News•Jan 14, 2026
VoiceRun Bags $5.5 Million Seed Round
VoiceRun announced a $5.5 million seed round to fuel growth of its enterprise Voice AI platform. The round was led by Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from RRE Ventures and Link Ventures. Funds will expand VoiceRun’s code‑first solution as enterprises shift from demos to production‑grade voice agents. The platform’s orchestration layer handles speech‑to‑text, LLMs, text‑to‑speech, telephony and latency management while keeping code ownership in‑house.
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Parambil Lands $6M in Seed Funding
Parambil, an artificial‑intelligence platform for complex litigation, announced a $6 million seed financing round. The round was led by Bling Capital with participation from NVP Capital and a group of strategic angels from the mass‑tort, personal‑injury, and legal‑tech sectors. Funds will...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Natural Fiber Welding Receives Investment From Provest Equity Partners and CTW Venture Partners
Natural Fiber Welding, a Peoria‑based developer of plant‑derived performance materials, secured a strategic investment from Provest Equity Partners and CTW Venture Partners. The undisclosed capital infusion coincides with Suhas Uppalapati joining the board as Chairman. The company will deploy the...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Ryan Secures Minority Investment From Neuberger Berman
Ryan, the world’s largest dedicated business‑tax services and software firm, announced a minority equity investment from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions. The deal adds Neuberger to existing shareholders Onex Partners and Ares Private Equity, creating a broader strategic investor base. The...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Vista AI Raises $29.5M in Series B Funding
Vista AI, a Palo Alto startup that provides automated MRI scanning software for hospitals and imaging centers, announced a $29.5 million Series B round. The financing was led by a consortium of health systems—including Cedars‑Sinai, Intermountain Health, University of Utah...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Ammobia Raises $7.5M in Seed Funding
Ammobia, a San Francisco startup developing low‑cost ammonia synthesis, secured $7.5 million in seed funding from Shell Ventures, Air Liquide, MOL Switch and Chevron Technology Ventures. The capital will finance a pilot plant to de‑risk its proprietary Haber‑Bosch 2.0 reactor, which operates...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Amperon Receives Investment From Samsung Ventures
Amperon, a Houston‑based AI energy‑forecasting firm, secured investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, though the amount remains undisclosed. The capital will accelerate Amperon's global expansion and the development of new analytics products for power and utility markets. Founded in 2018,...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Caldera Therapeutics Launches with $112.5M in Total Capital
Caldera Therapeutics, a Cambridge‑based clinical‑stage biotech, announced its launch with $112.5 million in total capital. The financing comprises a $75 million Series A led by Atlas Venture, LAV and venBio, and a $37.5 million Series A‑1 round headed by Omega Funds with new backers Wellington...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Teledyne Acquires DD-Scientific
Teledyne Technologies announced the acquisition of UK‑based DD‑Scientific, a developer of high‑performance gas sensors. The purchase price was not disclosed. DD‑Scientific’s portfolio includes toxic‑gas detection, medical‑grade, and trace‑gas sensors for environmental compliance. The deal expands Teledyne’s instrumentation offerings into precision...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Skild AI Raises Close to $1.4 Billion in Funding at Over $14 Billion Valuation
Skild AI, a Pittsburgh‑based robotics AI startup, announced a funding round of close to $1.4 billion that lifts its valuation above $14 billion. The round was spearheaded by SoftBank Group and featured investors such as NVIDIA’s NVentures, Jeff Bezos, Samsung and LG....
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Depthfirst Raises $40M in Series A Funding
San Francisco‑based depthfirst announced a $40 million Series A round led by Accel, with participation from Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mantis VC, SV Angel and several angels. The funding will accelerate research and development, go‑to‑market initiatives, and hiring across applied research, engineering, product, and...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Titl Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding
Titl, a Miami‑based proptech startup that leverages AI and blockchain for property title verification, closed a $2.5 million seed round led by Cofounders Capital and FIT Ventures. The funding will fuel the company’s expansion beyond Florida into Georgia, Maryland, and Connecticut....
