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Generation Lab Raises $11M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Generation Lab Raises $11M in Seed Funding

Generation Lab, a San Francisco longevity-science startup, closed an $11 million seed round—bringing total financing to $15 million—led by Accel with participation from Samsung Next, Zone2, Aoki Labs, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s BYL Ventures and Simu Liu’s Markham Valley Ventures. The capital...

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GammaTime Raises $14M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

GammaTime Raises $14M in Seed Funding

GammaTime, a Los Angeles-based premium micro-drama streaming platform tailored for U.S. audiences, has closed a $14 million Seed round led by vgames and Pitango, with participation from Alexis Ohanian, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Traverse Ventures. Founded by industry veterans...

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Clerq Raises $21M in Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Clerq Raises $21M in Funding

Clerq, a New York City–based payments platform for high-ticket transactions, said it raised $21 million in financing, including a $12 million Series A led by 645 Ventures with participation from existing backers FirstMark Capital, Fika Ventures, Commerce Ventures and Dash...

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Chainguard Raises $280M in Growth Financing
NewsOct 23, 2025

Chainguard Raises $280M in Growth Financing

Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based open source software provider led by CEO and co-founder Dan Lorenc, has secured $280 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. The capital will be deployed to accelerate go-to-market scaling and expand investments...

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Pila Raises $4M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Pila Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Pila Energy, a San Francisco startup building plug-in, mesh home batteries for backup power and simplified energy control, has raised $4 million in seed funding led by R7 Partners with participation from Toyota Ventures, Refactor Capital, GS Futures and other...

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Janta Power Closes $5.5M Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Janta Power Closes $5.5M Seed Funding

Janta Power, a Dallas-based developer of three-dimensional solar tower systems, closed a $5.5 million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital with participation from Collab Capital. The funding will accelerate commercialization of its patented high-density 3D photovoltaic tower technology and...

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Mondra Closes £10M Series A Funding Round
NewsOct 23, 2025

Mondra Closes £10M Series A Funding Round

Mondra, a London-based AI platform providing product-level intelligence for supply chain resilience, closed a £10 million Series A led by AlbionVC and Planet A Ventures with participation from Swisscom, PeakBridge, Ponderosa Ventures and Green Circle Foodtech Ventures. The funding will...

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Keycard Raises $38M in Seed and Series A Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Keycard Raises $38M in Seed and Series A Funding

Keycard, a San Francisco startup building an identity and access platform for AI agents that integrates with organizations’ existing user identity solutions, raised $38 million across seed and Series A rounds. The company secured an $8 million seed led by...

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Elevara Medicines Raises $70M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Elevara Medicines Raises $70M in Series A Funding

Elevara Medicines, a London-based clinical-stage biotech focused on therapies for rheumatoid arthritis and chronic inflammatory diseases, has closed a $70 million Series A round co-led by Forbion and Sofinnova Partners with participation from founding investor Monograph Capital. The funds will...

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Rightcharge Raises £1.6M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Rightcharge Raises £1.6M in Seed Funding

Rightcharge, a London-based startup that streamlines fleet EV charging payments, has raised £1.6 million in a seed round led by Soulmates Ventures with participation from Blackwood Ventures, Unruly Capital and Purple Ventures. The funding will be used to accelerate European...

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Riff Raises $16M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 23, 2025

Riff Raises $16M in Series A Funding

Oslo-based Riff, formerly Databutton, raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Northzone, bringing its total funding to $21 million. The company provides a platform that enables operators at enterprises to build and deploy high-impact applications without heavy...

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Sizable Energy Raises $8M in Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Sizable Energy Raises $8M in Funding

Milan-based Sizable Energy raised $8 million in a financing led by Playground Global with participation from Exa Ventures, Verve Ventures, Satgana, EDEN/IAG and Unruly Capital to accelerate development and deployment of its offshore pumped-hydro long-duration ocean energy storage system. The...

