Startups

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For SAF IV Flagship Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:46 PM

Vision Ridge Partners announced it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, or SAF IV, raising about $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles, marking the firm’s largest fundraise since inception. The Boulder, Colorado-based sustainable real assets investor said SAF IV was backed by both existing limited partners and new investor relationships globally, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public pensions, and consultants.

Brigade Capital Management: $1 Billion Inaugural Private Credit Fund Targets First Lien Direct Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:36 PM

Brigade Capital Management announced it has closed its first dedicated private credit fund, raising more than $1 billion of investable capital and exceeding its target in an oversubscribed raise backed by a range of global institutional investors.

Allonic: $7.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Automate Manufacturing Of Advanced Robotic Bodies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:00 PM

Allonic, a Budapest-based robotics manufacturing startup with a joint U.S. headquarters, has raised $7.2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a production platform it says can dramatically simplify and scale the production of complex robotic hardware. The round was led by Visionaries Club, with backing from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, and TinyVC. The company said the financing is the largest pre-seed round to date in Hungary.

Project Omega: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised To Rebuild America’s Spent Nuclear Fuel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:12 PM

Project Omega, an advanced nuclear recycling company, has emerged from stealth with a plan to rebuild the United States’ nuclear fuel cycle end to end, positioning spent nuclear fuel as a strategic energy and materials resource rather than long term waste.

Reflow: $15+ Million Seed Funding Raised For Workflow Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:10 PM

Reflow has launched a workforce and workflow intelligence platform to help enterprises understand how operational work occurs across people and systems, identify what to automate, and measure whether those automation efforts deliver ROI. Alongside the launch, the company said it has raised a $15 million plus seed round to accelerate product development and expand access to operational and AI automation intelligence for more customers.

Anthropic: $30 Billion Series G At $380 Billion Valuation Raised For Enterprise AI And Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:42 PM

Anthropic announced it has raised $30 billion in a Series G financing round, valuing the company at $380 billion post-money, led by GIC and Coatue and co-led by D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX. A broad set of investors participated in the round, including Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMP PBC, Appaloosa LP, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer Venture Partners, affiliated funds of BlackRock, Blackstone, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, Jane Street, JPMorganChase through its Security and Resiliency Initiative and Growth Equity Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NX1 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, TowerBrook, TPG, Whale Rock Capital, and XN. The company said the round also includes a portion of previously announced investments from Microsoft and NVIDIA.

Cydelphi: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Speeding Up Ransomware Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:20 PM

Cydelphi emerged from stealth with a $3 million seed round and the launch of a patent-pending, AI-native Digital Forensics & Incident Response platform designed to compress catastrophic breach recovery timelines from months to days. The funding round was led by Glasswing Ventures, with participation from Blu Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, and Merlin Group.

Helia Care: $3 Million Raised For Healthcare Procurement Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:37 PM

Helia Care has closed a $3 million funding round with participation from In Revenue Capital alongside Habanero Ventures, following what the investors described as a record year of growth for the company’s AI enabled network focused on bill only medical device procurement.

Anterior: $40 Million Funding Closed For Clinician-Led AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:26 PM

Anterior, a clinician-led artificial intelligence platform built for health plans, has closed a $40 million funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $64 million. The oversubscribed financing included continued participation from NEA and Sequoia Capital, along with new investors FPV and Kinnevik.

Ever: $31 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native Auto Retail Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:21 PM

Ever, an AI-native, full-stack auto retail company, emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $31 million Series A round. The round was led by Eclipse with participation from Lifeline Ventures, Ibex Investors, Maki VC, Joint Effects, JIMCO, and the Jameel Family’s investment arm. Ever said the financing brings its total funding to approximately $100 million across equity and debt facilities.

Ando: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For Hourly Workforce Scheduling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:17 PM

Ando, a startup building AI infrastructure for hourly work, has raised a $4 million seed round to expand its demand-forecasting and scheduling platform and scale deployments with enterprise customers. The financing was led by Slow Ventures, with participation from Blitzscaling Ventures, Zero Capital, Monochrome, Gaingels, Mana Ventures, Fireroad, and additional investors.

