Startups

Rage Biotech: Monash University Spin-Off Raises A$29 Million Series A To Advance RNA Therapeutics Toward Clinical Trials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:53 AM

RAGE Biotech, a Monash University spin-off, has secured A$29 million in Series A financing to accelerate the development of its next-generation RNA-based therapeutics for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. The investment represents a significant milestone for the company as it advances its lead program, RB042, toward first-in-human clinical studies targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related inflammatory lung conditions.

Forza Invests In KitchenSync And Helps Secure $10 Million Credit Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:51 AM

Forza Holdings announced a series of strategic investments in KitchenSync, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered financial reporting and back office software supporting the restaurant and hospitality sectors. The Newport Beach-based structured and specialty private financing firm confirmed both a debt investment and a convertible note investment in the company, deepening a partnership that has expanded significantly in recent months.

CoRun.ai: $3.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Transforming Fleet Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:57 PM

CoRun.ai, a fast-growing artificial intelligence company focused on transforming fleet operations, has raised $3.5 million in seed financing to advance its platform for real-time performance and profitability analytics. The round was led by Access Capital Management alongside Silicon Valley angel investors and established logistics executives. The investment values the company at $17.5 million and strengthens its ambition to make efficiency measurable and profitability predictable across the transportation sector.

Virometix: $15 Million Funding Completed To Advance V-212 Clinical Program And Next-Generation Synthetic Vaccines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:55 PM

Virometix has closed a $15 million financing round from its existing shareholders, marking a significant step forward for the Swiss biotechnology company as it accelerates the development of its fully synthetic vaccine pipeline. The investment will drive continued progress on V-212, the company’s lead serotype independent pneumococcal vaccine candidate now in Phase I clinical evaluation, while also supporting broader enhancements to its Synthetic Virus Like Particle platform.

Scripta Therapeutics: $12 Million Closed To Advance Biology-First Drug Discovery Targeting Transcription Factor Activity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:54 PM

Scripta Therapeutics, an Oxford-based techbio startup developing disease-modifying drugs that alter transcription factor activity, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a $12 million seed round. The financing is co-led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Apollo Health Ventures, with additional participation from AlbionVC, YZR Capital, Parkwalk Advisors, and support from Oxford University Innovation.

Zilch: Over $175 Million Closed To Advance Global Growth And Expand Consumer Payments Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:50 PM

Zilch, a London-based consumer payments platform, announced that it has raised more than 175 million dollars in a combined debt and equity round as it moves into the next major phase of its expansion. KKCG led the round, with participation from BNF Capital and several additional strategic investors, and also included an expansion of the company’s securitization facility, led by Deutsche Bank.

Maybern: $50 MIllion Series B Raised To Build AI-Based Operating System For Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:20 PM

Maybern has secured $50 million in Series B funding to accelerate its effort to build a next-generation operating system for private funds as the global alternatives market expands toward $16 trillion. The new round brings the company’s total capital raised to $76 million and was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Human Capital, MetaProp, Grafton Street Partners, Camber Creek, and Friends & Family Capital.

Clairity: $43 Million Series B Raised To Advance FDA-Authorized AI Platform For Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:20 PM

Clairity, the Boston-based precision health company developing AI-driven risk prediction tools from standard medical imaging, has raised $43 million in Series B funding to accelerate commercialization of its flagship product and expand into new disease areas. The round was led by ACE Global Equity and Santé Ventures, with additional participation from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and several new investors.

T-Therapeutics: Series A Extended To $91 Million As It Advances First-In-Class Bispecifics Toward The Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:17 PM

T-Therapeutics has expanded its Series A financing to a total of $91 million after securing an additional $32 million from new and existing investors. The Cambridge-based biotechnology company, which develops next-generation T cell receptor therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disease, said the new capital will strengthen efforts to advance its pipeline of first-in-class TCR CD3 bispecifics into clinical development.

Loosid Secures New AWS Funding To Expand SAM AI Into Global Enterprise Sobriety Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:16 PM

Loosid has received a new round of funding from Amazon Web Services as the company accelerates the enterprise rollout of SAM AI, its AI-powered Sobriety and Addiction Mentor designed to provide around-the-clock support for employees, treatment centers, and corporate wellness providers. The investment follows Loosid’s partnership with Innovative Solutions, an AWS Premier Tier Partner that helped secure two rounds of AWS funding to scale SAM AI on AWS infrastructure.

