CometChat Raises $6.5M in Strategic Funding Round From Run Ventures
CometChat, an in‑app communication platform, announced a $6.5 million strategic funding round from existing investor Run Ventures. The capital will support the company's AI roadmap and drive profitability, bringing total funding to $21.1 million.
Candela Raises €30 Million in Growth-Stage Funding Round
Swedish electric hydrofoiling boat maker Candela announced a €30 million funding round, bringing its total capital to €129 million. Existing backers EQT Ventures and SEB Private Equity participated alongside new investor International Finance Corporation, with proceeds earmarked for a second manufacturing plant...
Partech Partners Secures €20m Commitment From British Business Bank for Impact Fund
Paris‑based Partech Partners announced a €20m (£17.3m) commitment from the British Business Bank to its €300m Impact Fund, aimed at supporting European impact firms. The funding, part of the bank’s strategy to boost capital for UK growth‑stage companies, follows a...
Crossbow Therapeutics Raises $77M in Series B Funding
Crossbow Therapeutics announced a $77 million Series B financing co‑led by Taiho Ventures and Arkin BioCapital, with participation from MPM BioImpact, Pfizer Ventures, Polaris Partners and other investors. The capital will fund the development of its TCR‑mimetic antibody candidates, including lead drug...
Kupando Raises €10M in Series A Extension to Advance Innate Immunity Drug
Kupando announced an additional €10 million in Series A financing, bringing its total Series A to €23 million. The round was led by Remiges Ventures and co‑led by LifeCare Partners, with participation from Brandenburg Kapital, High‑Tech Gründerfonds, Ventura Biomed Investors and new investor Carma...
Burger Singh Raises Rs 82 Cr in Series B Round at Rs 520 Cr Valuation
Indian burger chain Burger Singh closed a Series B funding round of Rs 82 crore (≈$9 million) at a Rs 520 crore valuation. The round was led by Artal Asia Pte Ltd with participation from Negen Undiscovered Value Fund, Aurum Rising India Fund...
VerbaFlo Raises $7M Seed Round Led by Pi Labs
VerbaFlo, a conversational AI platform for real estate operators, secured a $7 million seed round led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment arm and family offices. The funding will...
BusRight Raises $30M From Volition Capital
BusRight Inc., an AI-driven school bus management startup, announced a $30 million funding round with Volition Capital as the sole investor. The capital will be used to expand its AI routing platform, enhance safety features, and accelerate growth across the U.S....
Respan Raises $5M Seed Funding to Launch Proactive AI Observability Platform
Respan, formerly Keywords AI Inc., announced a $5 million seed‑stage funding round to develop its proactive AI observability platform. The round was backed by Gradient, Y Combinator, Hat‑Trick Capital, Xiaoxiao Fund, Antigravity Capital and Alpen Capital. The capital will be used...
Imperative Care Closes $100M Convertible Note Financing
Imperative Care, a medical technology firm focused on thromboembolic disease treatments, has closed a $100 million convertible note financing. The round was co‑led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Catalio Capital Management, Longaeva Partners, Brown Advisory, Ally...
Aerchain Raises $13M Series A Led by Pavestone VC
AI-native enterprise procurement platform Aerchain announced a $13 million Series A round led by Pavestone VC, with participation from IndiaMART and other investors. The funding will support global expansion and further AI development for its Spend Operating System. Aerchain previously...
UK AI Training Startup Calibr Raises Equity Financing From BGF
UK-based AI training startup Calibr announced it has raised an equity financing round from venture capital firm BGF to expand its platform that upskills business teams in artificial intelligence. The funding will support Calibr's mission to "train the world on...
Weaver Services Raises Rs 1,450 Cr in Growth-Stage Funding Led by Premji Invest and Lightspeed
Housing‑finance platform Weaver Services completed a two‑tranche fundraise of Rs 1,450 crore ($156 million) led by Premji Invest and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Gaja Capital. The capital will be used to acquire a 75.01% stake in Centrum Housing Finance and support...
