Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Brook.ai Raises $28M Series B to Expand AI-Powered Remote Care
Brook.ai closed a $28 million Series B on 2025-10-16 to accelerate national expansion of its AI-augmented remote care platform. The round was led by UMass Memorial Health and Morningside to support broader deployment of Brook.ai's continuous, clinician-supported virtual care offering.
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Deals•Oct 16, 2025
ExaCare AI Raises $30M Series A Led by Insight Partners to Scale Post-Acute Care Automation
ExaCare AI raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Insight Partners with participation from Foundation Capital, Bienville Capital and select post-acute operators. The capital will be used to scale ExaCare's AI platform for skilled nursing facilities and...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Stand Raises $35M Series B to Expand Insurtech Coverage Into Florida
Stand, a San Francisco-based insurtech focused on catastrophe-exposed properties, closed a $35M Series B led by Eclipse with participation from Inspired Capital, Lowercarbon Capital and Equal Ventures. The company will use the proceeds to expand operations into Florida.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Sonic Fire Tech Raises $3.5M Seed Round Co‑Led by Khosla Ventures, Third Sphere and AirAngels
Cleveland-based firetech startup Sonic Fire Tech raised $3.5M in a seed round co-led by Khosla Ventures, Third Sphere and AirAngels. The company will use the funds to pursue certifications, scale manufacturing to produce 500 units by Q2 2026, and initiate...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
MaintMaster Acquires Peoplegeist to Launch Manufacturing Intelligence AI for CMMS and OEE
MaintMaster has acquired Peoplegeist to integrate its AI-driven text analysis into MaintMaster's CMMS and OEE platforms, launching Manufacturing Intelligence to turn operator notes and work orders into actionable insights that reduce downtime and improve asset care.
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Second Nature Raises $22M Series B to Expand Sales AI Roleplay Platform
Second Nature, a NYC-based sales and service AI roleplay platform, raised $22M in a Series B round led by Sienna Venture Capital with participation from Bright Pixel, StageOne Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Signals VC and Zoom. The company will use the...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Strella Raises $14M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Strella, an NYC-based AI-powered customer research platform, raised $14M in a Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Decibel Partners, Future Backed Ventures, MVP Ventures and 645 Ventures. The company will use the proceeds to expand...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Strella Raises $14M Series A Led by Bessemer to Scale AI-Powered Customer Research
Strella, an AI-powered customer research platform, raised $14M in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Decibel Partners, Bain Future Back Ventures, MVP Ventures and 645 Ventures to expand its AI-moderated interview product and mobile capabilities....
VentureBeat AI
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Jack & Jill Raises $20M Seed Round Led by Creandum to Bring Conversational AI to Hiring
London-based recruitment startup Jack & Jill raised $20 million in a seed round led by EU investor Creandum to expand its conversational AI job-hunting platform and pursue U.S. growth. The company already has nearly 50,000 users in London and will...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Aboon Raises $17.5M Seed Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures
Aboon, an NYC-based AI platform that helps financial advisors launch and manage 401(k) plans for business-owner clients, raised $17.5M in a seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Altai Ventures, Runyon, Edward Jones Ventures, Outpost Ventures and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Strella Raises $14M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Strella, an AI-powered customer research platform, raised $14 million in a Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Decibel Partners, Bain Future Backed Ventures, MVP Ventures and 645 Ventures. The funding will support growth of Strella’s...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
NVIDIA, Microsoft, xAI and BlackRock to Acquire Aligned Data Centers for $40B
NVIDIA, Microsoft, xAI and BlackRock are acquiring Aligned Data Centers in a $40B deal to scale AI-focused data center capacity; Aligned operates 50 campuses with 5 GW planned capacity. The transaction is part of the AI Infrastructure Partnership and is...
