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FMC Raises €100M in Funding
NewsNov 14, 2025

FMC Raises €100M in Funding

Dresden‑based semiconductor firm FMC announced a €100 million financing round, comprising €77 million in equity from a Series C led by HV Capital and the DeepTech & Climate Fonds, with participation from Vsquared Ventures, eCAPITAL, Bosch Ventures, Air Liquide VC, Merck’s M Ventures and...

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TandemAI Closes $22M Series A Extension Round
NewsNov 14, 2025

TandemAI Closes $22M Series A Extension Round

TandemAI, a New York‑based drug discovery firm that blends generative AI, molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics into an end‑to‑end SaaS platform, announced a $22 million Series A extension round led by KHK Fund and V‑Capital. The financing brings the company’s total capital...

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Zilch Raises Over USD $175M in Debt and Equity Funding
NewsNov 14, 2025

Zilch Raises Over USD $175M in Debt and Equity Funding

London‑based fintech Zilch announced it has secured more than $175 million in combined debt and equity financing, led by KKCG with participation from BNF Capital and other strategic investors. The round also expanded a securitisation facility with Deutsche Bank. Zilch plans to...

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Tom Priore: What Pro Teams Need From Their Payment Platforms
NewsNov 13, 2025

Tom Priore: What Pro Teams Need From Their Payment Platforms

Tom Priore, CEO of Priority, unveiled Priority Sports – a fintech platform built specifically for the complex payment ecosystems of professional and collegiate sports teams. It automates contract‑linked payouts such as NIL deals and performance bonuses, provides invoice‑level, multi‑party reconciliation,...

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Gate Bioscience Raises $65M in Series B Financing
NewsNov 13, 2025

Gate Bioscience Raises $65M in Series B Financing

Gate Bioscience, a California‑based biotech developing a new class of small‑molecule "molecular gates" that eliminate disease‑causing proteins, closed a $65 million Series B round. The financing was led by Forbion and included new investor Eli Lilly & Co., alongside existing backers such as...

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Sunday Raises $21M in Series B Funding
NewsNov 13, 2025

Sunday Raises $21M in Series B Funding

Atlanta‑based payment platform Sunday, which serves restaurant hospitality, announced a $21 million Series B round led by DST Global Partners. The funding will be used to broaden its geographic footprint and accelerate product development. Founded in 2021 by CEO Christine de Wendel together...

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Ochre Spirits Closes Seed Funding Round
NewsNov 13, 2025

Ochre Spirits Closes Seed Funding Round

Ochre Spirits, a Goa‑based artisanal spirits brand, has closed an undisclosed‑amount seed round led by Ah! Ventures’ First Gear platform, with participation from investor Mukesh Singh and strategic advisor Probir Roy. The capital will be used to consolidate the brand’s...

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Cronvall Raises €3.9M in Funding
NewsNov 13, 2025

Cronvall Raises €3.9M in Funding

Cronvall, a Helsinki‑based industrial procurement technology firm, closed a €3.9 million funding round led by Greencode Ventures, Stephen Industries and Innovestor. The capital will be used to speed up international expansion and further develop its digital procurement platform, which links construction...

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Deductive AI Formally Launches with $7.5M in Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

Deductive AI Formally Launches with $7.5M in Funding

Deductive AI, a Mountain View startup that builds AI‑powered Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) agents for root‑cause analysis, announced a $7.5 million seed round. The round was led by CRV with participation from Databricks Ventures, Thomvest Ventures and PrimeSet. The capital will...

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WisdomAI Raises $50M in Series A Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

WisdomAI Raises $50M in Series A Funding

WisdomAI, a San Francisco‑based developer of an AI Data Analyst for enterprise insights, closed a $50 million Series A round, raising its total capital to $73 million. The financing was led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm) and existing...

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Theo Ai Raises Over $10M in Total Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

Theo Ai Raises Over $10M in Total Funding

Theo Ai, a Palo Alto‑based AI-driven predictive analytics platform for Am Law 200 firms and corporate legal departments, announced it has raised over $10 million in total funding, including a new round led by Run Ventures. The capital will fund expansion...

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NextSense Receives Investment From Corundum Neuroscience
NewsNov 12, 2025

NextSense Receives Investment From Corundum Neuroscience

NextSense, a Mountain View‑based developer of in‑ear EEG wearables called Smartbuds, announced it has secured an undisclosed investment from Corundum Neuroscience. The funding will fuel the company’s next growth phase as it prepares to launch its clinically‑accurate EEG earbuds to...

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The Best Business Credit Monitoring Tools
NewsNov 12, 2025

The Best Business Credit Monitoring Tools

The article reviews five leading business credit monitoring solutions, highlighting their features, pricing, and target users. FairFigure offers a $35‑monthly plan with four bureau scores, AI podcasts, darknet scanning, and credit‑building reporting to five bureaus, plus financing options. Lili’s BusinessBuild...

