Startups

Compa: $35 Million Series B Raised To Scale Agentic AI For Enterprise Compensation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Compa, an AI-driven compensation intelligence provider, announced it has raised $35 million in Series B funding to accelerate product development and growth as large companies modernize how they set pay. The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital, HR Tech Investments LLC (an affiliate of Indeed, Inc.), and PagsGroup.

Midship: $4.15 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate SOX Testing With Agentic AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Midship, an AI-native platform focused on automating Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing and internal audit workflows, has raised $4.15 million in seed funding as it looks to modernize one of the most time-intensive parts of public-company compliance. The round was led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Seguin Ventures and additional angel investors.

Fiddler: $30 Million Series C Raised For Powering The AI Agent Control Plane

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Fiddler AI raised $30 million in Series C funding as it pushes to build what it calls a neutral “control plane” for compound AI systems that increasingly rely on autonomous agents. The round was led by RPS Ventures, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Insight Partners, Capgemini Ventures, Dallas VC, Dentsu Ventures, and Mozilla Ventures, as well as new strategic investors LG Technology Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures, and LDV Partners. The financing brings Fiddler’s total funding to $100 million.

Global Key Solutions Lands Pre-Seed Investment From Krieger Capital To Scale Regulatory Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Global Key Solutions (GKS), a technology company focused on data-driven quality and regulatory intelligence, said it has secured a pre-seed investment from Krieger Capital, marking what the company described as both a capital infusion and a strategic milestone tied to growing industry collaboration around its KeyPedia platform and longer-term product vision.

CVector: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI For Energy-Intensive Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

CVector has closed an oversubscribed $5 million seed round to accelerate development and adoption of its AI software designed for industrial operators navigating volatile inputs, complex production constraints, and shifting market demand. The financing was led by Powerhouse Ventures, with participation from Fusion Fund, Hitachi Ventures, Myriad Venture Partners, and Schematic Ventures.

SpotDraft Secures $8 Million From Qualcomm Ventures For On-Device Enterprise Legal AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

SpotDraft, an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform, announced it has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension, expanding a relationship focused on bringing privacy-first legal AI to Qualcomm-powered devices. The investment follows SpotDraft’s $56 million Series B raise in February 2025 and comes as enterprises look for contract intelligence that can operate securely without sending sensitive documents to external cloud models.

4DMedical: $100+ Million Raised To Accelerate U.S. Expansion Of CT:VQ Lung Imaging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

4DMedical announced it has secured more than US$100 million (AU$150 million) in a new institutional placement to accelerate U.S. growth and expand deployment of its software-based lung imaging technology, led by its FDA-cleared CT:VQ™ product. The company said the capital will be used to scale adoption across U.S. academic medical centers and health systems, deepen customer enablement and support, and materially increase research and development investment to expand its functional lung imaging portfolio.

Fortitude Biomedicines Launches With $13 Million Seed Funding To Advance Immune Cell Targeting Biologics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Fortitude Biomedicines has launched following the close of a $13 million seed financing round to advance antibody-based therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The round was co-led by K2 Bio Partners, Shanghai Healthcare Angel Capital (SHAC), and Elikon Venture, with additional participation from Everjoy Fortune and Taihill Venture.

Tradespace: $15 Million Series A Raised To Bring IP Development In House And Cut Patent Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Tradespace, an AI-native intellectual property platform, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by AVP, with participation from existing investors Eniac Ventures, Amplo VC, and Scrum Ventures.

Ricursive Intelligence: $300 Million Series A At $4 Billion Valuation Raised To Advance AI-Driven Semiconductor Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Ricursive Intelligence, a newly launched frontier AI lab founded by Dr. Anna Goldie and Dr. Azalia Mirhoseini, announced a $300 million Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners that values the company at a $4 billion post-money valuation. The round comes less than two months after Ricursive’s public debut and includes participation from DST Global, NVentures, Felicis Ventures, 49 Palms Ventures, Radical AI, and Sequoia Capital, among others.

