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Verisoul Secures $8.8M Series A Financing
NewsDec 16, 2025

Verisoul Secures $8.8M Series A Financing

Verisoul announced an $8.8 million Series A round led by High Alpha, with participation from Lookout Ventures, Bitkraft, Bain Future Back Ventures and Third Prime. The Austin‑based startup offers an all‑in‑one fraud detection platform that stops AI bots, duplicate accounts and sophisticated...

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Link Cell Therapies Announces $60M Series A Financing
NewsDec 15, 2025

Link Cell Therapies Announces $60M Series A Financing

Link Cell Therapies, an oncology‑focused cell‑therapy startup, emerged from stealth with a $60 million Series A round. The financing was led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, alongside Samsara BioCapital, Sheatree Capital, Wing Venture Capital and other strategic investors. The capital...

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Axion Nets $37M Series B Funding
NewsDec 15, 2025

Axion Nets $37M Series B Funding

Axion, an AI-driven platform focused on manufacturing product quality, secured $37 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Salesforce Ventures with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Schneider Electric Ventures, and existing backers. Axion’s technology blends domain‑specific AI...

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Chai Discovery Inks $130M Series B Funding
NewsDec 15, 2025

Chai Discovery Inks $130M Series B Funding

Chai Discovery, an artificial‑intelligence startup that models biochemical molecule interactions, closed a $130 million Series B round. The financing was co‑led by Oak HC/FT and General Catalyst, with participation from Thrive Capital, OpenAI, Menlo Ventures and other notable investors. The round values...

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Navier Banks $5.6 Million Seed Funding
NewsDec 15, 2025

Navier Banks $5.6 Million Seed Funding

Navier, a San Francisco‑based startup that builds autonomous engineering teams for hardware design, announced a $5.6 million seed round and emerged from stealth. The round was backed by GV (Google Ventures), HCVC and Y Combinator. Navier introduced its Agent‑Driven Engineering (ADE)...

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PolyAI Secures $86M Series D Funding
NewsDec 15, 2025

PolyAI Secures $86M Series D Funding

PolyAI, a leading enterprise conversational‑AI provider, announced an $86 million Series D round on December 15, 2025. The round was co‑led by Georgian, Hedosophia and Khosla Ventures, with participation from NVentures, British Business Bank, Citi Ventures, Squarepoint, Sands Capital, Zendesk Ventures and Point72. The...

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Unconventional AI Lands $475M in Seed Funding
NewsDec 15, 2025

Unconventional AI Lands $475M in Seed Funding

San Diego‑based Unconventional AI announced a $475 million seed round, valuing the startup at $4.5 billion. The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, with Lux Capital and DCVC also joining. The capital will accelerate the company’s work on next‑generation...

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Octane Lands $100M in Series F Funding Round
NewsDec 15, 2025

Octane Lands $100M in Series F Funding Round

Octane Lending announced the close of a $100 million Series F equity round, led by Valar Ventures with participation from Upper90, Huntington Bank, Camping World, Good Sam, Holler‑Classic and others. The capital will fund growth initiatives and facilitate secondary share transfers. The...

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SafeinHome Lands $25M Series D
NewsDec 12, 2025

SafeinHome Lands $25M Series D

SafeinHome, a leading provider of remote support services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, closed the first tranche of a targeted $25 million Series D round. The financing was led by SEMCAP Health, with participation from existing backers, bringing the company’s...

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AIR Raises $6.1 Million Seed Funding
NewsDec 12, 2025

AIR Raises $6.1 Million Seed Funding

AIR, an AI‑driven credit intelligence platform, announced a $6.1 million seed round on December 12, 2025. The round was co‑led by Work‑Bench Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from investors familiar with fintech and data analytics. Founded by veterans from Moody’s, DataRobot, Goldman...

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Subsense Nabs Additional $10M
NewsDec 11, 2025

Subsense Nabs Additional $10M

Subsense, a Palo Alto‑based neurotechnology startup, announced an additional $10 million financing round, raising its total capital to $27 million. The new funds come from Golden Falcon Capital and are earmarked for accelerating research into nanoparticle sensing, in‑vivo biosafety, next‑generation nanoparticle design,...

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Double Scores $6.5M Series A Funding
NewsDec 11, 2025

Double Scores $6.5M Series A Funding

Double, a modern close‑management platform for accounting and bookkeeping firms, announced a $6.5 million Series A round on December 11, 2025. The round was led by Album Ventures and included returning backers such as Jack Altman of Lattice and Y Combinator, alongside earlier investors like...

