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Scala Emerges From Stealth With $8.5M Funding
NewsFeb 13, 2026

Scala Emerges From Stealth With $8.5M Funding

Seattle‑based startup Scala has emerged from stealth with a $8.5 million seed round, co‑led by Madrona Venture Group and FUSE. The company is launching the first operational intelligence platform built specifically for modern contact centers where human agents collaborate with AI....

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Garner Health Lands $118M Series D
NewsFeb 10, 2026

Garner Health Lands $118M Series D

Garner Health announced a $118 million Series D round, bringing its total capital to roughly $200 million. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Redpoint, Maverick, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Mercy, Plus Capital and existing backers. Garner’s platform uses a 320 million‑record...

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Natilus Pulls In $28M Series A Financing
NewsFeb 10, 2026

Natilus Pulls In $28M Series A Financing

San Diego‑based Natilus announced a $28 million Series A round, led by Draper Associates and joined by aerospace‑focused investors such as Type One Ventures, The Veterans Fund and Flexport. The funding supports commercialization of its blended‑wing‑body (BWB) aircraft, which already has more...

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Algorized Scores $13M Series A Round
NewsFeb 10, 2026

Algorized Scores $13M Series A Round

Algorized announced the close of a $13 million Series A round led by Run Ventures, with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Acrobator Ventures. The startup builds an edge‑native nervous system for Physical AI, delivering a Predictive Safety Engine that turns...

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Stoke Space Technologies Nabs $860M Series D
NewsFeb 10, 2026

Stoke Space Technologies Nabs $860M Series D

Stoke Space Technologies announced an extension to its Series D round, bringing total capital raised to $860 million, up from the $510 million disclosed in October 2025. The infusion will fund activation of Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral and expand production capacity...

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Xplifi Announces Growth Financing Round
NewsFeb 10, 2026

Xplifi Announces Growth Financing Round

Xplifi, an AI-powered Lead as a Service platform for managed service providers, announced a growth financing round to accelerate its lead delivery solution. The round, terms undisclosed, also coincided with the appointment of three MSP industry veterans to its board...

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Modveon Banks $10 Million Funding
NewsFeb 9, 2026

Modveon Banks $10 Million Funding

Modveon, a Palo Alto‑based startup building a verified operating system for governments and citizens, announced a $10 million financing round. The round was backed by Coinbase Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Humla Ventures, Strategic Cyber Ventures, and several angel investors. The capital will...

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Waymo Raises $16B Investment Round
NewsFeb 9, 2026

Waymo Raises $16B Investment Round

Waymo announced a $16 billion financing round that lifts its post‑money valuation to $126 billion. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Silver Lake, Tiger Global and other heavyweight firms. Alphabet...

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Daytona Raises $24M Series A
NewsFeb 6, 2026

Daytona Raises $24M Series A

Daytona, an infrastructure startup developing programmatic, composable computers for AI agents, announced a $24 million Series A round. The funding will be used to scale its hardware platform, expand engineering teams, and accelerate go‑to‑market efforts. Daytona’s approach promises modular, software‑defined compute that...

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TRM Labs Announces $70M Series C
NewsFeb 5, 2026

TRM Labs Announces $70M Series C

TRM Labs announced the close of a $70 million Series C financing round, bringing its total capital raised to over $150 million. The San Francisco‑based startup develops AI‑driven platforms that map illicit financial networks across blockchain and traditional banking data. The new funds will...

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Fundamental Emerges With $255M
NewsFeb 5, 2026

Fundamental Emerges With $255M

Fundamental, an artificial‑intelligence startup specializing in large tabular models, has emerged from stealth with a $255 million financing round. The company claims its model is the most powerful for extracting predictions from complex enterprise data. The capital infusion is intended to...

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Lunar Energy Banks $232 Million Series D
NewsFeb 5, 2026

Lunar Energy Banks $232 Million Series D

Lunar Energy, a Mountain View‑based provider of integrated home battery systems and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) software, closed an oversubscribed $102 million Series D financing. The round was led by B Capital and Prelude Ventures and follows an unannounced $130 million Series C led...

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SynthBee Completes $100 Million Funding
NewsFeb 5, 2026

SynthBee Completes $100 Million Funding

SynthBee, a stealth startup developing a Collaborative Intelligence (CI) platform, announced it has closed a $100 million financing round. The round was led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, marking the firm’s largest capital raise to date. The new capital will be used...

