Startups

Vivid Dx Raises $15 Million To Develop Rapid Blood-Based Infection Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:40 PM

Vivid Dx has raised $15 million in seed financing to advance a diagnostic platform designed to identify infectious pathogens and evaluate antibiotic susceptibility directly from blood. The round was co-led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Co., with participation from Jameel Investment Management Company and other strategic investors. The company also appointed diagnostics executive Keith O'Neill as CEO.

Fish Audio Raises $52 Million Seed Round To Expand Expressive Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:52 PM

Fish Audio has raised $52 million in seed funding to expand its real-time text-to-speech, voice cloning and voice-agent platform. The round was led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today, with participation from 359 Capital, Play Time, HF0, 645 Ventures, Parable, Carya Venture Partners, Alphalist Partners and angel investors.

Healia Launches With $18 Million To Reduce Healthcare Costs For Dual-Income Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:43 PM

Healia has launched with $18 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A led by 111° West Capital. Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Pioneer Fund, GoAhead Ventures and North Coast Ventures also participated. The Columbus, Ohio-based company has enabled employers to provide approximately $33 million in additional healthcare coverage since its founding in 2021.

Array Labs Raises $21 Million To Develop Satellite Tracking Services With Mitsubishi Electric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:21 PM

Array Labs has raised $21 million in an oversubscribed strategic financing round anchored by Mitsubishi Electric. Existing investors Catapult Ventures, Kompas VC and Y Combinator also participated. The financing follows Array Labs' Series A round, which was announced in January 2026. The company did not disclose its total funding following the latest investment.

ProphetX Raises $35 Million To Scale Federally Regulated Sports Prediction Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:20 PM

ProphetX has raised $35 million to expand its federally regulated sports-focused prediction market, increase market liquidity and grow its business-to-business technology and partnership operations. The round was led by Parlay Capital and Data Point Capital. Other participants included FDJ Ventures, Greenwave Ventures, Connexa Capital, Impellent Ventures, the Operating Group and Sharp Alpha Advisors.

Aurenar Raises $5.7 Million Seed Round To Advance Noninvasive Stroke Neuromodulation Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:19 PM

Aurenar has raised $5.7 million in an oversubscribed seed round to advance V-Link, a noninvasive neuromodulation device intended to reduce serious complications among intensive care patients. The round was co-led by the Go Red for Women Venture Fund, part of American Heart Association Ventures, and Solas BioVentures. BJC Health and Kaleida Capital also participated.

Credible Data Raises $10 Million Seed Round To Bring Governed Business Context To Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:18 PM

Credible Data has raised $10 million in seed funding to expand a platform that provides AI agents and applications with governed definitions and business context for structured enterprise data. The round included Gradient, SignalFire, and K5 Global. Angel investors included G2 co-founder and CEO Godard Abel, pandas creator and Composed Ventures General Partner Wes McKinney, Snowplow Analytics co-founder and CEO Alex Dean, SV Angel and others.

Alpen Raises Initial $6 Million Of Planned $10 Million Series B To Scale High-Efficiency Windows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:16 PM

Alpen High Performance Products has completed the initial $6 million closing of a planned $10 million Series B round to expand manufacturing and meet demand for its high-efficiency windows and architectural glass products.

CORE Biomedicine Raises $21 Million Series A And Receives AMED Grant For Cancer Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:15 PM

CORE Biomedicine has raised $21 million in Series A financing and received a grant from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development to advance precision oncology programs based on cancer cell lineage.

Act Security Launches With $60 Million To Reduce Cloud Access Attack Paths

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:06 PM

Act Security has emerged from stealth with $60 million in funding and a cloud security platform designed to reduce the access paths that allow attackers to move through corporate infrastructure. The company raised a $20 million seed round led by Team8 and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Hetz Ventures and Claltech. It subsequently raised a $40 million Series A led by Notable Capital, with participation from Startpoint Capital and SVCI.

Hush Security Raises $30 Million Series A To Govern Enterprise AI Agent Identities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:05 PM

Hush Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its identity security platform for AI agents and other non-human users of enterprise systems. Akamai Technologies joined the round as a strategic investor alongside existing investors Battery Ventures and YL Ventures.

Claros Technologies Raises $55 Million Series B To Commercialize PFAS Destruction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:44 PM

Claros Technologies has raised $55 million in Series B financing to accelerate the global commercialization of its ClarosTechUV system for permanently destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or forever chemicals. The total includes the company's previously announced convertible note financing.

Navi Medical Technologies Raises A$6.8 Million To Launch Pediatric Vascular Access System In The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:38 PM

Navi Medical Technologies has raised A$6.8 million to commercialize its Neonav vascular access technology in the United States following FDA clearance and the beginning of clinical evaluations at two major U.S. children's hospitals. Commercial sales are expected to begin during 2026.

Simile Raises Over $200 Million In Series B At A $2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:01 AM

Simile, known as The Simulation Company, announced it has raised more than $200 million at a $2 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks. Index Ventures doubled down on its investment, alongside returning investors Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, and CVS Health Ventures. Definition joined as a new investor.

Bloom Security Launches With $20 Million Seed Funding To Secure The AI-Native Endpoint

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:50 AM

Bloom Security announced its launch from stealth with a $20 million seed round led by Glilot Capital Partners. The round included participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Okta Ventures, and Runtime Ventures, along with angel investors including founders of Dig Security, Demisto, Snyk, and Talon.

CopySight Raises $3 Million To Build The Intellectual Property Clearance Layer For Generative AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:48 AM

CopySight, an AI IP governance company, announced a $3 million seed round led by Mucker Capital. The round included participation from Taisu VC, Flint Capital, and Yellow Rocks!.

Onyx Security Raises $113 Million Series B To Control Advanced AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:27 AM

Onyx Security, the AI control company, announced a $113 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The round included participation from Cyberstarts, TCV, Conviction, FirstMark, Vintage, QuantumLight, and G Squared, bringing the company's total funding to $153 million since its founding two years ago.

SoundHealth Raises $12.25 Million To Advance Growth Of AI-Enabled Non-Invasive Devices For Breathing And Sleep Disorders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:26 AM

SoundHealth announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series A financing led by Shangbay Capital. The round brings the company's total funding to date to $12.25 million.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises Additional $1 Billion, Bringing Total Raised To $4 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced it raised $1 billion in additional equity financing. The company said this is the largest single funding round among fusion energy companies worldwide since its $1.8 billion Series B round in 2021.

Highland Europe Raises €1.1 Billion Fund VI To Back Growth-Stage European Technology Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:37 AM

Highland Europe has raised €1.1 billion for its sixth fund, extending the firm's strategy of investing in European technology companies at the growth stage. The new vehicle brings Highland's total capital raised since 2012 to approximately €3.75 billion across six funds and follows a year in which the firm generated more than €1 billion in liquidity for its investors.