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D-Matrix Raises $275M in Series C Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

D-Matrix Raises $275M in Series C Funding

d-Matrix, a Santa Clara‑based provider of generative AI inference compute, closed a $275 million Series C round at a $2 billion valuation, bringing its total capital raised to $450 million. The round was co‑led by Bullhound Capital, Triatomic Capital and Temasek, with participation from...

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Vend Park Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

Vend Park Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding

Vend Park, a Boston‑based parking‑operations platform, announced a $17.5 million Series A round led by Blue Heron Capital, with participation from Nuveen’s Real Asset Ventures, Communitas Capital, John McMahon and follow‑on investors such as Derive Ventures, Floating Point Capital, PagsGroup and Crossbeam. The...

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GC AI Raises $60M in Series B Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

GC AI Raises $60M in Series B Funding

GC AI, a San Francisco‑based AI workspace platform for in‑house legal teams, closed a $60 million Series B round. The financing was led by Scale Venture Partners and Northzone, with participation from Sound Ventures, Aglaé Ventures, SilverCircle Partners, News Corp, The Council,...

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Attentive.ai Raises $30.5M in Series B Funding
NewsNov 12, 2025

Attentive.ai Raises $30.5M in Series B Funding

Attentive.ai, the Wilmington, Delaware startup behind the Beam AI takeoff platform for general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, announced a $30.5 million Series B round. The financing was led by Insight Partners with participation from Vertex Ventures, Tenacity Ventures and InfoEdge Venture Fund....

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FutureProof Technologies Acquires Terrafuse AI
NewsNov 12, 2025

FutureProof Technologies Acquires Terrafuse AI

FutureProof Technologies, a San Diego‑based insurer that uses AI for property underwriting, announced the acquisition of Berkeley‑based Terrafuse AI, a specialist in wildfire risk analytics. The financial terms were not disclosed. The deal will integrate Terrafuse’s patented wildfire prediction models...

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Stingray Acquires TuneIn
NewsNov 12, 2025

Stingray Acquires TuneIn

Stingray Group Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire TuneIn Holdings for up to US$175 million, paying US$150 million at closing with an additional US$25 million contingent on performance. The deal is being financed with a new US$150 million term loan under Stingray’s refreshed...

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Redzone Acquires Kavida.ai
NewsNov 12, 2025

Redzone Acquires Kavida.ai

QAD|Redzone, the Miami‑based manufacturing and supply‑chain software provider, announced the acquisition of London‑based Kavida.ai, a specialist in agentic AI for industrial firms. The financial terms were not disclosed. The deal bolsters QAD’s Champion AI roadmap by integrating Kavida’s AI Agent...

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Uare.ai Raises $10.3M in Seed Funding
NewsNov 11, 2025

Uare.ai Raises $10.3M in Seed Funding

Uare.ai, the Palo Alto startup formerly known as Eternos.life that builds personalized "Individual AI" agents, announced a $10.3 million seed round. The financing was led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures, with participation from a slate of strategic investors. The company said...

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IRiva Medical Closes Initial Financing Round
NewsNov 11, 2025

IRiva Medical Closes Initial Financing Round

iRiva Medical, a Minneapolis‑based development‑stage medical‑device company spun out of the NuXcel accelerator, announced the close of its initial financing round, with the amount undisclosed. The round was led by F‑Prime and included participation from Hatteras Venture Partners, Norwest and...

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AirOps Raises $40M in Series B Funding
NewsNov 11, 2025

AirOps Raises $40M in Series B Funding

AirOps, a New York‑based content engineering platform that powers AI‑driven search, announced a $40 million Series B round. The financing was led by Greylock Partners and included Unusual Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, XFund, Village Global and Frontline VC. The capital will be...

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TRIP Raises $40M in Funding
NewsNov 10, 2025

TRIP Raises $40M in Funding

TRIP, a New York‑based drinks brand that markets calming beverages and supplements, secured $40 million in a funding round backed by celebrities Joe Jonas, Alessandra Ambrosio, Paul Wesley, Ashley Graham and consumer fund Coefficient Capital. The capital will be used to scale operations, broaden...

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Addi Raises $71M in Additional Credit
NewsNov 10, 2025

Addi Raises $71M in Additional Credit

Addi, the Bogotá‑based commerce and financial platform, secured an additional $71 million in credit, with $57 million provided by Goldman Sachs and Fasanara and $14 million from BBVA Spark. The financing will be used to broaden its operations and accelerate product development. Founded...

