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What's happening: Machina Labs lands $124M Series C to build AI‑driven intelligent factory

Machina Labs closed a $124M Series C round led by Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures and the Strategic Development Fund. The funding will finance its first 200,000‑square‑foot Intelligent Factory in the United States, featuring up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells for defense, aerospace and automotive customers.

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By the numbers: OpenAI secures $110B corporate funding

News•Jan 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 planning to post‑game analytics. Early partnerships span MLS, NWSL, and the English Football League, positioning Arkero as an AI executive partner for professional sports organizations. The funding will accelerate product development and expand its integration ecosystem.

By VC News Daily

Social•Jan 29, 2026

Vast VC‑LP Matching Opportunities Revealed in New List

Wow - that's a lot of opportunities for VCs and LPs to find each other...👇 🙏 Pavel Prata for collecting this list

By Beezer Clarkson

News•Jan 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,...

By VC News Daily

News•Jan 29, 2026

Breakthru Medicine Raises $60M in Series A Funding

Breakthru Medicine, a Phoenix‑based oncology startup, announced a $60 million Series A round led by a board of seasoned investors including Dave Morehead, Fred Eshelman and Mark Gergen. The capital will fund expansion of its precision‑therapy platform targeting solid tumors deemed “undruggable.” Breakthru’s pipeline...

By FinSMEs

News•Jan 29, 2026

Biotech’s Next Chapter: Asset-Centric Deals and Shifting Alpha at JPM 2026

Biotech is emerging from a multi‑year slump into a new cycle driven by late‑stage, asset‑centric deals, as highlighted at JPM 2026. While headline megadeals were scarce, rumors around Revolution Medicines and Abivax and announced transactions such as Eli Lilly‑Ventyx and GSK‑RAPT underscored...

By BioSpace

News•Jan 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...

By VC News Daily

News•Jan 29, 2026

Robinhood Is Investing in Crypto Trading Platform Talos at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Robinhood is committing $45 million to Talos in an extended Series B round, pushing the crypto‑trading technology firm’s valuation to roughly $1.5 billion. The financing brings Talos’s total Series B capital to $150 million and adds strategic investors such as Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP...

By CoinDesk

News•Jan 29, 2026

RobCo Raises $100M in Series C Funding

RobCo, a Munich‑based physical AI robotics firm, announced a $100 million Series C round. The financing was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif and The Friedkin Group. The company plans...

By FinSMEs

News•Jan 29, 2026

Datalinx Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding

AI data refinery Datalinx announced a $4.2 million seed round, led by High Alpha with participation from Databricks Ventures, Berkeley Frontier Fund and Aperiam. The funding will be used to scale its platform that converts unstructured data into AI‑ready assets...

By FinSMEs

News•Jan 29, 2026

Two Startups Want to Replace How AI Learns: One Just Raised $180M, Another Is Seeking up to $1B

Two AI‑focused startups are courting massive capital to reinvent how machine learning models acquire knowledge. Flapping Airplanes secured $180 million from GV, Sequoia and Index to build systems that learn with human‑like data efficiency, targeting a 100,000‑to‑1,000,000‑fold reduction in required data....

By THE DECODER

News•Jan 29, 2026

Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft Could Invest up to $60 Billion in OpenAI

OpenAI is negotiating a multi‑billion‑dollar funding round with Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon that could total up to $60 billion. Nvidia may contribute as much as $30 billion, Amazon between $10 billion and $20 billion, and Microsoft less than $10 billion. Existing backer SoftBank could add...

By THE DECODER

News•Jan 29, 2026

TetraxAI Raises Pre-Seed Funding for AI Risk Tools in Clean Energy

AI‑focused SaaS startup TetraxAI announced a €1.2 million pre‑seed round led by The Footprint Firm, bringing total funding to €1.5 million including a NEOTEC grant. The company’s platform automates due‑diligence and risk analysis for utility‑scale clean‑energy projects, cutting review times from weeks...

By Tech.eu

News•Jan 29, 2026

Doppler Raises $9M Led by Pantera Capital, Becomes the Default Launch Infrastructure for Onchain Assets

Doppler announced a $9 million financing round led by Pantera Capital, positioning the startup as the default launch infrastructure for on‑chain assets. The capital infusion will accelerate product development, expand its API suite, and broaden global node coverage. Doppler’s platform now...

By FinSMEs

Podcast•Jan 29, 2026•22 min

How to Break Through a Fear of Failure, with Fawn Weaver & Van Jones

In this episode, Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, discusses how she overcame a fear of failure while scaling one of the fastest-growing spirit brands. She shares strategies for aligning business growth with personal purpose, emphasizing resilience, storytelling,...

By Masters of Scale

Blog•Jan 29, 2026

What Helped Wild Rye Land 100+ Retailers and Raise $1 Million

In this episode, founder Cassie Abel discusses how Wild Rye transformed the outdoor apparel market by designing high‑performance gear specifically for women and embedding purpose into every decision, from sustainability certifications to social advocacy. She shares how building long‑term, trust‑based...

By eCommerce Fastlane

News•Jan 29, 2026

Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Northwood Space, a Los Angeles‑based ground‑infrastructure provider for space missions, secured $100 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Washington Harbour Partners and co‑led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from several space‑focused venture firms. The capital will fund accelerated...

