Deals•Dec 1, 2025
U.S. Commerce Department to Invest Up to $150M in Chip Startup xLight
The U.S. Commerce Department announced a deal to provide up to $150 million in equity funding to semiconductor startup xLight, marking the government’s third equity stake in a private company. The investment, sourced from the 2022 Chips and Science Act, aims to accelerate xLight’s particle‑accelerator‑powered laser chip‑making technology.
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Deals•Dec 1, 2025
Tutor Intelligence Secures $34M Series A Led by Union Square Ventures
AI‑powered warehouse robotics startup Tutor Intelligence announced a $34 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $42 million. The round was led by Union Square Ventures with participation from Fundomo and Neo, the firm that led its seed round.
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Deals•Nov 29, 2025
Monarch Collective Acquires 38% Stake in FC Viktoria Berlin
Monarch Collective announced earlier this month that it has purchased a 38% equity stake in German women’s soccer club FC Viktoria Berlin, marking the fund’s first foreign investment in a German women’s team. The deal, disclosed in a TechCrunch profile,...
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Deals•Nov 28, 2025
Supabase Secures $100M Funding Round at $5B Valuation
Supabase, the open‑source database platform, announced a new $100 million financing that lifts its valuation to $5 billion. The round follows a $200 million raise at a $2 billion valuation just months earlier, underscoring rapid growth in its backend‑as‑a‑service business.
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Deals•Nov 28, 2025
Mznil Secures $11.7M Series A Funding Led by Founders Fund
Saudi proptech firm Mznil announced a $11.7 million Series A round to expand its labour‑housing solutions, including a 22,000‑sqm development project. The round was led by Founders Fund with participation from COTU Ventures.
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Deals•Nov 28, 2025
Anyformat Secures €3.3M Seed Round Led by Kibo Ventures
Madrid‑based generative AI platform Anyformat announced a €3.3 million seed round, led by Kibo Ventures with participation from 4Founders, Abac Nest Ventures and Decelera Ventures. The funding will accelerate product development and market expansion.
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Deals•Nov 28, 2025
Gosta Labs Secures €7.5M Seed Round to Accelerate AI‑Driven Healthtech Platform
Finland‑based healthtech startup Gosta Labs announced a €7.5 million seed round led by Voima Ventures, with participation from COR Group, the Aho family, Reaktor and a group of angel investors. The funding will be used to scale its AI operating system...
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Deals•Nov 27, 2025
The Home Equity Partners Secures Investment From The Myriad Group
Toronto‑based Home Equity Partners announced it has received a financial investment from The Myriad Group, though the amount was not disclosed. The deal brings Myriad Group’s Vice President of Finance and Operations onto Home Equity Partners’ board.
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Deals•Nov 27, 2025
Ranketta Secures €1M Pre-Seed Funding to Boost AI Visibility Platform
Czech AI‑visibility startup Ranketta announced a €1 million pre‑seed round led by Lighthouse Ventures with participation from Gi21 Capital. The capital will fund its expansion across Europe and further development of its AI‑search and AI‑shopping solutions.
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Deals•Nov 27, 2025
Robotera Secures RMB 1 Billion in Series A+ Funding Led by Geely Capital
Beijing‑based Robotera, a developer of embodied intelligence robots, announced a RMB 1 billion Series A+ round. The financing was led by Geely Capital with strategic participation from BAIC Capital, Alibaba Group and Haier Capital, and will fund robot iteration and mass‑production...
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Deals•Nov 27, 2025
Enerin Secures €15M Series A to Scale High‑Temp Heat Pump Business
Norwegian heat‑pump maker Enerin announced a €15 million Series A round led by Climentum Capital, The Footprint Firm, Johnson Controls and Move Energy, with participation from PSV Hafnium and Momentum. The funding will be used to expand commercial and manufacturing operations...
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Deals•Nov 27, 2025
Crux Secures $6.5M Pre-Seed Funding Led by Red Cell Partners
Crux, a benefits platform based in McLean, Virginia, announced a $6.5 million pre‑seed round to accelerate its operations and product development. The round was led by Red Cell Partners, marking the startup’s first external capital infusion.
