Deals•Oct 20, 2025
AdsGency Raises $12M Seed to Scale LLM Advertising Platform
AdsGency, an LLM advertising platform that enables AI agents to run paid marketing workflows, raised $12 million in a seed round led by XYZ Venture Capital with participation from Streamlined Ventures, HF0, Hat-Trick Capital and others. The funding will support hiring an engineering team to accelerate product development and meet market demand.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 20, 2025
Kojo Raises $10M Series C Extension Led by Wesco International
Kojo, a San Francisco-based construction procurement platform, raised $10M in a Series C extension led by Wesco International. The investment adds to Kojo’s Series C round, which was originally led by Battery Ventures with participation from 8VC, Schneider Electric and...
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Deals•Oct 20, 2025
Cercli Raises $12M Series A Led by Picus Capital to Build AI-Native HR Stack for MENA
Dubai-based Cercli raised an oversubscribed $12M Series A led by Picus Capital, with participation from Knollwood Investment Advisory, Y Combinator, Afore Capital, and COTU Ventures. The startup will use the funding to expand its AI-native HR, payroll and compliance platform...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 20, 2025
Periodic Labs Raises $300M Seed Round Led by Felicis to Build AI-Driven Materials Science Startup
Periodic Labs, founded by former OpenAI and Google Brain researchers Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk, raised a $300M seed round led by Felicis to fund AI‑powered materials science R&D and a wet lab. Other backers include Andreessen Horowitz, DST,...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 20, 2025
1001 AI Raises $9M Seed to Deploy Decision‑making AI for Critical MENA Industries
1001 AI, an AI infrastructure startup for aviation, logistics and oil & gas in the MENA region, raised a $9M seed round led by CIV, General Catalyst and Lux Capital with participation from several angels. The funding will accelerate product...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 20, 2025
CoMind Raises $60M Led by Plural to Advance Optical Neurotechnology
London-based neurotechnology company CoMind raised $60M in a funding round led by Plural with participation from Angelini Ventures, Octopus Ventures and LocalGlobe. The capital will support development and deployment of its optical brain sensing technology; total funding to date is...
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Deals•Oct 19, 2025
Flint Raises $5M Seed Led by Accel to Build Autonomous AI-Driven Websites
Flint announced a $5 million seed round led by Accel, joined by Sheryl Sandberg’s venture fund (Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners) and Neo to develop self-updating, AI-driven websites that generate and optimize content without human input.
TechRadar
Deals•Oct 19, 2025
Sage Care Raises $20M Led by Yosemite to Expand Healthcare Navigation Platform
Sage Care, a Palo Alto-based healthcare navigation management platform, raised $20M in a funding round led by Yosemite with participation from General Catalyst, Metrodora (Chelsea Clinton), OVTR.VC, SV Angel, Liquid 2, Seven Stars, Refract Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures and Apollo...
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Deals•Oct 18, 2025
A* Capital Backs AI Prediction Startup Aaru in Early-Stage Check
Kevin Hartz's A* Capital recently invested in Aaru, an AI-powered prediction engine founded by a teenager. The article notes the firm 'cut a check' to Aaru but does not disclose round size or terms; the investment reflects A* Capital's broader...
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Deals•Oct 17, 2025
General Intuition Raises $133.7M Seed to Build World Models From Gaming Data
Medal co-founder Pim de Witte spun out AI lab General Intuition and raised a $133.7M seed round to train world models using gaming video data. Lead investor is Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), with participation from General Catalyst and the Raine...
The Verge AI
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Harvey Raises $300M Series E at $5B Valuation
Harvey announced a $300M Series E round at a $5 billion valuation on 2025-10-17. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue and included Sequoia, GV, DST Global, Conviction, Elad Gil, OpenAI Startup Fund, Elemental, SV Angel, Kris Fredrickson,...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Vega Health Raises $4M Seed Round From Bessemer Venture Partners
Durham-based healthcare AI startup Vega Health raised $4M in a seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners to expand operations and accelerate development of its curated AI marketplace, integration platform, and monitoring tools for health systems.
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Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Triplemoon Raises $3.5M Seed Round Led by Activate Venture Partners and LiveOak Ventures
Triplemoon, a Dallas-based digital health platform serving pediatric mental health, closed a $3.5M seed round led by Activate Venture Partners and LiveOak Ventures. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate expansion into priority markets through partnerships with primary care...
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Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Goldman Sachs to Acquire Industry Ventures for up to $965M
Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures in a deal valued at up to $965 million, signaling Wall Street's interest in the secondary venture market. The acquisition was reported in TechCrunch's Oct 17, 2025 article referencing the transaction.
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
General Intuition Raises $134M Seed Round to Advance AGI Research
General Intuition, a startup spun out of Medal focused on training agents via video-game clips for spatial-temporal reasoning, raised $134M in a seed round to accelerate AGI-related research and agent capabilities. The funding will support training on large-scale game clip...