Matthew Berman
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
OneLayer Raises $28M Series A Led by Maor Investments
OneLayer closed a $28M Series A to advance its private LTE/5G OT management and Zero Trust security platform. The round was led by Maor Investments with participation from McRock Capital, Chevron Technology Ventures, Viola Ventures, Grove Ventures and Koch Disruptive...
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Deals•Oct 16, 2025
General Intuition Raises $133.7M Seed to Teach Agents Spatial-Temporal Reasoning From Game Clips
General Intuition, a spinout from Medal, raised $133.7M in a seed round led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst with participation from Raine. The startup will use Medal’s gaming video dataset to train foundation models and AI agents focused on...
TechCrunch AI
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Vessel Funds Secures $1.5M Debt Facility From CIBC Innovation Banking
Vessel Funds Inc., a Montreal-based fund reporting and compliance platform, received a $1.5M debt facility from CIBC Innovation Banking to accelerate product development and expand its market reach. The financing is intended to support the company’s growth initiatives.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Nila Raises $2.4M Pre-Seed Round Led by LocalGlobe
London-based healthcare management startup Nila closed a $2.4M (£1.8M) pre-seed round led by LocalGlobe with participation from Redbus Ventures and high-net-worth/angel backers linked to Nala, Revolut and Wise. The funds will support product and market development to help expatriates manage...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
OneLayer Secures $28M Series A to Expand Private LTE/5G OT and Zero Trust Security
Tel Aviv-based OneLayer closed a $28M Series A led by Maor Investments, bringing total funding to over $43M. Participants included McRock Capital, Chevron Technology Ventures and existing backers Viola Ventures, Grove Ventures and Koch Disruptive.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Conceal Raises $26M Series B to Expand Browser-Native SSE and ZTNA
Conceal, a browser-native Security Service Edge (SSE) and proxy-less ZTNA provider, closed a $26 million Series B round on 2025-10-16. The round was led by Two Bear Capital with participation from Allegis Cyber and Gula Tech Adventures to accelerate product...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Jack&Jill Raises $20M Seed Round Led by Creandum
London-based AI recruitment startup Jack&Jill raised $20M in a seed round led by Creandum with participation from Dig Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Ada Ventures, Firedrop, Repeat.vc, Episode1, Playfair and 75+ angel investors including Nico Rosberg. The company will use the funds...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
MatrixSpace Raises $20M Series B to Advance AI-Enhanced Counter-Drone Radar
MatrixSpace closed a $20M Series B round, led by The Raptor Group and OTB Ventures with participation from L3Harris, marking a valuation increase since its May 2023 Series A and bringing total funding to $58M. The Burlington, MA company develops...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
OutcomesAI Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Santé Ventures
OutcomesAI, a Boston-based healthcare company building a scalable nursing model, raised $10M in a seed financing round led by Santé Ventures. Several Santé Ventures partners and advisors joined as part of the financing.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Aragorn AI Raises $4.3M Seed Led by LiveOak Ventures
Aragorn AI, which builds a People Ops Operating System combining HR data, analytics and agentic AI assistants, raised a $4.3M seed round led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Dallas Venture Capital. The financing brings total funding to $5.5M and...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
OneImaging Raises $38M Led by Vy Capital to Expand Radiology Platform
OneImaging announced a $38M funding round led by Vy Capital with participation from Aquiline, Sempervirens Venture Capital, XRC Ventures, Dylan Field, Balaji Srinivasan, Jon Oringer and others. The Miami-based radiology platform plans to scale its nationwide imaging network and partnerships...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Planyear Raises $12M Seed Round Led by True Ventures
Planyear, an AI-native platform for benefits consultants, raised $12 million in a seed round led by True Ventures to accelerate development of its BEACON platform that automates administrative tasks. The funding will be used to expand product development and free...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
IBM to Acquire Cognitus to Bolster SAP and AI-Powered Industry Offerings
IBM signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cognitus, an SAP S/4HANA services provider with industry-specific, AI-powered solutions, to strengthen IBM's SAP capabilities across regulated sectors such as Aerospace & Defense, Energy & Utilities, and Manufacturing. The deal aims to accelerate...