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Pillr Health Receives Investment From Water Street Healthcare Partners
Pillr Health, a Boca Raton‑based provider of software and tech‑enabled services for health‑care delivery organizations, announced an investment from private‑equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners. The financial terms were not disclosed, but the capital will fund an expansion of Pillr's...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Novee Emerges Raises $51.5M in Total Funding
Novee, an AI offensive security startup based in Tel Aviv, announced it has raised $51.5 million in total funding from investors including YL Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Oren Zeev. The company, founded in May 2025, offers an AI‑driven penetration‑testing platform that mimics...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Maxfusion Raises Funding
Maxfusion, a Prague‑based platform for automated video ad creation, secured undisclosed funding from Czech Founders VC, angel investor Ory Weihs, and its founders. The capital will fund a proprietary audio‑guided foundation model and accelerate customer acquisition. The service offers bulk...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Meet Caria Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding
Meet Caria, a New York‑based AI‑native recruitment software startup, announced a $1 million pre‑seed round led by ANF Investment. The funding will accelerate development of its AI‑driven platform that streamlines job creation, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and evaluation while integrating with existing...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Osapiens Raises US$ 100M in Series C Funding
German enterprise software firm osapiens announced a $100 million Series C round, led by Decarbonization Partners, a BlackRock‑Temasek joint venture. Existing backers Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Armira Growth also participated. The capital will fund accelerated product innovation, expansion into new international markets,...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Tive Raises $20M in Funding
Boston‑based Tive announced a $20 million funding round led by Lightsmith Group, with participation from Sageview Capital, World Innovation Lab, AVP and Supply Chain Ventures. The capital will fund expansion of its operations and further development of its real‑time logistics visibility...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Axol Bioscience Raises $2.8M in Funding
Axol Bioscience, an Edinburgh‑based iPSC provider, secured $2.8 million in a funding round led by BroadOak Capital Partners with participation from the Roslin Foundation. The capital will fund expansion of its U.S. operations and commercial footprint. Axol supplies functional iPSC‑derived cells,...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Vivere Oncotherapies Raises Over $10M in Funding
Vivere Oncotherapies, a Berkeley‑based biotech, announced it has raised more than $10 million in a funding round. Investors include YK Bioventures, Pillar, Berkeley Frontier Fund, Freeflow Ventures, and the National Cancer Institute. The capital will be used to scale operations and...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Confianza Raises Series Seed 2 Funding
Confianza, a Sarasota‑based data and predictive analytics firm, announced a Series Seed 2 round, though the amount and investors were not disclosed. The capital will fund the expansion of client‑facing teams and accelerate AI/ML analytics and predictive modeling within the insurance...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Converge Bio Receives $25M Series A Round
Converge Bio, a Boston‑based AI platform for drug discovery, announced a $25 million Series A round, bringing its total capital raised to $30 million. The funding will support scaling of its cloud‑native infrastructure and expansion of its data‑driven target identification tools. The round...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Defense Unicorns Closes $136M Series B
Defense Unicorns announced closing a $136 million Series B financing round led by Bain Capital. The funding pushes the San Antonio‑based, veteran‑owned startup past the $1 billion valuation threshold, granting it unicorn status. The company reported a 300 % year‑over‑year increase in adoption of...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
HPS/PayMedix Scoops Up $33M
HPS/PayMedix announced a $33 million equity and debt financing round to accelerate its PayMedix platform. The round was led by HLM Investment Partners with a $16 million growth equity contribution, alongside Escalate Capital Partners, RVM Enterprises, and existing backer SV Health Investors....
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Proxima Raises $80M in Seed Funding
Proxima, the NYC‑based AI‑native biotech formerly known as VantAI, announced an $80 million seed round led by DCVC with participation from NVentures and other investors. The capital will fund its proximity‑modulating therapeutics platform that expands the druggable target space. Proxima’s approach...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Onebrief Raises $200M in Series D Funding; Acquires Battle Road Digital
Onebrief, a Honolulu‑based command‑center operating system provider, secured $220 million in Series D financing at a $2.15 billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, General Catalyst and Insight Partners. The capital will accelerate...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Enspire DBS Therapy Raises $10.3M in Series B1 Funding
Enspire DBS Therapy announced a $10.3 million Series B1 round, led by Genesys Capital with participation from Cleveland Clinic and JobsOhio Ventures. The financing brings new board member Jamie Stiff from Genesys Capital. The capital will fund continued enrollment in the multicenter...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
RISA Labs Closes $11.1M Series A Funding Round
RISA Labs, a Palo Alto AI startup, closed an $11.1 million Series A round co‑led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures. The funding will accelerate rollout of its AI operating system, the BOSS Console, across oncology clinics, health systems, specialty pharmacies and...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Defense Unicorns Raises $136M in Series B Funding at over $1 Billion Valuation
Defense Unicorns secured $136 million in a Series B round, pushing its valuation past $1 billion. The financing, led by Bain Capital and joined by Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, AVP, Uncorrelated Ventures, and former CIA Director David Petraeus, will fund...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
WitnessAI Raises $58M in Funding
WitnessAI, a Mountain View AI security startup, secured $58 million in a Series A round led by Sound Ventures, Anthropic and SentinelOne, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures and others. The capital will fund a global go‑to‑market push and accelerate product...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
The 33rd Team Closes Eight-Figure Series B Funding
The 33rd Team, a New York‑based football technology firm, announced the close of an eight‑figure Series B round. The round attracted prominent investors such as Liberty Media, FORTA Advisors, and Gary Vaynerchuk. CEO Mike Tannenbaum said the capital will fund geographic...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
