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GridCARE Inks $64M Series A Financing
NewsMay 18, 2026

GridCARE Inks $64M Series A Financing

GridCARE announced the closing of an oversubscribed $64 million Series A round, led by Sutter Hill Ventures and joined by John Doerr. The round also attracted utility strategics National Grid Partners, Future Energy Ventures, Emerson Collective, Stanford University, and existing backers. Valuation...

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VoltaGrid Scores $1B Funding
NewsMay 18, 2026

VoltaGrid Scores $1B Funding

VoltaGrid, a meter‑scale power generation firm, announced a $1 billion equity raise led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Halliburton. The round includes a $775 million primary capital raise and a $225 million secondary purchase from existing investors. In parallel, VoltaGrid signed an agreement...

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GovWell Nabs $25M Series A Funding
NewsMay 15, 2026

GovWell Nabs $25M Series A Funding

GovWell, an AI operating system for modern government, announced a $25 million Series A round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors Work‑Bench and Bienville Capital also participated, alongside three GovTech veterans. The capital boost raises GovWell’s total funding to $34.5 million and will...

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BasdedAI Pulls in Financing
NewsMay 15, 2026

BasdedAI Pulls in Financing

BasedAI has stepped out of stealth to offer enterprise‑grade infrastructure and applications built on open‑source artificial intelligence. Its first product, Hirebase, is an AI workforce platform that lets companies deploy software agents across everyday productivity tools. The company announced seed...

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Avant Genomics Inks $3M+ Financing
NewsMay 15, 2026

Avant Genomics Inks $3M+ Financing

Avant Genomics announced it has raised over $3 million to advance its fully‑automated liquid biopsy sample‑preparation platform. The round was led by TitletownTech, Halyard Ventures, Virginia Venture Partners, with participation from CAV Angels, Global Impact Fund and other angels. The funding...

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Wirestock Raises $23 Million Series A
NewsMay 15, 2026

Wirestock Raises $23 Million Series A

Wirestock, a marketplace linking creators with AI developers, announced a $23 million Series A round. The round was led by Nava Ventures and included participation from SBVP, Formula VC, I2BF Global Ventures, and existing backers. Proceeds will be used to build a comprehensive...

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Anomaly Insights Scores $17M Financing
NewsMay 15, 2026

Anomaly Insights Scores $17M Financing

Anomaly Insights, an AI‑powered payer intelligence startup, announced a $17 million financing round led by Sound Ventures. Existing backers Alumni Ventures, Link Ventures, Redesign Health and RRE Ventures also participated, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $34 million. The infusion is...

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Equipifi Scores $34M Series B Financing
NewsMay 14, 2026

Equipifi Scores $34M Series B Financing

Equipifi, a fintech platform that embeds flexible payment and Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later (BNPL) capabilities into banks and credit unions’ digital experiences, closed a $34 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Left Lane Capital with participation from existing backers Curql and...

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CREW Carbon Lands $25M Series A Round
NewsMay 14, 2026

CREW Carbon Lands $25M Series A Round

CREW Carbon, a Brooklyn‑based water‑technology firm, closed an oversubscribed Series A round totaling $25 million, comprising $19 million in equity and $6 million in grant and other non‑dilutive funding. The round was led by Burnt Island Ventures with participation from AP Ventures, Sony Innovation...

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Roxberry Pulls In New Funding
NewsMay 14, 2026

Roxberry Pulls In New Funding

Roxberry, a parent‑founded brand positioning itself as the first modern soda for kids, announced the closing of a major funding round. The capital will support its national expansion and product rollout. Roxberry’s 7.5‑oz cans contain only 5 g of sugar, no...

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CREATE Medicines Nabs $122M Series B
NewsMay 14, 2026

CREATE Medicines Nabs $122M Series B

CREATE Medicines, a Cambridge‑based clinical‑stage biotech, closed a $122 million Series B round. The financing was co‑led by Newpath Partners, ARCH Venture Partners and Hatteras Venture Partners, with participation from Alexandria Venture Investments and existing backers. CREATE’s proprietary mRNA‑LNP platform programs T...

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Coworked Raises $1.8M Financing Round
NewsMay 14, 2026

Coworked Raises $1.8M Financing Round

Coworked, a Boston‑based enterprise AI startup, announced a $1.8 million financing round co‑led by Open Opportunity Fund and Two Ravens, with participation from Underdog Labs and Techstars. The capital will accelerate development of Harmony, the company’s agentic AI project manager designed...