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Starship Technologies Raises $50M Series C Led by Plural
Starship Technologies raised $50M in a Series C round led by Plural to expand its autonomous delivery operations across European cities and U.S. university and urban markets. The round brings the company's total funding to over $280M.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Campfire Raises $65M Series B Co-Led by Accel and Ribbit
Campfire, a San Francisco-based provider of ERP for modern finance teams, raised $65M in a Series B round co-led by Accel and Ribbit, with participation from Foundation Capital, Y Combinator and several angel investors. The funding will support growth and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Intelo.ai Raises $2M Seed Round Led by Illuminate Ventures
Intelo.ai, a NYC-based provider of a Collaborative Intelligence platform for retail merchandising and planning, closed a $2M seed financing round led by Illuminate Ventures to accelerate product development and deployment.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Liberate Raises $50M at $300M Valuation to Expand AI in Insurance Back Offices
Liberate raised $50M in a Series B led by Battery Ventures at a $300M post-money valuation to scale its AI agent platform for property & casualty insurers. The round included Canapi Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Eclipse, and Commerce Ventures and will...
TechCrunch Enterprise
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
WellTheory Raises $14M Series A Led by General Catalyst to Fuel Growth and AI Development
WellTheory, a virtual whole-person care platform for autoimmune disease, raised $14 million in a Series A round led by General Catalyst with participation from 7wire Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Accel, Box Group, Leaps by Bayer, and Up2 Opportunity Fund. The funding...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Prisma Photonics Closes $30M Growth Round Led by Protego Ventures
Prisma Photonics, a Tel Aviv-based deep-tech company, closed a $30M growth funding round led by Protego Ventures with participation from Adara Ventures and the investment arm of a Latin America transmission operator. The round brings Prisma Photonics' total capital raised...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Woz Raises $6M Seed Round Led by Cervin Ventures
Woz, a San Francisco-based platform combining AI with expert human oversight to build business-ready mobile apps, raised $6M in a seed funding round led by Cervin Ventures with participation from Burst Capital, Y Combinator, Untapped Ventures, MGV and the Lacob...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Campfire Raises $65M Series B Co-Led by Accel and Ribbit
Campfire, an ERP provider for modern finance teams, raised $65 million in a Series B round co-led by Accel and Ribbit. Foundation Capital, Y Combinator and several angel investors including Karim Atiyeh and Scott Buxton also participated.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Launchpad Build Raises $11M Series A to Scale AI-First Robotics for Assembly Automation
Launchpad Build, an AI-first robotics company based in El Segundo and Edinburgh, raised $11M in a Series A round co-led by Lavrock Ventures and Squadra Ventures, with participation from Ericsson Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Cox Exponential and the Scottish National...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
IO Health Raises $2M Seed Round Led by Nina Capital
IO Health Technologies closed a $2 million seed round led by Nina Capital to expand its AI-driven compliance and quality platform for home health and hospice providers. The Pasadena-based startup, founded in 2023, builds real-time clinician productivity tools without EMR...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Intelo.ai Raises $2M Seed Round Led by Illuminate Ventures
Intelo.ai closed a $2 million financing to accelerate development and go-to-market of its Collaborative Intelligence retail platform. The round was led by Illuminate Ventures and will fund product, engineering, and expansion efforts.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Corbel Raises $6.7M Seed Round to Scale AI Operating System for Industrial Equipment Makers
Corbel, an AI-powered operating system for industrial equipment manufacturers, raised $6.7M in a Seed round led by Ibex Investors with participation from Joule Ventures, Restive Ventures, and Selah Ventures. The funding will support product development and go-to-market efforts to enhance...
