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Modus Scores $85M in Seed & Series A Funding
NewsApr 13, 2026

Modus Scores $85M in Seed & Series A Funding

Modus, an AI‑native audit technology platform and holding company, announced an $85 million financing round that combines seed and Series A capital. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Comma Capital and entrepreneur Garry Tan. The capital will...

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Quiver Bioscience Receives Strategic Investment
NewsApr 13, 2026

Quiver Bioscience Receives Strategic Investment

Quiver Bioscience, a Cambridge‑based discovery‑technology and therapeutics firm focused on central nervous system disorders, announced a targeted investment from the Porta family. The capital will fund the company’s Argentina office to advance an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) program for chromosome 15q...

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Slate Auto Closes $650M Series C Financing
NewsApr 13, 2026

Slate Auto Closes $650M Series C Financing

Slate Auto announced the close of a $650 million Series C financing round led by TWG Global. The capital infusion equips the Michigan‑based startup with the operating cash needed to advance its next development phase. Slate has already secured more than 160,000...

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Endovascular Engineering Inks $80 Million Series C
NewsApr 13, 2026

Endovascular Engineering Inks $80 Million Series C

Endovascular Engineering announced an oversubscribed $80 million Series C financing round co‑led by Gilde Healthcare and Norwest. Existing backers—including Sante Ventures, 415 Capital, S3 Ventures, Panakes Partners, and M&L Healthcare Investments—also participated, alongside two undisclosed strategic investors and a new global strategic...

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Critical Loop Scores $26M Series A
NewsApr 13, 2026

Critical Loop Scores $26M Series A

Critical Loop, an industrial power solutions firm, closed a $26 million Series A round led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover, with participation from Better Ventures, Climate Capital, Adapt Nation Capital, and Cyrus Ventures. The financing lifts the company's total committed equity...

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Decision Science Advisors Inks Series A Financing
NewsApr 13, 2026

Decision Science Advisors Inks Series A Financing

Decision Science Advisors (DSA), a specialist in applied AI and data advisory, announced a Series A financing round led by Jefferies Financial Group. The capital injection will bolster DSA’s AI-driven offerings for private‑equity clients and fund its geographic expansion across the...

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Ratio Lands $15.8M Financing Round
NewsApr 10, 2026

Ratio Lands $15.8M Financing Round

Ratio, an AI‑driven fintech platform serving B2B technology scale‑ups, closed a $15.8 million venture financing round and added $100 million of lending capacity. The funding follows the company’s achievement of GAAP profitability in August 2025, underscoring its capital‑efficient growth model. Ratio’s solution links...

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Pipe Inks $16M Funding Round
NewsApr 9, 2026

Pipe Inks $16M Funding Round

Pipe, a fintech focused on embedded financial solutions for small businesses, announced a $16 million financing round. The round was led by Fin Capital and MaC Venture Capital, with MaC’s Marlon Nichols joining Pipe’s board. The capital will be used to...

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SiFive Announces $400M Series G Round
NewsApr 9, 2026

SiFive Announces $400M Series G Round

SiFive announced a $400 million Series G financing that lifts its valuation to $3.65 billion. The round was led by Atreides Management and attracted marquee backers such as NVIDIA, Apollo Global Management, Point72 Turion and T. Rowe Price. SiFive says the capital will speed development...

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Luminai Lands $38M Series B Round
NewsApr 9, 2026

Luminai Lands $38M Series B Round

AI‑native automation startup Luminai closed a $38 million Series B round, bringing its total capital to $60 million. The round was led by Peak XV Partners, with new investor Define Ventures and continued support from General Catalyst and Y Combinator. Luminai’s platform transforms fragmented healthcare...

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LiveOak Fiber Lands $425M
NewsApr 9, 2026

LiveOak Fiber Lands $425M

LiveOak Fiber announced a $425 million credit facility backed by Oak Hill Advisors and Palistar Capital to fund its fiber‑to‑the‑home network expansion across the Southeast. The financing will accelerate the rollout of all‑fiber infrastructure in existing markets and enable entry into...

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Haast Secures $12M Series A Funding
NewsApr 9, 2026

Haast Secures $12M Series A Funding

Haast, an AI‑powered enterprise compliance engine, announced a $12 million Series A round led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from DST Global Partners, Airtree, Aura Ventures, and Black Sheep Capital. The financing lifts the company’s total U.S. capital raised to $17.05 million since...

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Petwealth Nabs $1.7M Pre-Seed Round
NewsApr 9, 2026

Petwealth Nabs $1.7M Pre-Seed Round

Petwealth, a pet‑health diagnostics startup founded in 2025, announced a $1.7 million pre‑seed round to fund its clinical‑grade testing platform. The company unveiled an exclusive diagnostic partnership with Kennel Connection and a telehealth integration with Pawp, extending its reach to veterinarians...

