Deals•Nov 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 Mercury model and further research into high‑throughput diffusion LLMs.
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Nov 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,...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Nov 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.
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Nov 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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Deals•Nov 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...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Nov 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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Deals•Nov 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,...
VentureBeat AI
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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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Deals•Oct 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.
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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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Deals•Oct 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...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 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.
TechRadar
Deals•Oct 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...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 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....
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Nvidia to Buy $1B of Nokia Shares in Strategic AI and 5G Partnership
Nvidia announced a deal to purchase $1 billion in Nokia shares and partner with the company to develop 'AI native' 5G-Advanced and 6G networks. The announcement coincided with Nvidia crossing a $5 trillion market cap.
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Deals•Oct 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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Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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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Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 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.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B to Expand AI‑Native Identity Security
ConductorOne announced a $79M Series B led by Greycroft with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures and others to advance its AI‑native identity‑security platform; total funding now exceeds $100M.
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Deals•Oct 28, 2025
OpenAI Completes For‑profit Recapitalization as Investors Take Stakes, Including SoftBank and Microsoft
OpenAI announced completion of a recapitalization converting into a for‑profit OpenAI Group controlled by a non‑profit foundation, with ownership split (Foundation 26%, Microsoft ~27%, investors and employees 47%). The restructuring accompanies a reported $30B SoftBank investment and extends Microsoft’s IP...
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Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Uptiq.ai Raises $12M Led by Silverton Partners to Scale AI Infrastructure for Finance
Uptiq.ai, a McKinney, TX developer of AI infrastructure for financial services, raised $12M in a funding round led by Silverton Partners with participation from Live Oak Venture Partners, Tau Ventures, First Capital and Green Visor Capital. The company will use...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Build Memory Layer for AI Apps
Mem0 raised $24 million in total funding, comprising $3.9M in previously unannounced seed and a $20M Series A led by Basis Set Ventures with participation from Kindred Ventures, Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, and the GitHub Fund, to expand its...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Spacial Raises $10M Seed Round to Scale AI-Powered Permitting Platform
Spacial, a Palo Alto-based developer of an AI platform automating residential engineering and permitting, raised $10M in a seed round led by TLV Partners with participation from Mango Capital, Re Angels and HTV. The company will use proceeds to accelerate...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C to Expand Agentic AI Email Security
Sublime Security, a Washington, DC-based agentic email security platform, raised $150M in a Series C round led by Georgian with participation from Avenir, 01A and existing backers Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures and Slow Ventures. The company will use the...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
CoreStory Raises $32M Series A to Expand AI-Driven Legacy Code Intelligence
CoreStory announced a $32 million Series A led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures with participation from Harrison Metal, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Next, Nimble Partners and Alumni Ventures. The company uses AI models and agentic workflows to accelerate...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Uptiq.ai Raises $12M Led by Silverton Partners
Uptiq.ai, an AI infrastructure provider for financial services, announced a $12 million funding round led by Silverton Partners. The round will support the company's growth in AI offerings for financial institutions.
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Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Indico Data Receives Strategic Investment From Aviva Ventures
Indico Data, a Boston-based provider of an AI-powered automation platform for insurance operations, received a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures to expand adoption among global property and casualty carriers. The amount was not disclosed.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Mem0 Raises $24M Across Seed and Series A to Build AI Memory Infrastructure
Mem0, a memory infrastructure platform for AI agents, announced a $24 million Seed and Series A financing. Seed was led by Kindred Ventures and Series A by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Peak XV Partners, GitHub Fund, Y Combinator...
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