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Nexos.ai Raises €30M (~$35M) Series A to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption
DealsOct 20, 2025

Nexos.ai Raises €30M (~$35M) Series A to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption

Lithuania‑based Nexos.ai closed a €30 million (approx. $35M) Series A co‑led by Index Ventures and Evantic Capital to scale its AI gateway and workspace for secure enterprise AI adoption. Previous backers Creandum and Dig Ventures plus angel investors also participated;...

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Science Corporation Acquires Pixium Vision's PRIMA Implant Program in Fire‑sale Deal
DealsOct 20, 2025

Science Corporation Acquires Pixium Vision's PRIMA Implant Program in Fire‑sale Deal

Science Corporation acquired the PRIMA vision implant program and assets from Pixium Vision, gaining advanced retinal‑implant technology now in advanced testing. The purchase gives Science rapid market access for an artificial‑vision chip that has enabled some patients to read and...

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Milvus Advanced Raises $6.9M Seed Round Led by Hoxton Ventures
DealsOct 20, 2025

Milvus Advanced Raises $6.9M Seed Round Led by Hoxton Ventures

Milvus Advanced, an Oxford-based startup developing lab-grown rare metal alternatives, closed a $6.9M seed funding round led by Hoxton Ventures with participation from LQD Ventures, Übermorgen, Tuesday Capital, Mark Leslie Enterprises, van Den Bosch Dynasty Fund, Bluebirds, Md One, EQT...

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Cyclana Bio Raises £5M Pre-Seed Round Co-Led by NfX and Eka VC
DealsOct 20, 2025

Cyclana Bio Raises £5M Pre-Seed Round Co-Led by NfX and Eka VC

Cambridge-based Cyclana Bio closed a £5M pre-seed round to advance its tissue-level platforms and functional disease models for women’s health. The round was co-led by NfX and Eka VC, with participation from Cocoa VC, Wilbe and angel investors.

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Dialogue AI Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
DealsOct 20, 2025

Dialogue AI Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners

Dialogue AI, an LA-based AI-native market research platform offering a live conversational AI interviewer, raised $6M in a seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Seven Stars, Uncommon Projects and the Tornante Company. The capital will...

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Valink Therapeutics Raises $11.8M Pre‑A Round Led by Redalpine
DealsOct 20, 2025

Valink Therapeutics Raises $11.8M Pre‑A Round Led by Redalpine

Cambridge-based Valink Therapeutics closed an $11.8M pre‑A financing to advance its bispecific antibody-drug conjugates and oncology programs. The round was led by redalpine with participation from LongeVC, Oxford Science Enterprises and existing backers RV Invest and p53 Invest.

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Finster AI Raises $15M in Combined Series A and Seed Round to Expand Into New York
DealsOct 20, 2025

Finster AI Raises $15M in Combined Series A and Seed Round to Expand Into New York

London-based Finster AI raised $15M in a combined Series A and Seed funding round to fund New York expansion and accelerate product development for its AI-native platform serving investment banks and asset managers. The Series A was led by FinTech...

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OpenEvidence Raises $200M at $6B Valuation for AI Medical Assistant
DealsOct 20, 2025

OpenEvidence Raises $200M at $6B Valuation for AI Medical Assistant

OpenEvidence, the ‘ChatGPT for doctors’, raised $200M in a growth-stage funding round that values the company at $6B. The round comes three months after a prior raise and follows rapid user growth to 15M monthly consults.

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AdsGency Raises $12M Seed to Scale LLM Advertising Platform
DealsOct 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...

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Oura Raises $900M in Growth-Stage Funding Led by Fidelity
DealsOct 20, 2025

Oura Raises $900M in Growth-Stage Funding Led by Fidelity

Oura announced it raised $900 million in fresh funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Co., with participation from new investor ICONIQ and existing backers Whale Rock and Atreides. The capital comes as Oura rolls out a redesigned app, new...

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Avid Raises $6.5M Seed Round Led by Silverton Partners
DealsOct 20, 2025

Avid Raises $6.5M Seed Round Led by Silverton Partners

Avid, a Dallas-based AI-powered fundraising operating system provider, raised $6.5M in a seed round led by Silverton Partners. The company will use the proceeds to expand its team and accelerate product, AI, and go-to-market initiatives.

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Kojo Raises $10M Series C Extension Led by Wesco International
DealsOct 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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Cercli Raises $12M Series A Led by Picus Capital to Build AI-Native HR Stack for MENA
DealsOct 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...

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Fourier Health Raises $8.4M Seed Round to Expand Clinician-in-the-Loop AI Platform
DealsOct 20, 2025

Fourier Health Raises $8.4M Seed Round to Expand Clinician-in-the-Loop AI Platform

Miami-based Fourier Health, which consolidates patient clinical data into use-case specific summaries to reduce administrative burden, 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...

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Magma Math Closes $10M Follow-On Round From Five Elms Capital
DealsOct 20, 2025

Magma Math Closes $10M Follow-On Round From Five Elms Capital

Magma Math, an AI-powered K-12 instructional platform, closed an additional $10 million funding round led by existing investor Five Elms Capital. The capital will support product development and expansion of its teacher-focused AI tools to deepen student understanding and engagement.