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Smartbax Raises €4.7M in First Closing of Pre-Series A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Smartbax Raises €4.7M in First Closing of Pre-Series A Funding

Munich-based biotech smartbax has closed the first tranche of a €4.7 million Pre-Series A financing led by new investors Anobis Asset and Bayern Kapital, with participation from UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators and existing backers including HTGF and Boehringer. The funding...

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UnifyApps Raises $50M in Series B Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

UnifyApps Raises $50M in Series B Funding

UnifyApps, a New York-based provider of an enterprise operating system for AI, raised $50 million in a Series B round led by WestBridge Capital with participation from ICONIQ and other investors, bringing total funding to $81 million. The company said...

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Pavewise Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Pavewise Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding

Pavewise, a Bismarck, North Dakota startup building a platform to improve efficiency and compliance across road construction project plans, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by C2 Ventures and included Connectic, Service Provider Capital, Geoff...

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CurbWaste Raises $28M in Series B Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

CurbWaste Raises $28M in Series B Funding

CurbWaste, a New York City–based operating system for independent waste haulers, raised $28 million in a Series B round that brings its total venture funding to $50 million. The round was led by Socium Ventures, backed by Cox Enterprises, with...

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Bricklayer AI Raises $5M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Bricklayer AI Raises $5M in Seed Funding

Bricklayer AI, an Arlington, Va.–based developer of agentic AI for Security Operations Centers, raised $5 million in a seed round led by Tech Square Ventures with follow-on participation from Sovereign’s Capital, Dreamit Ventures and BlueWing Ventures. The startup — which...

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Hulo Raises €2.3M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Hulo Raises €2.3M in Seed Funding

Dutch WaterTech startup Hulo raised €2.3 million in a seed round led by VP Capital and LUMO Labs, with participation from Vanagon, Rabobank, FOM and the Netherlands Enabling Water Technology fund. Hulo uses AI to detect leaks in water infrastructure...

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Syntracts Raises $5.3M in Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Syntracts Raises $5.3M in Funding

Syntracts, a Washington, D.C.-based API-first contract intelligence platform designed for full on-premises deployment, closed a $5.3 million seed round led by Hyperplane with participation from Khosla Ventures, Top Harvest Capital, Fortitude Ventures and continued backing from Myriad Venture Partners and...

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ShopMy Raises $70M in Funding at $1.5 Billion Valuation
NewsOct 22, 2025

ShopMy Raises $70M in Funding at $1.5 Billion Valuation

ShopMy, a New York–based curated commerce infrastructure company, raised $70 million in a financing round that values the business at $1.5 billion. The round was led by Avenir with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer, Menlo Ventures and several angel...

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Gradbridge Raises $20M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Gradbridge Raises $20M in Series A Funding

GradBridge, a Wilmington, Del.-based fintech specializing in second-look private student lending, closed a $20 million Series A led by Acorn Investment Partners, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management. The funding will be used to launch a private student loan...

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Catalyst OrthoScience Closes $15M Growth Financing
NewsOct 22, 2025

Catalyst OrthoScience Closes $15M Growth Financing

Catalyst OrthoScience, a Naples-based private medtech firm focused on simplified shoulder arthroplasty, closed $15 million in combined equity and debt financing led by RC Capital with participation from Mutual Capital Partners, Dr. Derace Schaffer and Western Alliance Bank. The capital...

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MythWorx Closes $5M Seed Funding at $100M Valuation
NewsOct 22, 2025

MythWorx Closes $5M Seed Funding at $100M Valuation

MythWorx, a Dallas-based AI startup developing an AI/AGI construct with advanced reasoning capabilities, closed a $5 million seed round at a $100 million post-money valuation. The financing was led by Eagle Venture Fund IV along with Eagle Freedom Fund I...

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Cybrid Raises $10M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Cybrid Raises $10M in Series A Funding

Toronto-based Cybrid announced a $10 million Series A led by BDC Capital’s Growth Venture Fund with participation from Golden Ventures, Luge Capital and Panache Ventures. The fintech provides compliant stablecoin and fiat payment infrastructure and says it will deploy the...

