Startups

Puna Bio: Funding Raised From Corteva Catalyst

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Puna Bio announced it had closed a new round of funding led by Corteva through its Corteva Catalyst platform. This new funding round was led by Corteva, a pure-play S&P 500 agriculture company, and participation from existing investors at One Ventures, SP Ventures, SOSV, Builders VC, and a new investor, Dalus Capital.

Capably: $4 Million Raised To Automate Complex Tasks With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Intelligent automation platform company Capably announced it has raised $4 million in funding. The investment was led by Boost Capital Partners, with participation from other EU and US investors, including Concept Ventures, Sure Valley Ventures, Araya Ventures, Haatch, Koro Ventures, Wayra, and Ascension.

Hopper: $7.6 Million Seed Funding Secured For Transforming Open Source Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Hopper announced it has officially launched out of stealth to transform how organizations manage open-source software (OSS) risk. The company has raised $7.6 million in seed funding, co-led by Meron Capital and New Era, with participation from the Sequoia Scout Fund, M-Fund, and leaders behind exits to Intel, Oracle, Google, HPE, Symantec, ZoomInfo, AWS, and more.

Grove Biopharma: $30 Million Series A Secured For Advancing Therapeutic Modality

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Grove Biopharma is a private biotechnology company advancing its Bionic Biologics platform, developing therapies targeting previously intractable intracellular disease targets. The company has announced the closing of a $30 million Series A funding round. DCVC Bio led this funding round with participation from Eli Lilly, InVivium Capital, Walder Ventures, Gradiant Corporation, Mansueto Investments, and others. And they join existing seed supporters, including Portal Innovations, where Grove was incubated.

Theo: $20 Million Raised For Connecting Onchain Capital To Global Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Theo, a novel network connecting onchain capital to global markets via institutional-grade trading infrastructure, announced it has raised $20 million in funding. This funding round was jointly led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital, with participation from numerous other venture capital firms, including Manifold Trading, Mirana Ventures, Metalayer Ventures, Flowdesk, SCB, MEXC, Amber Group, and Selini Capital, and angels from a range of leading TradFi trading firms, including Citadel, Jane Street, HRT, Optiver, IMC, 5 Rings, and JPMorgan.

Sentra: $50 Million Series B Closed For Cloud-Native Data Security Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Sentra, a leader in cloud-native data security platforms, announced it has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, led by Key1 Capital with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Zeev Ventures, Standard Investments, and Munich Re Ventures. This funding round brings Sentra’s total investment to over $100 million, following a more than 300% year-over-year increase in revenue and the addition of multiple new customers.

Biolinq: $100 Million Series C Funding Raised For Advancing Biowearable Platform For Metabolic Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Biolinq, a healthcare technology company pioneering precision multi-analyte biosensors to improve metabolic health, announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by Alpha Wave Ventures. Existing investors RiverVest Venture Partners, AXA IM Alts, LifeSci Venture Partners, M Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Aphelion Capital, Taisho Pharmaceutical, and Features Capital participated.

GenrAb: $5.6 Million Closed For Accelerating Development Of Antibody Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

GenrAb - a developer of first-in-class neuroprotective therapies - announced completion of a private placement with aggregate gross proceeds of $5.6 million. And GenrAb is optimizing the world's most effective biological therapy creation engine, which is the human adaptive immune system. Utilizing proprietary immunogenetic models to search the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients undergoing active neurological disease, GenrAb identified novel, neuronally-specific and neuroprotective antibodies.

Manychat: $140 Million Raised For Conversational AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Manychat, a leader in conversational AI and automation across social and messaging platforms, announced a $140 million growth capital raise led by Summit Partners. This brings Manychat's total funding to $163.3 million. And Manychat is already a profitable company.

Ocient: $132 Million Series B Closed For Analytics Software Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2025

Ocient, a leading data analytics software solutions company, announced an advancement into the growth stage following the closing of its $132 million Series B funding. New investors part of the Series B close (amounting to $42.1 million) included Allstate Strategic Ventures, Blue Bear Capital, Solidigm, Massive, Zelkova, and Northwestern Mutual. Including the recent closing of the extension, Ocient has raised $159.4 million in invested capital to date.

Augur: $7 Million Seed Funding Closed For AI-Based Threat Prevention Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2025

Augur, an AI-based threat prevention company, announced it has raised $7 million in seed funding led by General Advance. Additional investors in the round include industry executives Ely Kahn, VP Product for Cloud Security and AI/ML, SentinelOne; Spencer Thompson, Co-Founder and CEO, Prelude; Travis McPeak, Co-Founder and CEO, Resourcely; Josh Lospinoso, Co-Founder and CEO, Shift5; and other senior executives from Amazon, Google, and CloudFlare.

Dataminr: $100 Million Convertible Financing Raised From Fortress

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2025

Dataminr, which is one of the world's leading AI companies, announced the closing of a $100 million convertible financing from funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group.

Deferred: $3.6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Democratize Tax-Deferred Real Estate Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Deferred, a technology-powered Qualified Intermediary transforming 1031 exchanges for everyday real estate investors, has secured $3.6 million in seed funding. This funding round was led by B Capital and Fika Ventures, with additional support from strategic investors, including founders and executives.

RTA: Series A Funding Round Raised To Advance Growth In Fleet Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

RTA, a leading provider of fleet maintenance management software, announced the closing of a Series A funding round, led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). PHX Ventures also participated in the round.

ChEmpower: $18.7 Million Series A Closed To Advance Abrasive-Free Planarization In Chip Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

ChEmpower, a semiconductor materials company that provides polish pads and chemical solutions for planarization, announced it has raised $18.7 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by M Ventures and Rhapsody Venture Partners. New and existing investors Intel Capital, Pangaea Ventures, Foothill Ventures, In-Q-Tel (IQT), and TEL Venture Capital also participated in the funding.