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Ritten Inks $35M Series B Round
NewsDec 11, 2025

Ritten Inks $35M Series B Round

Ritten, an AI‑driven practice management platform for behavioral health, announced a $35 million Series B round led by Five Elms Capital. Existing backers Threshold Ventures, 8VC, and Bienville Capital also participated. The capital will fund Ritten’s expansion into a broader range of...

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Stic Raises $10M Bridge Financing Round
NewsDec 11, 2025

Stic Raises $10M Bridge Financing Round

Stic, a Los Angeles‑based ad‑tech startup, announced a $10 million bridge financing round led by Accretion Capital and a group of high‑profile entrepreneurs. The funding will support the company’s platform that converts everyday and gig‑economy vehicles into measurable out‑of‑home advertising using...

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401GO Nabs $33M Series B Funding Round
NewsDec 11, 2025

401GO Nabs $33M Series B Funding Round

401GO, a fully-owned 401(k) platform, announced a $33 million Series B round led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from existing backers Next Frontier Capital, Rally Ventures, and Impression Ventures. The new capital follows a $12 million Series A raised less than two years...

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Haven Energy Pulls In $40M
NewsDec 11, 2025

Haven Energy Pulls In $40M

Haven Energy announced a $40 million financing package that combines an equity round led by Giant Ventures with a debt facility from Turtle Hill, alongside participation from California Infrastructure Bank, Carnrite Ventures, Chaac Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Lerer Hippeau. The capital...

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Prime Security Announces $20M Series A Round
NewsDec 11, 2025

Prime Security Announces $20M Series A Round

Prime Security announced a $20 million Series A round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Foundation Capital, Flybridge Ventures, and Eon founder Ofir Ehrlich. The capital will accelerate the rollout of its Agentic Product Security Platform, a suite of autonomous...

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Fal Grabs $140M Series D Financing Round
NewsDec 11, 2025

Fal Grabs $140M Series D Financing Round

San Francisco‑based fal announced a $140 million Series D financing round. The round was led by Sequoia with participation from Kleiner Perkins, NVentures, and Alkeon Capital. Existing investors including a16z, Bessemer, Shopify Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures also contributed. Fal’s platform delivers real‑time...

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Vatn Systems Banks $60 Million Series A
NewsDec 10, 2025

Vatn Systems Banks $60 Million Series A

Vatn Systems, a Portsmouth‑based defense tech firm specializing in autonomous underwater vehicles, announced a $60 million Series A round, lifting its total capital to $76.5 million. The round was led by BVVC and featured new backers such as Hanwha, Geodesic Capital, Airbus Ventures,...

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BoodleBox Secures $5 Million Seed Round
NewsDec 10, 2025

BoodleBox Secures $5 Million Seed Round

BoodleBox, a collaborative AI platform for higher education, closed a $5 million seed round on December 10, 2025. The round was co‑led by Dogwood Ventures and Osage Venture Partners, with participation from JFFVentures, ECMC Group, Hivers and Strivers, Service Provider Capital, the UVU...

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Allonnia Banks $100M in Series A Extention Round
NewsDec 10, 2025

Allonnia Banks $100M in Series A Extention Round

Allonnia, a Boston‑based bio‑ingenuity firm, announced a Series A extension that raised more than $20 million, pushing its total capital raised above $100 million. The round was led by Viking Global Investors, Bison Ventures, General Atlantic, BHP Ventures and Pivotal Capital Partners....

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Locus Fermentation Inks $20M Funding
NewsDec 10, 2025

Locus Fermentation Inks $20M Funding

Locus Fermentation Solutions closed an oversubscribed $20 million convertible‑note round at a $100 million equity valuation, led by Hudson Bay Capital. The financing brings the company’s 2025 capital raised to over $40 million. Funds will expand domestic biomanufacturing, accelerate commercial activities, and drive...

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Fervo Energy Raises $462 Million Series E
NewsDec 10, 2025

Fervo Energy Raises $462 Million Series E

Fervo Energy announced the closing of an oversubscribed $462 million Series E financing round, led by new investor B Capital. The round also attracted high‑profile backers such as Google, Mitsui & Co., AllianceBernstein, and climate‑focused funds. The capital infusion is earmarked for expanding...

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SuperCircle Lands $24M Series A
NewsDec 10, 2025

SuperCircle Lands $24M Series A

SuperCircle, a full‑stack textile waste management platform, announced a $24 million Series A round led by Foundry, with participation from BBG Ventures, Renewal Fund and Elemental Impact. The New York‑based startup uses AI to create an operating system that helps the world’s top...