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Boundary Secures $2M Pre-Seed Round
NewsMay 14, 2026

Boundary Secures $2M Pre-Seed Round

Boundary announced the close of a $2 million pre‑seed round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from BlackWood, FirstBlock Capital and other institutional angels. The capital will fund the launch of USBD, a new stablecoin protocol built for financial institutions and...

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BranchLab Scores $26M Series A
NewsMay 13, 2026

BranchLab Scores $26M Series A

BranchLab, an AI-driven platform that helps pharma companies commercialize therapies, announced a $26 million Series A round on May 13, 2026. The financing was led by McKesson Ventures and included FCA Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, and AIX Ventures, bringing total...

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Vector Scoops Up $10M Series A
NewsMay 13, 2026

Vector Scoops Up $10M Series A

Vector, a Boston‑based contact‑level advertising platform for B2B marketers, closed a $10 million Series A round led by SignalFire and HubSpot Ventures. The capital will accelerate development of its AI‑driven ad automation suite, designed to amplify marketer impact rather than replace human...

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9amHealth Recieves $26M Funding
NewsMay 13, 2026

9amHealth Recieves $26M Funding

9amHealth, a San Diego‑based virtual specialty care platform, announced a $26 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Define Ventures and brought in new backers SemperVirens VC, Catalio Capital Management, and NewHealth Ventures. The capital will fund expansion of...

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DeepInfra Raises $107M Series B
NewsMay 12, 2026

DeepInfra Raises $107M Series B

DeepInfra, a startup focused on AI inference infrastructure, announced a $107 million Series B round to scale its cloud platform and broaden global capacity. The financing was co‑led by 500 Global and Georges Harik, with participation from A.Capital Ventures, Crescent Cove, Felicis, NVIDIA, Peak6, Samsung Next,...

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Astrocade Scores $56M Series A & B Funding Rounds
NewsMay 12, 2026

Astrocade Scores $56M Series A & B Funding Rounds

Astrocade, an AI‑powered social gaming platform based in Los Altos, announced a $56 million financing package that combines a Series A round led by Sea and a Series B round headed by Sequoia Capital. The round attracted a roster of strategic investors, including...

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Star Catcher Industries Nabs $65M Series A
NewsMay 12, 2026

Star Catcher Industries Nabs $65M Series A

Star Catcher Industries announced a $65 million Series A round, led by B Capital with co‑leadership from Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures. The new capital brings the company’s total funding to $88 million. Star Catcher is developing the first space‑based power grid that...

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Havoc Grabs $100M Series A Round
NewsMay 12, 2026

Havoc Grabs $100M Series A Round

Havoc, a Providence‑based all‑domain collaborative autonomy firm, announced a $100 million Series A, bringing total capital to about $200 million since 2024. The round attracted new investors such as CCM Capital Markets, Clear Street, and SAIC, alongside existing backers including Lockheed Martin and Vanderbilt...

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Corgi Scores $160M Series B Financing
NewsMay 11, 2026

Corgi Scores $160M Series B Financing

San Francisco‑based Corgi announced a $160 million Series B round that lifts its post‑money valuation to $1.3 billion. The funding, led by TCV, includes participation from more than a dozen existing and new venture firms. Corgi aims to build the first AI‑native, full‑stack...

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Cowboy Space Secures $275M Series B
NewsMay 11, 2026

Cowboy Space Secures $275M Series B

Cowboy Space, the orbital‑infrastructure startup founded by Robinhood co‑founder Baiju Bhatt, announced a $275 million Series B round that values the company at $2 billion. The financing was led by Index Ventures and included new investors IVP, Blossom Capital and SAIC, alongside existing...

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Blitzy Inks $200M Financing
NewsMay 11, 2026

Blitzy Inks $200M Financing

Blitzy, an autonomous software development platform, closed a $200 million financing round that lifts its valuation to $1.4 billion. The round was led by Northzone and attracted new backers such as PSG, Battery Ventures, Jump Capital, Morgan Creek Digital and Defiant, while...

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Fazeshift Raises $17M Series A
NewsMay 7, 2026

Fazeshift Raises $17M Series A

Fazeshift, a startup specializing in AI‑powered workflow automation, announced a $17 million Series A round. The financing was led by XYZ Ventures with participation from ABC Capital and several angel investors. The capital will be used to scale its platform, accelerate product...

