Tech Company Financing Transactions

NEWITY Funding Round

On 2/19/2026, NEWITY received $11 million in funding from CMT Digital Ventures and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/19/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

CMT Digital Ventures (Lead Investor) (Sam Hallene)

Proceeds Purpose
The capital will be used to scale its AI-driven lending infrastructure and to connect small business credit with blockchain-enabled capital markets.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
1123 W. Washington Blvd, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
We believe small businesses deserve equitable access to affordable capital. Since 2020, we've helped more than 125,000 businesses access over $12 billion in capital through SBA loans and NEWITY Growth Term Loans. We've streamlined the small business loan process. Our technology makes it easy to receive a custom loan option in less than 10 minutes and get your loan funds 3x faster than the national average.
Profile
NEWITY LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
NEWITY Company Twitter Account
Company News
NEWITY News
Facebook
NEWITY on Facebook
YouTube
NEWITY on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Cody
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Chief Executive Officer
Luke LaHaie
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Chief Operating Officer
Bryan Hallene
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Chief Technical Officer
Josh Lau
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Executive Vice President
Harold Lichtenstein
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Executive Vice President
Adam Zaabel
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Vice President
Alex Detweiler
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Vice President
Dan Milligan
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Vice President
Ray Rivera
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Vice President
Ian Zalewski
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VP - Bus. Development
Frank Dowie
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VP - Finance
Samson Lam
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VP - General Counsel
Eric Colandrea
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VP - Human Resources
Bea Bouras
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VP - Marketing
Mitch Gummerson
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VP - Marketing
Rachel Williams
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VP - Operations
Jagan Cleary
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VP - Operations
Dane Colvin
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VP - Product Management
James Moughon
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