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Walter Charnizon
September 22, 2025

Announcing: TechDay Sector Summits

The OG NYC startup expo, TechDay, is launching a new series of curated, application‑only sector summits in New York City. These summits offer deep dives into quickly emerging tech sectors where founders will connect with customers, capital and community partners. Attendance at each event is by application only and capped at only 200.

👉 Takeaway: Less carnival, more capital, more connections.

Learn from leaders, benchmark with peers, find customers, partners and capital

Apply here to attend:

And we’ve been making new friends —

like WISS, who’ve just joined TechDay events as a sponsor to promote the support they offer founders through smarter tax, accounting, and advisory services.

Growth partners paving the way for a new era of accounting

NYC Startup & VC News

  • Vibranium Labs raises $4.6M Seed

    NYC-based Vibranium Labs snagged a $4.6M seed to build AI “agents” that monitor, triage, and auto-resolve app issues. Think of it as fixing bugs introduced by vibe-based prompting before they wreck production.

    👉 Takeaway: Debugging the AI era needs its own AI.

  • WorkFusion pulls in $45M

    WorkFusion raised $45M to expand its AI compliance agents for financial services. Their pitch: AI can monitor and handle anti–money laundering and financial crime workflows at scale.

    👉Takeaway: RegTech is hot — and banks like automation when regulators are watching.

  • Turion Space in Y Combinator portfolio
    Turion Space (YC-backed) is building spacecraft capable of moving objects in space and doing imaging of space objects when needed. Their tech has dual-use potential: from space domain awareness (tracking debris, satellites etc.) to possibly orbital debris removal.

    👉Takeaway: Startups straddling commercial and strategic/space sectors get noticed.

Space & Dual-Use Spotlight

Ocean clouds seen from space

Space Investing Goes Mainstream

Space tech isn’t just for rocket scientists anymore. According to PitchBook, global venture investment in the sector hit $4.5B across ~48 companies by July 2025 — more than 4x 2024 levels. In 2024, deal counts surged ~75% YoY to nearly 600 rounds, with $8.6B invested. And Q2 2025 alone saw $7.8B across 113 companies, bringing the trailing 12-month total to $29B across 392 companies.

  • 👉Takeaway: The question isn’t if space will attract capital — it’s which startups will capture it.

We’re just getting started — three new summits, new partners, and plenty more news to share. Keep an eye on your inbox…