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Agtonomy Raises $18M in Series B Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Agtonomy Raises $18M in Series B Funding

Agtonomy, a South San Francisco‑based software and services firm that provides automation and physical AI solutions for agriculture and land management, closed an $18 million Series B financing round. The round was led by DBL Partners and included new investor Nuveen alongside...

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Flamingo Launches With $2.2M in Pre-Seed Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Flamingo Launches With $2.2M in Pre-Seed Funding

Flamingo, a Miami‑based SaaS platform that connects IT service providers with enterprise clients, announced its public launch after securing $2.2 million in a pre‑seed round led by Focal VC and Array VC. The company will deploy the capital to expand its...

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CoreStory Raises $32M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

CoreStory Raises $32M in Series A Funding

CoreStory, a San Francisco‑based code‑intelligence startup, announced a $32 million Series A round. The financing was led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures, with participation from Harrison Metal, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Next, Nimble Partners and Alumni Ventures. The capital will...

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Syllo Raises $30M in Growth Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Syllo Raises $30M in Growth Funding

Syllo, a New York‑based litigation workspace platform, announced a $30 million growth round led by Venrock, Two Seas Capital and several strategic investors. The capital will fund product innovation for its unified AI‑workspace, expand engineering and support teams, and accelerate its...

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Uptiq.ai Raises $12M in Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Uptiq.ai Raises $12M in Funding

Uptiq.ai, a McKinney, Texas startup that builds AI infrastructure for financial institutions, announced a $12 million Series A financing. The round was led by Silverton Partners with participation from Live Oak Venture Partners, Tau Ventures, First Capital and Green Visor Capital. The...

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Cylerity Raises $4M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Cylerity Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Cylerity, a Madison, Wisconsin‑based healthcare fintech, closed a $4 million seed round led by HealthX Ventures, with participation from C2 Ventures, Upstream Ventures, Wisconsin Investment Partners and Tundra Angels. The company also secured a revolving debt facility with up to $24 million...

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Indico Data Receives Strategic Investment From Aviva Ventures
NewsOct 28, 2025

Indico Data Receives Strategic Investment From Aviva Ventures

Indico Data, a Boston‑based AI automation platform for insurance operations, has secured a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Aviva plc. The deal amount was not disclosed. Indico plans to use the capital to accelerate adoption...

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Sweatpals Raises $12M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Sweatpals Raises $12M in Seed Funding

Austin‑based Sweatpals, a community‑focused fitness platform, announced a $12 million seed round, bringing its total capital raised to $17.2 million. The round was led by Patron, a16z speedrun, and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures, with participation from Max Mullen, WndrCo, Antler, Pear and...

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CyberRidge Raises $26M in Total Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

CyberRidge Raises $26M in Total Funding

CyberRidge, a Tel Aviv‑based deep‑tech cybersecurity startup, announced it has raised a total of $26 million in funding. The round was anchored by its founder and CEO, Professor Dan Sadot, and adds to earlier capital that will fuel product development and...

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Wild Moose Raises $7M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Wild Moose Raises $7M in Seed Funding

Wild Moose, a New York‑based AI‑driven Site Reliability Engineering platform that automates first‑response actions for production incidents, announced a $7 million seed round. The financing was led by iAngels and included participation from Y Combinator, F2 Venture Capital, Maverick Ventures, and...

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Spacial Raises $10M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Spacial Raises $10M in Seed Funding

Spacial, a Palo Alto‑based startup that offers an AI‑powered platform to automate residential engineering and permitting, announced a $10 million seed round. The financing was led by TLV Partners with participation from Mango Capital, Re Angels and HTV. The company plans...

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Epic Raises $10M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Epic Raises $10M in Series A Funding

Epic, a Dallas‑based fintech serving the automotive sector, closed a $10 million Series A round led by FM Capital with participation from Automotive Ventures and other strategic investors. The funding will fuel the company’s market expansion and further development of its platform....

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IPNOTE Raises $1M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

IPNOTE Raises $1M in Seed Funding

iPNOTE, a San Francisco‑based legal‑tech platform that streamlines intellectual‑property management, closed a $1 million seed round led by AltaIR Capital with participation from Hi2 Venture Fund and a group of angel investors, including partners at Erdem Kaya Patent and founders of...