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CertifID Pulls In $47.5M Series C Financing
NewsApr 9, 2026

CertifID Pulls In $47.5M Series C Financing

CertifID announced a $47.5 million Series C financing round led by Centana Growth Partners and the hiring of Josh Linn as chief product officer and Liz Conn as chief marketing officer. The funding bolsters the company’s ability to enhance its wire‑fraud protection...

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Chapter Raises $100M Series E Round
NewsApr 9, 2026

Chapter Raises $100M Series E Round

Chapter, an AI-driven Medicare navigation provider, announced a $100 million Series E financing round. The round was led by Generation Investment Management and included new backers Fifth Down Capital and 8VC alongside existing investors. The capital comes as Chapter’s valuation has more...

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Patlytics Scores $40M Series B Financing
NewsApr 8, 2026

Patlytics Scores $40M Series B Financing

Patlytics, an AI-driven platform that manages the entire patent lifecycle, announced a $40 million Series B round led by venture firm SignalFire. The financing also included participation from N47, Myriad Venture Partners, Relativity, Alumni Ventures, Antiportfolio Ventures, and BAM Corner Point. With...

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SiMa.ai Secures Strategic Investment
NewsApr 8, 2026

SiMa.ai Secures Strategic Investment

Silicon Valley startup SiMa.ai, a leader in Physical AI, announced a strategic investment from Micron Technology. The funding, terms undisclosed, will help SiMa.ai scale production‑ready, high‑performance AI solutions for edge devices. The partnership deepens collaboration on tightly integrated compute‑memory architectures...

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Sidewinder Therapeutics Inks $137M Series B Financing
NewsApr 8, 2026

Sidewinder Therapeutics Inks $137M Series B Financing

Sidewinder Therapeutics closed an oversubscribed $137 million Series B round to fund its next‑generation bispecific antibody‑drug conjugates for cancer. The financing was co‑led by Frazier Life Sciences and Novartis Venture Fund, with participation from Series A backer OrbiMed and a slate of new...

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ReAlta LifeSciences Closes $40M Financing
NewsApr 8, 2026

ReAlta LifeSciences Closes $40M Financing

ReAlta Life Sciences Inc., a clinical‑stage biopharma based in Norfolk, Virginia, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $40 million financing round. The new capital brings the company’s total fundraising to over $150 million since its inception. ReAlta is developing therapies that target...

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TeraWatt Technology Completes Final Close of Series C
NewsApr 8, 2026

TeraWatt Technology Completes Final Close of Series C

TeraWatt Technology announced the final close of its Series C round, expanding its investor base with four new backers. The round builds on earlier commitments from Khosla Ventures, Temasek, JIC Venture Growth Investments, JBIC, GX Acceleration Agency, and G.K. Goh Ventures....

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Livid Pulls In $10M Funding
NewsApr 8, 2026

Livid Pulls In $10M Funding

Livid, an ad‑free video hosting service aimed at creators and small businesses, announced a $10 million funding round on April 8, 2026. The capital comes from investor Geige Vandentop and Dan Briggs, co‑founder of StreamYard, which Briggs sold to Hopin for $250 million before...

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Life Biosciences Secures $80 Million Series D Financing
NewsApr 8, 2026

Life Biosciences Secures $80 Million Series D Financing

Life Biosciences announced the close of a fully‑subscribed $80 million Series D financing. The capital will fund operations through the second half of 2027, enabling the company to complete its Phase 1 trial of ER‑100. It also supports further development of the Partial...

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Sora Fuel Closes $14.6M Round
NewsApr 8, 2026

Sora Fuel Closes $14.6M Round

Sora Fuel, a Boston‑based climate tech startup, announced the close of a $14.6 million financing round. The round was co‑led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, with additional pro‑rata participation from Engine Ventures and Wireframe Ventures. Sora’s proprietary process converts air,...

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Natter Scoops Up $23M
NewsApr 7, 2026

Natter Scoops Up $23M

Natter, an AI‑native conversation‑intelligence platform, announced a $23 million funding round led by Renegade Partners. The capital will fund global expansion and accelerate product development for its real‑time video‑chat analytics. Natter’s technology captures thousands of simultaneous 1:1 video conversations, turning raw...

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Ambrosia Biosciences Announces $100 Million Series B
NewsApr 6, 2026

Ambrosia Biosciences Announces $100 Million Series B

Ambrosia Biosciences, a Boulder‑based biotech, secured an oversubscribed $100 million Series B round. The capital, co‑led by Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities, Redmile and Deep Track Capital, will fund the initiation of clinical trials for its oral small‑molecule GLP‑1 therapy. Existing investors BVF...