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Appetronix Closes $10M+ in Total Seed Funding
NewsNov 6, 2025

Appetronix Closes $10M+ in Total Seed Funding

Appetronix, a London, Ontario‑based robotics company focused on intelligent foodservice automation, announced it has raised more than $10 million in total seed funding, including a $6 million seed‑plus round. The round was led by Jim Grote, the Grote family and AlleyCorp. The...

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Malanta, Interview with CEO Kobi Ben-Naim
NewsNov 6, 2025

Malanta, Interview with CEO Kobi Ben-Naim

Malanta, an Israeli enterprise‑security startup founded by former CyberArk exec Kobi Ben‑Naim, announced a $10 million seed round led by Cardumen Capital. The company aims to create a new “pre‑attack prevention” category, using AI agents and machine‑learning models to detect and...

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DualBird Raises $25M in Combined Seed and Series A Funding
NewsNov 5, 2025

DualBird Raises $25M in Combined Seed and Series A Funding

DualBird, a Boston‑based data infrastructure startup, announced a $25 million combined seed and Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Angular Ventures and Uncork Capital. The capital will be deployed to expand its sales and...

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Liminal Custody Expands EMEA Leadership with Appointment of Ilinca Cartoflea as Head of Sales
NewsNov 5, 2025

Liminal Custody Expands EMEA Leadership with Appointment of Ilinca Cartoflea as Head of Sales

Liminal Custody, a digital‑asset custody and wallet‑infrastructure provider, announced the promotion of Ilinca Cartoflea to Head of Sales, EMEA, based in Dubai. In her new role she will drive regional growth, enterprise partnerships and institutional client engagement across Europe, the...

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Zest AI Receives Investment From Customers
NewsNov 5, 2025

Zest AI Receives Investment From Customers

Zest AI, a Burbank‑based provider of AI‑powered lending solutions, closed a customer‑led financing round backed by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Members 1st Federal Credit Union, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Truliant Federal Credit Union and Citi Ventures. The investors, all existing...

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Flux XII Raises $3.95M in Seed Funding
NewsNov 5, 2025

Flux XII Raises $3.95M in Seed Funding

Flux XII, a Madison, Wisconsin‑based startup that commercializes advanced organic chemistries for aqueous flow batteries, announced a $3.95 million seed round. The financing was led by The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment with participation from the Wisconsin Alumni...

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Cove Soda Raises $15M in Series A Funding
NewsNov 5, 2025

Cove Soda Raises $15M in Series A Funding

Cove Soda, a Halifax‑based functional carbonated soft‑drink brand, closed a $15 million Series A round led by Vanterra Ventures with participation from RiverPark Ventures, Simple Food Ventures and a roster of celebrity investors. The capital will fund expansion of production, product development...

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IPS Acquires Populus
NewsNov 4, 2025

IPS Acquires Populus

IPS Group, a San Diego‑based smart parking and curb‑management firm, announced the acquisition of Populus Technologies, a San Francisco provider of transportation data and curb‑management solutions. The financial terms were not disclosed. The deal combines IPS’s integrated hardware‑software‑data ecosystem with...

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Ruli.ai Raises $6M in Seed Funding
NewsNov 4, 2025

Ruli.ai Raises $6M in Seed Funding

Ruli.ai, a San Francisco‑based AI-native legal intelligence platform, announced a $6 million seed round led by Album VC with participation from SignalFire, PJC, Foothill Ventures, Mana and Genius Ventures. The capital will fund team expansion, product development—including a real‑time AI assistant,...

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Planbase Raises $2.1M in Funding
NewsNov 4, 2025

Planbase Raises $2.1M in Funding

Planbase, a San Francisco‑based AI‑native employee management platform for healthcare clinics, announced a $2.1 million seed round backed by Y Combinator, LocalGlobe and angel investors. The funding will be used to expand the service into medium‑large clinics across the United States...

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Parable Raises $11M in Seed Funding
NewsNov 4, 2025

Parable Raises $11M in Seed Funding

Parable, a New‑York‑based intelligence platform that gives large enterprises visibility into how time is spent across processes and projects, announced an $11 million seed round. The financing was led by HOF Capital with participation from Story Ventures, InMotion Ventures, existing backers...

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Azalea Therapeutics Raises $82M in Series A Funding
NewsNov 4, 2025

Azalea Therapeutics Raises $82M in Series A Funding

Azalea Therapeutics, a Berkeley‑based biotech founded by Jennifer Doudna, Michael Fischbach, Justin Eyquem and Jenny Hamilton, closed an $82 million seed and Series A round, including a $65 million Series A led by Third Rock Ventures with participation from RA Capital, Yosemite and Sozo...

