Startups

Joulent Raises $1.75 Billion From National Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Joulent announced that National Grid has agreed to make a $1.75 billion strategic minority investment in the company. Joulent is a technology-driven energy company developing multi-gigawatt power infrastructure to meet the rising electricity demands of American industry, AI infrastructure, and other compute-intensive sectors.

Pictor Raises $7.5 Million Bridge Round To Accelerate Targeted Proteomic Platform Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Pictor Holdings announced that it has closed a $7.5 million bridge round of growth capital. The financing was supported by existing investors and brings Pictor’s total capital raised to approximately $30 million.

Qashier Raises $6.125 Million Series A+ To Accelerate Regional Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Qashier announced that it has raised $6.125 million in Series A+ financing. The round included equity and debt and was led by Cocoon Capital, IFP Securities, and BlackSoil Global, with participation from strategic angel investors.

LeapXpert Raises $180 Million To Lead AI-Powered Governed Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

LeapXpert announced that it has raised a $180 million growth investment led by Riverwood Capital. The funding will support LeapXpert’s mission to make enterprise conversations on modern messaging channels governed, intelligent, and actionable.

MDOTM Raises $27 Million Growth Equity Round Led By Expedition Growth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

MDOTM announced that it has closed a $27 million growth equity round led by Expedition Growth Capital. The financing brings MDOTM’s total investment to $36.5 million.

Queue Raises $12.6 Million To Launch Autonomous Robotic Pharmacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Queue announced that it has emerged from stealth with a working system designed to transform how prescriptions are dispensed, verified, and delivered. The company recently closed an oversubscribed $12.6 million seed round led by AlleyCorp.

Dominion Dynamics Raises C$139 Million Series A To Scale Arctic Surveillance Network And Drone Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Dominion Dynamics announced that it has raised C$139 million, or about $100 million, in Series A funding. The round was led by Georgian and marks the largest Series A financing in Canadian defense history. The financing included participation from Valor Equity Partners, Expeditions, Lakestar, OMERS, Business Development Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Deloitte Ventures Canada, and JDY Capital.

Stathera Raises $55 Million Series B To Scale Silicon Timing For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Stathera announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $55 million Series B financing round. The round was led by new investor Maverick Silicon, with continued participation from Celesta Capital, BDC Capital, MediaTek Innovation Fund, TXC Corporation, and Ultratech Capital Partners. The financing brings Stathera’s total funding to $75 million.