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Deals•Nov 27, 2025
Polish Subscription Platform Juo Secures €4M Seed Round Led by Market One Capital and Peak
Warsaw‑based Juo, which offers a platform for managing physical‑product subscription programs, announced a €4M (≈$4.6M) seed round. The round was co‑led by Market One Capital and Peak, with participation from SMOK Ventures, BADideas, FJ Labs and Lakestar, and will fund...
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
Onton Secures $7.5M Series A Funding Led by Footwork to Expand AI-Powered Shopping Beyond Furniture
Onton, the AI‑driven shopping platform formerly known as Deft, announced a $7.5 million funding round led by Footwork with participation from Liquid 2, Parable Ventures and 43. The capital will fuel expansion into new categories such as apparel and consumer electronics.
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
The Intelligent Search Company Secures $2.1M Pre-Seed Funding Led by OVO Fund and N49p
San Francisco‑based The Intelligent Search Company announced a $2.1M pre‑seed round to accelerate its intelligent retrieval engine. The round was led by OVO Fund and n49p with participation from Panache Ventures, and the capital will fund team growth, early pilots,...
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
Global Work AI Secures $2.4M Seed Funding to Expand AI Job-Search Platform
Global Work AI, a Wilmington‑based AI‑native job‑search platform, announced a new $2.4 million funding round. The round was backed by Pre‑Seed to Succeed, Yellow Rocks, Smart Partnership Capital, AltaIR Capital and TMT Investments, building on prior pre‑seed and angel investments.
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
CoPlane Secures $14M Seed Round to Accelerate AI-Native Back‑Office Platform
San Francisco‑based AI‑native software startup CoPlane announced a $14 million seed round led by Ribbit, with participation from Stripe, Optum Ventures and Terrain. The funding will fuel product development and expansion of its back‑office automation solutions.
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
Onlayer Secures $8.2M Series A Led by Oleka Capital
Ankara‑based regtech platform Onlayer announced it has closed a $8.2 million Series A round to accelerate its merchant‑management solutions for banks and PSPs. The round was led by Oleka Capital with participation from Deniz Ventures, Revo Capital, Türkiye Development Fund, Sandeep...
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
KKR and PSP Investments Back Indian EduTech Lighthouse Learning Group
Lighthouse Learning Group, a Mumbai-based education services provider, announced a new investment from funds managed by KKR and new investor PSP Investments. The capital will support the company's next phase of growth, with KKR retaining a majority stake. Financial terms...
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Deals•Nov 26, 2025
LabelBlind Solutions Secures $500K Seed Funding to Accelerate AI-Driven Food Labelling SaaS
Mumbai‑based LabelBlind Solutions announced a $500K seed round to boost its AI‑led digital food labelling SaaS platform. The undisclosed investors will help the company expand operations and accelerate product development.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Zetagen Therapeutics Secures $12.9M Series B1 Funding
Zetagen Therapeutics announced the close of a $12.9 million Series B1 round, 100 % oversubscribed and led by JSTAR Capital Investments. The funding will support the development of its intratumoral breast cancer therapeutics platform.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Bending Spoons Acquires AOL in $270M Fundraise, Valuation Jumps to $11B
Italian tech group Bending Spoons announced the acquisition of AOL alongside a $270 million capital raise, boosting its valuation to $11 billion. The deal, disclosed in late November 2025, marks a rapid expansion for the firm, though the purchase price was not...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Tenzai Secures $75M Seed Round to Accelerate AI Cybersecurity Platform
Tel Aviv‑based AI‑native cybersecurity startup Tenzai announced a $75 million seed financing led by Greylock Partners, Battery Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Swish Ventures and angel investors. The capital will fund expansion of its AI research, security teams and...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Overstory Secures $43M Series B to Expand Vegetation Intelligence Platform
Amsterdam‑based Overstory announced a $43 million Series B round to scale its vegetation‑intelligence solutions for utilities. The round was led by Blume Equity with participation from Energy Impact Partners LP and existing backers including B Capital and others.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Clover Security Secures $36M Funding Round Led by Notable Capital and Team8