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BeHuman Swallows $4 Million Seed Round
NewsFeb 5, 2026

BeHuman Swallows $4 Million Seed Round

beHuman, a physician‑led preventive care platform, announced a $4 million seed round to expand its early‑cancer detection services. The Miami‑based startup targets underserved populations that historically lack access to timely screening. Funding will accelerate technology development, clinical partnerships, and outreach programs....

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Forerunner Raises $39M Financing Round
NewsFeb 5, 2026

Forerunner Raises $39M Financing Round

Forerunner, an AI‑powered geospatial platform for government infrastructure, announced a $39 million financing round. The round combines a $26.3 million Series B led by Wellington Management and a $12.7 million Series A led by Union Square Ventures. Existing backers such as SE Ventures and Citi...

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SENAI Inks $6.2M Seed Round
NewsFeb 5, 2026

SENAI Inks $6.2M Seed Round

Washington‑based SENAI, an online video intelligence platform, closed a $6.2 million seed round led by 10D Ventures, with participation from FS Ventures, 1948 Ventures and investor Jonathan Kolber. The company transforms unstructured online video into geo‑specific, real‑time intelligence to counter security...

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Feltsense Raises $5.1M Seed Funding
NewsFeb 5, 2026

Feltsense Raises $5.1M Seed Funding

Feltsense Holdings announced a $5.1 million seed round led by Draper Associates, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures and several prominent founders. The capital will fund the development of AI agents designed to act as fully autonomous founders—ideating, building,...

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Osmo Announces $70M in Series B Funding
NewsFeb 4, 2026

Osmo Announces $70M in Series B Funding

Osmo, a digital scent design startup, closed a $70 million Series B round, bringing its total capital raised to $130 million. The round was led by Two Sigma Ventures and included new backers such as Valor, Atreides, Amplo, Alumni Ventures, Collab Fund, Lumina...

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Apeiron Labs Closes $9.5 Million Series A
NewsFeb 4, 2026

Apeiron Labs Closes $9.5 Million Series A

Apeiron Labs announced the close of a $9.5 million Series A round to fund its real‑time ocean intelligence platform. The financing was co‑led by S2G Investments, RA Capital Management’s Planetary Health Fund, and DYNE Ventures, with participation from Assembly Ventures, TFX Capital...

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GrubMarket Chows On $50 Million Series H
NewsFeb 4, 2026

GrubMarket Chows On $50 Million Series H

GrubMarket, an AI‑powered technology enabler for the U.S. food supply chain, announced a $50 million Series H financing round. The round was led by Future Food Fund and included Portfolia Funds, Liberty Street Funds, RD Heritage Group, Flume Ventures, MY Securities,...

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Plug Raises $20 Million Series A
NewsFeb 4, 2026

Plug Raises $20 Million Series A

Plug Technologies, a marketplace for buying and selling electric vehicles, announced a $20 million Series A round led by Lightspeed. The round also included participation from Galvanize and existing backers Autotech Ventures, Leap Forward Ventures, and Renn Global. Since its launch in...

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Avalanche Energy Nabs $29M
NewsFeb 3, 2026

Avalanche Energy Nabs $29M

Avalanche Energy announced a $29 million funding round led by RA Capital, with participation from 8090 Industries, Overlay Capital, Toyota Ventures, and existing backers such as Founders Fund and Lowercarbon Capital. The startup focuses on modular, compact fusion machines that can...

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Tomorrow.io Secures $175M
NewsFeb 3, 2026

Tomorrow.io Secures $175M

Tomorrow.io announced a $175 million equity financing round. The round, led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest, will fund the rollout of DeepSky, the first AI‑native weather satellite constellation. The capital will expand the company’s space infrastructure and intelligence platform, enhancing...

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GenLogs Closes $60M Series B Financing
NewsFeb 3, 2026

GenLogs Closes $60M Series B Financing

GenLogs announced closing a $60 million Series B round, led by Battery Ventures with participation from IVP, Cathay Innovation, 9Yards, and existing backers. The funding follows $21 million raised in seed and Series A, bringing total capital to $81 million....

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BizTrip AI Raises $1.5M in New Pre-Seed Funding
NewsFeb 3, 2026

BizTrip AI Raises $1.5M in New Pre-Seed Funding

BizTrip AI, a provider of AI‑powered travel management solutions, announced a $1.5 million pre‑seed funding round, bringing its total capital to $2.5 million. The third tranche was led by RRE Ventures with participation from AI Fund, BAG Collective, BAG Ventures, Correlation Ventures,...