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Ridge AI Banks $2.6M Pre-Seed Financing
NewsApr 6, 2026

Ridge AI Banks $2.6M Pre-Seed Financing

Ridge AI has emerged from stealth with a $2.6 million pre‑seed round led by Madrona and supported by TheFounderVC and angel investors from Tableau, Trifacta, and Streamlit. The startup leverages decades of data‑visualization research and open‑source tools to let B2B software...

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ALSO Closes $200M Round
NewsApr 6, 2026

ALSO Closes $200M Round

ALSO, a small electric‑vehicle maker, closed a $200 million Series C round and announced a strategic partnership with DoorDash. DoorDash is investing in the round and signed a multi‑year commercial agreement to co‑develop autonomous last‑mile delivery solutions. The financing was led by...

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NeuBird AI Secures $19.3 Million
NewsApr 6, 2026

NeuBird AI Secures $19.3 Million

NeuBird AI, a San Francisco‑based developer of agentic AI platforms for production operations, announced an oversubscribed $19.3 million financing round. The round was led by new backer Xora Innovation and featured existing investors Mayfield, StepStone Group, Prosperity7 Ventures, and Microsoft’s M12...

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Valar Atomics Scores $450M Funding
NewsApr 6, 2026

Valar Atomics Scores $450M Funding

Valar Atomics, a nuclear‑energy startup, announced a $450 million financing round that lifts its valuation to $2 billion. The capital mix includes $340 million in equity and $110 million in debt. Investors feature Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, Palantir executive Shyam Sankar, and Snowpoint Ventures,...

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OpenAI Secures New Financing
NewsApr 5, 2026

OpenAI Secures New Financing

OpenAI closed a massive financing round of $122 billion, valuing the company at $852 billion. The round was anchored by Amazon with a $50 billion commitment, while Nvidia and SoftBank each contributed $30 billion. Microsoft, Andreessen Horowitz, D.E. Shaw, MGX, TPG and T. Rowe...

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Acurion Completes $4.3M Seed Round
NewsApr 2, 2026

Acurion Completes $4.3M Seed Round

Acurion, an AI‑driven precision oncology startup, closed an oversubscribed seed round, raising $4.3 million—slightly above its $4 million target. The financing was led by TK & Partners and included several cancer‑focused venture funds and impact investors. Acurion’s OncoGaze™ platform extracts biomarker data...

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Cara Inks $8M in Seed Financing
NewsApr 1, 2026

Cara Inks $8M in Seed Financing

Cara, an AI platform serving insurance brokerages, announced an $8 million seed financing round led by Kearny Jackson, with participation from notable investors including Claire Hughes Johnson and Kevin Mahaffey. The funding will support the expansion of Cara’s AI infrastructure that...

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Via Separations Snares $36M
NewsApr 1, 2026

Via Separations Snares $36M

Via Separations, a leading provider of industrial separation process solutions, announced a $36 million financing round on April 1, 2026. The round attracted new capital from Climate Investment, Aramco Ventures, and Marathon Petroleum Corporation, while existing investors such as Embark Ventures and...

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Depthfirst Announces $80 Million in Series B
NewsApr 1, 2026

Depthfirst Announces $80 Million in Series B

Depthfirst, an applied AI lab focused on securing software, announced an $80 million Series B financing round led by Meritech Capital. The round also included Forerunner Ventures, The House Fund, and existing backers such as Accel and Box Group. This infusion arrives...

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Sub-Q Bionics Closes $1.5M Pre-Seed
NewsApr 1, 2026

Sub-Q Bionics Closes $1.5M Pre-Seed

Sub‑Q Bionics announced the close of a $1.5 million pre‑seed round to fund its next‑generation lymphedema medical devices. The financing includes capital from the Mayo Clinic, Yeda – the Weizmann Institute’s tech transfer arm – and several private investors, with the...

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Rowan Scores $3.3M in Seed Funding
NewsApr 1, 2026

Rowan Scores $3.3M in Seed Funding

Rowan, an AI‑driven platform that streamlines small‑business succession, announced a $3.3 million seed round. The round was led by global trading firm DRW, with participation from Motivate Ventures, Mercury Fund and angel Eddie Lou. Proceeds will accelerate development of proprietary AI tools,...

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Whirl AI Inks $8.9M in Seed Funding
NewsApr 1, 2026

Whirl AI Inks $8.9M in Seed Funding

Whirl AI announced its emergence from stealth and closed a $8.9 million seed round. The round was led by venture firm ICONIQ and backed by a group of high‑profile angel investors. The startup was founded by Sunny Bedi, a former...