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Starship Technologies Raises $50M Led by Plural to Fuel Autonomous Delivery Expansion
Starship Technologies closed a $50M funding round led by Plural with participation from Karma.vc, Latitude, Coefficient Capital, SmartCap (NextGenerationEU) and Skaala. The Tallinn- and London-based autonomous delivery company has now raised over $280M in total and will use the proceeds...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Viven Raises $35M Seed to Commercialize AI-Powered Digital Twins for Enterprise
Viven, a Santa Clara-based provider of an AI-powered Digital Twins platform, emerged from stealth and raised $35M in a seed round led by a syndicate including Khosla Ventures, Foundation Capital, FPV Ventures, Operator Collective and angel investors. The company will...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Aragorn AI Raises $4.3M Seed Round Led by LiveOak Ventures
Aragorn AI, a Dallas-based People Ops operating system using analytics and agentic AI assistants, raised $4.3M in a seed round led by LiveOak Ventures with participation from Dallas Venture Capital. The funding brings total financing to $5.5M and will be...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Planyear Raises $12M Seed Round Led by True Ventures to Scale AI Benefits Platform
Planyear, an AI-native platform for benefits consultants based in San Francisco, raised $12M in a seed round led by True Ventures. The company will use the funds to accelerate development of its BEACON automation platform and expand its sales team.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Flint Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Accel to Accelerate AI-Driven Website Platform
Flint, a San Francisco-based provider of autonomous websites, raised $5M in a seed round led by Accel with participation from Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners and prior investor Neo. The company will use the funds to accelerate hiring in design and...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Corbel Raises $6.7M Seed to Expand AI OS for Industrial Equipment Manufacturers
Corbel, an NYC-based AI-powered operating system for industrial equipment manufacturers, raised $6.7M in a Seed round led by Ibex Investors with participation from Joule Ventures, Restive Ventures, and Selah Ventures. The company will use proceeds to expand engineering and go-to-market...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Xceedance Secures Growth Investment From Portage Capital Solutions
Xceedance, a Boston-based provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, received a growth investment from Portage Capital Solutions in exchange for a minority equity stake. The injection increases the company's total capital raised (equity and debt) to approximately...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Serent Capital Makes Growth Investment in Edulog
Edulog, a Missoula-based provider of K-12 student transportation software, received a growth investment from Serent Capital. The strategic investment will support the company’s Athena platform and growth initiatives. Financial terms were not disclosed.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Epiminds Raises $6.6M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed to Build AI Marketing Teams
Epiminds, founded by Elias Malm and Mo Elkhidir, announced a $6.6M seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from EWOR, Entourage and angel investors. The company will use the capital to expand its multi-agent AI marketing platform...
MarTech Series
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
OneDome Secures £7.5M Media-for-Equity Investment From Channel 4 Ventures
OneDome, a London-based digital homebuying company, entered a media-for-equity partnership with Channel 4 Ventures. Channel 4 Ventures will invest £5m up front and a further £2.5m subject to performance milestones to support OneDome's growth.
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Pear Suite Raises $7.6M Series A to Bolster Digital Health for Community Health Workers
Los Angeles-based digital health company Pear Suite raised $7.6M in a Series A round led by Rock Health Capital and Nexxus Holdings, with participation from Mucker Capital, Enable Ventures, The SCAN Foundation, Acumen America, Impact Engine, and the California Health...
FinSMEs
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Vertical Semiconductor Raises $11M Seed Led by Playground Global
Vertical Semiconductor, an MIT spinout developing vertical GaN transistors for AI data-center chips, raised $11M in a seed round led by Playground Global. Other participants include JIMCO Technology Ventures, milemark capital, and Shin-Etsu Chemical to accelerate product development.
VC News Daily
Deals•Oct 15, 2025
GTCR Invests $200M Minority Stake in Solmetex
GTCR completed a strategic, structured $200M minority investment in Solmetex, a provider of dental products, systems, and consumables. The deal was signed and closed simultaneously on 2025-10-15.
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