Deals•Oct 29, 2025
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.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Voxel Announces Strategic Investment From Ericsson Ventures
Voxel, a computer-vision AI company focused on workplace safety, announced a strategic investment from Ericsson Ventures. The investment follows Voxel's recent $44M Series B and brings additional corporate venture backing to the company.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Arya Health Raises $18.2M Series A to Scale AI for Home Health Operations
Arya Health, an AI provider for home health and post-acute care operations, announced an $18.2M Series A round led by ACME Capital with participation from Ridge Ventures, Twelve Below, executives from OpenAI and other post-acute care providers. The funding brings...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
TestSprite Raises $6.7M Seed Round Led by Trilogy Equity Partners
TestSprite, a Seattle-based agentic testing tool for AI-native development, closed a $6.7M seed funding round led by Trilogy Equity Partners with participation from Techstars, Jinqiu Capital, MiraclePlus, Hat-trick Capital, Baidu Ventures and EdgeCase Capital Partners. The financing brings total raised...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund
Valthos, an AI biodefense startup based in San Francisco, raised $30M in a seed financing round led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund. The company will use the proceeds to scale its software infrastructure for government and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
ZLinq Secures Growth Financing From CIBC Innovation Banking
Denver-based telecommunications lifecycle management provider zLinq received undisclosed growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking to develop a new product, Telfinity, which abstracts telecom providers for enterprise IT. The financing was announced in the article published on 2025-10-29.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
FLiiP Secures $1.5M Growth Debt Facility From CIBC Innovation Banking
FLiiP, a Montreal-based fitness business management and CRM SaaS provider, received a $1.5M debt facility from CIBC Innovation Banking to support market expansion in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The financing is presented as growth capital to accelerate the company’s...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Bending Spoons Announces Plan to Acquire AOL
Italian software firm Bending Spoons announced plans to purchase AOL from Yahoo after securing a $2.8 billion debt financing package. The company expects the acquisition to close by the end of the year and says it will invest in AOL’s...
The Verge
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Nvidia to Invest $1 Billion in Nokia to Accelerate AI‑RAN and 6G Development
Nvidia announced a $1 billion strategic investment into Nokia to support development of AI‑ready networks, including AI‑RAN products and collaboration on 5G‑Advanced and 6G technologies. The partnership includes integrating Nvidia's AI‑RAN offerings into Nokia's RAN portfolio and joint work on...
TechRadar
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Support Memory Infrastructure for AI Agents
Mem0, a San Francisco-based memory infrastructure platform for AI agents, raised $24M in a financing package including a Series A led by Basis Set Ventures. The round also featured participation from Peak XV Partners, GitHub Fund, Y Combinator, and strategic...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Polygraf AI Raises $9.5M Seed Round Led by Allegis Capital
Polygraf AI, an Austin-based AI security platform for critical operations, closed a $9.5M seed funding round led by Allegis Capital with participation from Alumni Ventures, DataPower VC, Domino Ventures and prior investors. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
VeroSkills Raises $5.3M Seed Round Led by Yonder Ventures
VeroSkills, an AI hiring platform addressing blue-collar labor shortages, closed a $5.3M funding round led by Yonder Ventures with participation from Circadian Ventures, Motivate Ventures, Colchuck and Tony Summerville. The capital will support growth as the company reports rapid ARR...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Ridepanda Raises $12.6M in Growth Equity and Strategic Debt
Ridepanda announced it secured $12.6M in new capital through a growth equity round paired with strategic debt financing. The round was anchored by Bikeleasing Group with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Proeza Ventures, Somersault Ventures, Oyster Ventures, CSC...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Druo Raises Seed Funding Led by Global PayTech Ventures
Druo, a Miami-based global direct-debit payment provider, raised a seed funding round of an undisclosed amount led by Global PayTech Ventures. The company will use the proceeds to scale its proprietary network and expand service availability for merchants and end...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
FrontlineIQ Raises $3.3M Seed Round Led by AQC Capital
Montreal-based AI sales coaching platform FrontlineIQ raised $3.3M in a seed round led by AQC Capital with participation from strategic investors across retail, automotive and financial services. The company will use proceeds to accelerate engineering and ship customer-driven features.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
TeraWulf Announces $500M Convertible Note Offering to Fund AI Data Center Expansion
TeraWulf announced a private offering of $500 million in convertible senior notes (with an option for an additional $75 million) to fund construction of a 168MW AI data center in Abernathy, Texas tied to a joint venture with Fluidstack and...
