Startups

Didero: $30 Million Secured To Automate Global Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Didero, a New York-based software company using AI agents to automate enterprise procurement, announced it has raised $30 million in a Series A financing round co-led by Chemistry and Headline, with participation from M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund. The new capital will support product development and go-to-market expansion as manufacturers and distributors deploy Didero’s platform to reduce manual work, improve visibility, and operate more resilient global supply chains.

Bracket: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build AI-Native Treasury Infrastructure For Mid-Market Finance Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Bracket, a London-based fintech focused on modernizing treasury operations for mid-market companies, has closed a $7 million seed funding round led by Macquarie Group and Blackfinch Ventures, with existing investor Failup Ventures increasing its commitment. The company said the capital will be used to accelerate its mission of delivering AI-native treasury infrastructure designed specifically for mid-sized finance teams that have historically relied on fragmented systems and manual processes.

Manufact: $6.3 Million Seed Funding Raised To Power MCP-Based Agents And ChatGPT Apps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Manufact, the infrastructure platform for AI agents built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), has raised $6.3 million in seed funding to accelerate its development and expand its team amid rising global developer demand. The round was led by Peak XV, with participation from Liquid 2 Ventures, Ritual Capital, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator, and several angel investors, including the co-founder and COO of Supabase.

Santé: Wine And Spirits Fintech Platform Raises $7.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Santé, a fintech platform serving the wine and spirits industry, announced it has raised $7.6 million in funding led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation from Operator Collective, Y Combinator, and Veridical Ventures. The company plans to use the capital to expand its sales team and develop new products tailored to grocers and other retailers with complex commercial operations.

Uptiq: $25 Million Series B Raised To Scale Industry-Ready Solutions And Launch Qore For Builders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Uptiq, an AI platform purpose-built for financial services, announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding to accelerate the rollout of its industry-ready AI applications and expand its Qore orchestration platform for developers and builders. The round was led by Curql, with participation from Silverton Partners, 645 Ventures, Broadridge, Green Visor Capital, Live Oak Ventures, First Capital, Epic Ventures, Tau Ventures, and Evolution VC.

Daypass.com: Online Travel Agency Closes $2 Million Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

daypass.com, a Mexican online travel agency focused on day-use hotel experiences, has closed a $2 million investment round to accelerate international expansion, enhance its technology platform, and strengthen its position as a marketplace for one-day hospitality services.

Hauler Hero: $16 Million Series A Raised For AI Waste Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Hauler Hero, an AI-powered operating system for waste management companies, announced it has raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Frontier Growth, with participation from Disruptive Founders Fund, Somersault Ventures, and several waste industry and ServiceTitan executives. The New York-based company said the new capital follows a year of rapid expansion and will be used to scale its suite of AI tools for waste haulers, which are currently in beta.

Big Health Secures $23.7 Million To Scale FDA-Cleared Treatments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Big Health announced it has secured $23.7 million in new strategic funding to accelerate the adoption of its FDA-cleared digital mental health treatments, as health systems increasingly integrate reimbursable digital care into routine practice. The company develops prescription digital therapeutics targeting some of the most common mental health conditions. Its flagship products, SleepioRx for insomnia disorder and DaylightRx for generalized anxiety disorder, are among just nine treatments cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ newly established Digital Mental Health Treatments category.

TRUCE Software Closes Series B For Mobile-First AI Video Telematics Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

TRUCE Software has closed a Series B funding round to accelerate growth as it expands two recently launched product suites spanning commercial vehicle fleets and K-12 schools. Financial terms were not disclosed. The round was led by Yttrium, with participation from existing institutional investors Allomer Capital Group and New Amsterdam Growth Capital.

Alva Energy Launches With $33 Million Series A To Unlock 10 GWe Of U.S. Reactor Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Alva Energy launched with $33 million in Series A funding led by Playground Global, positioning itself as a nuclear energy company focused on boosting power output from the existing U.S. reactor fleet to meet rising electricity demand from AI data centers and other industrial uses. The Cambridge, Massachusetts based startup said its approach offers a faster and lower cost path to expanding clean, firm power than building new nuclear plants, with a timeline and cost profile it argues can be competitive with gas fired generation.

Bearing: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Scaling On The ServiceNow AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Bearing, a physical security operations software company built natively on ServiceNow, has closed an oversubscribed $4.5 million seed round to support team growth and accelerate product development aimed at automating physical security workflows with ServiceNow AI Agents. The round was led by AZ-VC, with continued investment from High Alpha and participation from PHX Ventures and Lightbank.

Overmind Exits Stealth With £2 Million Seed to Supervise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Overmind, a London-based startup building a “supervision layer” for AI agents, has emerged from stealth with a £2 million seed round to help companies deploy agentic AI more safely in production environments.

Sable Bio Raises $3.75 Million Seed To Scale Target Safety Assessment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Sable Bio, a London-based AI startup focused on drug safety, has raised $3.75 million in seed funding to expand its platform designed to help pharmaceutical companies identify safety risks earlier in drug discovery. The round was led by MMC Ventures, with participation from existing investors Episode 1 Ventures and Seedcamp.

tem: $75 Million Series B Raised To Scale AI-Native Energy Transaction Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

tem, an AI-native energy transactions scaleup, has raised $75 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $94 million. Strategic follow-on participation in the round came from Hitachi Ventures, Voyager Ventures, Schroders Capital, and Allianz, alongside existing investors including AlbionVC, Atomico, and Revent. As part of the round, Paul Murphy, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, has joined tem’s board.

Reco: $30 Million Series B Raised For AI SaaS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

New York-based Reco, a company focused on securing AI-driven SaaS environments, has raised a $30 million Series B round as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI tools, agents, and SaaS platforms that expand identities, permissions, integrations, and potential attack paths.

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For SAF IV Flagship Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Vision Ridge Partners announced it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, or SAF IV, raising about $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles, marking the firm’s largest fundraise since inception. The Boulder, Colorado-based sustainable real assets investor said SAF IV was backed by both existing limited partners and new investor relationships globally, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public pensions, and consultants.

Brigade Capital Management: $1 Billion Inaugural Private Credit Fund Targets First Lien Direct Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Brigade Capital Management announced it has closed its first dedicated private credit fund, raising more than $1 billion of investable capital and exceeding its target in an oversubscribed raise backed by a range of global institutional investors.

Allonic: $7.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Automate Manufacturing Of Advanced Robotic Bodies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Allonic, a Budapest-based robotics manufacturing startup with a joint U.S. headquarters, has raised $7.2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a production platform it says can dramatically simplify and scale the production of complex robotic hardware. The round was led by Visionaries Club, with backing from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, and TinyVC. The company said the financing is the largest pre-seed round to date in Hungary.