Garage Secures $13.5M Series A Funding Led By Infinity Ventures With Benchstrength Wayfinder Ventures FJ Labs

YC-backed Garage (@withgarage), a New York-based startup founded by former firefighter Martin Hunt (CEO) and Alaz Sengul (CTO), has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding, bringing its total to $18 million. The company is building a nationwide marketplace to help fire departments and local governments buy and sell essential equipment like fire trucks, automating appraisals, freight logistics, and payments for a process that has long been manual and fragmented. The round was led by Infinity Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Benchstrength, Wayfinder, and FJ Labs, and will be used to expand Garage’s team and marketplace reach across all 50 states. INVESTORS: Infinity Ventures, Benchstrength, Wayfinder Ventures & FJ Labs ROUND: Series A AMOUNT: $13,500,000 HQ: #NewYork #NY #NewYorkCity #NYC #VentureCapital #Garage #AlazSengul #InfinityVentures #Benchstrength #MartinHunt #WayfinderVentures #FJLabs #TradedVC

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Kind Designs Secures $10M In Pre-Series A Funding Led By Kyle Kuzma Mark Cuban And Adrian FentyKind Designs, a Miami, FL-based climate resilience company, raised $10M in Pre-Series A funding at a $70M valuation, bringing its total funding raised to $21.5M. The round was backed by Kyle Kuzma, Mark Cuban and Adrian Fenty. Led by CEO and Founder Anya Freeman, Kind Designs develops 3D-printed coastal infrastructure solutions, including Living Seawalls, Living Seawall Tiles, Artificial Reefs and Living Shorelines, designed to protect communities from flooding and storm surge while restoring marine ecosystems. The company plans to use the funding to expand into new markets such as New York and California, increase seawall production capacity, support large-scale municipal and federal projects, and grow its engineering and operations teams. FOUNDER: Anya Freeman INVESTORS: Kyle Kuzma, Mark Cuban & Adrian Fenty ROUND: Pre-Series A AMOUNT: $10,000,000 VALUATION: $70,000,000 HQ: Miami, Florida #VentureCapital #KindDesigns #AnyaFreeman #TradedVC

Syntetica Secures $30 Million Series A Investment From Lululemon And Other InvestorsSyntetica, a French textile recycling startup, raised a $30 million Series A backed by investors including Lululemon, Bpifrance’s Ecotechnologies 2 fund, EQT Ventures, SWEN Capital Partners, and MAS Holdings. The company, led by CEO Marco Bertone, is developing a recycling process for Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6, aiming to turn hard-to-separate textile waste into reusable pellets for apparel manufacturers. Syntetica plans to use the funding to scale its technology, build commercial demonstration capacity, and establish recycling facilities near waste sources and textile production hubs globally. FOUNDERS: Marco Bertone & Louis Monsigny INVESTORS: Lululemon, Bpifrance Ecotechnologies 2 fund, EQT Ventures, SWEN Capital Partners & MAS Holdings ROUND: Series A AMOUNT: $30,000,000 HQ: Reims, France #VentureCapital #Syntetica #MarcoBertone #LouisMonsigny #TradedVC