Talkiatry: $210 Million Series D Raised For Full-Stack Psychiatry Provider Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:14 PM

Talkiatry announced it raised an oversubscribed $210 million Series D to fund its next phase of growth as it scales what it calls the nation’s largest full-stack psychiatry provider group. The round was led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Sofina and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), blisce/, and Left Lane Capital, alongside a debt facility from Banc of California. The company said the financing brings its total capital raised to more than $400 million.

Maestro AI: $1.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Closed For Mortgage Origination AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:07 PM

Maestro AI, a vertical AI platform built for mortgage origination, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate go-to-market efforts, expand product capabilities, and scale adoption across the mortgage industry. The round was led by New Stack Ventures, with participation from Family VC, ZFO, Roark's Drift, and local angel investors.

The Biological Computing Co. Raises $25 Million Seed Funding And Opens Flagship San Francisco Lab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:04 PM

The Biological Computing Co. (TBC), formerly known as Biological Black Box (BBB), said it has raised a $25 million seed round led by Primary Ventures as it launches what it describes as a new class of computing that integrates living neurons with modern AI. The company said it is the first to deploy applied biological computing for workloads spanning computer vision, generative video, and AI infrastructure.

OPAQUE: $24 Million Series B At $300 Million Valuation Raised For Confidential AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:51 PM

OPAQUE, a Confidential AI platform positioned as a trust and security layer for enterprise AI, has raised a $24 million Series B round at an approximately $300 million post-money valuation. The financing was led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from returning investors Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures, and Thomvest, as well as new investor and strategic partner, the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). The round brings OPAQUE’s total funding to $55.5 million.

Tangible: $4.3 Million Seed Funding Closed To Build Scalable Debt Capital Stacks For Hardtech Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:52 AM

Tangible, a London-based fintech platform that helps hardtech companies access and manage debt financing, has raised a $4.3 million seed round as it aims to make structured finance more efficient for capital-intensive businesses. The seed round was led by Pale Blue Dot, with participation from MMC, Future Positive Capital, Unruly, SDAC, Prototype Capital, and Aperture.

Demoboost: €2.8 Million Secured For Demo Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:25 AM

Demoboost, a Warsaw-headquartered platform that helps B2B software companies create, personalize, and share scalable product demos, has raised €2.8 million to accelerate product development and expand internationally. The round was co-led by Digital Ocean Ventures and Rafał Brzoska’s family office RIO, with participation from B-Value, and will fund hiring across engineering, customer success, sales, and marketing alongside deeper investment in AI-powered demo creation and revenue intelligence capabilities.

Lema AI: $24 Million Series A Raised For Modernizing Third Party Risk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:10 AM

Lema AI, an agentic AI security platform focused on enterprise supply chain and third-party risk, has emerged from stealth with $24 million in funding. The Series A was led by Team8, with F2 Venture Capital leading the Seed round and Salesforce Ventures participating.

WINN.AI: $18 Million Series A Raised For Real-Time Revenue Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:43 AM

WINN.AI, a real-time revenue execution platform that delivers live guidance during customer calls, has raised $18 million in Series A funding. The company said the capital will support continued product development and expansion in the U.S. market.

Atlas Oncology Partners: $28 Million Series A Closed To Expand Value Based Oncology Enablement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:41 AM

Atlas Oncology Partners has raised $28 million in a Series A financing to expand its value based oncology enablement platform, which embeds interdisciplinary care teams inside community oncology practices and takes on full medical cost risk in arrangements with payors.

Loyal: $100 Million Series C Raised To Advance First Canine Longevity Drug

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:39 AM

Loyal, a San Francisco–based clinical-stage animal health company developing lifespan extension drugs for dogs, has raised $100 million in Series C funding to support the advancement of its lead program, LOY-002, and move closer to market readiness for what it says could become the first FDA-approved drug for lifespan extension itself in any species.