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Luminal Secures $5.3M Seed Round Led by Felicis Ventures
DealsNov 17, 2025

Luminal Secures $5.3M Seed Round Led by Felicis Ventures

Luminal announced a $5.3 million seed round on Monday, led by Felicis Ventures with angel participation from Paul Graham, Guillermo Rauch, and Ben Porterfield. The funding will support its GPU‑code optimization framework aimed at improving inference performance for AI workloads.

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Milestone Secures $10M Seed Round to Track GenAI ROI
DealsNov 13, 2025

Milestone Secures $10M Seed Round to Track GenAI ROI

Israeli AI startup Milestone announced a $10 million seed funding round led by venture firm Heavybit and Hanaco Ventures, with participation from Atlassian Ventures and several angel investors. The round will help the company expand its platform that correlates GenAI tool...

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Cursor Secures $2.3B Funding Round Valuing Company at $29.3B
DealsNov 13, 2025

Cursor Secures $2.3B Funding Round Valuing Company at $29.3B

Cursor announced a $2.3 billion funding round on Thursday, boosting its valuation to $29.3 billion. The round was co‑led by Accel and Coatue, with participation from Thrive Capital, Nvidia and Google as strategic investors. Proceeds will fund the development of Composer, Cursor’s...

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Bindwell Secures $6M Seed Funding to Accelerate AI‑Driven Pesticide Discovery
DealsNov 13, 2025

Bindwell Secures $6M Seed Funding to Accelerate AI‑Driven Pesticide Discovery

AI‑focused startup Bindwell announced a $6 million seed round led by General Catalyst and A Capital, with participation from Paul Graham and SV Angel. The funding will fuel development of its proprietary AI models for designing new pesticide molecules and pursuing licensing deals...

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Deductive AI Secures $7.5M Seed Round Led by CRV to Automate Software Debugging
DealsNov 12, 2025

Deductive AI Secures $7.5M Seed Round Led by CRV to Automate Software Debugging

Deductive AI, a stealth‑mode startup that builds AI‑powered SRE agents, announced a $7.5 million seed round led by CRV with participation from Databricks Ventures, Thomvest Ventures and PrimeSet. The funding will accelerate commercialization of its reinforcement‑learning based debugging platform for enterprise...

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Robyn AI Companion Secures $5.5M Seed Round Led by M13
DealsNov 11, 2025

Robyn AI Companion Secures $5.5M Seed Round Led by M13

Former physician Jenny Shao’s AI companion startup Robyn announced a $5.5 million seed round, led by venture firm M13 with participation from investors Lars Rasmussen, Bill Tai, Ken Goldman and Christian Szegedy. The funding will support product launch and growth of...

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Kaltura Acquires AI Avatar Startup eSelf.ai for $27M
DealsNov 10, 2025

Kaltura Acquires AI Avatar Startup eSelf.ai for $27M

Kaltura announced the acquisition of Israel‑based eSelf.ai, a conversational avatar platform, in a deal valued at about $27 million. The acquisition will integrate eSelf’s real‑time AI avatar technology into Kaltura’s video solutions for enterprise customers.

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Scribe Secures $75M Series C Funding at $1.3B Valuation
DealsNov 10, 2025

Scribe Secures $75M Series C Funding at $1.3B Valuation

Scribe announced a $75 million all‑equity Series C round, valuing the workflow‑automation startup at $1.3 billion. The round was led by StepStone with participation from Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global, Morado Ventures and New York Life Ventures, and will fund the rollout of...

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1mind Secures $30M Series A Led by Battery Ventures to Boost AI‑Driven Sales Agents
DealsNov 10, 2025

1mind Secures $30M Series A Led by Battery Ventures to Boost AI‑Driven Sales Agents

AI sales startup 1mind announced a $30 million Series A round on Monday, led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $40 million. The round also included Primary Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Operator Collective, Harmonic Growth Partners, Success Venture Partners and several...

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Subtle Computing Secures $6M Seed Round Led by Entrada Ventures
DealsNov 6, 2025

Subtle Computing Secures $6M Seed Round Led by Entrada Ventures

California‑based Subtle Computing announced it has closed a $6 million seed round, led by Entrada Ventures with participation from Amplify Partners and Abstract Ventures. The funding will accelerate development of its voice‑isolation models for noisy environments and support upcoming product launches.

