Startups

Hera Raises $27 Million Series A Led By Bain Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Hera announced that it raised $27 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered senior care coordination platform. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with continued participation from Accel and IA Ventures. Angel investors also participated, including the CFO of Mount Sinai.

Nebulock Raises $25 Million Series A Led By FirstMark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Nebulock announced that it raised $25 million in Series A financing to expand its AI-native contextual security platform. The round was led by FirstMark, with participation from existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Decibel, Zetta Venture Partners, and Step Function.

ReliaQuest Invests $1.5 Million In AI And Cybersecurity Education At USF

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

ReliaQuest announced a $1.5 million investment to expand AI cybersecurity research and education at the University of South Florida’s College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

ASP Acquires A Majority Stake In UV Smart

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Advanced Sterilization Products announced that it has acquired a majority stake in UV Smart, a European company specializing in High Level Disinfection technology.

CentSight Raises $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding To Launch AI-Native Financial Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

CentSight announced the public launch of its AI-native financial intelligence platform for small and mid-sized businesses. The company also announced that it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding from Mudita Venture Partners. CentSight was built in partnership with Mudita Studios, Mudita’s company creation engine.

Longshot Secures $5 Million Investment From South Park Commons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Longshot announced that it has secured a new $5 million investment from South Park Commons.

Imagion Biosystems Secures AU$3.75 Million Capital Raise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Imagion Biosystems announced that it has secured firm commitments for AU$3.75 million, or about US$2.59 million, in new capital following FDA clearance of the company’s IND application for a Phase 2 clinical trial.

Tomo Raises $5 Million Seed Round Led By Bain Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Tomo announced that it emerged from stealth with a $5 million seed funding round to expand its personal AI product.

Anchorbase Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Anchorbase announced that it has raised a $2 million pre-seed funding round. The round was backed by Cambrian VC and TTV Capital.

Wakeline Raises €2.1 Million Pre-Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Wakeline announced that it has closed a €2.1 million pre-seed funding round. The round was backed by TechVision Fonds and neoteq ventures.

Redo Raises $81 Million Series B At $1.25 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Redo announced that it has raised $81 million in Series B funding at a reported valuation of $1.25 billion. The round was led by Smash Capital, with participation from existing investors Pelion Venture Partners and Cervin Ventures.

RQ Bio Raises $115 Million Series A To Advance Influenza Prevention Antibody Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

RQ Bio announced that it has completed an oversubscribed $115 million Series A financing round. The financing was led by Frazier Life Sciences, with participation from new investors EQT Life Sciences, Forbion, Monograph, and Wellington Management. Founding investor LifeArc Ventures also participated, along with shareholders Oxford Science Enterprises and the University of Oxford.

Engram Launches With $98 Million To Build AI Memory Layer For Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Engram announced that it has emerged from stealth with $98 million in funding to build what it describes as a learned memory layer for AI. The funding came from General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Factory, Modern, Amplify Partners, Neo, and notable angels and advisors. The angel and advisor group includes Assaf Rappaport, co-founder and CEO of Wiz; Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI; and Pieter Abbeel, AI and robotics pioneer and co-director of the Berkeley AI Research Lab.

Kotoba Technologies Raises $10 Million Seed Round To Expand Real-Time Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2026

Kotoba Technologies announced that it raised an additional $10 million in seed funding to expand its real-time voice AI platform across East Asia.