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Cross River Receives $50M Funding
NewsApr 1, 2026

Cross River Receives $50M Funding

Cross River Bank’s parent, CRB Group, announced a $50 million common equity raise from existing shareholders and investors advised by T. Rowe Price. The capital will be deployed to accelerate product development, expand the embedded‑finance platform, and meet heightened regulatory requirements....

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Qodo Raises $70M Series B
NewsMar 30, 2026

Qodo Raises $70M Series B

Qodo, an AI‑driven code review and governance platform, secured $70 million in Series B financing, raising its total capital to $120 million. The round was led by Qumra Capital and featured participation from Maor Ventures, Phoenix Capital Partners, S Ventures, Square Peg, Susa Ventures, TLV Partners, Vine Ventures,...

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Centivax Closes $37 Million Financing
NewsMar 30, 2026

Centivax Closes $37 Million Financing

Centivax, a clinical‑stage biotech focused on universal vaccines, closed an oversubscribed $37 million financing round led by Structure Fund. The round also attracted Meiji Seika Pharma, Sigmas Group, Kendall Capital Partners, and Stripe co‑founder Patrick Collison. The capital will fund pre‑clinical...

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Mars Men Scores $27.5M Series A Financing
NewsMar 30, 2026

Mars Men Scores $27.5M Series A Financing

Mars Men, an Austin‑based startup focused on drug‑free men’s health solutions, announced a $27.5 million Series A round. The financing was led by L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer‑focused investment firm. The capital will fund product development, broaden distribution, and accelerate national market...

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Stratum Biosciences Secures $2M Seed Round
NewsMar 27, 2026

Stratum Biosciences Secures $2M Seed Round

Stratum Biosciences, an AI‑driven dermatology biotech founded in 2024 by Dr. Ross Lane Pearlman and Dr. Buu Duong, closed a $2 million seed round backed by Harvard Business School Alumni Angels and Skin Angels. The capital will expand its proprietary platform...

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Helix Earth Secures $12 Million in Seed 2 Funding
NewsMar 27, 2026

Helix Earth Secures $12 Million in Seed 2 Funding

Helix Earth, a Houston‑based hardware firm rooted in NASA aerospace technology, closed an oversubscribed $12 million Seed 2 round. The financing was led by Veriten and featured participation from Rua Ventures, Carnrite Ventures, Skywriter LLC, Textbook Ventures and other investors. Backers span...

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Sage Health Lands $50M in Growth Capital
NewsMar 27, 2026

Sage Health Lands $50M in Growth Capital

Trinity Capital Inc. has committed $50 million in growth capital to Sage Health, a primary‑care and wellness provider for Medicare‑eligible seniors. Sage operates advanced neighborhood health centers in primary‑care shortage regions, limiting physicians to no more than 500 patients each to...

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ORAN Development Company Lands $45M
NewsMar 26, 2026

ORAN Development Company Lands $45M

ORAN Development Company (ODC) closed a $45 million Series A funding round, led by a consortium of technology and telecom powerhouses. The round featured investors such as Booz Allen, Cisco Investments, Nokia, NVIDIA, AT&T, MTN, and Telecom Italia, alongside Phoenix Venture Partners...

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Scalvy Announces $13.9M Series A Round
NewsMar 26, 2026

Scalvy Announces $13.9M Series A Round

Scalvy, a distributed power delivery startup, announced an oversubscribed $13.9 million Series A round. The financing was led by a strategic investor alongside Silicon Badia, with participation from Azolla Ventures, Climate Capital, Skyriver Ventures and others. Scalvy’s patented Power Neuron™ platform targets AI...

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Cents Closes $140M Series C Round
NewsMar 26, 2026

Cents Closes $140M Series C Round

Cents, a unified software, hardware, and payments platform for laundromats, closed a $140 million Series C round led by Sumeru Equity Partners with participation from Camber Creek. The financing is the largest software investment ever in the laundry vertical and backs Cents’...

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Pinnacle Medicines Raises $89M Series B
NewsMar 26, 2026

Pinnacle Medicines Raises $89M Series B

Pinnacle Medicines announced the closing of an oversubscribed $89 million Series B financing, co‑led by LAV and Foresite Capital. The biotech firm leverages a proprietary platform that blends physics‑based molecular simulations, AI‑driven design, and advanced peptide chemistry to create oral peptide therapeutics....

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Littlebird Launches With $11M Seed Round
NewsMar 25, 2026

Littlebird Launches With $11M Seed Round

Littlebird, a full‑context AI assistant for Mac, announced its public launch alongside an $11 million seed round. The financing was led by Lotus Studio with angels Lenny Rachitsky and Scott Belsky joining. Littlebird continuously monitors a user’s screen and meetings, delivering...

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