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This Week in SaaS - Nov 4 - 10, 2025

The Artists Collective Launches as an Artist-Led Investment Platform

Uber Eats Alum Lands $14M Seed From A16z to Fix WhatsApp Chaos for LatAm’s Doctors

What Messy Finance Stacks Signal to Investors – and How to Fix Them Before Series B

Exclusive: GoSats Bags $5 Mn To Scale Its Rewards Platform

Pinterest Alternative Cosmos Is Looking to Redefine Visual Inspiration for Creatives

Rivian’s RJ Scaringe Thinks We’re Doing Robots All Wrong

Lovable Raises $330M at a $6.6B Valuation to Turn Non-Developers Into Software Builders

Higgsfield Raises $80M in Series A Extension Funding

Banking Software Startup Knight Fintech Raises $23.6M Round Led by Accel

Prophet Security Raises Strategic Funding Round

Anysphere Bags $900M Round

Amagi Slides in India Debut, as Cloud TV Software Firm Tests Investor Appetite

Accel Doubles Down on Fibr AI as Agents Turn Static Websites Into One-to-One Experiences

As Lovable Hits $200M ARR, Its CEO Credits Staying in Europe for Its Success

Port Raises $100M at $800M Valuation to Take on Spotify’s Backstage

One-Time Hot Insurance Tech Ethos Poised to Be First Tech IPO of the Year

Synthesia Hits $4B Valuation, Lets Employees Cash Out

Sources: Project SGLang Spins Out as RadixArk with $400M Valuation as Inference Market Explodes

TDK Ventures, Accel Set to Back India’s EtherealX in Reusable Launch Vehicle Push: Sources

2026 FinTech Funding Faces Holiday Hangover

Rapido’s Ownly Launch Signals Food Delivery Push Amid $600-Million Fundraise

Google Launches New Initiative to Help Indian AI Startups Scale for Enterprise Adoption

MeitY, IVCA Mobilise ₹500 Cr VC Commitments For AI Startups

Mira Murati’s Startup, Thinking Machines Lab, Is Losing Two of Its Co-Founders to OpenAI

Indian Vibe-Coding Startup Emergent Triples Valuation to $300M with $70M Fundraise

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Largest Financings Went To Defense, Wearables, Energy And Security

Sapiom Raises $15.75M in Seed Funding

Sapiom Raises $15M to Help AI Agents Buy Their Own Tech Tools

UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Makes Leadership Adjustments, Introduces Tax Tools

Trading Technologies International Acquires OpenGamma

Depthfirst Raises $40M in Series A Funding

Brazilian Financial Infrastructure Startup Lerian Raises R$30 Million in Seed Round

The Global Race for the AI App Layer Is Still On

Coding Assistant Cursor Raises $2.3bn Five Months After Its Previous Round

Mandiant’s Founder Just Raised $190M for His Autonomous AI Agent Security Startup

PermitFlow Inks $54M Series B Financing

Rivian’s Industrial Automation Spinoff Mind Robotics Secures $500M in Funding

Depthfirst Announces $80 Million in Series B

SolveAI Raises $50M to Help Employees Build Their Own Enterprise Software

Google Teams up with Accel to Hunt for India’s Next AI Breakouts

Indian SpaceX Rival EtherealX Hits 5x Valuation as It Readies Engine Tests

Samaipata Launches €110 Million Fund III to Back Early-Stage AI-Native Startups Across Europe

Dutch Fintech Mollie Buys GoCardless for €1.1bn

Vega Raises $120M Series B to Rethink How Enterprises Detect Cyber Threats

India Has Changed Its Startup Rules for Deep Tech

Cyera Secures $400M to Scale AI-Native Data Security Platform and Enterprise Adoption

New York Brokerage Public Pitches Stock-Trading AI Agents

New Ventures, Old Hands: India’s Startup Founders In Encore Mode

Campfire Raises $65M Series B Co-Led by Accel and Ribbit

Sapiom Secures $15.75M Seed Funding Led by Accel

Trade Republic Secures €1.2bn Secondary Share Sale, Achieving Decacorn Valuation

Pave Bank Raises $39M Led by Accel to Expand Onchain Commercial Banking

Cyera Raises $400M in Series F Round, Valuation Hits $9B

OpenFX Raises $94 Million in Funding Round Led by Accel, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone, and Pantera

Leona Health Secures $14M Seed Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz to Streamline WhatsApp Doctor Communication in Latin America

Port Secures $100M Series C to Challenge Spotify’s Backstage

Ego AI Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Patron and Top VCs

WellTheory Raises $14M Series A Led by General Catalyst

Flint Raises $5M Seed Led by Accel to Build AI-Driven Autonomous Websites

Lovable Secures $330M Series B Funding at $6.6B Valuation

Pave Bank Raises $39M Series A Led by Accel with Participation From Tether and Others

N8n Raises $180M Series C at $2.5B Valuation to Scale AI-Driven Automation

Google and Accel Fund Five Indian AI Startups with up to $2M Each in Atoms Accelerator

ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B to Expand AI‑Native Identity Security

Cursor Secures $2.3B Funding Round Valuing Company at $29.3B

PermitFlow Secures $54M Series B Led by Accel

Khosla Ventures and Accel to Invest up to $500M Each in India's AI Ecosystem

Accel and Prosus Launch Co-Investment Partnership to Back Early-Stage Indian Startups

Quanta Secures $15M Series A Led by Accel

Campfire Raises $65M Series B Co-Led by Accel and Ribbit

WellTheory Raises $14M Series A Led by General Catalyst to Fuel Growth and AI Development

Prophet Security Secures Strategic Funding From Amex Ventures, Citi Ventures, Accel, and Bain Capital Ventures

FirstClub Secures $23M Series A to Expand Curated Quick‑commerce in India

ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B Led by Greycroft

Kaizen Secures $21M Series A Funding

RadixArk Raises Funding Led by Accel at $400M Valuation

Polars Raises €18M Series A Led by Accel

Flint Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Accel to Accelerate AI-Driven Website Platform

Flint Raises $5M Seed Led by Accel to Build Autonomous AI-Driven Websites

Startup Behind Open-Source Data Tool Polars Raises $21M From Accel

Generation Lab Raises $11M Seed Round Led by Accel