IBM to Acquire Confluent for $11 Billion to Boost AI‑Driven Data Platform
IBM announced it will acquire real‑time data streaming firm Confluent for $11 billion in cash, aiming to strengthen its AI and automation offerings. The deal, valued at $31 per share, positions IBM to enhance enterprise data processing capabilities as demand for AI‑powered services grows.
Bending Spoons to Acquire Eventbrite for $500 Million
Bending Spoons announced it will acquire ticketing platform Eventbrite for approximately $500 million, aiming to revive the stalled brand. The deal includes a cash payment of $4.50 per share, representing an 81% premium, and reflects Bending Spoons' strategy of buying well‑known...
Palo Raises $3.8M Seed Round Led by Peak XV Surge and NFX
Creator‑focused AI startup Palo announced a $3.8 million seed round to fund its analytics and ideation platform. The round was backed by Peak XV Surge (formerly Sequoia India) and NFX, with additional individual investors participating.
HumanSignal Acquires Erud AI to Boost Data Collection Capabilities
HumanSignal announced the acquisition of Erud AI earlier this month, expanding its Frontier Data Labs for novel data collection. The deal, disclosed without a financial figure, aims to strengthen HumanSignal's position in enterprise AI data labeling and evaluation services.
Adobe to Acquire Semrush for $1.9 Billion
Adobe announced it will acquire digital‑marketing platform Semrush in a deal valued at around $1.9 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The acquisition, expected to close in the first half of 2026, will expand Adobe’s web analytics and AI‑driven marketing tools.
Guardio Secures $80M Growth Round Led by ION Crossover Partners
Security startup Guardio announced an $80 million institutional funding round to accelerate its AI‑driven cyber protection platform. The round was led by ION Crossover Partners with participation from Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and Emerge. The capital will fund new...
Poly Secures $8M Seed Round Led by Felicis to Launch AI‑powered Cloud File Storage
Poly, the YC‑backed startup relaunching as a cloud‑hosted file storage with AI search, announced an $8 million seed round led by Felicis with participation from Bloomberg Beta, NextView, Figma Ventures, AI Grant and Wing Ventures. The funding will support the rollout of its...
Wonderful Secures $100M Series A to Deploy AI Agents in Customer Service
Israeli AI startup Wonderful announced a $100 million Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer and Vine Ventures. The funding brings total capital to $134 million and will accelerate the rollout of AI‑driven customer‑service agents across...
Goldman Sachs Leads $100M Series F Funding for MoEngage
MoEngage announced a $100 million Series F round, with Goldman Sachs Alternatives leading and Indian venture firm A91 Partners co‑leading the investment. The round, split 60% primary and 40% secondary, aims to accelerate the startup's global expansion and AI capabilities. The funding brings MoEngage's total...
DltHub Secures $8M Seed Round Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Berlin‑based dltHub announced an $8 million seed funding round today, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The capital will fuel the development of its cloud‑hosted platform that extends the open‑source dlt library for AI‑native data pipelines. The round underscores growing investor interest...
TranscendAP Secures Undisclosed Venture Funding Led by Rittenhouse Ventures and Tech Council Ventures
TranscendAP, a Hamilton, NJ‑based AP automation software provider, announced it has closed an undisclosed venture funding round. The round was led by Rittenhouse Ventures and Tech Council Ventures and will be used to boost its AI‑driven platform and accelerate market...
Legora Secures $150M Series C Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Legora, the New York‑based AI‑driven collaboration platform for lawyers, announced a $150 million Series C round at a $1.8 billion valuation. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark and Y Combinator, and will...
Nvidia to Invest up to $1B in AI Development Platform Poolside
Nvidia is reportedly planning an investment of between $500 million and $1 billion in Poolside, the AI software‑development platform that builds code‑generation models. The funding would be part of a $2 billion round Poolside is raising at a $12 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg....
LeanDNA Secures Strategic Investment From Accel‑KKR to Boost SaaS Platform
Austin‑based LeanDNA, a SaaS provider of supply‑planning and inventory‑optimization tools for discrete manufacturers, announced a strategic investment from private‑equity firm Accel‑KKR. Although the amount was undisclosed, the funding will be used to accelerate product innovation and expand globally.
Figma Acquires AI Content Platform Weavy to Bolster AI Editing Capabilities
Figma announced it has acquired Weavy, an AI content platform that integrates multiple generative AI models into a single browser‑based canvas. The acquisition aims to expand Figma's image, video, animation, and VFX editing tools, enhancing AI‑driven creativity for its users.
Hoop.dev Raises Seed Round Led by Venture Guides, Backed by Y Combinator
Hoop.dev, a Boston-based platform that removes secure access friction in application delivery, raised a seed funding round led by Venture Guides with backing from Y Combinator. The amount was not disclosed; the company is led by Founder and CEO Andrios...
