Startups

Toutix: $3 Million Seed Funding Supports Fan Data Platform Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:36 AM

Toutix has raised $3 million in seed funding from Evolution Equity Partners to expand sales and marketing for its platform, which helps sports teams, artists and venues capture and use data generated at live events.

Optics11: €50 Million Funding To Expand Underwater Defense And Energy Grid Sensing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:07 AM

Optics11, an Amsterdam-based deep technology company developing fiber-optic sensing systems for maritime security and energy infrastructure, has secured €50 million in follow-on equity financing. The investment brings the company's total capital raised over the past 15 months to more than €100 million and will support manufacturing expansion, international growth, and increased deployment of its sensing technologies.

Stage 2 Capital: $100 Million Fund Close Expands Early-Stage B2B AI Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:02 PM

Stage 2 Capital has closed $100 million across Venture Fund IV and Catalyst IV, expanding its investment capacity for early-stage business-to-business AI companies while introducing an AI agent to help founders access its operator network.

Marble: $11 Million Seed Round Backs Institutional Trading And AI Infrastructure Finance Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:01 PM

Marble has launched with $11 million in seed funding led by Polychain Capital to develop institutional trading services and private credit financing for AI infrastructure operators. Participants included Maven 11, Ripple, Susquehanna Crypto, Lattice, Blockwall and other venture and strategic investors, alongside AI-focused angel investors.

PuppyGraph: $10 Million Series A Supports Enterprise AI Graph Query Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:00 PM

PuppyGraph has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Particle Future and defy.vc, bringing its total funding to $15 million as it expands engineering and enterprise sales efforts.

Lumbra: $25 Million Series A Funds AI Agent Expansion Into Regulated Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:59 PM

Lumbra has raised $25 million in Series A funding co-led by Point72 Ventures and Ansa, with continued participation from Costanoa, to expand its AI agent platform beyond national security into regulated commercial markets.

Path Robotics: $300 Million Series E At $2.45 Billion Valuation Funds Manufacturing AI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:58 PM

Path Robotics has raised $300 million in Series E financing at a $2.45 billion post-money valuation, providing capital to expand its physical AI technology beyond welding into additional manufacturing tasks and robotic platforms. Georgian led the round, with participation from existing investors Addition, Drive Capital, IronArc Ventures, Tiger Global, Yamaha Motor Ventures and its affiliates. D. E. Shaw Ventures and NAVER Ventures also participated. Georgian Partner Emily Walsh will join Path Robotics’ board of directors.

Daylight: $80 Million Series B Led By Goldman Sachs Alternatives Supports AI Security Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:09 PM

Daylight has raised $80 million in Series B funding led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its total funding to $120 million as it expands its business combining AI agents with human cybersecurity expertise. Existing investors Bain Capital, Craft Ventures, Vintage Partners and Maple Capital participated in the round. Daylight said its revenue grew more than 40 times over the past year, with demand coming from Fortune 500 enterprises and AI-native companies. Its customers include Lovable, LastPass, Rogo, dLocal and Miro.

Primordial Labs: $18 Million Series A Funding To Expand AI-Powered Military Command And Control Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:59 AM

Primordial Labs, a defense technology company developing natural-language command and control software for military systems, has raised $18 million in Series A funding to expand deployment of its Anura platform. The investment will support the company's engineering and product development operations while accelerating adoption across military vehicles, aircraft, and uncrewed systems. The financing was led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from existing investors Squadra Ventures and Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Staera Semiconductor: $4.6 Million Pre-Seed Funding To Develop Optical Interconnect Technology For AI Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:59 AM

Staera Semiconductor has emerged from stealth with $4.6 million in pre-seed funding to develop optical interconnect technology that integrates light-based data links directly into silicon chips. Formerly known as New Silicon Corporation, the company is advancing its Lightwire platform to address data movement limitations affecting AI computing systems. The financing was led by Openspace Capital, with participation from SGInnovate, Black Kite Capital, 28 Holdings, In Group, and Decimus Technologies.