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Inception Secures $50M Seed Round Led by Menlo Ventures to Advance Diffusion Models for Code and Text
DealsNov 6, 2025

Inception Secures $50M Seed Round Led by Menlo Ventures to Advance Diffusion Models for Code and Text

AI startup Inception announced a $50 million seed round to develop diffusion‑based models for code and text. The round was led by Menlo Ventures with additional angel contributions from Andrew Ng and Andrej Karpathy. The funding will accelerate the rollout of its...

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Wabi Raises $20M Pre‑seed Round to Build AI‑powered Social App Store
DealsNov 5, 2025

Wabi Raises $20M Pre‑seed Round to Build AI‑powered Social App Store

Wabi, the AI‑driven "YouTube of apps" platform founded by Replika creator Eugenia Kuyda, announced a $20 million pre‑seed funding round. The round was backed by a roster of high‑profile angels including Naval Ravikant, Garry Tan, Justin Kan, Amjad Masad, Akshay Kothari,...

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Rivian Launches Mind Robotics, Secures $115M Seed Round Led by Eclipse
DealsNov 4, 2025

Rivian Launches Mind Robotics, Secures $115M Seed Round Led by Eclipse

Rivian announced the creation of Mind Robotics, an industrial AI and robotics spinoff, which has secured a $115 million seed round led by venture firm Eclipse. The funding aims to develop advanced AI-driven robotic solutions for manufacturing and other physical‑world businesses.

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Zendesk Acquires AI-Native Analytics Platform HyperArc
DealsNov 4, 2025

Zendesk Acquires AI-Native Analytics Platform HyperArc

Zendesk announced the acquisition of HyperArc, an AI-native analytics company, to boost its real‑time, generative‑AI insights for customer support. The deal integrates HyperArc’s HyperGraph engine into Zendesk’s Explore platform, enhancing analytics across structured and unstructured data. Financial terms were not...

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Microsoft Invests $1.5B Equity in UAE Sovereign AI Firm G42
DealsNov 3, 2025

Microsoft Invests $1.5B Equity in UAE Sovereign AI Firm G42

Microsoft announced a $15.2 billion AI investment plan for the UAE, which includes a $1.5 billion equity stake in G42, the country's sovereign AI company. The deal was unveiled at the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, marking a major corporate venture into...

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AUI Raises $20M Bridge Round at $750M Valuation
DealsNov 3, 2025

AUI Raises $20M Bridge Round at $750M Valuation

Neuro‑symbolic AI startup Augmented Intelligence Inc (AUI) announced a $20 million bridge SAFE round, bringing its total funding to nearly $60 million and valuing the company at $750 million. The round was completed in under a week and includes participation from eGateway Ventures,...

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DltHub Secures $8M Seed Round Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
DealsNov 3, 2025

DltHub Secures $8M Seed Round Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

Berlin‑based dltHub announced an $8 million seed funding round today, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The capital will fuel the development of its cloud‑hosted platform that extends the open‑source dlt library for AI‑native data pipelines. The round underscores growing investor interest...

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Cephia Secures $4M Seed Round Led by ROE and Incharge Capital
DealsOct 31, 2025

Cephia Secures $4M Seed Round Led by ROE and Incharge Capital

San Francisco‑based AI imaging startup Cephia announced a $4 million seed round to accelerate product development and hiring. The round was led by Radiant Opto‑Electronics Corporation and Incharge Capital, with participation from MetaVC Partners, NRM Partners and SOSV.

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Adam Secures $4.1M Seed Funding to Build AI‑Powered CAD Copilot
DealsOct 31, 2025

Adam Secures $4.1M Seed Funding to Build AI‑Powered CAD Copilot

AI startup Adam announced a $4.1 million seed round led by TQ Ventures, with participation from 468 Capital, Pioneer, Script Capital, Transpose Platform and several angel investors. The funding will accelerate development of its AI copilot for professional CAD workflows, moving...