Rivia Secures $15M Series A Funding Led by Earlybird
Zurich‑based Rivia announced a $15 million Series A round led by Earlybird, with participation from Defiant, Speedinvest, Amino Collective and Nina Capital. The funding will support the rollout of its data engine and AI agents that aim to modernise clinical trial data...
R1 Therapeutics Raises $77.5M Series A to Advance Kidney Disease Drug
R1 Therapeutics announced an oversubscribed $77.5 million Series A round to advance its first‑in‑class hyperphosphatemia treatment for chronic kidney disease. The round was co‑led by Abingworth, F‑Prime and DaVita Venture Group. The funding will support global development, including a Phase 2b study of...
Native Raises $42M Series A to Enforce Security Policies Across Multi‑cloud Environments
Cloud security startup Native announced a $42 million funding round, including a $31 million Series A led by Ballistic Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, YL Ventures and Merlin Ventures. The capital will accelerate its platform that translates security policies into provider‑specific controls...
Sands Capital Raises $1.1bn for Third Global Innovation Fund
Venture capital and growth equity investor Sands Capital has secured $1.1bn at the final close of its third Global Innovation Fund, targeting category-defining companies scaling in private markets.
Snowflake Ventures Invests in Aira Technologies to Accelerate Telecom AI Automation
Snowflake Ventures announced an investment in Aira Technologies, embedding its AI/ML workflows into Snowflake to enable autonomous network operations for telecom providers. The partnership integrates Aira’s Naavik platform with Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, offering AI-driven radio access network automation via...
Robinhood Ventures Fund I Closes $34.58M Investments in Stripe and ElevenLabs
Robinhood Ventures Fund I announced the closing of investments totaling $34.58 million in Stripe and ElevenLabs. The fund purchased $14.58 million of Stripe Class B Common Stock in a secondary transaction on March 9, 2026 and $20.0 million of ElevenLabs Series D Preferred...
Conduit Health Raises $17M Series A Led by Drive Capital
Conduit Health, a provider of insurance-covered medical supplies, closed a $17 million Series A round led by Drive Capital, bringing its total funding to $22 million. The capital will be used to expand its AI-driven platform and broaden services beyond...
Standard Template Labs Secures $49M Seed Funding Led by Iconiq and CRV
Standard Template Labs, an AI-driven IT automation startup, announced a $49 million seed round led by Iconiq and CRV. The funding will be used to expand its platform, including the Axiom module that automates IT service management tasks. The round highlights...
Venture Catalysts Exits Pee Safe in $32M OrbiMed-Led Minority Recap
Venture Catalysts sold its stake in Pee Safe as part of a secondary transaction in the $32 million OrbiMed‑led funding round. The exit, completed in January 2026, delivered a 9.6× return and over 30% XIRR for the fund. OrbiMed and other investors...
Roboforce Raises $52M in Growth-Stage Funding to Accelerate Robotics Expansion
Roboforce announced a $52 million funding round to accelerate its AI-powered robotics across factories, warehouses, hospitals and construction sites. The round, led by undisclosed venture capital and strategic partners, will fund rapid product development and expansion in North America, Europe...
Rebels Ventures Invests in Brazilian Edtech Vekta in First Institutional Round
Brazilian edtech startup Vekta secured its first institutional investment from Rebels Ventures, completing a growth-stage funding round. The round, structured to balance investor protections with founder control, marks a key milestone for the company’s expansion. The deal amount was not...
Frore Systems Raises $143M in Series D, Hits $1.64B Unicorn Valuation
San Jose‑based thermal technology firm Frore Systems announced the close of a $143 million Series D round, led by MVP Ventures with participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company, Top Tier, Mayfield Fund, Clear Ventures, Addition, Qualcomm Ventures, StepStone Group and Alumni...
Mutable Tactics Secures $2.1M Pre-Seed Funding Led by Seraphim Space
London‑based defence‑tech startup Mutable Tactics raised $2.1 million in a pre‑seed round. The round was led by Seraphim Space with participation from the National Security Strategic Investment Fund, Koro, Entrepreneurs First and Transpose. The funding will be used to validate its...
