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

Machina Labs closed a $124 million Series C round led by Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures and the Strategic Development Fund. The capital will fund a 200,000‑square‑foot Intelligent Factory in the United States, featuring up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells that produce complex metal assemblies for defense, aerospace and automotive customers.

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By the numbers: OpenAI secures $110B corporate funding round

News•Jan 22, 2026

Tokenization Firm Superstate Raises $82.5 Million to Bring Wall Street Onchain

Superstate, a tokenization startup founded by DeFi veteran Robert Leshner, closed a $82.5 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto. The capital will fund its Opening Bell platform, which lets SEC‑registered firms issue digital shares and run shareholder processes on public blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana. Superstate now oversees more than $1.2 billion of tokenized assets and aims to replace legacy IPO infrastructure with faster, cheaper on‑chain solutions. The move reflects growing institutional interest in tokenized assets, a market projected to reach trillions of dollars.

By CoinDesk

News•Jan 22, 2026

Railway Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Railway, a San Francisco‑based cloud platform that streamlines developer workflows, announced a $100 million Series B round. The financing was led by TQ Ventures with participation from FPV Ventures, Redpoint, Unusual Ventures and other existing backers. Railway plans to deploy the capital...

By FinSMEs

Social•Jan 22, 2026

Most Series A Founders Overestimate Their $50M Worth

I talk to delusional Series A founders every day. I now just send them this post. If your company does under $10m ARR, burns over $200k/mo and has low Gross Retention, you are not worth $50-100m dollars to ANYONE despite what... your...

By Adam Robinson

News•Jan 22, 2026

Exclusive: Cambio Lands $18M At $100M Valuation For AI-Powered Commercial Real Estate Software

Cambio, an AI‑powered commercial real‑estate SaaS startup, closed an $18 million Series A round at a $100 million post‑money valuation. The round was led by Maverick Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, Adverb and angels from OpenAI, Anthropic and Notion. Founded in 2022, Cambio...

By Crunchbase News AI

News•Jan 22, 2026

Yuki Launches with $6M in Funding to Help Businesses Manage Spiraling AI Data Costs

Yuki Technologies raised a $6 million seed round led by Hyperwise Ventures to launch its AI data‑cost optimization platform. The startup’s Yuki Fabric acts as a real‑time control layer for data warehouses such as Snowflake and BigQuery, automatically routing queries to...

By SiliconANGLE

Social•Jan 22, 2026

Clean Data Rooms Accelerate Startup Sale Success

Selling your startup isn’t just about finding a buyer. It’s about being ready when they show up. Due diligence kills deals every day. But the real reason isn’t product quality. It’s when buyers hit sloppy org, missing docs, unclear metrics, and they...

By Andrew Gazdecki

Social•Jan 22, 2026

VC Success Lies in Platforms or Specialists, Not Verticals

This is actually a very interesting discussion. It's near consensus now that the only strategies that make sense in VC is large platform or small specialist. So it's kind of a hot take to say that verticalized venture doesn't work. A couple...

By Rob Go

News•Jan 22, 2026

Why We Invested in Endra

Notion Capital led a $20 million seed round in Endra, a Stockholm‑based startup building a generative‑design platform for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers. The solution promises to automate up to 80 % of the traditionally manual MEP design workflow, shrinking project...

By Notion Capital

Social•Jan 22, 2026

AzimutGroup Pours €110M Into D‑Orbit Space Logistics

Italian asset management co #AzimutGroup invests EUR 110M ($129M) into space logistics/transport perovider @D_Orbit - EUR 45M as part of D-round capital raise, + EUR 65M in purchases of D-Orbit shares from existing shareholders. https://t.co/m03h44pTbC

By Peter B. de Selding

News•Jan 22, 2026

Cancilico Raises €2.5M in Seed Funding

Cancilico, a Dresden‑based AI diagnostics startup, secured €2.5 million in seed funding led by a consortium that includes High‑Tech Gründerfonds, TGFS, GEDAD GmbH and ROI Verwaltungsgesellschaft. The capital will accelerate the rollout of its AI‑driven software MyeloAID and fast‑track digital biomarker...

By FinSMEs

News•Jan 22, 2026

One to One Health Raises $12M in Funding

One to One Health, a Chattanooga-based provider of employer-sponsored onsite and virtual primary care, announced a $12 million financing round led by Frist Cressey Ventures. The capital will fuel nationwide expansion and further development of its AI-enabled Intelligent Care Manager...