Tel Aviv‑based product security firm Clover Security announced a $36 million financing round, spearheaded by Notable Capital and Team8. The round also saw participation from SVCI, Wiz co‑founders Assaf Rappaport and Yinon Costica, Shlomo Kramer and senior executives from Snyk, CrowdStrike,...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Parallax Worlds Secures $4M Seed Round Led by Pear VC
San Francisco‑based Parallax Worlds raised $4 million in a seed round to advance its hyper‑realistic robot simulation platform. The round, bringing total pre‑seed and seed funding to $4.9 million, was led by Pear VC with participation from GS Futures, Kakao Ventures, Lightscape...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
BEAM Media Corp Secures Seed Funding Led by 1414 Ventures
Dallas‑based BEAM Media Corp announced it has closed a seed‑stage round of financing, with 1414 Ventures leading the investment. The undisclosed capital will be used to expand its livestreaming and multistreaming platform and accelerate product development.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
MindImmune Therapeutics Secures $10.2M Series A Extension, Total Funding Reaches $30M
Cambridge‑based MindImmune Therapeutics announced the close of a $10.2 million Series A extension, bringing its total Series A capital to $30 million. The round was led by Dolby Family Ventures with participation from Pfizer Ventures, Gates Frontier, Slater Technology Fund, RightHill Ventures...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Helio AI Secures $1M Seed Round to Accelerate Global AI Recruiting Platform
Helio AI, the Wilmington‑based AI recruiting platform, announced a $1 million seed round backed by DOMiNO Ventures, Tetrad VC, Axiom and SABAH.fund. The funding will be used to scale its AI recruiting agent worldwide and enhance product capabilities.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Vijil Raises $17M in Funding Led by BrightMind Partners
Vijil announced a $17 million funding round on November 25, 2025, led by BrightMind Partners with participation from Mayfield and Gradient. The capital will accelerate deployment of its AI‑agent resilience platform and brings the startup’s total funding to $23 million.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
DualBird Secures $25M in Combined Seed and Series A Round Led by Top VCs
Boston‑based data infrastructure startup DualBird announced a $25 million financing that blends Seed and Series A capital. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Uncork Capital and Angular Ventures, and will fund team expansion and go‑to‑market efforts in...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Harmonic Secures $120M Series C Funding Led by Ribbit Capital
AI lab Harmonic announced a $120 million Series C round, reaching a $1.45 billion post‑money valuation and unicorn status. The round was led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and new investor Emerson Collective.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
SubImage Secures $4.2M Seed Round to Accelerate Cloud Security Graph Platform
San Francisco‑based SubImage announced a $4.2 million seed round to fund engineering hires, expand enterprise pilots, and launch new features for its open‑core cloud security graph. The round was backed by FundersClub, Y Combinator, Phosphor Capital and Transpose Platform.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Strataphy Secures $6M Seed Round Led by Outliers VC and Shorooq
Strataphy, a deep‑tech startup based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, announced a $6 million seed funding round to advance its AI‑cooling and industrial infrastructure technology. The round was led by Outliers VC and Shorooq with participation from PlusVC. The capital will be...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Phrontline Biopharma Secures $60M Pre-A+ Funding Round
Chinese ADC developer Phrontline Biopharma announced the close of a $60 million Pre‑A+ financing round. The round was led by Lapam Investment with participation from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and several other venture firms, providing capital to advance its antibody‑drug conjugate...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Greenshoe Secures $3M Seed Round to Boost AI-Driven SEC Disclosure Platform
Chicago‑based AI‑native platform Greenshoe announced a $3 million seed round led by AIX Ventures, with participation from Hearst Level Up Ventures, Blueprint FTC, Service Provider Capital and other angels. The funding will be used to enhance its automated SEC disclosure solution...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
SynchNeuro Secures Seed Funding From Boomerang Ventures
Philadelphia‑based health‑tech startup SynchNeuro announced it has received a seed‑stage investment from venture firm Boomerang Ventures. The amount was not disclosed, and the capital will be used to expand operations and further develop its non‑invasive brain‑signal platform.