Matthew Berman
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Weave Bio Raises $20M Series A Led by USVP
Weave Bio, an AI-native regulatory automation management provider based in San Francisco, raised $20M in a Series A round led by USVP with participation from Innovation Endeavors, Magnetic Ventures, Character, TMV and Serrado Capital. The funding will be used to...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
TORL BioTherapeutics Raises $96M in Series C
TORL BioTherapeutics LLC closed a $96 million Series C financing to advance its antibody-based immunotherapies, including the CLDN6-targeted ADC TORL-1-23. The company is a clinical-stage biotech focusing on cancer treatments and will present updated Phase 1 results at ESMO 2025.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Counsel Health Raises $25M Series A Led by A16z and GV
Counsel Health, an NYC-based AI care platform, raised $25M in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and GV. The company will use the capital to expand operations, product development, and business reach.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
DUOS Raises $130M Growth Equity to Scale AI-Powered Senior Care
DUOS, a Minneapolis-based digital health company serving seniors, secured a $130M strategic growth equity round led by FTV Capital with participation from Forerunner Ventures. The capital will be used to enhance AI capabilities and expand go-to-market efforts across Medicare Advantage,...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
MGT Insurance Raises $21.6M Series B Led by Mubadala Capital
MGT Insurance, an AI-native neo-insurer modernizing commercial P&C for small businesses, closed a $21.6M Series B round led by Mubadala Capital with participation from Clocktower Ventures, Tacora Capital and existing investors. Proceeds will fund R&D and product expansion.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Fourier Health Raises $8.4M Seed Round Led by Yosemite
Fourier Health, a clinician-in-the-loop AI platform that consolidates patient clinical data into use-case specific summaries, raised $8.4M in a seed round led by Yosemite with participation from Innospark Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Tau Ventures and others. The funding will support...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
NEP Group Secures $700M Equity Investment Led by 26North Partners
NEP Group announced a $700M equity investment led by 26North Partners with participation from existing sponsor Carlyle and other co-investors. Carlyle remains the company's largest shareholder and will continue its long-term commitment.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Conceal Raises $26M Series B to Advance SSE and ZTNA Platform
Conceal, a developer of browser-native Security Service Edge and proxy-less Zero Trust Network Access technology, closed a $26M Series B led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Allegis Cyber and Gula Tech Adventures. The company will use the proceeds...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Daylight Energy Raises $75M to Finance Distributed Power
Daylight Energy, a NYC-based decentralized energy company, raised $75M in financing to support its distributed power and home energy programs. The round supports the company's work sending excess home energy back into the grid to reduce infrastructure strain and bolster...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Stoke Space Raises $510M Series D to Support First Reusable Nova Rocket Launch
Stoke Space raised $510M in a Series D round led by Thomas Tull's USIT, alongside a $100M debt facility led by Silicon Valley Bank. Multiple new and existing investors participated to support the company's first launch of its reusable Nova...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Sage Care Emerges From Stealth with $20M Seed Round Led by Yosemite
Sage Care, a Palo Alto startup using clinically intelligent AI agents and optimization algorithms to streamline healthcare navigation, announced a $20M funding round led by Yosemite with participation from multiple investors. The company is launching publicly to commercialize its AI-driven...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Dialogue AI Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed
Dialogue AI, an AI-native market research platform based in Los Angeles, closed a $6M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Seven Stars, Uncommon Projects, The Tornante Company and angel investors. The funding will support the company's...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Nilo Therapeutics Raises $101M Series A to Advance Neural-Circuit Therapies
Nilo Therapeutics launched with a $101M Series A to develop neural-circuit approaches for restoring immune homeostasis. The round was led by The Column Group, DCVC Bio and Lux Capital, with participation from the Gates Foundation and Alexandria Venture Investments; Kim...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Moonlight Therapeutics Raises Private Funding and Secures $3M NIAID Cooperative Grant
Moonlight Therapeutics raised new private funding from SOSV to support clinical development of MOON101 and received a $3,000,000 cooperative grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to fund the SURVEYOR trial and expand its pipeline.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Counsel Health Raises $25M Series A Led by A16z and GV
Counsel Health, an AI-enabled virtual care company, raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and GV to scale its AI-plus-physician care platform for payers, employers, and health systems. The funding follows an $11M seed...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Dialogue AI Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed to Scale AI-Led Customer Research
Dialogue AI, an AI-native market research platform, closed a $6M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Seven Stars, Uncommon Projects, Tornante Company and angel investors. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts for Dialogue's...
