyn’s $9M (2023-10-10) is the clear high-end outlier among disclosed amounts. At the low end, The Lighthouse is the smallest disclosed value here at $580K (2024-05-09), while Gridiron Capital’s 2023-11-03 round is undisclosed and therefore can’t be compared on amount.
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