By FinSMEs

News•Jan 22, 2026

The New Gold Rush in Brain Science

Venture capitalists are aggressively targeting the brain, with billions flowing into CNS drug development and neurotechnology after breakthroughs in biomarkers, imaging and patient stratification. Big‑pharma deals—Johnson & Johnson’s $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra‑Cellular Therapies and Sanofi’s $470 million purchase of Vigil Neuroscience—signal...

By BioSpace

Blog•Jan 22, 2026

AI Managing AI

Recent advances have pushed tool‑calling accuracy for large language models past the 90% mark, a dramatic leap from the sub‑50% success rates seen two years ago. This improvement is driven by trillion‑parameter models that excel at context‑rich orchestration, while smaller...

By Tomasz Tunguz

Blog•Jan 21, 2026

Ecommerce Startups and the New Funding Landscape in Europe

The episode explains how European Shopify ecommerce founders must first secure strong unit economics and cross‑border readiness before seeking capital, as investors favor scalable, profitable models. It maps a funding roadmap—from bootstrapping through revenue‑based financing to EU public programs—highlighting the...

By eCommerce Fastlane

Social•Jan 21, 2026

Capital Efficiency and Aggressive Growth Can Coexist

Today NextView’s portfolio company Hatch was acquired by Yelp for $270M. Having led the company’s seed round and served on the board, I’m grateful for the journey – and the lessons learned from founders Chris Bache and Bill Violante 👇 First...

By David Beisel

Social•Jan 21, 2026

Khosla and Rabois Reveal How Tech Titans Collaborate

New Uncapped with two of the greats, Vinod Khosla and Keith Rabois. I don't think I've seen them on a podcast together so I was especially excited about this. I asked them about how they work together, how they see the...

By Jack Altman

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Tokenization Firm Superstate Raises $82.5 Million to Bring Wall Street Onchain

Railway Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Most Series A Founders Overestimate Their $50M Worth

Exclusive: Cambio Lands $18M At $100M Valuation For AI-Powered Commercial Real Estate Software

Yuki Launches with $6M in Funding to Help Businesses Manage Spiraling AI Data Costs

Clean Data Rooms Accelerate Startup Sale Success

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Why We Invested in Endra

AzimutGroup Pours €110M Into D‑Orbit Space Logistics

Cancilico Raises €2.5M in Seed Funding

One to One Health Raises $12M in Funding

The New Gold Rush in Brain Science

AI Managing AI

Ecommerce Startups and the New Funding Landscape in Europe

Capital Efficiency and Aggressive Growth Can Coexist

Khosla and Rabois Reveal How Tech Titans Collaborate

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Upscale AI Closes Oversubscribed $200M Series A

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Venture Capital Pulse

🎯Today's Venture Capital Pulse

Tokenization Firm Superstate Raises $82.5 Million to Bring Wall Street Onchain

Railway Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Most Series A Founders Overestimate Their $50M Worth

Exclusive: Cambio Lands $18M At $100M Valuation For AI-Powered Commercial Real Estate Software

Yuki Launches with $6M in Funding to Help Businesses Manage Spiraling AI Data Costs

Clean Data Rooms Accelerate Startup Sale Success

VC Success Lies in Platforms or Specialists, Not Verticals

Why We Invested in Endra

AzimutGroup Pours €110M Into D‑Orbit Space Logistics

Cancilico Raises €2.5M in Seed Funding

One to One Health Raises $12M in Funding

The New Gold Rush in Brain Science

AI Managing AI

Ecommerce Startups and the New Funding Landscape in Europe

Capital Efficiency and Aggressive Growth Can Coexist

Khosla and Rabois Reveal How Tech Titans Collaborate

Zarminali Pediatrics Raises $110M Series A

AI Cuts Sales Headcount, Supercharges Top Reps

Build for the Problem, Not the Solution

PraxisPro Grabs $6M Seed Round

AheadComputing Scores $30M Seed 2 Funding

Claim Health Lands $4.4M Seed Funding

Upscale AI Closes Oversubscribed $200M Series A

High‑growth SaaS Firms Thrive While Low‑growth Tumble

Founder Resilience Beats Funding: Mission over Money