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Crisp Closes Series B1 of $26M
NewsDec 10, 2025

Crisp Closes Series B1 of $26M

Crisp, an AI platform that specializes in retail data analytics, closed a $26 million Series B1 financing round. The round was led by Paine Schwartz Partners and included Blue Cloud Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Cox, DNX, Prologis and Wellington Management. Crisp positions its...

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Impulse Dynamics Completes $158M Financing Round
NewsDec 10, 2025

Impulse Dynamics Completes $158M Financing Round

Impulse Dynamics, a global medical‑device firm focused on heart‑failure therapies, announced it has closed a financing round exceeding $158 million. The capital was anchored by new institutional investors Sands Capital and Braidwell, with continued support from existing backers Redmile, Perceptive, and...

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Opine Announces $5M Seed Round
NewsDec 10, 2025

Opine Announces $5M Seed Round

Opine, an AI‑native workspace designed for technical sales teams, announced a $5 million seed round on Dec. 10, 2025. The round includes $3 million in new capital led by Austin‑based S3 Ventures, with participation from Knoll Ventures, Atlanta Seed Company, Gray Ventures, Propel...

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Kilo Raises $8M in Seed Funding
NewsDec 10, 2025

Kilo Raises $8M in Seed Funding

San Francisco‑based Kilo Code, an open‑source coding agent, announced an $8 million seed round. The financing was led by Cota Capital with participation from Breakers, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital and Tokyo Black. Kilo plans to use the capital to accelerate product...

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Safebooks Emerges With $15M Seed Round
NewsDec 9, 2025

Safebooks Emerges With $15M Seed Round

Safebooks, a San Francisco‑based startup focused on financial data governance, announced its emergence from stealth with a $15 million seed round. The financing was led by 10D, Propel Ventures and Mensch Capital, alongside several strategic investors. Safebooks introduced its proprietary Agentic Revenue...

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Buildcheck AI Nabs $5.9M Seed Round
NewsDec 9, 2025

Buildcheck AI Nabs $5.9M Seed Round

Buildcheck AI announced a $5.9 million seed round, led by Uncork Capital with participation from Peterson Ventures, Xfund and strategic angels from OpenAI, Opendoor, CBRE, Zillow, among others. The startup provides an AI‑powered design review platform that uses computer‑vision to detect...

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Hometap Scores $50M Financing Round
NewsDec 9, 2025

Hometap Scores $50M Financing Round

Hometap announced a $50 million financing round led by affiliates of Gallatin Point Capital. The capital will accelerate rollout of its homeowner‑first equity products, which let owners tap home value without extra monthly payments. Since its 2017 launch, the fintech has...

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Cloverleaf Networks Announces New Funding
NewsDec 9, 2025

Cloverleaf Networks Announces New Funding

Phoenix, Arizona‑based Cloverleaf Networks announced a strategic venture capital investment from early‑stage investor Super K Ventures. The funding backs Cloverleaf’s cloud‑optimized connectivity, cybersecurity, and collaboration suite built on its CLOE platform. The company serves remote, hybrid, and multi‑site enterprises with...

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Lin Health Raises $11M Series A Round
NewsDec 9, 2025

Lin Health Raises $11M Series A Round

Lin Health announced an $11 million Series A round, led by Proofpoint Capital and joined by Osage Venture Partners, NewHealth Ventures, and existing backers such as Mayo Clinic and aMoon. The Denver‑based startup addresses chronic pain—an $635 billion annual U.S. burden—through evidence‑based behavioral...

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AnySignal Grabs $24M Series A Financing Round
NewsDec 9, 2025

AnySignal Grabs $24M Series A Financing Round

AnySignal announced a $24 million Series A round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from BlueYard Capital and other investors. The funding will accelerate production of its space communications platform, expand national‑security product lines, and finance a new Los Angeles facility that unifies...

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Radial Launches With $50M
NewsDec 9, 2025

Radial Launches With $50M

Radial announced a $50 million Series A financing round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Solari Capital, JSL Health Capital, Founder Collective, BoxGroup, Scrub Capital, and Diede van Lamoen. The funding will support the company’s platform that integrates clinical infrastructure, reimbursement...

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Marketing Evolution Secures New Financing
NewsDec 9, 2025

Marketing Evolution Secures New Financing

Marketing Evolution, a marketing‑analytics specialist, announced a new financing round led by existing investor Insight Partners. The capital will accelerate development of its AI‑ready data infrastructure and expand the go‑to‑market effort for the Mevo platform. Mevo is positioned as an...