CoinDesk
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Nokia to Fuel AI-Native 5G/6G Efforts
Nvidia announced it has invested $1 billion in Nokia to help pioneer AI-native 5G-Advanced and 6G networks, using Nokia products alongside Nvidia platforms. The move was disclosed by Nvidia the week of Oct. 29, 2025 as part of its broader...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Lula Commerce Raises $8M Series A to Expand AI-Powered Commerce for Convenience Retailers
Lula Commerce, a Philadelphia-based provider of AI-powered digital commerce technology for convenience retailers, raised $8M in a Series A round led by SEMCAP AI with participation from Rich Products Ventures, GO PA Fund, NZVC, UP.Partners, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Sparrow BioAcoustics Closes $10M Financing Round Led by Killick Capital and Klister Credit
Sparrow BioAcoustics, a St. John’s-based cardiac AI platform developer, closed a $10M financing round led by Killick Capital and Klister Credit with participation from Pelorus VC, 98827 Newfoundland & Labrador Inc., and Brinex Capital. The company will use the proceeds...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund
Valthos announced a $30M seed financing to develop next-generation biodefense systems. The round was led by OpenAI Startup Fund with participation from Lux Capital and Founders Fund.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Socratix AI Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by Pear VC
Socratix AI, a San Francisco startup building autonomous AI coworkers for fraud and risk teams, raised $4.1M in a seed round led by Pear VC with participation from Y Combinator, Twenty Two Ventures, Transpose Platform Management and strategic angel investors....
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Moving Walls Acquires Insightz Club and Launches AI‑Powered Moving Walls Science
Moving Walls announced the acquisition of audience research firm Insightz Club and simultaneously launched Moving Walls Science, an AI‑powered intelligence suite to unify predictive audience insights across DOOH and connected media. The deal combines Moving Walls' DOOH platform with Insightz...
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
CoreStory Raises $32M Series A Led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures
CoreStory, a San Francisco-based code intelligence company, raised $32M in a Series A round led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures, with participation from Harrison Metal, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Next, Nimble Partners and Alumni Ventures. The company will...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Indico Data Receives Strategic Investment From Aviva Ventures
Indico Data, a Boston-based provider of an AI-powered automation platform for insurance operations, received a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures to expand adoption among global property and casualty carriers. The amount was not disclosed.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C to Expand Agentic AI Email Defense
Sublime Security announced a $150M Series C on 2025-10-28 led by Georgian to accelerate its agentic AI email security platform. New investors Avenir and 01A joined, alongside existing backers Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, and Slow Ventures.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Cylerity Raises $4M Seed Round and Secures up to $24M Debt Facility
Cylerity, a Madison-based healthcare fintech using AI for provider liquidity, announced a $4M oversubscribed seed equity round led by HealthX Ventures with participation from C2 Ventures, Upstream Ventures, Wisconsin Investment Partners, and Tundra Angels. The company also established a debt...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Fireworks AI Raises $250M Series C at $4B Valuation
Fireworks AI announced a $250 million Series C round at a $4 billion valuation, comprising primary and secondary funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, and Evantic, with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital, bringing total...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
CyberRidge Raises $26M in Total Funding
CyberRidge, a Tel Aviv-based photonic encryption startup, has raised $26M in total funding in a round led by founder and CEO Professor Dan Sadot. The capital will support its deep-tech cybersecurity efforts to protect data from interception and quantum-era decryption.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Agtonomy Closes $18M Series B Led by DBL Partners
Agtonomy, a South San Francisco-based automation and physical AI software company for agriculture and land management, closed an $18M Series B. The round was led by DBL Partners with participation from Nuveen and existing investors Autotech, Allison Transmission, Rethink Food,...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
CampusAI Is Raising a $20M Series A to Expand B2B AI Upskilling
Warsaw‑based CampusAI is currently raising a $20 million Series A to expand its AI upskilling platform into 40 markets by 2030, focusing on B2B sales and enterprise customers. The two‑year‑old startup says it is on track for $2M+ ARR and...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
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...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
RAEK Data Acquires FirstPartyData.com to Expand First‑party Data and AI Marketing Capabilities
RAEK Data, LLC has acquired the domain/business FirstPartyData.com to bolster its first‑party data, identity resolution (EchoID) and AI-driven marketing offerings. American Rebel Holdings, a strategic investor in RAEK, highlighted the transaction and its prior $1.5M investment in RAEK.