Jelou: $10 Million Series A Raised To Build WhatsApp-Native AI Agents For Payments and Financial Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Jelou announced it has raised a $10 million Series A to expand Brain, its platform for building AI agents that can securely execute business and financial operations directly inside WhatsApp. The round was led by Wellington Access Ventures, with participation from Krealo, Credicorp’s corporate venture arm, and Collide Capital. Jelou said it has now raised $13 million in total funding, including a prior $3 million seed round led by Act One Ventures and Arca Continental Ventures.

Salvo Health: $8.5 Million Series A Raised To Expand Hybrid GI And Metabolic Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Salvo Health announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate the expansion of its hybrid gastrointestinal and metabolic care platform, a model designed to help GI practices deliver more continuous, outcomes-driven care while improving the patient experience and strengthening practice economics. The Series A was led by ManchesterStory, City Light Capital, and Threshold Ventures. Salvo said the funding will be used to help GI practices implement technology-enabled, continuous care capabilities and to scale what it describes as a provider-first model.

Corxel Raises Up to $287 Million In Series D1 To Advance Oral GLP 1 Program and Broader Cardiometabolic Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

CORXEL Pharmaceuticals Limited said it has completed a Series D1 financing, raising up to $287 million to fund the development of CX11, its oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity and overweight, as well as additional cardiometabolic programs. The company is currently evaluating CX11 in a Phase 2 trial in the United States and noted a separate Phase 3 trial in China being conducted by Vincentage.

PAQ Therapeutics Extends Series B To $77 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

PAQ Therapeutics announced it has closed a Series B extension, bringing its total Series B financing to $77 million, strengthening its balance sheet as it advances multiple clinical programs for KRAS-driven cancers.

Maia Farms: $3.75 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale Mushroom And Mycelium Ingredients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Maia Farms, a Vancouver-based food technology company developing mushroom and mycelium-based ingredients, has closed an oversubscribed $3.75 million Seed equity financing as it looks to ramp up commercial production and expand partnerships with food manufacturers and distributors worldwide. The seed round was led by Active Impact Investments, with follow-on investments from Nya Planet, Ag-West Bio, PIC Investment Group, and Deep Checks. Separately, the company has also cited strategic and non-dilutive support from Genome BC, Natural Products Canada, Protein Industries Canada, and the National Research Council of Canada.

Aviwell: €11 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI-Driven Microbiota Platform For Sustainable Animal Nutrition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Aviwell SAS, a Toulouse-based deep-tech animal nutrition company with operations spanning France and Boston, has closed a €11 million Series A financing to expand its AI-driven microbiome discovery and development platform and advance nature-based biological solutions for global agri-food markets, initially focused on poultry and aquaculture. The round brings in three new investors: Blue Revolution Fund (BRF), Blast.Club, and SWEN Capital Partners. Existing investors Elaia and MFS Investment Management also participated, according to the company.

Skrooge.ai: $1.85 Million Seed Funding Raised For Scaling AI-Based Accounting And Tax Services for UAE SMEs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

skrooge.ai, an AI-enabled accounting and tax service provider focused on small and medium-sized businesses in the UAE, has raised $1.85 million in a seed round through SAFE notes from fintech-experienced angel investors. The Dubai based company said the funding will be used to expand product and engineering and to increase delivery capacity as it grows its managed service offering for local SMEs.

Whistle Performance: $2 Million Seed Funding Raised And Rebrand From GPS DataViz

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Whistle Performance (formerly known as GPS DataViz) has closed a $2 million seed investment round and rebranded, aiming to accelerate global expansion and step up product innovation. The San Diego-based company positions its software as a hub for sports and broader human performance programs, aimed at helping teams and organizations turn complex athlete and workforce data into faster, clearer decisions.

Standard Nuclear Raises $140 Million Series A And Begins Production Of Advanced HALEU TRISO Fuel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Standard Nuclear announced it has raised $140 million in Series A funding and has begun production of advanced HALEU TRISO nuclear fuel, positioning the company to scale domestic supplies of a key fuel form used in next-generation reactors. The round was led by Decisive Point, with participation from new investors Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone Group, and XTX Ventures. Standard Nuclear said the financing also included support from existing investors Welara, Fundomo, Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners, and Crucible Capital, among others.

