Startups

Secfix: $12 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI-Native Security Compliance Platform Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Secfix announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Bayern Kapital and neosfer.

Wayve: $1.5 Billion At $8.6 Billion Valuation Secured To Deploy Global Autonomous Driving Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Wayve, a UK-based embodied AI autonomous driving company, announced it has secured $1.5 billion in capital to accelerate the global commercial rollout of its end-to-end autonomy platform, including a $1.2 billion Series D round that values the company at $8.6 billion post-money.

MatX: $500 Million Series B Raised To Accelerate MatX One LLM Chip Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

MatX, an AI chip startup founded by former Google hardware engineers, announced that it has raised a $500 million Series B funding round to complete development and scale manufacturing of its next-generation processor, the MatX One. The funding, one of the largest early-stage raises in the semiconductor industry, was led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness LP, with participation from Spark Capital, Triatomic Capital, Harpoon Ventures, and technology founders including Andrej Karpathy and Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison. Strategic hardware partners Alchip and Marvell also took part in the round.

Aalyria: $100 Million Series B Raised For Space-Based Communications Platform At $1.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Aalyria, an advanced aerospace communications company building infrastructure for next-generation space-based networks, announced it has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors.

ATRO Medical: €3 Million Raised To Advance Artificial Meniscus Toward Pivotal Studies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

ATRO Medical, a Netherlands-based clinical-stage orthopedic medical device company, has secured €3 million in a new financing round to advance development of its Artimis Meniscus Prosthesis, an artificial meniscus implant designed for patients suffering from post-meniscectomy pain syndrome.

Nimble: $47 Million Series B Raised For Agentic Web Search Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Nimble, a real-time web search and data platform focused on turning the live web into reliable, decision-grade data for enterprises, has raised $47 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $75 million. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Databricks Ventures and all existing investors, including Target Global, Square Peg, Hetz Ventures, Slow Ventures, R-Squared Ventures, J-Ventures, and InvestInData.

Neural Earth: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Geospatial Risk Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Neural Earth has closed a $9.3 million Seed round to scale its AI-powered geospatial risk intelligence platform serving the property and casualty insurance and real estate sectors. The financing was three times oversubscribed, underscoring strong investor demand as climate-driven risk complexity continues to outpace legacy assessment tools.

Based: $11.5 Million Raised For Consumer-First On-Chain Trading And Payments Platform In Series A Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Based, a crypto company focused on building a consumer-first, on-chain trading and payments stack, announced that it has raised $11.5 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with additional participation from Wintermute Ventures, Coinbase, and Karatage. The investment marks a significant milestone for the company as it continues to expand its infrastructure aimed at enabling seamless crypto-native financial experiences for everyday users.

General Magic: $7.2 Million Raised By Insurance AI Platform To Cut Quote Time To 3 Minutes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

General Magic, a Toronto-based AI company focused on insurance workflows, has raised an oversubscribed $7.2 million seed round to accelerate the development of its SMS-native AI agents. The financing was led by Radical Ventures, with significant participation from a16z Speedrun and new investment from Figma VP of Product Brendan O'Driscoll and Larry James Erwin from OpenAI. The company has raised $8.4 million to date, backed by Radical Ventures, a16z Speedrun, and Comma Capital, along with operators including Aidan Gomez, CEO of Cohere, and members of the executive team at Braze, including Kevin Wang, Chief Product Officer, and Spencer Burke, SVP of Growth.