Deals•Oct 29, 2025
VentureMed Group Closes $28M Series C Led by S3 Ventures
VentureMed Group, a Minneapolis-based medical device company, closed a $28M Series C financing round led by S3 Ventures with participation from existing investor Endeavour Vision. The company will use the funds to expand commercial infrastructure, advance its clinical program and support new product development.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Druo Raises Seed Funding Led by Global PayTech Ventures
Druo, a Miami-based global direct-debit payment provider, raised a seed funding round of an undisclosed amount led by Global PayTech Ventures. The company will use the proceeds to scale its proprietary network and expand service availability for merchants and end...
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...
TechCrunch AI
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
Essence VC Closes Fourth Fund at $41M
Essence VC, run by solo investor Tim Chen, has closed its fourth fund at $41 million. The fund close was reported in a TechCrunch piece profiling Chen and his investment approach.
TechCrunch Venture Feed
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Blue Delta Capital Partners Invests in BTS Software Solutions
BTS Software Solutions, a Columbia, MD-based national security software company, received a minority investment from Blue Delta Capital Partners. BTS management will remain majority owners; financial terms were not disclosed.
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
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
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
Rarity PBC Closes $4.6M Seed Round to Advance Gene Therapy for ADA-SCID
Rarity PBC announced the closing of a $4.6M seed financing led by biotech investor Steve Oliveira of Nemean Asset Management to accelerate development of its autologous hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for ADA-SCID.
VC News Daily
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
Homecourt Raises $8M Series A Led by CULT Capital
Homecourt, a Los Angeles-based home and personal fragrance brand founded by Courteney Cox and Sarah Jahnke, raised $8M in a Series A round led by CULT Capital. The company will use the funds to boost brand awareness, expand its team,...
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 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
TeraWulf Announces $500M Convertible Note Offering to Fund AI Data Center Expansion
TeraWulf announced a private offering of $500 million in convertible senior notes (with an option for an additional $75 million) to fund construction of a 168MW AI data center in Abernathy, Texas tied to a joint venture with Fluidstack and...
CoinDesk
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Pinetree Therapeutics Raises $47M in Series B
Pinetree Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based preclinical biotech focused on targeted protein degraders for drug-resistant cancers, closed a $47M Series B financing. The round included participation from existing backers DSC Investment, WIDWIN Investment, STIC Ventures, Samho Green Investment, Atinum Investment, S&S Investment,...
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
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
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
Valthos announced a $30M seed financing to develop next-generation biodefense systems. The round was led by OpenAI Startup Fund with participation from Lux Capital and Founders Fund.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Fruitist Closes $150M Equity Financing
Fruitist, the global superfruit brand based in Los Angeles, announced it has closed $150 million in equity financing. The company did not disclose participating investors or the precise use of proceeds in the brief announcement.
VC News Daily
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 28, 2025
ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B Led by Greycroft
ConductorOne, an AI-native identity security platform, raised $79M in a Series B round led by Greycroft with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures and others, bringing total capital raised to over $100M to date. The funding will support...
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
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.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures
Sweatpals, an Austin-based community-driven fitness marketplace, announced a $12M seed round to fund national expansion and platform development. The round was led by Patron, a16z speedrun, and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures, with participation from founders of Instacart and HotelTonight.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Grasp Raises $7M Series A Led by Octopus Ventures
Grasp, a Stockholm-based AI startup automating investment banking and consulting work with multi-agent systems, raised $7M in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures with participation from existing investor Yanno Capital. The funding brings total financing to $9M and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
SpinDrive Secures Growth Funding to Expand U.S. Presence
SpinDrive, a Finland-based provider of active magnetic bearing systems, raised a growth funding round led by Rhapsody Venture Partners and Innovestor. The company will use the proceeds to expand and support its U.S. customer base and launch the Magma X100.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Syllo Raises $30M Growth Round Led by Venrock and Two Seas Capital
Syllo announced a $30 million growth round led by Venrock and Two Seas Capital, with participation from strategic individuals. The funding will support expansion of its AI-powered litigation platform, product innovation, and go-to-market growth.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Formalize Raises €30M Series B to Scale Compliance Operations Platform
Copenhagen-based compliance software company Formalize raised €30M in a Series B round co-led by Acton Capital and BlackFin Capital Partners, with participation from West Hill Capital and CIBC Innovation Banking. The company will use the funds to strengthen its position...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
SimSpace Raises $39M in Debt and Equity Round to Scale Cyber Range
SimSpace announced on 2025-10-28 that it raised $39M in a financing round combining debt and equity to accelerate its realistic, intelligent cyber range for elite cybersecurity teams. New investors include BTG Pactual U.S. Private Credit Investments and Communitas Capital, alongside...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Epic Raises $10M Series A to Expand Automotive Fintech Platform
Epic, a Dallas-based automotive fintech company, raised $10M in a Series A round led by FM Capital with participation from Automotive Ventures and other strategic investors. The company will use the capital to expand its market presence and further develop...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Wild Moose Raises $7M Seed Round to Power AI SRE First Responder
Wild Moose, an NYC-based AI-powered Site Reliability Engineering platform, raised $7M in a seed funding round led by iAngels with participation from Y Combinator, F2 Venture Capital, Maverick Ventures, Joel Pobar, and Jeremy Edberg. The capital will support development and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
AccessGrid Secures $4.4M Seed Funding Led by Harlem Capital
AccessGrid announced a $4.4 million seed round on Tuesday, with Harlem Capital leading the investment. The round also included Exceptional Capital and Spice Capital, providing capital to expand its API‑only digital key‑fob platform for Apple and Google Wallets.