Push Security: $30 Million Series B Raised For Detecting Modern Identity Attacks In The Browser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Push Security, a company that detects and responds to modern identity attacks in the browser, announced a $30 million Series B funding round led by Redpoint Ventures, with Datadog Ventures and B3 Capital participation. This funding will advance Push’s growth, fueling innovation and global expansion. This funding round also included existing investors, including Decibel and GV (Google Ventures), showing confidence in Push Security’s goal to stop identity attacks like credential phishing and account takeover (ATO) using stolen credentials and tokens, which is a problem that has hit the industry hard, especially in the last year.

Granite Bio: Immunology Company Debuts With $100 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Granite Bio, a clinical-stage immunology company, announced it has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding. This includes a $30 million Series A led by founding investors Versant Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund and a $70 million Series B led by Forbion and Sanofi Ventures.

Irrigreen: $19 Million Series A Raised For Driving Future Of Smart Lawn Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Irrigreen, a leader in robotic irrigation systems, announced it has secured nearly $19 million in Series A funding. Backed by new and existing investors including Natural Ventures, Burnt Island Ventures, Ulu Ventures, MFV Partners, Tamiami, and Sum Ventures. This funding round brings the total to nearly $34 million.

Sentigen: Funding Raised From M31 Ventures To Build OS For Autonomous Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

Sentigen, a company that is building the operating system for the autonomous economy by turning raw ideas into a functioning startup from development to deployment after just one conversation with your personal AI cofounder. And Sentigen builds and harnesses blockchain technology to unlock immediate value creation and revenue streams for solo founders.

ALT Sports Data: $5 Million Seed Round Closed To Redefine How Fans Engage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2025

ALT Sports Data, a leader in engagement solutions and official data for emerging sports, announced the closing of a $5 million seed round. The funding round was significantly oversubscribed due to overwhelming investor interest. This funding round was co-led by Relay Ventures and Eberg Capital, with participation from Motley Fool Ventures, Scrum Ventures, and a consortium of strategic investors. ALT Sports Data also welcomed new strategic investors in this round, including Scrum Ventures and Motley Fool Ventures.

Overture Life: $57 Million In Total Funding Raised To Modernize Embryology Lab Procedures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2025

Overture Life announced a $20.6 million strategic round, bringing its total funding to $57 million from leading industry investors, to support additional clinical research and product development designed to make IVF affordable to more people.

CSignum: £6 Million Raised For Transforming Underwater Wireless Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2025

CSignum, a provider of wireless technology extending IoT communications beneath the surface, announced it has completed a £6 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Archangels, Par Equity, and Scottish Enterprise with additional investment from British Business Investment (BBI), Raptor Group, Deep Future, SeaAhead’s Blue Angel Network, and notable individual US investors.

TadHealth: $5.5 Million Series A Raised For Mental Health Solutions For Schools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2025

TadHealth, a provider of mental health technology solutions for schools, announced it has raised $5.5 million Series A funding round led by seasoned healthcare executives. The funding, which is backed by a consortium of healthcare and education investors, will advance TadHealth’s goal of transforming mental health support in K-12 education by expanding its platform and scaling its services nationwide.

MagicBlock: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Decentralized Solana Game And App Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2025

MagicBlock, a real-time engine for decentralised games and applications on Solana, announced it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. This funding round was led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from Maven11, Delphi Digital, Robot Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Equilibrium, Pivot Global, and notable angels including Anatoly Yakovenko, Mert Mumtaz, and Tristan Yver.

Windfall: $65 Million Series B Raised To Advance People Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2025

Windfall Data, a provider of people intelligence and AI-workflow solutions, announced that it closed a $65 million Series B funding round led by the investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. This funding will advance Windfall's overall acceleration as a market leader, enabling additional product development and sales growth investments. Windfall has now raised $100+ million in external funding since its founding in 2016.

Surfin Meta Digital Technologies: $26.5 Million Closed For Financial Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2025

Surfin Meta Digital Technologies, a Singapore-based financial technology solutions provider for the underserved, announced the completion of its oversubscribed funding round. Woori Venture Partners, Washington University in St. Louis, and Phillip Private Equity also participated in this round, bringing the total funding to $26.5 million.

Coologics: Over $3 Million In Seed Funding Raised For Women’s Health Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2025

Coologics, a clinical-stage medical device company, announced the closing of a seed funding round. This round was oversubscribed, showing strong investor confidence in Coologics' vision and technology around its initial product, Vlisse.

Chainguard: $356 Million (Series D) Raised At $3.5 Billion Valuation For Building Secure Foundation For Software Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2025

Chainguard, a company that has built a secure foundation for software development and deployment, announced it has raised $356 million in Series D funding at a $3.5 billion valuation. This funding round raised the company’s total funding to $612 million. This round was co-led by new investor Kleiner Perkins and existing investor IVP. And new investors Salesforce Ventures and Datadog Ventures, plus all other existing investors, also participated in the round.

HelloSky: $5.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Talent Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2025

HelloSky (formerly Skyminyr), a talent intelligence platform purpose-built for the executive search industry, announced closing a $5.5 million oversubscribed seed round. This funding round also included participation from Caldwell Partners, Karmel Capital, True, Hunt Scanlon Ventures, and angel investors from Google and Cisco Systems.

Nassau Financial Group: $10 Million Program For Supporting Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Nassau Financial Group - a leader in Connecticut’s insurance technology community - announced it is expanding its Nassau Reimagine program to support early and mid-stage startups with a new $10 million capital commitment. This program will target companies in Insurtech, Fintech, Retiretech, and other related sectors in Nassau’s primary business locations, including Connecticut and New York.