Lucend: $3.3 Million Seed Funding Closed And Rebrands From Coolgradient

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Lucend, formerly known as Coolgradient, has raised $3.3 million in Seed funding as it expands into the U.S. market with software designed to improve data center uptime and reliability while reducing energy and water consumption. The financing was led by Remarkable Ventures Climate (RVC) and included Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund, New Climate Ventures, Avesta, and Stepchange, with support from existing investor 4impact capital.

Mine: $14 Million Series A Raised To Launch MoneyGPT AI Money Agent And Rebrand From Fizz

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Mine, formerly known as Fizz, raised a $14 million Series A to support the launch of MoneyGPT, an AI-powered personal finance agent designed to help young adults feel more in control of their money as they navigate variable income, debt, and shifting financial goals. The round was led by 359 Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins and new investor FJ Labs, as well as existing backers Y Combinator and U.S. News & World Report. The financing brings Mine’s total capital raised to $28 million.

Barnwell Bio: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Bring Metagenomic Biosurveillance To Poultry Producers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Barnwell Bio, a precision animal health intelligence company, has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale a metagenomic biosurveillance system that provides poultry producers with earlier warning of emerging disease threats. The round was led by Twelve Below, with participation from Max Ventures, Dorm Room Fund, Banter Capital, Planeteer Capital, AgVentures Alliance, Daybreak Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and AgLaunch Farmers.

GlassPoint: $20 Million Funding Raised To Fuel Expansion Of Solar Industrial Process Heat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

GlassPoint, a provider of solar industrial process heat, announced it has closed a $20 million funding round led by N.I.S. New Investment Solutions, a Liechtenstein-based asset manager, with participation from returning investor MIG Capital. The company said the financing will support global expansion and advance large-scale deployments in its pipeline, with a near-term focus on projects in the U.S. Southwest, Southern Europe, the Middle East, and South America.

Grid Aero: $20 Million Series A Raised To Scale Long-Range Autonomous Airlift

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Grid Aero, an aerospace startup building low-cost, autonomous aircraft for long-range operations, has raised $20 million in a Series A round co-led by Bison Ventures and Geodesic Capital. The financing also included participation from Stony Lonesome Group and Alumni Ventures, alongside returning investors Ubiquity Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, and Commonweal Ventures.

Upwind Raises $250 Million Series B To Scale Runtime First Cloud Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Upwind, a runtime-first cloud security company, has raised $250 million in Series B financing, bringing total funding to $430 million. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital, alongside existing investors including Greylock, Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, Craft Ventures, TCV, Alta Park, Cerca Partners, Swish Ventures, and Penny Jar Capital.

Visitt: $22 Million Series B Raised To Build A Single AI Interface For Commercial Real Estate Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Visitt, an AI native property operations platform for commercial real estate, has raised $22 million in Series B funding led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, with participation from existing investors Vertex Ventures Israel, Anfield, and Sarona Ventures.

Yolando: $8.5 Million Raised From Drive Capital To Launch GEO And Competitive Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Yolando, a Toronto-based competitive intelligence and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform, said it has officially launched commercially after raising $8.5 million in total cumulative funding from Drive Capital. The company positions its software as a way for marketing teams to measure and improve how their brands appear in AI-generated answers, alongside traditional search visibility.

Epic Angels Backs Refurbi Seed Extension To Scale LATAM Refurbished Smartphone Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Epic Angels, the global all-female investor collective, has invested in Refurbi, a Colombia-founded company building a circular ecosystem for affordable, sustainable refurbished smartphones, as the startup raises a $4 million seed extension round across equity and debt.

MyARC: Over $2 Million Raised To Launch Next-Generation Platform For Fitness Creators

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

MyARC, a platform designed to help fitness creators train their communities at scale, announced the launch of a next-generation product to support, monetise, and grow creator-led fitness businesses. The company also disclosed a $2 million-plus funding round with participation from Araya Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Techstars, and G Fund.

Synthesia: $200 Million Series E At $4 Billion Valuation Raised To Expand AI Video And Agentic Workforce Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Synthesia, a London-headquartered AI video platform focused on helping organizations create and share knowledge, said it has raised a $200 million Series E round at a $4 billion valuation, positioning the company to accelerate product development aimed at enterprise learning, internal communications, and upskilling.