OurPetPolicy Raises $8M in Series A Funding
OurPetPolicy, a Boise‑based platform that manages pets and detects emotional support animal (ESA) fraud, announced an $8 million Series A round. The financing was led by RET Ventures with participation from StageDotO and Capital Eleven. The company will use the capital to...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
WithCoverage Raises $42M in Series B Financing
WithCoverage, a New York‑based AI‑enabled risk management platform, secured $42 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures, with participation from 8VC and Crystal Venture Partners. The capital will fund product expansion and the hiring...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Superorganism Raises $25M to Back Biodiversity Startups
Superorganism, launched in 2023, closed its inaugural fund with $25.9 million from investors including the Cisco Foundation and Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan. The firm will write $250,000‑$500,000 checks for pre‑seed and seed‑stage biodiversity startups and donate 10 % of profits to...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
RxAnte Raises Strategic Growth Funding
RxAnte, a Portland, Maine‑based analytics and software provider for pharmacy care management, secured a strategic growth investment led by Primus Capital with continued backing from UPMC Enterprises. The undisclosed amount will be used to scale its value‑based pharmacy solutions and...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Bricks.sh Raises €1.6M in Pre-Seed Funding
Bricks.sh, a Milan‑based AI‑native internal‑tool builder, announced a €1.6 million pre‑seed round. The financing was led by Primo Capital with participation from Octopus First Cheque Fund, Eden Ventures, Vesper Holding, Vento, and several angel investors. The capital will be used to...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Aspen Power Receives $200M Strategic Capital Commitment From Deutsche Bank
Aspen Power, a New York‑based distributed generation platform, secured a $200 million strategic capital commitment from Deutsche Bank. The funding will expand its nationwide development, vendor engagement, and project deployment capabilities. Led by CEO Jorge Vargas and CFO Bill DeLong, the firm...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
OutSee Closes £2.5M Seed Funding Round
OutSee, a Cambridge‑based AI genomics startup, closed a £2.5 million seed round led by Ahren Innovation Capital, with participation from Kadmos Capital, Panacea, Empirical Ventures and 26 angel investors. The funding will accelerate experimental validation of therapeutic targets, expand an internal...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Accelsius Raises $65M in Series B Funding
Accelsius, an Austin‑based provider of two‑phase direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling for AI and high‑performance computing, closed a $65 million Series B round. The financing was led by Johnson Controls with a strategic investment from Legrand. The capital will fund rapid expansion of Accelsius’s...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
EpiBiologics Closes $107M Series B
EpiBiologics announced the close of a $107 million Series B round, co‑led by GV and Johnson & Johnson Innovation‑JJDC. The financing also attracted Novartis Venture Fund, Aulis Capital, Avego BioScience Capital, Samsara BioCapital and a slate of existing backers. The capital will...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Cast AI Receives Strategic Investment
Cast AI, a Miami‑based leader in application performance automation, announced a strategic investment to accelerate its growth trajectory. The funding, sourced from a prominent venture capital firm, will be used to expand the platform’s AI‑driven automation capabilities and broaden its...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Synchrony Medical Inks $1M Funding
Synchrony Medical, a respiratory‑care technology firm, announced a $1 million investment from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund, matching a prior Edge Medical Ventures contribution. The capital will accelerate U.S. commercial operations for its FDA‑cleared LibAirty airway clearance system, fund ongoing...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Neuramint Raises $5M Seed
Neuramint, a Denver‑based AI agent platform for autonomous Web3 workflows, closed a $5 million seed round. The funding came from a consortium of Web3‑ and AI‑focused investors, including Maelstrom, Borderless Capital, Selini Capital, Symbolic Capital, Lattice Fund and Node Capital. The...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
MagicCube Seals $10 Million
MagicCube, a software‑based security firm, announced a $10 million financing round. The round features new strategic participation from payment giant Verifone alongside existing backers Bold Capital, Mosaik Partners and ID Tech. Capital will be used to broaden the company’s portfolio beyond tap‑to‑phone...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
VieCure Secures $43 Million Funding
VieCure, a Colorado‑based provider of intelligent oncology software, announced a $43 million financing round. The capital infusion, led by XYZ Ventures with participation from strategic healthcare investors, will fund product development and market expansion. VieCure plans to enhance its AI‑driven treatment...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Soley Therapeutics Inks $200 Million Series C
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Soley Therapeutics announced a $200 million Series C financing.
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Nanochon Closes $4.1M Seed Prime II Funding Round
Nanochon, a Washington, D.C.-based orthopedic device startup, announced the close of a $4.1 million Seed Prime II funding round. The round was oversubscribed and brings the company’s total capital raised to $11.3 million. Nanochon is developing an implant aimed at repairing articular cartilage...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
Accelsius Closes $65 Million Series B Funding
Accelsius, an Austin‑based provider of two‑phase, direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling for AI and high‑performance computing, closed a $65 million Series B round. The financing was led by Johnson Controls, with strategic participation from Legrand. The capital will fund product scaling, manufacturing capacity, and...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
These Gen Zers Just Raised $11.75M to Put Africa’s Defense Back in the Hands of Africans
Terra Industries, a Nigerian defense startup founded by Gen‑Z entrepreneurs, raised $11.75 million in a Series A led by 8VC to build autonomous, multi‑domain security systems across Africa. The company aims to become the continent’s first pan‑African defense prime, offering drones, surveillance...
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News•Jan 9, 2026
Major Medical Devices Secures Strategic Funding
Major Medical Devices announced a strategic funding partnership with TCA Venture Group to accelerate its abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair device. The company positions the device as highly differentiated and potentially quick to market within a $3 billion AAA market. The...
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