Litmus: New Strategic Funding Raised To Advance Expansion Of Industrial Edge Data And AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:09 PM

Litmus has secured a new round of strategic investment led by Insight Partners, with additional participation from Munich Re Ventures, marking a significant step forward for the industrial data platform as it continues expanding its edge and AI capabilities.

American South Capital Partners: $60 Million First Close Secured For Third Affordable Housing Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:07 PM

American South Capital Partners has reached a significant milestone with the first close of its newest affordable housing investment vehicle, American South Real Estate Fund III, raising $60 million toward its $500 million target. The firm, a joint venture between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty Company, continues to accelerate its mission of expanding affordable and workforce housing across the Southern United States.

Boompop: $41 Million Secured To Advance Adoption Of AI-Based Corporate Events Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:05 PM

BoomPop has raised $41 million in new funding to expand its AI-powered platform, which helps companies design, book, and manage in-person events at scale. Wing VC led the round with participation from Atomic, Acme, Four Rivers, Thayer Investment Partners, the Fund of Operators Guild, Gaingels, and individual backers including Alex Rodriguez, Brian O’Malley, Dane Glasgow, Christopher Payne, and several Silicon Valley founders. The funding package includes sixteen million dollars in debt and credit provided by Silicon Valley Bank.

Lative: $7.5 Million Raised To Advance AI-Driven Sales Planning Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:35 PM

Lative has secured $7.5 million in new funding as the company accelerates development of its AI-powered sales planning and decision intelligence platform while expanding its go-to-market presence. The round was co-led by Act Venture Capital and Senovo VC with participation from Elkstone, Enterprise Ireland, WestWave Capital, Handshake Ventures, and Shuttle. Companies such as Seismic, Intercom, Aiven, Avalara, and Version 1 are already using Lative to replace fragmented spreadsheets and outdated planning models with a unified, real-time intelligence platform.

Backflip Secures $10 Million Corporate Equity Investment And Launches Tech-Enabled Asset Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:30 PM

Backflip announced a significant corporate milestone with the formation of its tech-enabled asset management subsidiary and the completion of a $10 million corporate equity raise as the real estate FinTech platform moves to expand its presence across the residential investment landscape. The Austin-based company, which provides technology and capital solutions to residential real estate investors, said its new subsidiary, Backflip Asset Management, now manages approximately $175 million in assets under management.

ElectronX: $30 Million Series A Raised To Launch First U.S. Regulated Direct-Access Power Derivatives Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:49 PM

ElectronX has secured a $30 million Series A round to accelerate the launch of its U.S.-regulated direct-access power derivatives market, advancing its goal of providing more precise financial tools for managing increasingly volatile electricity markets. The round was led by returning seed investor DCVC, with participation from XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, and JACS Capital. Previous investors, including Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, and Shell Ventures, also joined the funding.

Medicxi Closes €500 Million Fund To Advance Asset-Centric Biotech Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:48 PM

Medicxi announced the close of its €500 million Medicxi V vehicle, reinforcing the firm’s position as a major European life sciences investor and adding significant capital to expand its long-standing asset-centric company creation strategy.

Allegiance Group + Pursuant Secures New Strategic Investment From Eagle Private Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:06 PM

Allegiance Group + Pursuant has received a significant strategic investment from Eagle Private Capital, marking a new chapter in the company’s expansion as it strengthens its position as a leading technology-enabled partner for nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and donor engagement. Eagle Private Capital now joins existing investor 424 Capital as a co-investor, creating a deeper capital base for AGP to accelerate its innovation agenda and broaden its impact across the nonprofit sector.

Muse Software: $4.5 Million Seed Raised To Accelerate Modern Museum Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:04 PM

Muse Software has closed a $4.5 million seed round that will fuel the expansion of its unified operations management platform for museums and cultural attractions. The funding represents a significant milestone for the Miami-based company as it works to modernize a sector that has historically relied on fragmented legacy systems. Roo Capital led the round, with additional participation from Banter Capital and FJ Labs.

TandemAI: $22 Million Series A Extension Raised To Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:00 PM

TandemAI has closed a $22 million Series A extension that will enable the company to advance its AI-driven drug discovery platform and expand its ability to serve a growing global client base. The financing includes participation from both new and existing investors and brings the company’s total capital raised since its October 2021 founding to more than $80 million.

Parallel Raises $100 Million Series A At $740 Million Valuation Raised To Build Web Infrastructure For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:52 AM

Parallel has secured a $100 million Series A round at a $740 million valuation, marking one of the largest early-stage financings in the emerging market for AI-native web infrastructure. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures, with participation from Spark Capital and continued support from existing backers Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, and Terrain. As part of the investment, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid will join the company’s board alongside Vinod Khosla, Shardul Shah, and Josh Kopelman.