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TranscendAP Secures Undisclosed Venture Funding Led by Rittenhouse Ventures and Tech Council Ventures
DealsOct 31, 2025

TranscendAP Secures Undisclosed Venture Funding Led by Rittenhouse Ventures and Tech Council Ventures

TranscendAP, a Hamilton, NJ‑based AP automation software provider, announced it has closed an undisclosed venture funding round. The round was led by Rittenhouse Ventures and Tech Council Ventures and will be used to boost its AI‑driven platform and accelerate market...

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Legora Secures $150M Series C Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
DealsOct 31, 2025

Legora Secures $150M Series C Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

Legora, the New York‑based AI‑driven collaboration platform for lawyers, announced a $150 million Series C round at a $1.8 billion valuation. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark and Y Combinator, and will...

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The Prompting Company Raises $6.5M Seed Round to Power AI‑driven Product Discovery
DealsOct 30, 2025

The Prompting Company Raises $6.5M Seed Round to Power AI‑driven Product Discovery

The Y Combinator‑backed startup The Prompting Company announced a $6.5 million seed round to expand its generative engine optimization platform that helps brands appear in AI‑powered recommendations. The round was led by Peak XV Partners with participation from Base10, Y Combinator, Firedrop and angel...

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Figma Acquires AI Media-Generation Startup Weavy, Launches Figma Weave
DealsOct 30, 2025

Figma Acquires AI Media-Generation Startup Weavy, Launches Figma Weave

Figma announced it has acquired AI-powered image and video generation startup Weavy, which will join Figma under a new brand called Figma Weave. The Tel-Aviv-based startup’s 20 employees will join Figma; the companies did not disclose the deal valuation.

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Legora Raises $150M Series C at $1.8B Valuation
DealsOct 30, 2025

Legora Raises $150M Series C at $1.8B Valuation

Legora, the collaborative AI platform for lawyers, announced a $150 million Series C round, valuing the company at $1.8 billion. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark and Y Combinator, aiming to fuel global...

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Bevel Secures $10M Series A Funding From General Catalyst for AI Health Companion
DealsOct 30, 2025

Bevel Secures $10M Series A Funding From General Catalyst for AI Health Companion

Bevel, a New York‑based health‑tech startup, announced a $10 million Series A round led by General Catalyst to scale its AI‑driven health companion that aggregates wearable and nutrition data. The funding will support product expansion and user growth as the company targets...

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KapKap Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Animoca Brands
DealsOct 30, 2025

KapKap Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Animoca Brands

KapKap, an AI-native Web3 platform, raised $10M in a seed funding round led by Animoca Brands with participation from Shima Capital, Mechanism Capital, Klaytn Foundation, Big Brain Holdings and a strategic round led by Unicorn Verse.

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Lyzr Secures $8M Series A Funding Led by Rocketship.vc
DealsOct 30, 2025

Lyzr Secures $8M Series A Funding Led by Rocketship.vc

Lyzr, an agentic AI infrastructure platform, announced an $8 million Series A round led by Rocketship.vc. Strategic investors Accenture, Firstsource, Plug and Play Tech Center, GFT Ventures, BGV and PFNYC also participated, supporting the company’s push for secure enterprise AI deployment.

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Sensor Tower Secures Strategic Investment From Shinhan Securities to Fuel Web and Gen AI Innovation
DealsOct 30, 2025

Sensor Tower Secures Strategic Investment From Shinhan Securities to Fuel Web and Gen AI Innovation

Sensor Tower received a strategic investment from Shinhan Securities to accelerate product innovation on Web and generative AI datasets. The amount was not disclosed; proceeds will support further development alongside existing backers Riverwood Capital, Paramark Ventures and Bain.

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Figma Acquires AI Content Platform Weavy to Bolster AI Editing Capabilities
DealsOct 30, 2025

Figma Acquires AI Content Platform Weavy to Bolster AI Editing Capabilities

Figma announced it has acquired Weavy, an AI content platform that integrates multiple generative AI models into a single browser‑based canvas. The acquisition aims to expand Figma's image, video, animation, and VFX editing tools, enhancing AI‑driven creativity for its users.