Pulse
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Flamingo Raises $2.2M Pre-Seed to Launch IT Service Provider Platform
Flamingo, a Miami-based provider of a platform for IT service providers, launched from stealth after raising $2.2M in a pre-seed round led by Focal VC and Array VC. The company will use the funds to expand its team and scale...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C Led by Georgian to Scale Agentic AI Email Defenses
Sublime Security announced a $150M Series C round led by Georgian, with participation from Avenir, 01A, Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, and Slow Ventures. The funding will accelerate the company’s agentic AI capabilities, expand its platform and global footprint.
MarTech Series
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
CampusAI Is Raising a $20M Series A to Expand B2B AI Upskilling
Warsaw‑based CampusAI is currently raising a $20 million Series A to expand its AI upskilling platform into 40 markets by 2030, focusing on B2B sales and enterprise customers. The two‑year‑old startup says it is on track for $2M+ ARR and...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Agtonomy Closes $18M Series B Led by DBL Partners
Agtonomy, a South San Francisco-based automation and physical AI software company for agriculture and land management, closed an $18M Series B. The round was led by DBL Partners with participation from Nuveen and existing investors Autotech, Allison Transmission, Rethink Food,...
FinSMEs
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...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Generation Lab Raises $11M Seed Round for Longevity Science
Generation Lab announced the completion of an $11 million seed funding round to advance its longevity science breakthroughs. The round was disclosed in a company announcement dated on the article.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures
Austin-based fitness community platform Sweatpals raised $12M in a seed funding round led by Patron, a16z speedrun and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures, with participation from Max Mullen, WndrCo, Antler, Pear and Deb Liu. The round brings Sweatpals’ total funding to...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Plastomics Raises $5.8M in Initial Close of Series B
Plastomics, an agricultural biotechnology company based in St. Louis, announced an initial $5.8M close of its Series B to accelerate development of transgenic chloroplast traits. Backers include Fulcrum Global Capital, Lewis & Clark Partners, Skull Diamond and Heart Capital, Missouri...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
OpenAI Completes For-Profit Restructuring as Microsoft Takes a 27% Stake Valued at ~$135B
On 2025-10-28 OpenAI completed its restructuring into a for-profit entity, with Microsoft receiving a 27% ownership stake valued at approximately $135 billion. The transaction reflects a major corporate investment tying Microsoft more closely to OpenAI's commercial operations.
VentureBeat AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
CyberRidge Raises $26M in Total Funding
CyberRidge, a Tel Aviv-based photonic encryption startup, has raised $26M in total funding in a round led by founder and CEO Professor Dan Sadot. The capital will support its deep-tech cybersecurity efforts to protect data from interception and quantum-era decryption.
FinSMEs
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.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Fireworks AI Raises $250M Series C at $4B Valuation
Fireworks AI raised $250M in a Series C round at a $4 billion valuation. The financing included primary and secondary proceeds and was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Evantic, with participation from Sequoia Capital.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Fireworks AI Raises $250M Series C at $4B Valuation
Fireworks AI announced a $250 million Series C round at a $4 billion valuation, comprising primary and secondary funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, and Evantic, with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital, bringing total...
VC News Daily
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
Cylerity Raises $4M Seed Round and Secures up to $24M Debt Facility
Cylerity, a Madison-based healthcare fintech using AI for provider liquidity, announced a $4M oversubscribed seed equity round led by HealthX Ventures with participation from C2 Ventures, Upstream Ventures, Wisconsin Investment Partners, and Tundra Angels. The company also established a debt...
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