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Grasp Raises $7M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Grasp Raises $7M in Series A Funding

Swedish AI startup Grasp, which uses multi‑agent systems to automate investment‑banking and management‑consulting tasks, closed a $7 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $9 million. The round was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from existing backer Yanno Capital. Grasp...

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Plastomics Raises $5.8M in Initial Close of Series B
NewsOct 28, 2025

Plastomics Raises $5.8M in Initial Close of Series B

Plastomics, a St. Louis‑based agricultural biotechnology firm, announced an initial close of its Series B round, securing $5.8 million. The round was led by Fulcrum Global Capital with participation from Lewis & Clark Partners, Skull Diamond, Heart Capital, Missouri Technology Corporation...

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SpinDrive Raises Growth Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

SpinDrive Raises Growth Funding

SpinDrive, a Finnish provider of active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems, secured an undisclosed growth‑funding round led by Rhapsody Venture Partners and Innovestor. The capital will be used to deepen support for its U.S. customers, broaden its market presence in the...

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Formalize Raises €30M in Series B Funding
NewsOct 28, 2025

Formalize Raises €30M in Series B Funding

Formalize, a Copenhagen‑based compliance‑software provider, closed a €30 million Series B round co‑led by Acton Capital and BlackFin Capital Partners, with participation from West Hill Capital and CIBC Innovation Banking. The funding will be used to expand its compliance‑operations platform across Europe...

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Nexthink Receives Investment From Vista Equity Partners
NewsOct 27, 2025

Nexthink Receives Investment From Vista Equity Partners

Nexthink, the Lausanne‑Boston based digital employee experience platform, secured a majority investment from private‑equity firm Vista Equity Partners, though the transaction value was not disclosed. Founder and CEO Pedro Bados and the senior leadership will remain at the helm to...

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WorkHero Raises $5M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

WorkHero Raises $5M in Seed Funding

WorkHero, a Boston‑based AI‑powered back‑office platform for small HVAC contractors, announced a $5 million seed round. The financing was led by Navitas Capital with participation from Workshop Ventures, York IE and strategic angels, including a former ServiceTitan executive. The capital will...

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Honey Health Raises $7.8M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

Honey Health Raises $7.8M in Seed Funding

Honey Health, a Mountain View, California startup that offers an all‑in‑one AI back‑office platform for healthcare organizations, announced a $7.8 million seed round. The round was led by Pelion Ventures with participation from Streamlined, Burst Capital and 8‑Bit Capital. The company...

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Insignia Capital Group Closes Fund III, at $500M
NewsOct 27, 2025

Insignia Capital Group Closes Fund III, at $500M

Insignia Capital Group announced the closing of its third fund with commitments exceeding $500 million, drawing capital from existing investors and a limited number of new limited partners. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel while M2O Private Fund Advisors...

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SavvyMoney Raises $225M in Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

SavvyMoney Raises $225M in Funding

SavvyMoney, a Dublin, California‑based fintech that offers financial‑wellness and growth solutions, secured a $225 million minority investment. The round was co‑led by PSG and Canapi Ventures, with existing backer Spectrum Equity also participating. The capital will be deployed to fast‑track the...

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PodPlay Technologies Raises $8M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

PodPlay Technologies Raises $8M in Series A Funding

PodPlay Technologies, a New York‑based vertical SaaS platform serving participatory sports venues, announced its spin‑off from PingPod and closed an $8 million Series A round led by Frontier Growth. Frontier partner Dave Pandullo will join PodPlay’s board. The company plans to use...

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Seneca Raises $60M in Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

Seneca Raises $60M in Funding

San Francisco‑based resilience tech firm Seneca announced a $60 million financing round led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital, with participation from a slate of venture firms including First Round, DCVC and others. The capital will be deployed to expand Seneca's...

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Augmentus Receives Investment From Applied Ventures
NewsOct 27, 2025

Augmentus Receives Investment From Applied Ventures

Augmentus, a Singapore‑based deep‑tech robotics software firm, announced a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of semiconductor equipment leader Applied Materials. The funding will support Augmentus’ no‑code, AI‑powered platform that combines 3D scanning with automatic adaptive automation...