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Ornn AI Secures $5.7M Seed Round Led by Crucible Ventures and Vine Ventures
DealsOct 30, 2025

Ornn AI Secures $5.7M Seed Round Led by Crucible Ventures and Vine Ventures

Ornn AI Inc., a New York‑based fintech startup, announced the close of a $5.7 million seed financing. The round was led by Crucible Ventures and Vine Ventures with participation from Link Ventures, Box Group and a group of angels. The capital...

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Surgical Automations Raises $3.4M Seed to Develop AI-Powered Surgical Robotics
DealsOct 30, 2025

Surgical Automations Raises $3.4M Seed to Develop AI-Powered Surgical Robotics

Surgical Automations, a stealth-mode surgical-robotics company in Dallas, raised $3.4M in a seed round co-led by Dr. Fred Moll and TurboStart, with participation from physicians and community members. The funding will support development of AI and automation for gastrointestinal endoscopy.

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TestSprite Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Trilogy Equity Partners
DealsOct 29, 2025

TestSprite Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Trilogy Equity Partners

TestSprite, a Seattle-based agentic testing tool for AI-native development, closed a $6.7M seed funding round led by Trilogy Equity Partners with participation from Techstars, Jinqiu Capital, MiraclePlus, Hat-trick Capital, Baidu Ventures and EdgeCase Capital Partners. The financing brings total raised...

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Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Nokia to Fuel AI-Native 5G/6G Efforts
DealsOct 29, 2025

Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Nokia to Fuel AI-Native 5G/6G Efforts

Nvidia announced it has invested $1 billion in Nokia to help pioneer AI-native 5G-Advanced and 6G networks, using Nokia products alongside Nvidia platforms. The move was disclosed by Nvidia the week of Oct. 29, 2025 as part of its broader...

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FrontlineIQ Raises $3.3M Seed Round Led by AQC Capital
DealsOct 29, 2025

FrontlineIQ Raises $3.3M Seed Round Led by AQC Capital

Montreal-based AI sales coaching platform FrontlineIQ raised $3.3M in a seed round led by AQC Capital with participation from strategic investors across retail, automotive and financial services. The company will use proceeds to accelerate engineering and ship customer-driven features.

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TestSprite Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Trilogy Equity Partners
DealsOct 29, 2025

TestSprite Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Trilogy Equity Partners

TestSprite, an agentic testing tool for AI-native development, announced the close of a $6.7 million seed round led by Trilogy Equity Partners with participation from Techstars, Jinqiu Capital, MiraclePlus, Hat-trick Capital, Baidu Ventures, and EdgeCase Capital Partners. The oversubscribed financing...

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CustoMED Closes $6M Seed Round to Expand AI-Driven Orthopedic Platform
DealsOct 29, 2025

CustoMED Closes $6M Seed Round to Expand AI-Driven Orthopedic Platform

CustoMED, an Israel-based developer of AI-driven, surgeon-first platforms for patient-specific orthopedic solutions, closed a $6M seed round led by a syndicate including Longevity Venture Partners, Varana Capital, Flag Capital, the Israel Innovation Authority and Avishai Abrahami. The company will use...

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Arya Health Raises $18.2M Series A to Scale AI Platform for Home Health
DealsOct 29, 2025

Arya Health Raises $18.2M Series A to Scale AI Platform for Home Health

Arya Health, a NYC-based AI platform automating scheduling, compliance and other admin operations for home health and post-acute care providers, raised $18.2M in a Series A round led by ACME Capital with participation from Ridge Ventures, Twelve Below, OpenAI executives...

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Vesence Raises $9M Seed Round Led by Emergence
DealsOct 29, 2025

Vesence Raises $9M Seed Round Led by Emergence

Vesence, a San Francisco-based AI agent platform for law firms integrated with Microsoft Office, raised $9M in a seed funding round led by Emergence with participation from Creandum, Y Combinator, 20VC and angels including Paul Graham, Anton Osika, and Jason...