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CloudForge Secures $3.95M
NewsFeb 3, 2026

CloudForge Secures $3.95M

CloudForge, an AI‑driven sales and procurement platform built for the metals supply chain, has emerged from stealth and closed a $3.95 million financing round. The capital was supplied by Zero Infinity Partners, Resolute Ventures, and Bienville Capital. The funding will support...

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Emobi Secures $3.4 Million in Seed Funding
NewsJan 30, 2026

Emobi Secures $3.4 Million in Seed Funding

Emobi, the leading EV charging roaming platform in North America, announced a $3.4 million seed round. The round was led by Florida Funders and included a slate of existing backers such as Y Combinator and Goodwater Capital. The capital will accelerate...

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Prenosis Raises $20M Series A Round
NewsJan 29, 2026

Prenosis Raises $20M Series A Round

Prenosis, a biology‑based technology company, closed a $20 million Series A financing round. The round was led by PACE Healthcare Capital with co‑investors including UC Investments, Labcorp Venture Fund and state entities. Simultaneously, Prenosis secured a BARDA contract to commercialize Sepsis ImmunoScore®,...

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Northslope Inks $22M Series A Round
NewsJan 29, 2026

Northslope Inks $22M Series A Round

Northslope, an AI firm built for Palantir’s operating system, announced a $22 million Series A round. The funding, co‑led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital, will accelerate its Forward Deployed Engineering model and Palantir‑native AI platform. In the past year...

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Arkero Pulls In $6M Pre-Seed Round
NewsJan 29, 2026

Arkero Pulls In $6M Pre-Seed Round

Arkero announced a $6 million pre‑seed round led by Game Changers Ventures, with participation from high‑profile investors such as Alexis Ohanian and David Tisch. The Seattle‑based startup is building an AI platform that sits atop existing sports‑team tools to automate operations, from match‑day...

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Indigo Grabs $50M Series B Round
NewsJan 29, 2026

Indigo Grabs $50M Series B Round

Indigo, an AI‑driven medical professional liability platform, closed a $50 million Series B financing round. The round was led by existing backer Rubicon Founders and introduced new investor Town Hall Ventures, with participation from Optum Ventures and other strategic partners. Indigo’s Vertical AI technology reshapes underwriting, distribution,...

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Mesh Security Raises $12 Million Series A
NewsJan 29, 2026

Mesh Security Raises $12 Million Series A

Mesh Security announced a $12 million Series A round led by Lobby Capital, with participation from S Ventures and Bright Pixel Capital. The Palo Alto‑based startup claims to deliver the world’s first Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA) platform, an execution layer that unifies...

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Checkbox Inks $23 Million Series A
NewsJan 28, 2026

Checkbox Inks $23 Million Series A

Checkbox secured a $23 million Series A round led by Touring Capital, with participation from Peak XV, Conductive Ventures, Tidal Ventures, Five V Capital and notable angels such as Jerry Ting. The capital will fuel the rollout of the company’s AI Legal Front Door, a...

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Genspark Tops Off $300M Series B
NewsJan 28, 2026

Genspark Tops Off $300M Series B

Genspark unveiled AI Workspace 2.0, an all‑in‑one AI platform that lets users describe desired outcomes and automates execution across slides, media, email, and voice. The launch coincides with the company closing a $300 million Series B round, one of the largest recent AI...

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Outtake Raises $40M Series B
NewsJan 28, 2026

Outtake Raises $40M Series B

Outtake, a digital‑trust platform that safeguards organizations from AI‑driven impersonation, closed a $40 million Series B round. The financing was led by ICONIQ with participation from CRV, S32, and a roster of high‑profile tech and security executives, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and...

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Kore.ai Announces Strategic Funding Round
NewsJan 27, 2026

Kore.ai Announces Strategic Funding Round

Kore.ai announced a strategic funding round led by AllianceBernstein Private Credit Investors, with continued participation from Vistara Growth, Beedie Capital and Sweetwater Private Equity. The new capital will fund scaling of go‑to‑market initiatives, deepen global customer engagement, and accelerate innovation...

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Memcyco Receives $37M Series A Financing
NewsJan 27, 2026

Memcyco Receives $37M Series A Financing

Memcyco announced a $37 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $47 million. The oversubscribed round was led by NAventures, E. León Jimenes, and PagsGroup, with existing backers Capri Ventures and Venture Guides participating. Memcyco’s real‑time, agentless platform protects enterprises from phishing,...