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Pave Bank Raises $39M in Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

Pave Bank Raises $39M in Funding

Singapore-based Pave Bank has raised more than $39 million in a funding round led by Accel, taking its total capital raised to over $44 million with participation from Tether Investments, Quona Capital, Wintermute Ventures and others. The fully licensed commercial...

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XNRGY Climate Systems Receives Growth Investment
NewsOct 27, 2025

XNRGY Climate Systems Receives Growth Investment

XNRGY Climate Systems, a Canada- and U.S.-based maker of sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies and control systems, has secured growth equity financing from Decarbonization Partners (BlackRock and Temasek JV), Climate Investment and Activate Capital; the deal size was not disclosed....

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Bridge Closes $5.1M Seed Financing
NewsOct 27, 2025

Bridge Closes $5.1M Seed Financing

Bridge, a New York City–based startup building an AI-native operating system for private markets allocators, said it raised $5.1 million in a seed round led by Thicket Ventures with participation from industry investors including Bill Lewis, Bob White and Nate...

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Hemab Therapeutics Raises $157M in Series C Financing
NewsOct 27, 2025

Hemab Therapeutics Raises $157M in Series C Financing

Hemab Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech based in Cambridge and Copenhagen developing prophylactic therapies for serious bleeding and thrombotic disorders, closed a $157 million Series C financing led by Sofinnova Partners with participation from a large long‑only global asset manager and...

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Adaptam Therapeutics Raises €3M in Pre-Seed Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

Adaptam Therapeutics Raises €3M in Pre-Seed Funding

Adaptam Therapeutics, a San Sebastián biotech developing cancer immunotherapies that target immunosuppressive myeloid cells, closed a €3 million (about $3.5 million) pre-seed financing round led by Criteria Bio Ventures. As part of the deal, Criteria partners Salvatore Cappadona, PhD, and...

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Force Electrical Services Receives Growth Investment From SkyKnight Capital
NewsOct 27, 2025

Force Electrical Services Receives Growth Investment From SkyKnight Capital

SkyKnight Capital has made an undisclosed growth investment in Force Electrical Services, an Oklahoma-based provider of electrical distribution and transmission infrastructure for the power market. The deal leaves Force’s founder as a significant shareholder and keeps the existing management team...

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APRO Receives New Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

APRO Receives New Funding

APRO, a decentralized oracle network, closed a strategic funding round led by YZi Labs via its EASY Residency incubation program, with participation from Gate Labs, WAGMI Venture and TPC Ventures and backing from early investors Polychain Capital and Franklin Templeton....

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Serval Raises $47M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 27, 2025

Serval Raises $47M in Series A Funding

Serval, a San Francisco-based AI-native IT service management platform, raised $47 million in a Series A round led by Redpoint Ventures, bringing its total funding to $52 million since launching in 2024. Investors including First Round, General Catalyst, Box Group...

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VitVio Raises $8M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 24, 2025

VitVio Raises $8M in Seed Funding

VitVio, a Boston-based developer of an AI platform that autonomously coordinates operating room staff, flags delays and reduces administrative burden on surgical teams, has closed an $8 million seed round, bringing total funding to $10 million. The round was led...

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Paygentic Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding
NewsOct 24, 2025

Paygentic Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding

Paygentic, a San Francisco-based AI-powered billing and payments infrastructure startup led by CEO Susan O’Neill and CTO Samuel Alarco Cantos, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by MiddleGame Ventures with participation from Anamcara Capital, Aperture Capital and...

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CourtReserve Receives $54M Investment From Mainsail Partners
NewsOct 24, 2025

CourtReserve Receives $54M Investment From Mainsail Partners

CourtReserve, a club-management software provider founded in 2016, secured a $54 million strategic growth investment from private-equity firm Mainsail Partners. The capital will accelerate product development, bolster customer service and integrations, and fund expansion into sports facilities across North America....

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Janus RX Receives Investment From FFL Partners
NewsOct 24, 2025

Janus RX Receives Investment From FFL Partners

Janus RX, a Montgomery, Ala.–based behavioral pharmacy founded in 2016, received an undisclosed investment from private equity firm FFL Partners to accelerate operational expansion and product development. The funding targets scaling of the company’s specialty services, including management of complex...