Kaizen Secures $21M Series A Funding
Kaizen announced a $21 million Series A round led by NEA with participation from 776, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz and Carpenter Capital, aiming to modernize U.S. government digital services. The funding builds on an earlier $11 million seed round and brings Kaizen's AI‑native...
Legora Raises $150M Series C at $1.8B Valuation
Legora, the collaborative AI platform for lawyers, announced a $150 million Series C round, valuing the company at $1.8 billion. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark and Y Combinator, aiming to fuel global...
Reflectiz Closes $22M Series B Led by Fulcrum Equity Partners
Reflectiz, a Boston-based web exposure management platform, closed a $22M Series B round led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from Capri Ventures, YYM Ventures, AFG Partners and others. The company will use the capital to expand its product and...
Accel-KKR Announces Growth Investment in LeanDNA
Accel-KKR announced a strategic growth investment in LeanDNA to accelerate platform innovation and expand global market reach. The financing is positioned as growth-stage capital to support LeanDNA's supply planning and inventory optimization solutions for discrete manufacturers.
WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A to Expand Identity Security Platform
WideField Security announced a $11.3M Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital with participation from existing investor Engineering Capital and others. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market expansion for its identity lifecycle visibility and protection platform across cloud,...
Flamingo Raises $2.2M Pre-Seed to Launch IT Service Provider Platform
Flamingo, a Miami-based provider of a platform for IT service providers, launched from stealth after raising $2.2M in a pre-seed round led by Focal VC and Array VC. The company will use the funds to expand its team and scale...
Syllo Raises $30M in Growth Funding to Expand AI Litigation Workspace
Syllo, a New York City-based provider of a unified AI litigation workspace, raised $30M in growth funding from investors including Venrock, Two Seas Capital and strategic individuals. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate product innovation, hire engineering and...
WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A Led by Crosspoint Capital
WideField Security, a Sunnyvale-based identity lifecycle protection platform, raised $11.3M in a Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital with participation from existing investor Engineering Capital and others. Crosspoint’s Zach Siverston will join WideField’s board.
Formalize Raises €30M Series B to Scale Compliance Operations Platform
Copenhagen-based compliance software company Formalize raised €30M in a Series B round co-led by Acton Capital and BlackFin Capital Partners, with participation from West Hill Capital and CIBC Innovation Banking. The company will use the funds to strengthen its position...
ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B to Expand AI‑Native Identity Security
ConductorOne announced a $79M Series B led by Greycroft with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures and others to advance its AI‑native identity‑security platform; total funding now exceeds $100M.
Onfire Raises $20M, Including $14M Series A, to Surface Developer Buying Signals for B2B Sales
Israeli startup Onfire, which uses AI to monitor developer forums and surface buying intent for B2B sales teams, has come out of stealth with $20M in funding, including a $14M Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners. Other...
PodPlay Technologies Closes $8M Series A Led by Frontier Growth
PodPlay Technologies, a NYC-based vertical SaaS for participatory sports venues and spin-off from PingPod, closed an $8M Series A round led by Frontier Growth. Frontier partner Dave Pandullo will join PodPlay’s board; proceeds will fund engineering, sales and customer-success expansion.
FieldFlo Raises $35M Growth Investment From Mainsail Partners
FieldFlo, a Denver-based provider of project and safety management software for specialty subcontractors, raised $35M in growth funding from Mainsail Partners. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and support operational, safety, and compliance needs for high-risk contractors.
Vista Equity Partners Takes Majority Stake in Nexthink
Vista Equity Partners has made a majority investment in Nexthink, the Lausanne- and Boston-based digital employee experience (DEX) management company. Nexthink's founder and CEO Pedro Bados and the current leadership team will remain in place; financial terms were not disclosed.
Honey Health Raises $7.8M Seed to Expand AI Back-Office Platform for Healthcare
Honey Health, a Mountain View-based AI back-office platform for healthcare organizations, raised $7.8M in a seed round led by Pelion Ventures with participation from Streamlined, Burst Capital, and 8-Bit Capital. The company will use proceeds to expand AI capabilities, accelerate...
Clerq Raises $21M, Including $12M Series A Led by 645 Ventures
Clerq, a New York fintech payments platform for high‑ticket transactions, has raised $21M in new capital, including a $12M Series A led by 645 Ventures with participation from FirstMark Capital, Fika Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Dash Fund, Friedkin and Yossi Levi.
CourtReserve Secures $54M Growth Investment From Mainsail Partners
CourtReserve, a club management SaaS platform, received a $54M strategic growth investment from Mainsail Partners to accelerate product development, expand integrations, enhance customer support, and grow its North American market presence. The funding will be used to scale the company’s...