Flink SE Secures $100M Funding Round Led by Prosus Ventures and Btomorrow Ventures
German quick-commerce startup Flink SE announced a $100 million funding round, valuing the company at about $900 million. The round was led by Prosus Ventures and Btomorrow Ventures, reflecting renewed investor confidence in the rapid-delivery sector. The capital will be...
Oxford Medical Simulation Raises £5M Growth Debt From Salica Investments
London‑based healthtech firm Oxford Medical Simulation has secured £5 million in growth financing from Salica Investments. The senior secured loan will support the company's US expansion and accelerate AI‑driven product development. This financing is the company's largest raise since its £10 million...
Virdalis Raises $700K Pre‑seed Round Led by Wavemaker Impact
Singapore‑based biotech startup Virdalis closed a $700,000 pre‑seed round led by venture builder Wavemaker Impact to scale its duckweed‑derived protein for animal feed. The funding will support pilot production, talent hiring, and commercial agreements across Southeast Asia, highlighting investor interest...
Matrix Power Technologies Raises Series A From StarCharge to Power AI Data Centers
Shanghai‑based Matrix Power Technologies completed a Series A round, raising an eight‑figure RMB sum from investor StarCharge. The funding will support R&D, overseas expansion, and working capital for its AI data‑center power systems. Zen Advisory acted as the company's long‑term financial...
AGNIT Semiconductors Raises $2.6 Mn in Seed Extension Led by Shastra VC
Bengaluru‑based AGNIT Semiconductors has raised $2.6 million in a seed extension led by Shastra VC, with participation from 3one4 Capital and Zephyr Peacock. The funding will be used to scale production of GaN components and expand into telecom infrastructure and high‑efficiency...
Google and Accel Fund Five Indian AI Startups with up to $2M Each in Atoms Accelerator
Google and Accel’s AI‑focused Atoms accelerator selected five Indian AI startups – K‑Dense, Dodge.ai, Persistence Labs, Zingroll and Level Plane – each to receive up to $2 million in funding and up to $350 k in Google cloud credits. The program aims...
BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts Leads Series A for Rainforest Builder
Rainforest Builder UK closed a Series A funding round led by BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, raising undisclosed capital to accelerate forest restoration projects in West Africa. The investment also includes financing for the Project Colobus restoration effort in Ghana.
Neoh Raises Several Million Euros in Funding From Rewe Group, Zintinus and Teseo Capital
Austrian food‑tech startup Neoh announced it has raised several million euros in a fresh funding round led by German retailer Rewe Group, with participation from Zintinus and Teseo Capital. The capital will support the expansion of its fibre‑based sugar replacer...
HEARTio Secures $4.25M Seed Funding to Advance AI ECG Platform
HEARTio, an AI healthcare diagnostics startup, closed a $4.25 million seed round backed by Intelligence Ventures, Audacious Capital, VU Venture Partners, LifeX and Bessel. The capital will fund a pivotal study and support FDA clearance for its ECGio platform that predicts...
Carefam Raises $14.5M for AI-Powered Health Care Staffing Platform
Health care HR technology firm Carefam announced a $14.5 million funding round led by Pitango HealthTech. The capital will be used to expand its conversational AI platform that automates hiring and workforce management for hospitals, long‑term care and home‑care providers....
Singtel Innov8 Launches $250M AI Growth Fund
Singtel’s venture arm, Singtel Innov8, announced the launch of a US$250 million AI Growth Fund to invest in growth‑stage AI startups worldwide. The fund will be used to embed AI across Singtel’s telco operations, including customer services, network management, cybersecurity and...
AgZen Secures $10M Series B Funding
MIT spinout AgZen announced a $10 million Series B round, led by DCVC Bio with participation from Material Impact, Astanor Ventures, and a strategic investment from Syngenta Group Ventures. The funding will support expansion of its RealCoverage system, which has already reached nearly...