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Space Quarters Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Frontier Innovations
Tokyo-based spacetech startup Space Quarters Inc. raised $5.0M in a seed round led by Frontier Innovations Inc., with participation from Keio Innovation Initiative, Global Brain’s Tokyu Construction–GB Innovation Fund, XTech Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and SMBC Venture Capital. Funds will...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Upciti Raises $20M Series A Led by Notion Capital
Paris-based Upciti closed a $20M Series A round led by Notion Capital with participation from Point Nine and Chalfen Ventures. The company provides integrated software and hardware solutions to help cities manage critical operations more efficiently.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Strella Raises $14M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Strella, an AI-powered customer research platform, raised $14 million in a Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Decibel Partners, Bain Future Backed Ventures, MVP Ventures and 645 Ventures. The funding will support growth of Strella’s...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
OneLayer Raises $28M Series A Led by Maor Investments
OneLayer closed a $28M Series A to advance its private LTE/5G OT management and Zero Trust security platform. The round was led by Maor Investments with participation from McRock Capital, Chevron Technology Ventures, Viola Ventures, Grove Ventures and Koch Disruptive...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
ExaCare AI Raises $30M Series A Led by Insight Partners to Scale Post-Acute Care Automation
ExaCare AI raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Insight Partners with participation from Foundation Capital, Bienville Capital and select post-acute operators. The capital will be used to scale ExaCare's AI platform for skilled nursing facilities and...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Conceal Raises $26M Series B to Expand Browser-Native SSE and ZTNA
Conceal, a browser-native Security Service Edge (SSE) and proxy-less ZTNA provider, closed a $26 million Series B round on 2025-10-16. The round was led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Allegis Cyber and Gula Tech Adventures to accelerate product...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Jack&Jill Raises $20M Seed Round Led by Creandum
London-based AI recruitment startup Jack&Jill raised $20M in a seed round led by Creandum with participation from Dig Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Ada Ventures, Firedrop, Repeat.vc, Episode1, Playfair and 75+ angel investors including Nico Rosberg. The company will use the funds...
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Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Investor Consortium Buys Electronic Arts for $55B
An investor consortium comprising the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners acquired Electronic Arts in a $55 billion takeover. The deal transfers EA ownership to the consortium, which may impact future IP decisions such as the Dead...
TechRadar
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Peptilogics Raises $78M in Oversubscribed Series B2 to Advance PLG0206
Peptilogics completed an oversubscribed $78M Series B2 financing to support Phase 2/3 trials of zaloganan (PLG0206) for prosthetic joint infections. The round was led by Presight Capital, Thiel Bio and Founders Fund, with participation from AMR Action Fund, Narya Capital...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
HistoSonics Secures $250M Growth-Stage Financing Led by New Ownership Group
HistoSonics closed a $250M financing to support commercial expansion of its Edison Histotripsy System. The round was led by the company's new ownership group and included investors such as Thiel Bio and Founders Fund.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Lasso Raises $6.5M Seed Round Led by Rhapsody Venture Partners
Boston-based foodtech startup Lasso raised $6.5M in a funding round led by Rhapsody Venture Partners with participation from Safar Partners and Claridge Venture Partners. The company will use the proceeds to bring its technology to market via its own brands...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Ego AI Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Patron and Top VCs
ego AI, a San Francisco-based AI-driven character technology startup, raised $6.7M in a seed funding round. Backers include Patron, Y Combinator, Accel, Boost VC and several prominent angels and technical leaders from OpenAI, Google Gemini and Anthropic.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Stand Raises $35M Series B to Scale Catastrophe-Focused Insurance
Stand closed a $35 million Series B on 2025-10-16 to expand its insurance product for catastrophe-exposed properties, linking coverage to mitigation upgrades and using physics-based underwriting models. The round was led by Eclipse with participation from Inspired Capital, Lowercarbon Capital,...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
ATDev Raises $3M Seed Round to Commercialize AI-Enabled Rehab and Mobility Solutions
Assistive Technology Development, Inc. (ATDev) raised $3M in a Seed financing to commercialize its AI-enabled rehabilitation and personal mobility products. The round was led by Dobrzelecki Legacy Ventures with participation from Uphonest Capital, The Life Science Angels and other angel...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Epiminds Raises $6.6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed to Build AI Marketing Teams
Epiminds, a Sweden-founded startup building multi-agent AI marketing systems, announced a $6.6M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from EWOR, Entourage and angel investors. The funding accompanies the company's public launch and will be used to expand...
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Brook.ai Raises $28M Series B to Expand AI-Powered Remote Care
Brook.ai closed a $28 million Series B on 2025-10-16 to accelerate national expansion of its AI-augmented remote care platform. The round was led by UMass Memorial Health and Morningside to support broader deployment of Brook.ai's continuous, clinician-supported virtual care offering.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
BridGene Biosciences Raises $28M in Series B+ Round Led by Bayland Capital
BridGene Biosciences completed a $28M Series B+ financing to advance its small-molecule drug pipeline, including clinical-stage covalent TEAD inhibitor BGC-515. The round was led by Bayland Capital with participation from GTJA Investment Group, Proxima Ventures and existing investors Lapam Capital...
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Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Upgrade Raises $165M Series G Led by Neuberger Berman
Upgrade, Inc. raised $165M in a Series G equity round led by Neuberger Berman Funds with participation from LuminArx Capital Management, DST Global, Ribbit Capital and others. The funding will support the San Francisco-based fintech's credit and banking product offerings...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Vessel Funds Secures $1.5M Debt Facility From CIBC Innovation Banking
Vessel Funds Inc., a Montreal-based fund reporting and compliance platform, received a $1.5M debt facility from CIBC Innovation Banking to accelerate product development and expand its market reach. The financing is intended to support the company’s growth initiatives.
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