Startups

Vedana Therapeutics Raises $46 Million To Advance Next-Generation Migraine Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Vedana Therapeutics emerged from stealth with $46 million in Series A funding to advance next-generation therapies for migraine prevention.

Tenet Security Raises $6 Million To Protect Enterprise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Tenet Security announced it emerged from stealth with $6 million in seed funding to help enterprises secure autonomous AI agents. The round was led by The Westly Group and MizMaa Ventures.

Gero Raises $17 Million To Slow Aging

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

WISE Raises €30 Million Series D To Advance Implantable Neurotechnology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

WISE announced the closing of an oversubscribed €30 million Series D financing round. The round was joined by ENEA Tech and Biomedical, an Italian foundation focused on innovation and technology transfer in the biomedical sector. ENEA Tech and Biomedical is joining WISE’s investor base as a strategic partner.

PDKINEMATICS Raises €2 Million Seed Round To Scale Precision Guidance Systems For UAVs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

PDKINEMATICS has raised €2 million in seed funding to scale manufacturing and expand deployments of its precision guidance systems for UAVs across Europe and Ukraine. The round was co-led by Iron Wolf Capital and Coinvest Capital.

Computomic Receives Strategic Growth Investment From Washington Harbour Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Computomic announced that it has received a strategic growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners.

NexDash Raises €2.5 Million To Accelerate Electrified Freight Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

NexDash announced that it has received €2.5 million in funding from EIT Urban Mobility to support the expansion of electrified freight operations across Europe.

Sharon AI Raises $1.6 Billion To Expand AI Factories Across Australia And Asia-Pacific

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Sharon AI announced an oversubscribed $1.6 billion strategic financing to accelerate the expansion of its AI factories across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The financing was anchored by Situational Awareness and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, along with new and existing institutional and strategic investors.

Icarus Medical Raises $7.2 Million Series A To Accelerate Orthopedic Technology Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Icarus Medical announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $7.2 million Series A funding round to accelerate commercialization and innovation across its orthopedic bracing technology platform.

Clair Health Raises $11.6 Million To Build Noninvasive Wearable Hormone Monitor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Clair Health has raised $11.6 million in seed funding to build a continuous noninvasive hormone monitor for women, according to TNW. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from a16z speedrun, Brydge Club, Treehub, Cartan Capital, AGI House, Insiders VC, and 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

Tonada Raises $3 Million Pre-Seed To Give Every Brand Its Own Sound

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Tonada announced it raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-generated sound platform for retail and hospitality brands. The Stockholm-based startup is focused on making high-quality AI-generated audio available to every brand that operates a physical space.

Microamp Secures €6.5 Million To Advance Any-G mmWave AI-RAN Wireless Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Microamp announced that it has received €6.5 million in funding and strategic support from the European Innovation Council Accelerator to advance development of its Any-G mmWave AI-RAN Wireless Platform.

OffPlan Raises $2.5 Million To Expand Membership-Based Primary Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

OffPlan announced that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to support the launch and expansion of its membership-based primary care platform.

NeuralTrust Raises $20 Million To Secure Enterprise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

NeuralTrust, a platform for securing AI agents, announced it raised $20 million in seed funding. The company said the round is the largest cybersecurity seed financing raised by an EU company to date.

Triveni Bio Raises $65 Million Series C To Expand Clinical Studies For TRIV-573

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Triveni Bio announced it raised $65 million in Series C funding to support pipeline expansion and continued corporate growth. The company is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody treatments for immunological and inflammatory disorders.

Trace Finance Raises $32 Million Series A To Scale Regulated Banking And Stablecoin Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Trace Finance announced that it has raised $32 million in Series A funding to expand its regulated financial infrastructure for cross-border payments and stablecoin settlement. The round was led by CoinFund, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Crypto, Valor Capital, Paxos, HOF Capital, and others. Strategic backers in the round also included Chainlink Labs and SNZ Capital.