Sparxity: $90 Million Total Funding To Advance Sparse-Native AI Computing And Semiconductor Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:48 AM

Sparxity, a German semiconductor and AI infrastructure company developing sparse-native computing systems, has closed its Series A financing, bringing its cumulative funding to $90 million. The investment will support the development of specialized chips designed to improve the efficiency of AI inference by concentrating computing resources on the operations that are needed. The round was led by ICM HPQC Fund, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, GlobalFoundries, GS Futures, Cloudberry Ventures, TGFS, and the European Innovation Council Fund.

Mercor: $750 Million Series D Funding At $20 Billion Valuation To Expand Enterprise AI Training And Evaluation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:36 AM

Mercor, an AI data company that helps organizations train and evaluate artificial intelligence systems using human expertise, has raised $750 million in Series D funding at a $20 billion valuation. The financing will accelerate the company's expansion into enterprise AI evaluation and post-training infrastructure, supporting businesses seeking to develop AI agents that perform reliably within their specific operating environments.

Bay: $50 Million Funding To Expand AI Agent Security Platform Across Enterprise Environments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:33 AM

Bay, an AI cybersecurity company developing technology to control autonomous agent activity, has emerged from stealth with $50 million in total funding. The financing includes a $37 million Series A led by Battery Ventures and a previously undisclosed $13 million seed round led by YL Ventures and Striker Venture Partners. Additional Series A investors include Micron Ventures, M12, Microsoft's venture capital fund, and Assaf Rappaport, CEO of Wiz.

FluxPoint Energy: Seed Funding To Advance U.S. Uranium Conversion Facility Targeting 2030–2031 Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:34 AM

FluxPoint Energy has completed a seed funding round to advance development of a uranium conversion facility in the United States, supporting engineering, regulatory planning, and expansion of its technical team. The company is targeting initial commercial production in 2030–2031 as it seeks to strengthen domestic nuclear fuel processing capacity.

Finite State: $27 Million Series C Funding To Expand AI-Powered Device Security And Software Supply Chain Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:31 AM

Finite State, a Columbus, Ohio-based product cybersecurity company, has raised $27 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered security platform and international operations. The investment will support development of autonomous security capabilities designed to help manufacturers identify vulnerabilities in connected devices and comply with increasingly complex cybersecurity requirements.

Neobe Therapeutics: $6.8 Million Seed Funding To Develop Engineered Bacteria For Cancer Treatment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:22 AM

Neobe Therapeutics, a UK-based biotechnology company developing engineered bacteria designed to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatments, has raised $6.8 million (£5 million) in seed funding. The investment will support development of its lead therapeutic program, NEO22, with the goal of advancing the candidate through preclinical research and toward an investigational new drug filing in 2028. The financing was led by ARC Ventures, with participation from Faber, Macmillan Ventures, Proven Connect, and Empirical Ventures.

Light Frame: $5.1 Million Seed Funding To Modernize Private Banking And Wealth Management Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:21 AM

Light Frame, a Swiss financial technology company developing core banking and portfolio management software for wealth management institutions, has raised $5.1 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The financing will support continued development of its cloud-native platform, expansion of implementation capabilities, and growth across private banking and wealth management markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The round was led by Fortino Ventures, with participation from Sidekick Partners, Tenity, Chamaeleon, and Altair Capital.

Oyster Therapeutics: $60 Million Series A-2 Funding To Advance Alzheimer’s Drug Development And Protein Degradation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:19 AM

Oyster Therapeutics, formerly known as Kesmalea Therapeutics, has raised $60 million in Series A-2 funding to advance its next-generation targeted protein degradation technology for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. The financing will support the development of the company's lead oral tau degrader toward clinical trials while expanding its proprietary SELFTAC drug discovery platform. The round was led by 4BIO Capital, a London-based venture capital firm specializing in life sciences, with participation from new investors Eli Lilly and Company, CE Ventures, Actium Group, and TOHO Ventures, which is managed by Global Brain.