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TeamSystem’s Mikrogrup Acquires Bizim Hesap and Nef Solution in Türkiye
NewsNov 4, 2025

TeamSystem’s Mikrogrup Acquires Bizim Hesap and Nef Solution in Türkiye

TeamSystem, the Italian AI‑driven business‑software group, expanded its Turkish footprint through its subsidiary Mikrogrup, acquiring Istanbul‑based Bizim Hesap—a cloud pre‑accounting platform serving over 40,000 SMEs—and taking a minority stake in fintech Nef Solution, which provides AI‑based risk‑management tools to banks...

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Liquid Raises $7.6M in Seed Funding
NewsNov 4, 2025

Liquid Raises $7.6M in Seed Funding

Liquid, a New York‑based mobile financial app that blends trading, yield products and artificial‑intelligence features, closed a $7.6 million seed round. The financing was led by venture firm Paradigm with participation from General Catalyst and a group of angels including Ashwin...

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Hippocratic AI Raises $126M in Series C, at $3.5 Billion Valuation
NewsNov 4, 2025

Hippocratic AI Raises $126M in Series C, at $3.5 Billion Valuation

Hippocratic AI, a Palo Alto‑based company building safety‑focused generative AI agents for healthcare, closed a $126 million Series C round that values the firm at $3.5 billion. The financing was led by Avenir Growth and included new and existing backers such as CapitalG,...

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DoseMe Acquires Firstline
NewsNov 3, 2025

DoseMe Acquires Firstline

DoseMe, a Jupiter, Florida‑based model‑informed precision dosing (MIPD) software firm and Fairlong Capital portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Firstline, a Vancouver‑based clinical decision‑support platform provider, with financial terms undisclosed. The deal merges DoseMe’s dosing algorithms with Firstline’s worldwide decision‑support...

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The Icon League Raises 15M in Series A Funding
NewsNov 3, 2025

The Icon League Raises 15M in Series A Funding

The Icon League, a Berlin‑based five‑a‑side football competition launched in 2024 by Toni Kroos and Elias Nerlich, closed a €15 million Series A round led by HV Capital with participation from Jürgen Klopp’s family office, Thomas Hagedorn and Luigi Berlusconi’s H14. HV partner...

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CoreWeave Buys Marimo
NewsNov 3, 2025

CoreWeave Buys Marimo

CoreWeave, the New Jersey‑based GPU cloud provider (Nasdaq: CRWV), announced the acquisition of San Francisco‑based Marimo Inc., the creator of the open‑source marimo notebook – an AI‑native, reactive Python development environment. The financial terms were not disclosed. The deal will embed...

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OnX Receives Strategic Investment From TCV
NewsNov 3, 2025

OnX Receives Strategic Investment From TCV

onX, the Missoula‑based digital outdoor navigation and mapping software company, announced a strategic investment from private equity firm TCV, with the deal amount undisclosed. The round also brought Cross Creek on board as a new investor while existing backers Summit...

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Popai Health Raises $11M in Funding
NewsNov 3, 2025

Popai Health Raises $11M in Funding

San Francisco‑based Popai Health, a patient conversation intelligence startup that uses Voice AI to capture and analyze information from phone calls, announced an $11 million financing round. The round was led by Team8 and NEA, with participation from strategic investors. The...

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Lolli Acquires Slice to Unify Bitcoin Rewards Space
NewsNov 3, 2025

Lolli Acquires Slice to Unify Bitcoin Rewards Space

Lolli, the Bitcoin rewards platform backed by venture studio Thesis*, announced the acquisition of Slice, a browser‑extension that pays users Bitcoin for passive web browsing. The deal merges Lolli’s shopping‑based rewards with Slice’s browsing model, allowing users to earn and...

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Finstack Raises €1.2M in Funding
NewsNov 3, 2025

Finstack Raises €1.2M in Funding

Amsterdam‑based finance automation platform Finstack announced a €1.2 million funding round led by Quantum Leap Capital’s Mike de Boer, with participation from Maarten Wolleswinkel, René Feiner and other angel investors. The capital will be used to scale the company’s operations and accelerate...

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Courage Therapeutics Closes Seed Financing
NewsNov 3, 2025

Courage Therapeutics Closes Seed Financing

Courage Therapeutics, a pre‑clinical biopharma based in Ann Arbor, Michigan focused on novel treatments for genetic and dietary obesity and wasting diseases, closed an undisclosed seed round led by Arsenal Bridge Ventures, with participation from existing investors. The financing brings...

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Teleskope Raises $25M in Series A Funding
NewsNov 3, 2025

Teleskope Raises $25M in Series A Funding

Teleskope, a New York‑based data‑security startup, announced a $25 million Series A round led by M13 with participation from Primary Venture Partners and Lerer Hippeau, taking its total capital raised to $32.2 million. The funding will be used to accelerate growth, broaden its...

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