Startups

OneSkin: $20 Million Raised From Prelude Growth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

OneSkin, a skin longevity brand based on biotechnological research, has announced a $20 million Series A investment from growth equity firm Prelude Growth Partners. The investment was finalized last month and represents a transition for OneSkin to a new investor for continued development.

Kustomer: $30 Million Series B Raised For Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Kustomer, an AI-driven customer service platform, has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by Norwest, with participation from Battery Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Boldstart Ventures. The investment will fuel further development of AI products to meet the rising market demand.

August Health: $29 Million Series B Funding Raised To Advance HER Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

August Health has raised $29 million in Series B funding led by Base10 Partners, with participation from General Catalyst, Matrix Partners, Equitage Ventures, the Senior Living Transformation Company, and Stanford University.

Flox: $1 Million Seed Funding Raised For Scaling AI That Speaks To Animals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Flox, the wildlife intelligence company on a mission to transform how humans and wildlife coexist by communicating with wild animals using AI, has closed an oversubscribed Seed round of nearly $1 million. The round was led by Unconventional Ventures, with participation from Norrsken Accelerate, and all investors from Flox’s pre-seed round: Almi Invest, E14 Invest, Argand Partners, and a group of bold angel investors.

Translucent AI: $7 Million Raised For Healthcare Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Translucent AI, a financial platform powered by AI and designed for healthcare operators, has announced a $7 million seed round funded by NEA, Virtue, FPV, and Redesign Health. Due to increasing financial difficulties within the healthcare sector, more provider organizations have been operating at a loss.

Casap: $25 Million Series A Secured To Transform Payment Disputes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

Casap, a leader in intelligent automation for dispute and fraud operations, has secured $25 million in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital, bringing its total to $33.5 million—a record for the payment disputes sector. The funding reflects the growing demand from financial institutions for modernizing dispute resolution and minimizing fraud losses.

VOW: Seed Funding Raised To Transform Live Events

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

VOW is an AI-driven operating system designed for the live experience economy, recently closing its initial Seed round led by KB Partners and other notable investors. Founded by Jennifer Brisman, VOW unifies event planning tools, communications, seating, and guest coordination into a single intelligent platform, used by brands like NBC's Saturday Night Live, PFL-MMA, and GLAAD Media.

FORT Robotics: $18.9 Million Series B Raised For Building Intelligent Machines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

FORT Robotics, a company specializing in safety and security solutions for intelligent machines, announced the close of an additional $18.9 million in its Series B funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from new and returning investors. Returning investors included Tiger Global, Prime Movers Lab, Mark Cuban, FundersClub, Creative Ventures, GRIDS Capital, and Ahoy Capital. New investors included Neman Ventures, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, and Ryuu Co. of Japan.

RBL: Investment Raised From Modi Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 8, 2025

RBL, a biotech venture creation studio specializing in developing companies based on medical technologies, announced that it has received an investment from Modi Ventures to support its efforts in launching and scaling startups into clinical-stage companies.