Poppy Raises $1.25M Pre‑seed Round Led by Kindred Ventures
Poppy, a proactive AI assistant app, announced a $1.25 million pre‑seed round led by Kindred Ventures, with angel investors including Logan Kilpatrick of DeepMind. The San Francisco‑based startup aims to help users organize their digital life by integrating calendars, email, messages, and more into a single dashboard.
Stareep Completes $14.6M Series A Funding Round
Stareep, a smart‑mattress brand within the Dreame ecosystem, announced it closed a second funding round of about RMB 100 million ($14.6 million), valuing the company at RMB 1 billion ($146.2 million). The round, completed early 2026, follows an angel round three months earlier and will fund...
Sandbar Raises $23M Series A Led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures
Sandbar, the AI‑powered note‑taking smart ring startup, announced a $23 million Series A round led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures. The funding will be used to expand its software and machine‑learning teams and boost marketing as it prepares to ship the Stream...