By FinSMEs

Social•Jan 29, 2026

Scaling AI Developer Infrastructure: Lessons From Meta’s Internal Agent

Office Hours: Building Developer Infrastructure at Scale with Jim Everingham In the world of AI, how do the very best companies build their developer infrastructure? To answer that question : On Tuesday, February 24, I’ll be hosting an in-person fireside chat with...

By Tomasz Tunguz

Social•Jan 29, 2026

Keep Re‑incorporating Daily Until Your Funding Closes

if you don't close your round in the first day just re-incorporate every day until you close

By Turner Novak

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Arkero Pulls In $6M Pre-Seed Round

Vast VC‑LP Matching Opportunities Revealed in New List

Indigo Grabs $50M Series B Round

Breakthru Medicine Raises $60M in Series A Funding

Biotech’s Next Chapter: Asset-Centric Deals and Shifting Alpha at JPM 2026

Mesh Security Raises $12 Million Series A

Robinhood Is Investing in Crypto Trading Platform Talos at $1.5 Billion Valuation

RobCo Raises $100M in Series C Funding

Datalinx Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding

Two Startups Want to Replace How AI Learns: One Just Raised $180M, Another Is Seeking up to $1B

Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft Could Invest up to $60 Billion in OpenAI

TetraxAI Raises Pre-Seed Funding for AI Risk Tools in Clean Energy

Doppler Raises $9M Led by Pantera Capital, Becomes the Default Launch Infrastructure for Onchain Assets

How to Break Through a Fear of Failure, with Fawn Weaver & Van Jones

What Helped Wild Rye Land 100+ Retailers and Raise $1 Million

Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Scaling AI Developer Infrastructure: Lessons From Meta’s Internal Agent

Keep Re‑incorporating Daily Until Your Funding Closes

Decagon AI Raises $250M at $4.5B Valuation to Scale AI Concierge Platform

Wrong Leaders Cost Years of Lost Potential

Master Your Pitch, Meet Top VCs, Secure Term Sheets

The SpaceX IPO Could Finally Happen (and It’s a Big Deal)

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Regulation Relief Fuels SaaS Boom in Cannabis Retail

Unbox Robotics Raises $28M to Scale Modular Warehouse Robots

Intercom's AI Pivot Redefines SaaS Economics

HeyMax Raises $11m Series A to Scale Travel Loyalty Across APAC

Checkbox Inks $23 Million Series A

Outtake Raises $40M Series B

Elon Musk Reportedly Wants a June SpaceX IPO to Align with His Birthday, the Planets

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Zocks Closes $45M Series B to Accelerate AI-Powered Automation for Financial Advisors

Origin Raises Series B Funding

Curate Raises $10M in New Funding

BoldVoice Raises $21M in Series A Funding

Rogo Raises $75M in Series C Funding

Cellares Raises $257M in Series D Funding

AI for Wealth Management Firm Zocks Lands $45 Million Investtment

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Don't Mistake High Volume for Real Market Size

Gotham Growth

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Waabi Raises $1B From Uber and VCs

Factify Gets $73M in Seed Funding to Replace Antiquated PDF Files with Intelligent Documents

Pace Raises $10m to Automate Insurance Operations

Waabi Raises $1B and Expands Into Robotaxis with Uber

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Pallma AI Closes $1.6M Pre-Seed Round for AI Agent Security

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Venture Capital Pulse

🎯Today's Venture Capital Pulse

Arkero Pulls In $6M Pre-Seed Round

Vast VC‑LP Matching Opportunities Revealed in New List

Indigo Grabs $50M Series B Round

Breakthru Medicine Raises $60M in Series A Funding

Biotech’s Next Chapter: Asset-Centric Deals and Shifting Alpha at JPM 2026

Mesh Security Raises $12 Million Series A

Robinhood Is Investing in Crypto Trading Platform Talos at $1.5 Billion Valuation

RobCo Raises $100M in Series C Funding

Datalinx Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding

Two Startups Want to Replace How AI Learns: One Just Raised $180M, Another Is Seeking up to $1B

Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft Could Invest up to $60 Billion in OpenAI

TetraxAI Raises Pre-Seed Funding for AI Risk Tools in Clean Energy

Doppler Raises $9M Led by Pantera Capital, Becomes the Default Launch Infrastructure for Onchain Assets

How to Break Through a Fear of Failure, with Fawn Weaver & Van Jones

What Helped Wild Rye Land 100+ Retailers and Raise $1 Million

Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Scaling AI Developer Infrastructure: Lessons From Meta’s Internal Agent

Keep Re‑incorporating Daily Until Your Funding Closes

Decagon AI Raises $250M at $4.5B Valuation to Scale AI Concierge Platform

Wrong Leaders Cost Years of Lost Potential

Master Your Pitch, Meet Top VCs, Secure Term Sheets

The SpaceX IPO Could Finally Happen (and It’s a Big Deal)

VCs Can't Fund Ex‑OpenAI Founders Indefinitely

Regulation Relief Fuels SaaS Boom in Cannabis Retail

Unbox Robotics Raises $28M to Scale Modular Warehouse Robots