Nidus Raises $30M in New York Robotics Venture Funding

By Amara Osei

AlleyWatch’s New York Tech Daily Funding Report, dated 11/10/2026, says Nidus raised $30 million in venture funding for robotics that deploy embodied intelligence inside defense factories. The $30 million financing is the largest of the four deals listed that day.

What is Nidus building?

AlleyWatch describes Nidus as a robotics company and tags the business AI. The report lists nine investors: Kleiner Perkins, Costanoa Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, SF1, Absolute Partners, Tau Ventures, Chris Power, Adrian Aoun and Nikhil Goel.

Justin Sealy, Charu Dwivedi, Harrison Nguyen and Cane Punma founded Nidus in 2025, according to AlleyWatch. The entry does not name a lead or disclose the round’s valuation, revenue or other terms.

On the report’s figures, Nidus drew more than twice Marble’s $11 million and 10 times either $3 million seed round. Its $30 million also made it the only venture-stage deal among the four disclosed financings.

What is Marble building for AI infrastructure?

Marble raised $11 million in seed funding, according to AlleyWatch, which categorizes the company as FinTech. AlleyWatch describes Marble as a capital markets firm that builds institutional trading and private credit products for AI infrastructure.

AlleyWatch says Polychain Capital led the round. Maven 11 Capital, Ripple, Susquehanna Crypto, Lattice Fund and Blockwall also participated, making Marble’s disclosed syndicate one lead plus five participants.

AlleyWatch lists Matt Ballensweig and Leon Marshall as Marble’s founders. They started the company in 2026, according to the report.

What product anchors The Shadery’s round?

The Shadery raised $3 million in seed funding for motorized Roman shades with swappable fabric panels, according to AlleyWatch. The report identifies The Shadery as a home goods company founded by Matt Weiler in 2026.

AlleyWatch says Lerer Hippeau led the seed financing, with Corazon Capital, Amity Supply, SuperAngel.Fund and OpenSky Ventures participating. The report also says AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive covering the round.

The entry supplies no valuation, revenue figure or additional terms. AlleyWatch’s disclosed structure names one lead and four participating firms.

What does Toutix do with live-event data?

Toutix raised $3 million in seed funding from Evolution Equity Partners, according to AlleyWatch. The platform gives sports teams, artists and venues ownership of their live event data.

AlleyWatch tags Toutix as Entertainment and lists Dillane Wehbe and Daniel Zhang as its founders. The report dates the company’s founding to 2024.

AlleyWatch names no additional participants for Toutix and does not label Evolution Equity Partners as lead. The entry gives no valuation, revenue figure or other terms.

What do the four disclosed rounds show?

Across the roundup, AlleyWatch identifies three seed financings and one venture financing. Nidus accounts for the $30 million venture round; Marble accounts for $11 million; The Shadery and Toutix account for $3 million each.

Only The Shadery entry carries a note saying AlleyWatch broke the news in an exclusive. The other three entries list investors without separate reporting notes in the daily roundup.

The founding dates span 2024 to 2026. According to AlleyWatch, Toutix dates to 2024, Nidus to 2025, and Marble and The Shadery to 2026.

AlleyWatch’s four entries cover distinct operating markets: defense-factory robotics, AI-infrastructure trading and private credit, motorized window treatments and live-event data. Its tags assign Nidus to AI, Marble to FinTech and Toutix to Entertainment.

None of the four entries supplies a valuation, revenue figure, debt component or detailed capital structure. AlleyWatch reports round size, stage, lead investors where stated, participating investors, company descriptions, founders and founding years.

What can still change in the daily tally?

AlleyWatch says the page will be updated throughout 11/10/2026 to reflect new financings. The daily report covers venture capital, seed, pre-seed and angel deals for New York startups, so later updates could expand the four-company tally.