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Creditstar Group Secures Additional $10M Debt Facility From Kilde, Bringing Total to $20M
DealsOct 20, 2025

Creditstar Group Secures Additional $10M Debt Facility From Kilde, Bringing Total to $20M

Creditstar Group, an Estonian fintech offering digital consumer credit and fixed-return investment products, secured an additional $10M funding facility from Singapore-based Kilde, increasing the total facility to $20M. The capital builds on an initial $10M agreement signed in November 2024...

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Adaptyx Biosciences Raises $14M Seed Round to Advance Continuous Multi‑Analyte Biowearable
DealsOct 20, 2025

Adaptyx Biosciences Raises $14M Seed Round to Advance Continuous Multi‑Analyte Biowearable

Adaptyx Biosciences raised $14M in a seed financing round led by Interlagos with significant participation from Overwater Ventures and several strategic investors. The funding will advance its continuous multi‑analyte biowearable platform that pairs molecular sensing with AI analytics to monitor...

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Baghdadi Capital Makes Strategic Equity Investment in Teybridge Capital Europe, Facilitates £50M Funding Line
DealsOct 20, 2025

Baghdadi Capital Makes Strategic Equity Investment in Teybridge Capital Europe, Facilitates £50M Funding Line

Madrid-based family office Baghdadi Capital completed a strategic equity investment in Dublin-based Teybridge Capital Europe. In addition to the undisclosed equity deal, Baghdadi Capital will facilitate an initial £50m funding line to support Teybridge's working-capital and trade finance solutions.

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1001 AI Raises $9M Seed to Deploy Decision‑making AI for Critical MENA Industries
DealsOct 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...

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LuxQuanta Closes €8M Series A Led by Big Sur Ventures
DealsOct 20, 2025

LuxQuanta Closes €8M Series A Led by Big Sur Ventures

Barcelona-based deep tech company LuxQuanta raised €8M in a Series A round led by Big Sur Ventures. Main investor A&G participated alongside new backers GMV, Wayra and the EIC Fund, and existing investors Corning and GTD also supported the round.

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Periodic Labs Raises $300M Seed Round Led by Felicis to Build AI-Driven Materials Science Startup
DealsOct 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,...

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CoMind Raises $60M Led by Plural to Advance Optical Neurotechnology
DealsOct 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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Magic Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Lerer Hippeau to Build AI for Real-World Experiences
DealsOct 20, 2025

Magic Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Lerer Hippeau to Build AI for Real-World Experiences

Magic, an AI startup focused on real-world experiences, raised $10M in a seed round led by Lerer Hippeau. Participating investors include Bling Capital, Floodgate, Major Food Group, VCR Group, Gary Vaynerchuk and David Rodolitz's hospitality group.

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Golpo Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by BNVT Capital to Build AI Video Explainer Platform
DealsOct 20, 2025

Golpo Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by BNVT Capital to Build AI Video Explainer Platform

Golpo, an AI-powered platform that turns documents and prompts into interactive explainer videos, raised $4.1M in a seed round led by BNVT Capital with participation from Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Afore Capital and others. The company will use the proceeds...

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Sage Care Raises $20M Led by Yosemite to Expand Healthcare Navigation Platform
DealsOct 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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Flint Raises $5M Seed Led by Accel to Build Autonomous AI-Driven Websites
DealsOct 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.

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A* Capital Backs AI Prediction Startup Aaru in Early-Stage Check
DealsOct 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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Space Quarters Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Frontier Innovations
DealsOct 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...

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Goldman Sachs to Acquire Industry Ventures for up to $965M
DealsOct 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.

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Nilo Therapeutics Raises $101M Series A to Advance Neural-Circuit Therapies
DealsOct 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...

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NEP Group Secures $700M Equity Investment Led by 26North Partners
DealsOct 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.

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Stoke Space Raises $510M Series D to Support First Reusable Nova Rocket Launch
DealsOct 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...

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General Intuition Raises $133.7M Seed to Build World Models From Gaming Data
DealsOct 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...

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TORL BioTherapeutics Raises $96M in Series C
DealsOct 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.

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General Intuition Raises $134M Seed Round to Advance AGI Research
DealsOct 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...

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Counsel Health Raises $25M Series A Led by A16z and GV
DealsOct 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...

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Weave Bio Raises $20M Series A Led by USVP
DealsOct 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...

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Fourier Health Raises $8.4M Seed Round Led by Yosemite
DealsOct 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...

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Counsel Health Raises $25M Series A Led by A16z and GV
DealsOct 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.

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Harvey Raises $300M Series E at $5B Valuation
DealsOct 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,...

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DUOS Raises $130M Growth Equity to Scale AI-Powered Senior Care
DealsOct 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,...

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Dialogue AI Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed to Scale AI-Led Customer Research
DealsOct 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...

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Moonlight Therapeutics Raises Private Funding and Secures $3M NIAID Cooperative Grant
DealsOct 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.

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Triplemoon Raises $3.5M Seed Round Led by Activate Venture Partners and LiveOak Ventures
DealsOct 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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MGT Insurance Raises $21.6M Series B Led by Mubadala Capital
DealsOct 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.

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Daylight Energy Raises $75M to Finance Distributed Power
DealsOct 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...

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Conceal Raises $26M Series B to Advance SSE and ZTNA Platform
DealsOct 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...

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Dialogue AI Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed
DealsOct 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...

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Vega Health Raises $4M Seed Round From Bessemer Venture Partners
DealsOct 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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