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Zapdos Labs Pulls In $500k Pre-Seed Financing
NewsMay 1, 2026

Zapdos Labs Pulls In $500k Pre-Seed Financing

Zapdos Labs, an Austin‑based AI software firm with a Singapore office, announced a $500,000 pre‑seed round. The capital will fund expansion of its AI Video Agent platform designed for manufacturers. The system plugs into existing CCTV cameras, ingests a plant’s...

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Techcyte Announces $15 Million Funding
NewsMay 1, 2026

Techcyte Announces $15 Million Funding

Techcyte, an AI‑powered digital diagnostics provider for anatomic and clinical pathology, closed a $15 million financing round led by Van Tuyl Companies. Existing backers Zoetis Inc. and the Mayo Clinic also participated, underscoring strategic confidence. The capital will fund platform scaling,...

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Illuminant Surgical Scores $8.4M
NewsMay 1, 2026

Illuminant Surgical Scores $8.4M

Illuminant Surgical announced an $8.4 million seed round led by Wing 2 Wing Ventures, with participation from the National Science Foundation, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, Elderberry Ventures, Soma Capital, DRF and other investors. The capital will be used to accelerate...

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Fun Raises $72 Million in Series A
NewsMay 1, 2026

Fun Raises $72 Million in Series A

Fun, a payments infrastructure provider for internet-native capital markets, announced a $72 million Series A round. The round was co‑led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire and comes amid surging demand for faster, more reliable global money movement in fintech and digital markets....

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Actively Announces $45M Series B Round
NewsApr 29, 2026

Actively Announces $45M Series B Round

Actively announced a $45 million Series B round, bringing its total capital to $68 million. The round was co‑led by TCV and First Harmonic, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, First Round Capital, and Alkeon. Proceeds will fund new AI‑driven go‑to‑market products, talent...

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Zapata Quantum Receives $15M
NewsApr 29, 2026

Zapata Quantum Receives $15M

Zapata Quantum, a Boston‑based quantum software pioneer, announced the close of an oversubscribed $15 million financing round. The round was led by venture‑capital firm Triatomic Capital with participation from strategic investors and co‑lead placement by Odeon Capital Group. Zapata, a hardware‑agnostic...

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IC Realtime Secures $2M Series A Round
NewsApr 29, 2026

IC Realtime Secures $2M Series A Round

IC Realtime, a veteran provider of professional‑grade surveillance technology, announced a $2 million Series A financing round. The round was led by John Hatherly, founder of Wynnchurch Capital, with participation from existing backers. The capital will accelerate development of a unified software...

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Aidoc Inks $150 Million Series E
NewsApr 29, 2026

Aidoc Inks $150 Million Series E

Aidoc secured $150 million in a Series E round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from General Catalyst, SoftBank Investment Advisors, and NVIDIA’s NVentures. The infusion lifts total capital raised to over $500 million, underscoring rapid growth and escalating demand for enterprise‑scale...

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Chord Banks $7 Million
NewsApr 29, 2026

Chord Banks $7 Million

Chord, an AI platform for modern commerce operations, announced a $7 million Series A round led by Equal Ventures, with participation from existing backer M13 and newcomers Chingona Ventures and CEAS Investments. The funding will accelerate the company’s effort to unify fragmented...

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General Analysis Snares $10M in Seed Funding
NewsApr 29, 2026

General Analysis Snares $10M in Seed Funding

General Analysis, a startup building security infrastructure for agentic AI, announced a $10 million seed round. The financing was led by Altos Ventures and included 645 Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator and other strategic investors. Founded by former NVIDIA, Cohere and DeepMind researchers,...

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Rogo Scores $160M Series D
NewsApr 29, 2026

Rogo Scores $160M Series D

Rogo, an AI platform built for finance, announced a $160 million Series D round led by Kleiner Perkins. The financing also attracted Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, JPMorgan Growth Equity and several other investors. The new capital lifts Rogo’s total funding above...

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Axoft Secures $55M Series A Financing
NewsApr 29, 2026

Axoft Secures $55M Series A Financing

Axoft, a Cambridge‑based neurotechnology firm, announced a $55 million Series A round led by C.P. Group Innovation, bringing its total funding to over $60 million. The capital will finance global expansion of clinical trials for its implantable brain‑computer interfaces (iBCIs) and support U.S....

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Fence Inks $20M Financing
NewsApr 29, 2026

Fence Inks $20M Financing

Fence, a technology platform modernizing the infrastructure of asset‑backed finance, announced a $20 million Series A round led by Galaxy Ventures. The financing was oversubscribed and included participation from existing seed investors ParaFi Capital and Crane Ventures Partners, which re‑upped only months...