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Protego Biopharma Lands $130 Million Oversubscribed Series B Financing
NewsDec 8, 2025

Protego Biopharma Lands $130 Million Oversubscribed Series B Financing

Protego Biopharma closed an oversubscribed $130 million Series B round, bolstering its capital to advance first‑in‑class small‑molecule therapeutics targeting protein‑misfolding disorders. The financing was led by Novartis Venture Fund and Forbion, with new participants such as Omega Funds, Droia Ventures, YK Bioventures,...

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Airwallex Raises $330M Series G
NewsDec 8, 2025

Airwallex Raises $330M Series G

Airwallex announced a $330 million Series G round led by Addition, with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. The financing lifts the company’s valuation to roughly $8 billion, a 30 percent increase from its Series F just six months earlier. Proceeds...

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Blue Current Banks $80M Series D Extension Funding
NewsDec 8, 2025

Blue Current Banks $80M Series D Extension Funding

Blue Current secured over $80 million in a Series D extension, anchored by Amazon.com. The round also attracted Koch Disruptive Technologies, Piedmont Capital, Rusheen Capital Partners, and Allen & Company. Capital will fast‑track commercialization of its silicon‑composite solid‑state battery platform. The technology...

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Rotostitch Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding
NewsDec 8, 2025

Rotostitch Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding

Rotostitch, a San Francisco‑based startup focused on automated textile manufacturing, announced a $1 million pre‑seed round that was oversubscribed. The funding, led by Boost VC and Nova Threshold, will be used to accelerate product development, scale manufacturing capabilities, and expand go‑to‑market...

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Samba TV Secures Up to $60 Million Growth Capital Facility
NewsDec 8, 2025

Samba TV Secures Up to $60 Million Growth Capital Facility

San Francisco‑based Samba TV, a leader in AI‑driven media intelligence, announced a growth capital facility with Horizon Technology Finance, an affiliate of Monroe Capital. The deal includes an initial close of $30 million and a commitment for an additional $30 million, bringing...

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Anysphere Bags $900M Round
NewsDec 5, 2025

Anysphere Bags $900M Round

Anysphere Inc., the creator of the AI‑powered coding assistant Cursor, announced a $900 million financing round led by Thrive Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and DST Global. The infusion lifts the company’s valuation to $9.9 billion and brings total capital...

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Castelion Closes $350 Million Series B
NewsDec 5, 2025

Castelion Closes $350 Million Series B

Castelion, a defense technology startup, closed a $350 million Series B round, led by Altimeter Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and other top investors. The capital will accelerate integration of its hypersonic weapon, Blackbeard, onto U.S. Army...

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SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals Lands $53M
NewsDec 4, 2025

SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals Lands $53M

SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals announced the closing of a $53 million equity financing round led by LAV and ARCH Venture Partners, supplemented by a $5 million non‑dilutive grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The capital will accelerate its pipeline targeting neurovascular inflammation, proteinopathy, and...

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Digital Asset Secures New Funding
NewsDec 4, 2025

Digital Asset Secures New Funding

Digital Asset announced a strategic investment round featuring BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq, and S&P Global, underscoring the growing blend of traditional finance and decentralized finance. The funding will bolster the Canton Network, the only public layer‑one blockchain offering built‑in privacy. As...

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Unlimited Industries Bags $12M
NewsDec 3, 2025

Unlimited Industries Bags $12M

Unlimited Industries, a California AI startup focused on infrastructure construction, announced a $12 million seed round. The financing was co‑led by Andreessen Horowitz and CIV, with additional industry investors participating. The capital will accelerate the company’s platform that aims to reduce...

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Supper Raises $11M Seed Round
NewsDec 3, 2025

Supper Raises $11M Seed Round

New York‑based Supper, an agentic data platform, announced an $11 million seed round. The round was led by Union Square Ventures with participation from BoxGroup, Inspired Capital, Torch Capital and Avid Ventures. The capital will fund product acceleration and go‑to‑market efforts...

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Antithesis Banks $105 Million Series A Funding
NewsDec 3, 2025

Antithesis Banks $105 Million Series A Funding

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Antithesis announced a $105 million Series A round led by Jane Street.

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Gradial Nets $35 Million Series B Funding
NewsDec 3, 2025

Gradial Nets $35 Million Series B Funding

Seattle‑based Gradial, an enterprise software firm focused on agentic marketing operations, announced a $35 million Series B financing round. The capital, led by prominent venture partners, will fund product development, AI enhancements, and international market expansion. Gradial aims to empower mid‑size enterprises...

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