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Sumble Raises $38.5M in Seed And Series A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Sumble Raises $38.5M in Seed And Series A Funding

Sumble, a San Francisco startup offering an actionable data platform for go-to-market teams, raised $38.5 million in a combined Seed and Series A round led by Canaan Partners and Coatue. The financing included participation from Square Peg, Zetta, Bloomberg Beta,...

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Chemify Raises Over $50M in Series B Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Chemify Raises Over $50M in Series B Funding

Glasgow-based deep-tech firm Chemify raised over $50 million in a Series B round co-led by Wing Venture Capital and Insight Partners, with participation from 8VC and existing backers including Triatomic Capital, Blueyard, Rockspring and Eos. Chemify combines chemistry, robotics, computation...

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Ampa Raises $8.5M in Pre-A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Ampa Raises $8.5M in Pre-A Funding

Palo Alto neurotechnology startup Ampa raised $8.5 million in a Pre‑A round led by Nexus NeuroTech Ventures with participation from Satori Capital, Morningside Ventures, Continuum Health Ventures, the Zabara Foundation and individual investors including physicians and TMS insiders. The financing...

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VitriVax Raises $17.25M in Series B Financing
NewsOct 22, 2025

VitriVax Raises $17.25M in Series B Financing

VitriVax, a Boulder-based vaccine formulation company, raised $17.25 million in a Series B round co-led by Adjuvant Capital and RA Capital Management. The funding will support continued development and commercialization of its proprietary Atomic Layering Thermostable Antigen and Adjuvant (ALTA®)...

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Electra Therapeutics Raises $183M in Series C Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Electra Therapeutics Raises $183M in Series C Funding

Electra Therapeutics raised $183 million in a Series C round co-led by Nextech and EQT Life Sciences, with new strategic investors Sanofi, HBM Healthcare Investments and Mubadala Capital joining existing backers. The financing bolsters the South San Francisco clinical-stage biotech’s...

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Tesser Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Tesser Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding

Tesser Payments, a New York City-based startup building stablecoin payment solutions, raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Strobe Ventures, Anthemis and other strategic backers. The funding will be used to scale...

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Acoru Raises €10M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Acoru Raises €10M in Series A Funding

Acoru, a Madrid-based startup that detects and prevents AI-enabled fraud and money laundering, has raised €10 million in a Series A round led by 33N Ventures with participation from existing backers Adara Ventures and Athos Capital. Founded in December 2023,...

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Streetbeat Raises $15M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 22, 2025

Streetbeat Raises $15M in Series A Funding

Palo Alto-based AI intelligence platform Streetbeat raised $15 million in a Series A round led by CDP Venture Capital’s AI Fund, bringing the company’s total financing to $25 million with participation from TTV Capital, Monte Carlo Capital and 3Lines VC....

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ENA Respiratory Raises US$22.4M in Series B Financing
NewsOct 22, 2025

ENA Respiratory Raises US$22.4M in Series B Financing

ENA Respiratory, a Melbourne-based clinical-stage biotech developing antiviral host defense enhancers for symptomatic respiratory infections, has raised US$22.4 million (AUD 34m) in a Series B round. The financing was backed by the Gates Foundation, Flu Lab and existing investors including...

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Anrok Raises $55M Series C Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Anrok Raises $55M Series C Funding

Anrok, a San Francisco-based sales tax compliance platform for digital businesses, raised $55 million in a Series C round led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to over $100 million with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital...

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Arbor Energy Raises $55M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Arbor Energy Raises $55M in Series A Funding

Arbor Energy raised $55 million in a Series A round co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Voyager Ventures, with participation from Gigascale Capital and Marathon Petroleum. The El Segundo-based clean power company will use the proceeds to complete its 1 MW...

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ChipAgents Raises $21M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

ChipAgents Raises $21M in Series A Funding

ChipAgents, a Santa Barbara-based developer of agentic AI for chip design and verification, closed a $21 million Series A round—bringing total funding to $24 million—led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Micron Ventures, MediaTek, Ericsson and industry angels including...

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Acelab Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Acelab Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding

Acelab, a New York City startup building an AI‑driven platform to research, select and document building materials, announced a $13.5 million Series A led by Navitas Capital with participation from strategic investors including JLL Spark, DivcoWest and prominent architects, bringing...