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Fulcrum Raises $25M Seed and Series A
NewsJan 27, 2026

Fulcrum Raises $25M Seed and Series A

Fulcrum announced a $25 million seed and Series A financing round led by CRV, with participation from South Park Commons, Foundation Capital, and several insurance‑tech angels. The startup offers an AI platform that automates insurance brokerage tasks such as coverage analysis, proposal...

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BridGene Biosciences Closes $28M Series B+
NewsJan 27, 2026

BridGene Biosciences Closes $28M Series B+

BridGene Biosciences announced the close of a $28 million Series B+ financing round. The round was led by Bayland Capital with participation from GTJA Investment Group, Proxima Ventures, and existing backers Lapam Capital and Grains Valley Venture Capital. Funds will accelerate development...

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LifeGuides Lands $1M Strategic Investment
NewsJan 26, 2026

LifeGuides Lands $1M Strategic Investment

LifeGuides, a Tempe‑based provider of non‑clinical mental health and professional mentoring services, announced a $1 million strategic investment from the CEOc Aging Innovation Fund on Jan. 26, 2026. The capital infusion is earmarked for scaling its digital mentoring platform and expanding service...

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Ricursive Intelligence Scores $300M Series A
NewsJan 26, 2026

Ricursive Intelligence Scores $300M Series A

Ricursive Intelligence, a frontier artificial‑intelligence laboratory based in Palo Alto, announced a $300 million Series A financing round. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and featured participation from DST Global, NVentures, Felicis Ventures, 49 Palms Ventures, Radical AI, and Sequoia Capital....

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Tulip Raises $120 Million Series D
NewsJan 24, 2026

Tulip Raises $120 Million Series D

Tulip, a Boston‑based manufacturing‑software startup, closed a $120 million Series D round led by Mitsubishi Electric, pushing its valuation to $1.3 billion. The funding will accelerate the rollout of its low‑code platform that connects shop‑floor equipment and data. Founded by MIT alumni, Tulip...

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Klir Pulls In $17.5M
NewsJan 22, 2026

Klir Pulls In $17.5M

Klir announced a $10 million Series B equity round complemented by a $7.5 million credit facility from Innovation Banking at CIBC. Existing backer Insight Partners participated, underscoring confidence in the company’s growth trajectory. Klir’s platform serves as an operational data hub for water...

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Mia Labs Scores $20M Series A Financing
NewsJan 22, 2026

Mia Labs Scores $20M Series A Financing

Mia Labs, the Austin‑based AI conversational platform for automotive dealerships, announced a $20 million Series A round. The financing was led by Permanent Capital Ventures with participation from Norwest and existing backers such as Eniac Ventures and Analog Ventures. Mia’s technology acts...

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Balance Homes Receives $30M
NewsJan 22, 2026

Balance Homes Receives $30M

Balance Homes announced its relaunch on Jan. 22, 2026, secured by a $30 million investment led by Falco Group. The capital will accelerate the company’s co‑ownership platform that helps American families retain their homes when financial circumstances shift. Founded in 2021...

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Cubby Lands $63M Series A Round
NewsJan 22, 2026

Cubby Lands $63M Series A Round

Cubby, an AI‑native property‑management platform for self‑storage operators, announced a $63 million Series A financing. The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with existing investors also participating. Cubby’s solution integrates revenue management, call handling, and e‑commerce, serving over...

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Artie Announces $12M Series A Funding Round
NewsJan 22, 2026

Artie Announces $12M Series A Funding Round

Artie, a fully managed real‑time data streaming platform, announced a $12 million Series A financing on Jan. 22, 2026. The round was led by Dalton Caldwell of Standard Capital and included participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, and prominent angels such as Dropbox co‑founder...

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AnswersNow Secures $40M Series B Financing
NewsJan 22, 2026

AnswersNow Secures $40M Series B Financing

AnswersNow, a virtual Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy provider, announced a $40 million Series B round led by HealthQuest Capital, with participation from Left Lane Capital, Owl Ventures, and other backers. The AI‑powered platform delivers clinically proven outcomes in just five weekly therapy...

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Mews Raises $300M Series D Round
NewsJan 22, 2026

Mews Raises $300M Series D Round

Hospitality‑tech platform Mews announced a $300 million Series D round, valuing the company at $2.5 billion. The round was led by EQT Growth with new investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners, alongside existing backers Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Tiger Global. Mews reported a 55 % increase...

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