Linen Cloud Secures Strategic Investment From Enterprise Tech Leaders
Linen Cloud, an intelligent sales planning platform for enterprise revenue teams, raised a strategic investment round led by a network of CIOs, CTOs and enterprise technology leaders. Backers include Steven Birdsall (CRO, Alteryx) and Lenin Gali (Chief Business Officer, Atomicwork);...
FieldFlo Raises $35M Growth Round From Mainsail Partners
FieldFlo, a provider of project and safety management software for specialty subcontractors, raised $35 million in growth capital from Mainsail Partners to accelerate product innovation and support operational, safety, and compliance needs across North America.
Sumble Raises $38.5M in Seed and Series A Round Led by Canaan Partners and Coatue
Sumble, a San Francisco-based provider of a platform delivering actionable data to GTM teams, raised $38.5M across Seed and Series A financing. The round was led by Canaan Partners and Coatue with participation from Square Peg Capital, Zetta Venture Partners,...
Sumble Raises $38.5M in Seed + Series A to Bring AI Context to Sales Intelligence
San Francisco‑based Sumble emerged from stealth announcing $38.5M in funding — an $8.5M seed led by Coatue and a $30M Series A led by Canaan Partners — to build AI‑powered sales intelligence and a knowledge graph for technographic context. The...
Syntracts Raises $5.3M Seed Round Led by Hyperplane
Syntracts, an API-first contract intelligence platform based in Washington, DC, raised $5.3M in a seed funding round led by Hyperplane with participation from Khosla Ventures, Top Harvest Capital, Fortitude Ventures and continued support from Myriad Venture Partners and Point72 Ventures....
Estuary Raises $17M Series A Led by M13
Estuary, a NYC-based right-time data platform, raised $17M in a Series A round led by M13 with participation from Firstmark and Operator Partners. The company will use the funds to expand engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to scale its platform.
Knack Raises Series B Led by New Markets Venture Partners
Knack, a student success technology platform for higher education, raised a Series B funding round led by New Markets Venture Partners and appointed Megan Dusenbery as CEO. The round will support scaling peer learning and tutoring programs across partner institutions.
Diversis Capital Closes $1.2B Fund III to Back Software and Tech-Enabled Services
Diversis Capital Management closed Diversis Capital Partners III, L.P. with over $1.2 billion of total commitments from a global mix of institutional investors, including endowments, foundations, investment advisers and fund-of-funds. The fund will invest in software and technology-enabled services companies.
Veeam to Acquire Securiti AI for $1.725B to Boost Data Security and AI Capabilities
Veeam has signed a definitive agreement to acquire data security company Securiti AI for $1.725 billion in a mix of cash and stock. The deal, announced 2025-10-21, is expected to close in the first week of December and will see...
Anrok Raises $55M Series C Led by Spark Capital to Scale AI-Native Tax Compliance
Anrok secured a $55 million Series C round led by Spark Capital with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Index Ventures. The funding will accelerate Anrok’s AI-native automation for global sales tax compliance across 100+ countries and...
Gravwell Raises $15.4M Series A Led by Two Bear Capital
Gravwell closed a $15.4M Series A to accelerate its data analytics and security platform, expand product development, and support go-to-market efforts. The round was led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Gula Tech Adventures, Next Frontier Capital and others.
Bronto Raises $14M Seed Round Led by Cercano Management
Bronto, a Dublin-based log data platform, raised $14M in a seed funding round led by Cercano Management with participation from Heavybit Venture Capital and Conviction Capital. The company will use the proceeds to build go-to-market and engineering functions.
Anrok Raises $55M Series C Led by Spark Capital
Anrok, a San Francisco-based global sales tax compliance platform, raised $55M in a Series C round led by Spark Capital with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures. The financing brings Anrok’s total funding to over...
Gravwell Raises $15.4M Series A to Expand Data Analytics and Security Platform
Gravwell, a Minneapolis-based full-stack data analytics and security platform provider, closed a $15.4M Series A round led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Gula Tech Adventures, Next Frontier Capital and others. The company will use proceeds to expand its...
CoreStack Secures $50M Growth Debt Financing From Post Road Group
CoreStack, a Bellevue-based multi-cloud governance and automation platform, raised $50M in growth debt financing from Post Road Group to optimize its capital structure and support growth initiatives.
Hyperlayer Raises £30M ($41M) to Expand Fintech Platform
London-based fintech Hyperlayer raised £30M (US$41M) in a funding round led by CDAM with participation from Mouro Capital, Iona Star, Flintlock Capital and existing backer Susquehanna Private Equity Investments. The company will use the proceeds to expand product development and...
Conceal Raises $26M Series B to Advance SSE and ZTNA Platform
Conceal, a developer of browser-native Security Service Edge and proxy-less Zero Trust Network Access technology, closed a $26M Series B led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Allegis Cyber and Gula Tech Adventures. The company will use the proceeds...