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Sparrow BioAcoustics Closes $10M Financing Round Led by Killick Capital and Klister Credit
DealsOct 29, 2025

Sparrow BioAcoustics Closes $10M Financing Round Led by Killick Capital and Klister Credit

Sparrow BioAcoustics, a St. John’s-based cardiac AI platform developer, closed a $10M financing round led by Killick Capital and Klister Credit with participation from Pelorus VC, 98827 Newfoundland & Labrador Inc., and Brinex Capital. The company will use the proceeds...

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Voxel Secures Strategic Investment From Ericsson Ventures
DealsOct 29, 2025

Voxel Secures Strategic Investment From Ericsson Ventures

Voxel, a San Francisco-based computer vision AI company focused on workplace safety and risk, received a strategic investment from Ericsson Ventures. The amount was not disclosed; Voxel had recently completed a $44M Series B led by NewRoad Capital Partners.

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Voxel Announces Strategic Investment From Ericsson Ventures
DealsOct 29, 2025

Voxel Announces Strategic Investment From Ericsson Ventures

Voxel, a computer-vision AI company focused on workplace safety, announced a strategic investment from Ericsson Ventures. The investment follows Voxel's recent $44M Series B and brings additional corporate venture backing to the company.

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Arya Health Raises $18.2M Series A to Scale AI for Home Health Operations
DealsOct 29, 2025

Arya Health Raises $18.2M Series A to Scale AI for Home Health Operations

Arya Health, an AI provider for home health and post-acute care operations, announced an $18.2M Series A round led by ACME Capital with participation from Ridge Ventures, Twelve Below, executives from OpenAI and other post-acute care providers. The funding brings...

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Lula Commerce Raises $8M Series A to Expand AI-Powered Commerce for Convenience Retailers
DealsOct 29, 2025

Lula Commerce Raises $8M Series A to Expand AI-Powered Commerce for Convenience Retailers

Lula Commerce, a Philadelphia-based provider of AI-powered digital commerce technology for convenience retailers, raised $8M in a Series A round led by SEMCAP AI with participation from Rich Products Ventures, GO PA Fund, NZVC, UP.Partners, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures and...

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Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund
DealsOct 29, 2025

Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund

Valthos, an AI biodefense startup based in San Francisco, raised $30M in a seed financing round led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund. The company will use the proceeds to scale its software infrastructure for government and...

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Socratix AI Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by Pear VC
DealsOct 29, 2025

Socratix AI Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by Pear VC

Socratix AI, a San Francisco startup building autonomous AI coworkers for fraud and risk teams, raised $4.1M in a seed round led by Pear VC with participation from Y Combinator, Twenty Two Ventures, Transpose Platform Management and strategic angel investors....

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Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Support Memory Infrastructure for AI Agents
DealsOct 29, 2025

Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Support Memory Infrastructure for AI Agents

Mem0, a San Francisco-based memory infrastructure platform for AI agents, raised $24M in a financing package including a Series A led by Basis Set Ventures. The round also featured participation from Peak XV Partners, GitHub Fund, Y Combinator, and strategic...

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Polygraf AI Raises $9.5M Seed Round Led by Allegis Capital
DealsOct 29, 2025

Polygraf AI Raises $9.5M Seed Round Led by Allegis Capital

Polygraf AI, an Austin-based AI security platform for critical operations, closed a $9.5M seed funding round led by Allegis Capital with participation from Alumni Ventures, DataPower VC, Domino Ventures and prior investors. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate...

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VeroSkills Raises $5.3M Seed Round Led by Yonder Ventures
DealsOct 29, 2025

VeroSkills Raises $5.3M Seed Round Led by Yonder Ventures

VeroSkills, an AI hiring platform addressing blue-collar labor shortages, closed a $5.3M funding round led by Yonder Ventures with participation from Circadian Ventures, Motivate Ventures, Colchuck and Tony Summerville. The capital will support growth as the company reports rapid ARR...

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StampMyVisa Raises Rs 4 Crore Bridge Round Led by Unicorn India Ventures
DealsOct 29, 2025

StampMyVisa Raises Rs 4 Crore Bridge Round Led by Unicorn India Ventures

StampMyVisa, a Bangalore-based AI-powered B2B visa processing company, raised a bridge funding round of Rs 4 crore led by Unicorn India Ventures to reach critical milestones ahead of a planned Series A next financial year.

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