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Bronto Raises $14M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Bronto Raises $14M in Seed Funding

Dublin-based log data platform Bronto has raised $14 million in a seed round led by Cercano Management with participation from Heavybit Venture Capital and Conviction Capital. The startup said it will deploy the capital to build out go-to-market and engineering...

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Knack Raises Series B Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Knack Raises Series B Funding

Knack, a Miami-based student success technology platform that helps higher-education institutions scale peer learning programs, has closed a Series B round led by New Markets Venture Partners. The company did not disclose the deal size and said it will deploy...

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Gravwell Raises $15.4M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Gravwell Raises $15.4M in Series A Funding

Minneapolis-based data analytics and security platform Gravwell closed a $15.4 million Series A round led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Gula Tech Adventures, Next Frontier Capital and others. The financing will fund product expansion and go-to-market efforts as...

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Estuary Raises $17M in Series A Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Estuary Raises $17M in Series A Funding

Estuary, a New York City startup offering a ‘right-time’ data platform that moves and transforms data across more than 200 systems, has raised $17 million in a Series A led by M13 with participation from Firstmark and Operator Partners. The...

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Printr Raises $4.5M in Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Printr Raises $4.5M in Funding

Printr, a launchpad focused on memecoin token launches, has raised $4.5 million in total funding, including a $2 million seed extension led by Mantle EcoFund and participation from Mirana Ventures, L1D, Sfermion, Flowdesk and LayerZero and trading-community angels, building on...

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PleoPharma Closes $36M Series B Financing
NewsOct 21, 2025

PleoPharma Closes $36M Series B Financing

PleoPharma, a Phoenixville, PA clinical‑stage company developing treatments for cannabis-related neuropsychological and addiction disorders, has closed a $36 million Series B financing. The round, led by CEO and co-founder Dr. Ginger Constantine with undisclosed backers, will fund continued clinical development...

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Moonshot AI Raises $10M in Seed Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Moonshot AI Raises $10M in Seed Funding

Moonshot AI, a New York City startup that uses AI to convert websites into fully automated, self-optimizing platforms, has closed a $10 million seed round led by Mighty Capital with participation from Oceans Ventures, Uncorrelated, Garuda Ventures and Almaz Capital....

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Hyro Raises $45M in Growth Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Hyro Raises $45M in Growth Funding

Hyro, a New York–based Responsible AI agent platform for healthcare, raised $45 million in growth funding in a round led by Healthier Capital with participation from Norwest, Define Ventures and existing investors, plus strategic new backers Bon Secours Mercy Health...

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Findem Raises $51M in Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Findem Raises $51M in Funding

Findem, a San Francisco AI talent-acquisition and management startup that uses 3D data, has raised $51 million in new funding — a round that includes a Series C led by SLW with participation from Wing Ventures, Harmony Capital and Four...

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Defakto Secures $30.75M in Series B Funding
NewsOct 21, 2025

Defakto Secures $30.75M in Series B Funding

Defakto, a Palo Alto–based non-human identity security firm formerly called SPIRL, raised $30.75 million in a Series B led by XYZ Venture Capital with participation from The General Partnership, Bloomberg Beta, WndrCo, Michael Coates, Adverb Ventures and J.P. Morgan. The...

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Real Fun Group Secures Six Figure Funding Deal
NewsOct 21, 2025

Real Fun Group Secures Six Figure Funding Deal

Staffordshire-based Real Fun Group has secured a six-figure financing package from alternative lender Reward Funding to accelerate its online gaming presence and expand its UK venue portfolio. The funds will support digital growth initiatives and the planned acquisition of a...

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Diversis Capital Management Closes Fund III, at $1.2 Billion
NewsOct 21, 2025

Diversis Capital Management Closes Fund III, at $1.2 Billion

Diversis Capital Management said it has closed Diversis Capital Partners III with over $1.2 billion of commitments, marking a significant upsizing for the Los Angeles-based private equity firm that focuses on software and technology-enabled services. The fund drew commitments from...

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