WayCool Raises Rs 210 Cr ($22.7 M) in Equity Round From Lightrock India
India’s B2B food and agritech platform WayCool completed a Rs 210 crore (≈$22.7 M) equity raise via a rights issue from existing investor Lightrock India. The board allotted 3.92 lakh shares at Rs 5,347 per share, marking the company’s first major equity funding in nearly...
Aridge Raises Nearly $200M in Equity Round to Advance Modular Flying Car Production
Aridge, the eVTOL subsidiary of Xpeng, announced it has raised nearly $200 million in a new equity round, with investors Hillhouse Capital, HongShan, Gaorong Ventures and Fortune Capital participating. The funding will support commercialization of its modular "Land Aircraft Carrier" eVTOL...
Spadel's The Source Ventures Invests in Living Things' Gut‑health Sodas
Belgian water group Spadel's venture arm, The Source Ventures, announced an investment in UK beverage maker Living Things, which produces gut‑health focused soft drinks. The deal was disclosed on March 13, 2026, and the amount was not disclosed.
Coefficient Capital Closes $500M+ Fund II and Apex Vehicle
Consumer-focused growth equity investor Coefficient Capital announced the final close of its second fund and a later‑stage Apex vehicle, raising more than $500 million in total. The oversubscribed close brings the firm's assets under management to $800 million. The fundraising was completed...
Scout Ventures Closes $125M Oversubscribed Fund V
Scout Ventures, a venture investor focused on national security and dual-use technologies, announced the closing of its fifth fund, raising $125 million in an oversubscribed round. The fund, aimed at supporting military and civilian tech startups, was closed as of...
Construction Tech Startup Raises $850,000 Pre-Seed After Irish Move
Scopey Onsite, a construction tech startup founded by Jenna Farrell and Gillian Laging, raised €523,000 (A$850,000) in a pre‑Seed round led by SFC Capital with support from Enterprise Ireland. The AI‑driven platform captures site data from WhatsApp messages and voice...
Mycoverse Raises €2.4M Pre‑seed Round Led by Future Food Fund and HTGF
Danish agritech startup Mycoverse announced the closing of a €2.4 million pre‑seed round to develop AI‑driven fungal biocontrol solutions for potato late blight. The round was co‑led by Future Food Fund and High‑Tech Gründerfonds, with participation from PINC, the venture arm...
Bold Security and Onyx Security Each Raise $40M to Combat AI Cybersecurity Threats
Cybersecurity startups Bold Security and Onyx Security announced they each secured $40 million in new funding to address emerging AI‑related security risks. Bold’s round was led by Red Dot Capital Partners with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and Picture Capital, while...
Owkin Spinout Waiv Raises $33M to Scale AI‑powered Medical Testing
Paris‑based healthtech startup Waiv, spun out from Owkin, announced a $33 million funding round co‑led by OTB Ventures and Alpha Intelligence Capital, with participation from Serene Data Ventures, Karista and SistaFund. The capital will be used to expand its AI‑enabled cancer...
Combat Medical Raises £2.6m in Series A Round Led by T&J Meyer Family Foundation
Medical device maker Combat Medical announced the first close of its Series A round, securing £2.6 million to advance its hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy (HIVEC) platform. The round was led by T&J Meyer Family Foundation with participation from Varia Ventures, NW Angel...
Arycs Technologies Raises $24M to Power AI Expansion Worldwide
San Francisco‑based Arycs Technologies announced it has closed a $24 million funding round to develop coherent optical connectivity solutions for AI workloads, aiming to improve bandwidth‑per‑watt and enable distributed AI clusters. The capital will support global expansion of its AI‑focused networking...
Ezra Secures $8M Seed Funding for AI-Powered Finance Platform
Ezra, an AI-powered finance platform for asset-backed financing, announced a $8 million seed round. The funding will support product development and customer deployments as the market faces growing deal volume and fragmented workflows.
