Startups

HR Path Closes Nearly $1 Billion Transaction With Ardian To Accelerate International Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

HR Path announced it closed a transaction worth nearly $1 billion in partnership with Ardian to accelerate its international growth and acquisition[object Object] strategy. The transaction is designed to help HR Path strengthen its position as a global player in HR transformation. HR Path is a global provider of HR consulting, HRIS implementation, and HR process outsourcing services.

MindRank Raises $52 Million In Series B Financing To Advance AI-Native Drug Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

MindRank AI, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing an artificial intelligence-powered drug research and development platform, announced that it has raised $52 million in Series B financing. The funding round was led by a group of institutional investors and healthcare-focused funds.

Beyond Capital Ventures Invests In BimaKavach To Advance AI-Native Commercial Insurance In India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Beyond Capital Ventures announced an investment in BimaKavach, a technology-first commercial insurance company focused on helping India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises access, manage, and benefit from insurance.

Gradium Raises Funding To $100 Million And Expands To Silicon Valley

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Gradium announced that it extended its funding to $100 million just seven months after launch. The extension of the company’s seed financing includes new investors such as NVIDIA.

Lissi Raises €3.5 Million To Expand EUDI Wallet Infrastructure For Europe’s Financial Sector

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Lissi, a European provider of digital identity and European Union Digital Identity Wallet integration infrastructure, has raised €3.5 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Ventech.

Oxylabs Raises $130 Million At $3.6 Billion Valuation From Warburg Pincus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Oxylabs, a data infrastructure platform supporting artificial intelligence applications and large-scale web intelligence operations, announced a $130 million investment from Warburg Pincus. The transaction values the Vilnius, Lithuania-based company at approximately $3.6 billion.

Bohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Bohr Energie announced that it raised €10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Suma Capital, with participation from IRDI Capital Investissement, Grand Sud Ouest Capital, Groupe Crédit Agricole, and existing investors Varsity, Founders Future, and AFI Ventures.

VerticalScope Makes $6.1 Million Strategic Investment In AltaML

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

VerticalScope Holdings announced an approximately $6.1 million strategic investment in AltaML, a Canadian applied artificial intelligence company.

Emesent Raises A$25 Million To Scale Cortex AI Autonomy Platform And Aura Cloud Software Across Mining, Defense And Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Emesent, a Brisbane-based autonomous mapping and robotics company, has raised A$25 million in new funding to accelerate development of its AI autonomy platform and cloud software offering, and to scale manufacturing at its Wacol, Queensland, production facility. The raise comprises a A$10 million venture debt facility from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in advanced manufacturing, and a A$15 million equity round backed by a syndicate including Main Sequence, QIC Ventures, Orion Resource Partners, Hostplus and NGS Super.

Hakimo Raises $12 Million Growth Round To Scale AI Physical Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Hakimo, a Menlo Park, California–based AI physical security monitoring company, has closed a $12 million growth round led by existing investor Zigg Capital, with participation from Neotribe Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Defy.vc and Rocketship.vc. The financing brings Hakimo's total funding to $32 million and will support accelerated product development, expansion across key verticals and continued team growth as the company rides what it describes as explosive demand for its AI plus services platform.

Forge Industries Raises $3.85 Million To Build First US Waste-To-Fuel Facility Outside Las Vegas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

Forge Industries, a climate-tech company that converts hard-to-recycle waste into high-performance engineered fuels, has raised $3.85 million in a funding round co-led by Next Phase Capital and 8090 Industries, with the two firms contributing the majority of the new capital. The funding will support the development of Forge's first U.S. biofuel facility, planned for a site outside Las Vegas later this year, as the company moves from successful industrial-scale pilots into commercial operations.

AIsa Raises $6.5 Million To Build The Transaction Network For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 12, 2026

AIsa, a San Francisco–based company building what it describes as the transaction network for the AI agent economy, has raised $6.5 million in total funding to date, including a new seed round co-led by Alibaba and Tribe Capital, with participation from Draper Associates, Sumitomo Corporation, Saison Capital and other investors. The capital will be used to expand AIsa's engineering team, scale its payment infrastructure, onboard additional models, data, and API providers, and accelerate stablecoin settlement capabilities for AI agents and businesses worldwide.