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Spacial Raises $10M Seed Round to Scale AI-Powered Permitting Platform
Spacial, a Palo Alto-based developer of an AI platform automating residential engineering and permitting, raised $10M in a seed round led by TLV Partners with participation from Mango Capital, Re Angels and HTV. The company will use proceeds to accelerate...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Build Memory Layer for AI Apps
Mem0 raised $24 million in total funding, comprising $3.9M in previously unannounced seed and a $20M Series A led by Basis Set Ventures with participation from Kindred Ventures, Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, and the GitHub Fund, to expand its...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Uptiq.ai Raises $12M Led by Silverton Partners to Scale AI Infrastructure for Finance
Uptiq.ai, a McKinney, TX developer of AI infrastructure for financial services, raised $12M in a funding round led by Silverton Partners with participation from Live Oak Venture Partners, Tau Ventures, First Capital and Green Visor Capital. The company will use...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
OpenAI Completes For‑profit Recapitalization as Investors Take Stakes, Including SoftBank and Microsoft
OpenAI announced completion of a recapitalization converting into a for‑profit OpenAI Group controlled by a non‑profit foundation, with ownership split (Foundation 26%, Microsoft ~27%, investors and employees 47%). The restructuring accompanies a reported $30B SoftBank investment and extends Microsoft’s IP...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C to Expand Agentic AI Email Security
Sublime Security, a Washington, DC-based agentic email security platform, raised $150M in a Series C round led by Georgian with participation from Avenir, 01A and existing backers Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures and Slow Ventures. The company will use the...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
IPNOTE Raises $1M Seed Round Led by AltaIR Capital
iPNOTE, a San Francisco–based legal tech platform for IP management, raised $1M in a seed funding round led by AltaIR Capital with participation from Hi2 Venture Fund and several angel investors. The funds will support growth of the company’s IP...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
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.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
CoreStory Raises $32M Series A to Expand AI-Driven Legacy Code Intelligence
CoreStory announced a $32 million Series A led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures with participation from Harrison Metal, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Next, Nimble Partners and Alumni Ventures. The company uses AI models and agentic workflows to accelerate...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Uptiq.ai Raises $12M Led by Silverton Partners
Uptiq.ai, an AI infrastructure provider for financial services, announced a $12 million funding round led by Silverton Partners. The round will support the company's growth in AI offerings for financial institutions.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
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,...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Mem0 Raises $24M Across Seed and Series A to Build AI Memory Infrastructure
Mem0, a memory infrastructure platform for AI agents, announced a $24 million Seed and Series A financing. Seed was led by Kindred Ventures and Series A by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Peak XV Partners, GitHub Fund, Y Combinator...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures
Sweatpals, an Austin-based community-driven fitness marketplace, announced a $12M seed round to fund national expansion and platform development. The round was led by Patron, a16z speedrun, and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures, with participation from founders of Instacart and HotelTonight.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
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.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
OpenAI Completes For-Profit Restructuring as Microsoft Takes a 27% Stake Valued at ~$135B
On 2025-10-28 OpenAI completed its restructuring into a for-profit entity, with Microsoft receiving a 27% ownership stake valued at approximately $135 billion. The transaction reflects a major corporate investment tying Microsoft more closely to OpenAI's commercial operations.
VentureBeat AI
Deals•Oct 28, 2025
ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B Led by Greycroft
ConductorOne, an AI-native identity security platform, raised $79M in a Series B round led by Greycroft with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures and others, bringing total capital raised to over $100M to date. The funding will support...
FinSMEs