Traysar Raises $25 Million To Build Subterranean Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Traysar announced that it has raised $25 million in seed funding and has emerged from stealth as a defense technology company focused on the subterranean domain. The round was led by Silent Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital, Ora Global, and strategic angel investors, including Steve Blank and founders from Anduril and Erebor. Additional investors included NeverLift VC, Mana, Impatient Ventures, New Vista, and Entree Capital.

June Health Raises C$2.4 Million To Expand Women’s Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

June Health announced the closing of an oversubscribed CAD$2.4 million financing round. Securian Canada participated significantly in the round as a strategic institutional investor. The round also included participation from AgeTech Capital and Canadian technology founders Dave and Mike Wessinger of PointClickCare and Michael Garrity of Financeit, among others.

Portal Biotechnologies Raises $9 Million To Expand Cell Engineering Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Portal Biotechnologies announced the closing of an oversubscribed $9 million financing round. The round was led by NFX, with participation from existing investors including IA Ventures, Pear VC, Undeterred Ventures, IKJ Capital, and TechU Ventures.

Architect Labs Raises $24 Million Seed Round To Democratize Custom Chip Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Architect Labs announced that it has emerged from stealth with $24 million in seed funding. The round was led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from TQ Ventures, Race Capital, Together Fund, and several investors and executives across modern computing and AI. Kindred Ventures founder and managing partner Steve Jang has joined Architect Labs’ board.

HyperLight Raises $80 Million Series C To Accelerate TFLN Deployment For AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

HyperLight announced the closing of an $80 million Series C financing round. The round was led by MediaTek and included participation from UMC Capital, Jabil, Foxconn, EDBI, CDIB-TEN Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, and strategic investors from silicon IC and networking companies. Existing investors Summit Partners, The Engine, Foothill Ventures, and Xora Innovation also continued supporting the company.

Twenty Raises $100 Million Series B At $1 Billion Valuation To Build Offensive Cyber Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Twenty announced that it has raised a $100 million Series B funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Friends & Family Capital, Point72 Ventures, and Caffeinated Capital. The new funding brings Twenty’s total funding to $138 million.

Pramaana Labs Raises $27 Million Follow-On Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Pramaana Labs has raised a $27 million follow-on seed round from Khosla Ventures. The round was backed by Vinod Khosla, Kanu Gulati, and Khosla Ventures. Pramaana Labs is also a portfolio company of BoldCap.

XDOF Raises $70 Million To Build Infrastructure For Robot Foundation Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

XDOF has emerged from stealth with $70 million in fundraising to build core infrastructure for robot foundation models.

Clario Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Eliminate Enterprise Data ROT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Clario announced that it has launched from stealth with $6 million in seed funding to help enterprises eliminate redundant, obsolete, and trivial data.

Telepatia Raises $42 Million To Expand AI Doctor Platform Across Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Telepatia AI announced that it has raised $42 million in funding, including a $33 million Series A round led by a16z. The round included participation from Shyam Sankar of Palantir, David Vélez of Nubank, and Simón Borrero of Rappi. Existing investors A-Star, Abstract, Canary, Picus, and SV Angel also participated.

GitHits Raises $1.75 Million Pre-Seed To Build Code Search For AI Coding Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Convey Raises $38 Million Series A To Automate Enterprise Operations With AI Teammates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Convey announced that it has raised $38 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Khosla Ventures and Pear VC also participated in the round. And as part of the funding, Andreessen Horowitz Partner Joe Schmidt will join Convey’s board of directors.

Aplagon Raises €4.8 Million To Broaden Phase 2 Trials Of APAC Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Aplagon announced that it has closed a €4.8 million financing round, equal to about $5.6 million, to support the expansion of its APAC clinical development program.

Andera Raises $37 Million Series A To Automate Internal Audit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2026

Andera announced that it has raised a $37 million Series A round led by Lightspeed. Andera is building an AI-native platform designed to automate internal audit workflows, including evidence collection, control testing, and workpaper generation.