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Linen Cloud Receives Investment From Several Enterprise Tech Leaders
NewsOct 24, 2025

Linen Cloud Receives Investment From Several Enterprise Tech Leaders

Linen Cloud, a San Francisco-based intelligent sales planning platform for enterprise revenue teams, said it secured a strategic investment round led by a network of CIOs, CTOs and enterprise technology leaders. Backers named include Steven Birdsall, CRO of Alteryx, and...

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SecondWave Systems Receives New Investment to Expanded Series A Funding
NewsOct 24, 2025

SecondWave Systems Receives New Investment to Expanded Series A Funding

SecondWave Systems, a St. Paul clinical‑stage medical device company developing an ultrasound‑based treatment for inflammatory disorders, has expanded its Series A syndicate with a new investment from Sectoral Asset Management alongside existing backers including Treo Ventures, Scientific Health Development, the...

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Natural Raises $9.8M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 24, 2025

Natural Raises $9.8M in Seed Funding

Natural, a San Francisco fintech building infrastructure for agentic payments, raised $9.8 million in a seed round co‑led by Abstract and Human Capital with participation from Forerunner Ventures, Terrain, Restive Ventures, Genius Ventures and several high‑profile founders and operators. The...

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Neolix Raises Over USD$600M in Series D Funding
NewsOct 24, 2025

Neolix Raises Over USD$600M in Series D Funding

Beijing-based L4 autonomous delivery provider Neolix has raised over $600 million in a Series D round led by UAE’s Stone Venture with participation from Gaocheng Capital, CITIC Capital, CDH, Sparkedge, Beijing AI Fund, Legend Capital, Gaorong Ventures, Templewater and SAIC...

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Veritas Prime Receives $31.5M Investment
NewsOct 24, 2025

Veritas Prime Receives $31.5M Investment

Veritas Prime, an Orlando-based provider of SAP SuccessFactors and payroll technology solutions, has secured a $31.5 million minority investment from Carrick Capital Partners. The funding will be used to expand its Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) offerings, invest in...

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CipherOwl Raises $15M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

CipherOwl Raises $15M in Seed Funding

CipherOwl, a San Francisco startup building an AI-native intelligence layer for institutional cryptocurrency compliance, raised $15 million in a seed round co-led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, OKX Ventures and others. The company said...

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Roller Raises US$50M in Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Roller Raises US$50M in Funding

Austin-based Roller, which provides venue-management software for leisure and attractions operators, raised $50 million in a funding round led by existing investor Insight Partners with J.P. Morgan joining as a new participant. The fresh capital will be used to accelerate...

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Tensormesh Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Tensormesh Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding

Tensormesh, an AI infrastructure optimization startup in San Francisco, emerged from stealth after raising $4.5 million in a seed round led by Laude Ventures. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand operations and accelerate development of its...

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Ceres AI Receives Growth Financing From Decathlon Capital Partners
NewsOct 23, 2025

Ceres AI Receives Growth Financing From Decathlon Capital Partners

Ceres AI, an Oakland-based agricultural risk analytics company led by CEO Ramsey Masri, has secured a multi-million-dollar growth financing package from Decathlon Capital Partners, though the exact amount was not disclosed. The funding will be used to accelerate enterprise adoption...

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OneAM Raises $4.7M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

OneAM Raises $4.7M in Seed Funding

OneAM, a New York City-based provider of early-pay solutions, raised $4.7 million in a seed funding round led by TTV Capital with participation from Correlation Ventures, ThirdStream Partners and other early-stage investors. The company said it will deploy the capital...

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Apriority Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Apriority Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding

Apriority, a San Francisco-based AI-powered borrower-first debt platform led by CEO Tony Willcox and COO Bret Rietow, raised $2.3 million in a seed round led by Techstars, Valhalla, Bridge, CAN, Illini Angels and Keiretsu. The funding will be used to...

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Venus Aerospace Receives Strategic Investment From Lockheed Martin
NewsOct 23, 2025

Venus Aerospace Receives Strategic Investment From Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Ventures has made a strategic, undisclosed investment in Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based rocket-engine startup founded in 2020 and led by CEO Sassie Duggleby. Venus is developing a scalable platform for high-performance propulsion, and the funding signals Lockheed’s interest...

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