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
X-Energy Reactor Company Secures $700M Series D Funding
X-Energy Reactor Company, a Rockville‑based advanced nuclear reactor and fuel technology firm, announced the close of a Series D financing round worth approximately $700 million. The round was led by Jane Street and included new investors such as ARK Invest, Galvanize,...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Voio Secures $8.6M Seed Funding to Build AI‑Powered Radiology Platform
Voio, a frontier AI lab focused on healthcare, announced an $8.6 million seed round led by Laude Ventures and The House Fund. The funding will support development of a unified reading platform that leverages AI to interpret CT, MRI and X‑ray...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Tailor Secures $37M Series A Funding Round
Tailor, the headless ERP platform for retail and ecommerce, announced the close of its Series A round, bringing total funding to $37 million. The round added new investors such as i‑nest capital, ALPHA, Fukoku CVC Fund, JPS Growth Investment Limited Partnership, and...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Made Card Secures $8M+ Seed Funding to Launch New Visa Card
Made Card announced the launch of its Made Essential Visa Signature Preferred Card together with over $8 million in seed financing. The round was backed by investors such as Jump Capital, Village Global, Recharge Capital and Soma Capital, and supports the...
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Numerai Secures $30M Series C Funding Led by Union Square Ventures and Others
San Francisco‑based fintech startup Numerai announced a $30 million Series C round at a $500 million post‑money valuation. The round was led by three undisclosed university endowments and included participation from Union Square Ventures, Shine Capital, and Paul Tudor Jones. Numerai plans...
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Revolut Hits $75B Valuation in New Capital Raise
Revolut announced a new share‑sale funding round that values the neobank at $75 billion. The round was led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer and Fidelity, with participation from Nvidia’s NVentures, Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton and T. Rowe Price Associates. The amount raised was not...
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Opti Secures $20M Seed Round to Accelerate AI‑Native Identity Security Platform
NYC‑based Opti announced a $20 million seed financing led by YL Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Hetz Ventures, with participation from Squared Circle Ventures, LocalGlobe, Maple Capital and angel investor Shlomo Kramer. The capital will fund expansion of its AI‑driven identity security...
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
X-Energy Secures $700M Series D to Expand SMR Supply Chain
Nuclear startup X-energy announced a $700 million Series D round, bringing its total funding to $1.8 billion. The round was led by Jane Street with participation from a slate of investors, aiming to build out the supply chain for its small modular reactors.
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Function Secures $298M Series B Funding Led by Redpoint Ventures
Austin-based health startup Function announced it has closed a $298 million Series B round, led by Redpoint Ventures, raising its valuation to $2.5 billion. The capital will be used to expand its health platform and accelerate product development.
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
CookUnity Secures $250M Growth Funding From General Catalyst
CookUnity, the NYC‑based chef‑to‑consumer meal delivery platform, announced it has raised $250 million from venture firm General Catalyst. The capital will be used to accelerate customer acquisition, expand the brand, and grow chef partnerships across North America.
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Palo Raises $3.8M Seed Round Led by Peak XV Surge and NFX
Creator‑focused AI startup Palo announced a $3.8 million seed round to fund its analytics and ideation platform. The round was backed by Peak XV Surge (formerly Sequoia India) and NFX, with additional individual investors participating.
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Dayra Therapeutics Raises Over $70M in Funding From Biogen and Versant Ventures
Dayra Therapeutics announced it has secured more than $70 million in committed funding, including a $50 million upfront collaboration with Biogen Inc. and an equity commitment from Versant Ventures. The capital will support the development of oral macrocyclic peptide therapies for serious...
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Interface Secures $3.5M Seed Round to Expand AI‑Driven Industrial Safety Platform
San Francisco‑based Interface announced a $3.5 million seed financing to accelerate its AI‑powered industrial safety platform for energy and chemical sectors. The round was led by defy.vc with participation from Precursor Ventures, Rock Yard Ventures and angel investor Charlie Songhurst.
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