Startups

New Iridium: $2.65 Million Seed Raised For Advancing Sustainable Chemical Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:23 PM

New Iridium, a sustainable chemical innovation company pioneering low-carbon and clean chemistry technologies, announced it has raised $2.65 million in seed financing. This funding round builds on support from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), including a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and ENERGYWERX Vouchers awarded through the DOE’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC).

Outset: $17 Million Series A Raised For Helping Enterprises Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:22 PM

Outset, an AI-moderated research platform that provides the scale and speed of a survey with the depth of a one-to-one interview, announced that it has raised a $17 million Series A round to bring AI-based research to Fortune 500 enterprises. The funding round was led by 8VC, with participation from new investor Future Back Ventures, a venture arm of Bain & Company, and existing investors Y Combinator, Adverb Ventures, Rebel Fund, Genius Ventures, Ritual Capital, and Alt Capital.

GrailPay: $6.7 Million Raised For Risk And Data Banking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:21 PM

GrailPay, a risk and data platform for bank payments, announced $6.7 million in funding to expand its suite of tools that make ACH transactions safer, smarter, and faster. The funding was led by Construct Capital, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Broadhaven Ventures, Soma Capital, Grasshopper Bank, and a network of experienced fintech operators and angel investors. This round follows an initial fundraise led by Noemis Ventures.

Ubyx: $10 Million Seed Funding Closed For Stablecoin Clearing System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:15 PM

Ubyx, a stablecoin clearing system that enables regulated banks and fintechs to redeem stablecoins at face value, announced a $10 million seed round led by Galaxy Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund, VanEck, Mirana Ventures, LayerZero, Paxos, Boku, Payoneer, and Monerium.

Other Half: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Transforming Pet Wellness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:15 PM

AJ Patel (a founder who helped build Zesty Paws into one of the most recognized names in pet wellness), along with co-founder Mike Watts, announced a $3 million seed round for their new company, Other Half, a science-first pet wellness brand built for ingredient-savvy and results-driven pet parents. The funding round was led by Willow Growth, with participation from Habitat Partners and Off Leash Capital (a division of Chicago Pacific Founders).

ABM Respiratory Care: $14.8 Million Series B Raised For Advancing BiWaze Clear

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:11 PM

ABM Respiratory Care (ABMRC), a medical technology company focused on developing and globally commercializing novel airway clearance and ventilation solutions, announced the closing of its Series B financing round, raising $14.8 million—well above its $12 million target. This oversubscribed round was led by Peter Soderberg, ABMRC's Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner of Worthy Venture Resources, who more than doubled his investment in the company.

Celltrio: $15 Million Investment Raised To Deliver Automation Solutions For Cell Culturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:11 PM

Celltrio, a life sciences company delivering advanced automation solutions for cell culturing and cell & gene therapy, announced the closing of a $15 million financial investment round led by Premier Partners, a leading investor in healthcare innovation.

Diskover: CloudSoda Acquisition And $7.5 Million Seed Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:07 PM

Diskover, a company enabling enterprises to structure their unstructured data at exabyte scale, announced several milestones: the closing of a $7.5 million seed funding round; the launch of partnerships with both Snowflake and NetApp, each of which is also among Diskover’s new investors; and the acquisition of data intelligence and orchestration platform company CloudSoda.

HOPPR: $31.5 Million Series A Raised To Scale Medical Imaging AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:06 PM

HOPPR, a company transforming how AI imaging applications are built, validated, and deployed, announced today that it has secured $31.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Kivu and Greycroft, with participation from PSG Equity, Morningside Capital, Fortitude Ventures, and existing investor Health 2047.

Swimlane: $45 Million Raised For Developing AI Hyperautomation For Security Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:04 PM

Swimlane, an AI hyperautomation company, announced a $45 million growth funding round led by Energy Impact Partners and Activate Capital, along with Trinity Capital. The company is also expected to achieve profitability in Q3-2025, driven by sustained revenue growth, improved operating efficiency, and disciplined cost management.

Visby Medical: Up To $65 Million Raised For At-Home Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:56 PM

Visby Medical, a leader in rapid, at-home polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostics, announced it has raised approximately $55 million, with the potential to reach $65 million, in its latest financing round led by Catalio Capital Management. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors, including ND Capital, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Blue Water Life Science Advisors, Pitango Ventures, and John Doerr.

Bolo AI: $8.1 Million Seed Raised For Developing AI Tools For Heavy Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:55 PM

Bolo AI is an enterprise AI company building intelligent tools for the people powering heavy industry, which announced an $8.1 million Seed round led by True Ventures, with participation from Bench Strength, Accomplice, J Ventures, and Beat Ventures.

Nabla: $70 Million Series C Raised For Delivering Agentic AI To The Center Of Clinical Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:54 PM

Nabla, which is one of the most widely adopted AI assistants in clinical care, announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding. Led by HV Capital, with Highland Europe joining as key investor, DST Global, and existing investors Cathay Innovation and Tony Fadell's Build Collective, this funding round brings Nabla's total raise to $120 million.

Standard Nuclear: $42 Million Raised For TRISO Nuclear Fuel Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:09 PM

Standard Nuclear, a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, announced its launch from stealth with $42 million in total funding, led by Decisive Point with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners, Welara, Fundomo, and Crucible Capital.

Lembas: $3.6 Million Raised For AI-Based Bioactive Peptide Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:07 PM

Lembas, an AI-based bioactive peptide discovery company, announced it has emerged from stealth mode with a scientific breakthrough in activating GLP-1, the key hormone that helps regulate appetite and metabolism. And the company closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of $3.6 million led by FLORA Ventures, which also incubated the company, with participation from a group of leading venture capital funds, Bluestein Ventures, Fresh Fund, Longevity Venture Partners, Maia Ventures, Siddhi Capital, Mandi Ventures, and SDH.

Cyclic Materials: $25 Million Raised For Advanced Recycling Of REEs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:05 PM

Cyclic Materials, an advanced recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs), announced a $25 million investment to launch North America’s first Centre of Excellence for rare earth recycling in Kingston, Ontario, which will result in 45 new skilled jobs in the region.

FERMÀT: $45 Million Series B Raised For AI-Native Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:03 PM

FERMÀT, an AI-native commerce platform generating brands' shopping experiences for stronger engagement and conversion, announced it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. The funding round was led by commerce enablement and brand investor VMG Partners with participation from existing investors QED Investors, Greylock, Bain Capital Ventures, and Courtside Ventures.

Coco Robotics: $80 Million Raised For Expanding Autonomous Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:01 PM

Coco Robotics, a leading autonomous vehicles company for delivery, announced $80 million in strategic financing to advance its AI platform further, scale its fleet, and grow enterprise partnerships. The funding round includes returning investors Sam and Max Altman, Pelion, Outlander, and SNR, as well as new participation from Offline, DeepWater, and Ryan Graves, formerly Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Uber and now CEO of Saltwater.