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Liquid Scoops Up $18M Seed Round
NewsApr 28, 2026

Liquid Scoops Up $18M Seed Round

Liquid announced the closing of an $18 million Series Seed round, co‑led by Neo and Left Lane Capital. The round also included Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, Sunflower Capital, and returning investors Paradigm and General Catalyst. Liquid’s platform enables...

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MagicCube Adds E& to $10M Financing Round
NewsApr 28, 2026

MagicCube Adds E& to $10M Financing Round

MagicCube announced that e& Capital has joined its $10 million financing round, marking the second closing of the round. The round also includes strategic investor Verifone, along with Bold Capital Partners, Mosaik Partners and other backers. MagicCube’s software‑only security platform protects...

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Betterness Closes $2.5M Seed Round
NewsApr 27, 2026

Betterness Closes $2.5M Seed Round

Betterness announced the close of a $2.5 M seed round and the public launch of Bett‑i, a voice‑first AI life‑coaching system. The round was backed by notable investors including Martin Varsavsky and Justin Stone, and added an advisory board spanning health‑tech,...

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Nervonik Announces $52.5M Series B Financing
NewsApr 27, 2026

Nervonik Announces $52.5M Series B Financing

Nervonik, a clinical‑stage medical‑device firm focused on peripheral nerve stimulation, announced the close of a $52.5 million Series B round. The financing was led by Amzak Health and attracted participation from Elevage Medical Technologies, U.S. Venture Partners, Lumira Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and...

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TriFetch Scores $1.9M Pre-Seed Round
NewsApr 27, 2026

TriFetch Scores $1.9M Pre-Seed Round

TriFetch, a San Francisco‑based health‑tech startup, announced a $1.9 million pre‑seed financing round. The round was led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from angel investors affiliated with Google, Hipprocratic, Mercor and MIT. The capital will be used to scale its...

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Serif Biomedicines Raises $50 Million
NewsApr 27, 2026

Serif Biomedicines Raises $50 Million

Flagship Pioneering announced the creation of Serif Biomedicines, a new biotech focused on Modified DNA therapeutics. The company emerges after five years of platform development. Flagship pledged an initial $50 million to fund the launch. The venture positions Serif to pursue...

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Orkes Inks $60M Series B Financing
NewsApr 27, 2026

Orkes Inks $60M Series B Financing

Orkes, a platform for agents and durable workflow orchestration, announced a $60 million Series B financing round. The round was led by AVP with participation from Prosperity7 Ventures and existing backers Nexus Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, and Vertex Ventures US. The funding...

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Fathom Therapeutics Scores $47 Million Series A
NewsApr 27, 2026

Fathom Therapeutics Scores $47 Million Series A

Fathom Therapeutics, previously known as Atommap Corp., announced an oversubscribed $47 million Series A round. The financing was led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from Chemistry, Alexandria Venture Investments, and NY Ventures. Fathom leverages quantum chemistry and artificial intelligence to design...

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Coral Banks $12.5M Seed Round
NewsApr 25, 2026

Coral Banks $12.5M Seed Round

Coral, a health‑care automation startup, secured a $12.5 million seed round led by Lightspeed and Z47. The company’s platform plugs into existing electronic health record systems, fax lines and payer portals to automate end‑to‑end administrative workflows for specialty providers such as...

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GreatEvent Scoops Up $500K
NewsApr 25, 2026

GreatEvent Scoops Up $500K

greatEvent, a Rockville‑based startup, raised $500,000 from Maryland’s venture fund TEDCO. The company’s patented Real'Time Booking (RTB) platform lets users view live venue availability and secure spaces within minutes. By digitizing the booking workflow, the solution targets the inefficiencies of...

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TextQL Inks $17M Funding
NewsApr 25, 2026

TextQL Inks $17M Funding

TextQL, a low‑code platform that turns raw data into actionable insight, announced a $17 million Series A round. The funding was led by Blackstone Innovations Investments and included participation from HOF Capital, Neo, DCM Ventures, Dropbox and angels from OpenAI, Snowflake and...

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Balerion AI Snares $6M Seed Funding
NewsApr 25, 2026

Balerion AI Snares $6M Seed Funding

Balerion AI, an agentic platform for mortgage loan origination, announced a $6 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Formation and BoxGroup. The company emerged from stealth with its Balerion Loan Intelligence product, already deployed by FM Home...

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