Vendep Capital: €80 Million Fund IV Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:51 AM

Helsinki-based venture capital firm Vendep Capital has raised €80 million for its fourth fund, marking the firm’s largest vehicle to date as it aims to accelerate the next generation of early-stage B2B SaaS companies in the Nordics and Baltics.

CommerceClarity: €2.7 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Build Intelligent Infrastructure For AI-Driven Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:49 AM

CommerceClarity has secured an oversubscribed €2.7 million ($3.1 million) pre-seed round to accelerate its AI-powered automation platform and support its expansion across Europe, marking a significant step in its push to build core infrastructure for the agentic era of commerce. The round was led by IFF (Italian Founders Fund) and Entourage, with additional participation from Euregio+ (Alpine VC), Redstone, Vento (Exor), Ithaca Investment, and Vesper Holding.

Skycore Semiconductors: €5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance High Voltage Power ICs For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:46 AM

Skycore Semiconductors has secured €5 million in new seed financing to accelerate the commercial rollout of its Power Integrated Circuit technology, designed to address some of the most pressing power density and efficiency challenges in next-generation AI data centers. The round was led by the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, with participation from First Momentum, Mätch VC, and Balnord. With this latest injection of capital, the company has now raised approximately €7.5 million, including €2.5 million from previous funding and grants.

Dealism: $15 Million Angel Funding Closed To Advance Intelligent Sales Communication

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:29 AM

Dealism has raised $15 million in an angel financing round led by GL Ventures with participation from HSG, Linear Capital, and several angel investors. The new capital will support the company’s expansion into global markets, the advancement of product intelligence, and further development of its AI-driven sales agent designed to help businesses communicate more persuasively across conversational channels.

Sim.ai: $7 Million Series A Closed To Advance Development Of Its Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:28 AM

Sim.ai has raised a $7 million Series A round led by Standard Capital, marking a significant step forward for the Y Combinator–backed startup as it scales its agentic AI platform. The latest financing round underscores growing investor confidence in the agentic-AI category. Alongside Standard Capital, the round drew participation from a group of influential backers, including Paul Graham, Perplexity, SV Angel, Ali Rowghani, Liquid 2 Ventures, Kulveer Taggar, Twenty Two Ventures, Kaz Nejatian, Chris Howard, Y Combinator, and additional supporters from the startup and AI ecosystem.

Adclear Raises £2.1 Million To Accelerate AI Compliance For Financial Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:22 AM

Adclear has raised £2.1 million in new seed funding to accelerate the expansion of its AI-powered financial-marketing compliance platform, marking a significant milestone for the London-based regtech startup. The round was led by Outward VC, with participation from AFG Partners, Tenity, and angel investors, including Dan Cobley, former Managing Director of Google UK and founder of ClearScore, as well as Keith Grose, Managing Director at Coinbase UK, through the a16z Scout Fund and the Ventures Together community.

Sensetics: $1.75 Million In Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Advance Digital Touch Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:19 AM

Sensetics, a Princeton-based haptics and touch data startup that develops technology to bring realistic tactile experiences into the digital realm, has raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate product development across its integrated hardware and software platform. The round, completed mainly in the Spring, was co-led by MetaVC Partners and Fitz Gate Ventures, with additional participation from Blue Sky Capital and AIC Ventures.

Milestone: $10 Million Closed To Build A Measurable AI Culture Inside Global Engineering Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:06 AM

Milestone announced a $10 million seed round as enterprises race to quantify the impact of AI on software development. The Tel Aviv-based startup, which provides an enterprise platform that measures the adoption and effectiveness of AI coding tools, secured the funding from Heavybit and Hanaco Ventures, with additional participation from Atlassian Ventures and angel investors including John Donovan, Tom Preston Warner, Paul Daugherty, and Amit Agrawal.

Confidein: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised As It Prepares Nationwide Distribution Of AI-Powered Prayer Rings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:59 AM

Confidein, a Los Angeles-based faith and technology company, has raised $6 million in seed funding as it prepares to launch one of the largest faith-driven technology giveaways in the United States. Supported by a group of prominent Christian leaders and venture capital firms, the company will begin distributing 77,700 of its AI-powered Prayer Rings at no cost to churches, pastors, independent faith leaders, and individual believers nationwide starting November 15, 2025. The initiative reflects the company’s founding mission to use technology to strengthen spiritual connection and support Christian communities.