Startups

Offroad Raises $7 Million To Build An AI-Powered Identity Security Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2026

Offroad, a startup focused on identity security automation, emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding led by Ibex Investors and Skywell Capital Partners. The company is developing an AI-powered identity security platform designed to investigate and remediate risks across human identities, machine identities, OAuth applications, service accounts, and AI agents.

New Dawn Bio Raises €2.1 Million Pre-Seed Round To Commercialize Cultured Wood

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2026

New Dawn Bio announced an oversubscribed €2.1 million pre-seed funding round to advance the development and commercialization of cultured wood, a technology designed to produce wood without harvesting trees.

Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6 Million Series B To Advance First-In-Class ADC Cancer Programs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2026

Ona Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for treatment-resistant cancers, announced the close of an oversubscribed $86.6 million Series B financing to support the advancement of its oncology pipeline into clinical development.

Collate Raises $95 Million Series A To Expand AI Platform For Regulated Life Sciences Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 7, 2026

Collate announced a $95 million Series A funding round as the company continues building an AI-native platform designed for regulated workflows across the life sciences industry. The round was led by a group of investors that includes Redpoint Ventures, First Round Capital, CRV, Conviction, and Y Combinator. The company said the funding will support its mission of delivering trusted, patient-first artificial intelligence solutions for pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations.

encosa Energy: €25 Million Seed Round Raised To Expand Battery Storage Solutions For German SMEs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

encosa Energy announced the closing of a €25 million seed funding round as the company scales its battery energy storage platform designed to help German small and medium-sized enterprises reduce energy costs and improve energy efficiency.

Lassie Raises $35 Million Series A To Build Autonomous AI Systems For Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Lassie, a company developing autonomous AI systems designed to handle administrative work for small businesses, announced it has raised $35 million in Series A financing, bringing its total funding to $47 million. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Night Capital, Superhuman founder and former CEO Rahul Vohra, Plaid co-founder and CEO Zach Perret, Wise co-founder and former CEO Taavet Hinrikus, Gokul Rajaram, and Reforge co-founder and CEO Brian Balfour.

SEALSQ Commits CHF 5 Million To Wecan Group And Expands Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

SEALSQ announced that it has increased its ownership in Wecan Group to a majority position after initially acquiring a 28% equity stake one year ago. As part of the transaction, SEALSQ is committing CHF 5 million through its Quantum Fund to accelerate the development of Wecan Group’s AI-powered compliance solutions and post-quantum financial security infrastructure.

Bayshore Raises $8 Million To Turn Legal And Compliance Rules Into Auditable AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Bayshore, a Munich-based legal and compliance technology startup, announced that it has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Lucid Capital, BOOOM, Heliad, and a group of strategic angel investors. The company is emerging from stealth with a platform designed to transform regulations, company policies, and other rulesets into machine-readable code that powers auditable AI agents.

Phia Raises $35.5 Million Series A And Reveals Star-Studded Investor Roster To Expand AI-Powered Shopping Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Phia, the AI-powered shopping platform founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $35.5 million Series A financing round. The company also revealed a roster of more than 30 celebrity, fashion, entertainment, and technology investors backing the business as it scales its personalized shopping platform. The round builds on a previously announced financing led by Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins and brings the company's total funding to $43.5 million.

Tilt Raises $26 Million To Expand AI-Powered Live Commerce Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

London-based live commerce platform Tilt announced a $26 million funding round as it looks to accelerate the development of AI-powered tools for buyers and sellers while expanding across Europe and into the United States. The round includes participation from new investor Vinted Ventures alongside existing backers TQ Ventures, Balderton Capital, Earlybird, Seedcamp, and others, bringing Tilt’s total funding to more than $50 million.

Board Raises $20 Million Series A To Build The Future Of Face-To-Face Gaming And Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Board, a company developing what it describes as the world’s first face-to-face game console, announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion from a gaming hardware platform into a broader creator ecosystem. The funding will support the development of the company’s creator platform and the upcoming launch of Board Studio, a new platform designed for community-driven game creation.

Adaptive Innovations Raises $60 Million To Build AI-Native Home Health Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Adaptive Innovations, an AI-native healthcare provider focused on home health, announced that it has raised a total of $60 million in funding, including a $50 million Series A round and a previously raised $10 million Seed round. The financing was led by Felicis and Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Optum Ventures, Sunflower Capital, Conviction, BoxGroup, SV Angels, Dorm Room Fund, Constellation, and a group of healthcare services and AI industry angels.

Flourish: $500 Million At $2.5 Billion Valuation Raised To Reinvent AI By Decoding The Brain’s Core Algorithm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

A new artificial intelligence startup called Flourish has emerged from stealth with an ambitious goal: to discover the brain’s “core algorithm” and use it to build a radically more efficient form of AI. Backed by Jeff Bezos and other prominent investors, the company has raised $500 million at a reported valuation of $2.5 billion, according to Wired.