Startups

Naboo: $70 Million Series B Raised For AI-Based Events Procurement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Naboo has raised a $70 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to scale its AI-powered corporate events (MICE) procurement platform globally and accelerate expansion in the U.S. Existing investors Notion Capital, ISAI, and Ternel also participated. Headquartered in Paris,

Neurent Medical: €62.5 Million Series C Raised For Expanding NEUROMARK Commercially

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Neurent Medical, a Galway, Ireland based medical technology company focused on chronic inflammatory sinonasal diseases, has closed an oversubscribed €62.5 million ($74 million) Series C financing to accelerate the commercial expansion of its NEUROMARK System for chronic rhinitis, broaden clinical evidence generation, and advance its product and indication pipeline.

Inference Research: $20 Million Seed Funding Closed For Quantitative Trading Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Inference Research has launched as an AI-native quantitative trading firm positioned at the intersection of digital assets and traditional finance, alongside the anticipated closing of a $20 million seed funding round led by Avenir Group.

Seamflow: $4.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Building AI Software For The Testing And Inspection Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Seamflow, a London-based startup building AI software for the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) industry, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding as it looks to modernize compliance-heavy workflows that underpin global commerce The round was co-led by Initialized Capital and Northzone, with participation from Nebular, Entrepreneurs First, and Transpose Platform. The financing also included angel investors, including Mario Götze and Charlie Songhurst.

Vega: $120 Million Series B Raised For Expanding Detection And Response Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Vega has raised $120 million in a Series B round as it pushes to reshape how large enterprises run security detection and response. The funding was led by existing investor Accel, with participation from Cyberstarts, Redpoint, and CRV, and brings Vega’s total capital raised to $185 million in under two years. The company said the new round nearly doubles its valuation.

Andercore: $40 Million Series B Closed For Industrial Trade Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Andercore, an AI-driven trade platform for industrial supply, has raised $40 million in a Series B financing that combines equity and debt to accelerate expansion across Europe. The round included participation from existing investors Atomico and Project A, with Inven Capital joining as a new investor, alongside institutional financing from Commerzbank and KfW. The Berlin-headquartered company said it has now raised $75 million to date.

Samaya AI Launches Agent Control Plane And Adds NVentures And Databricks Ventures Backing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Samaya AI announced it has introduced a new architecture, the Agent Control Plane (ACP), positioning it as a control and governance layer for building and operating finance-focused AI agents that reason in real time within a specialized investment context. The Mountain View-based company also disclosed new investment from NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, and Databricks Ventures, which it plans to use to extend development of ACP and expand customizable agents for financial workflows.

Birch Hill Raises $2.5 Million Pre-Seed For Onchain Lending And Tokenized Asset Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Birch Hill Holdings, an institutional digital asset infrastructure firm focused on onchain lending and tokenized asset markets, said it raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to build compliant, institution-ready access to blockchain-based credit and income strategies. The round was co-led by ParaFi Capital and Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Nascent, FalconX Ventures, Coin Operated Group, The Operating Group, JST Digital, Flowdesk, and a group of industry executives.

Inertia Enterprises: $450 Million Series A Raised For Commercializing Laser-Based Fusion Pilot Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Inertia Enterprises announced it has raised a $450 million in Series A financing to advance a commercial fusion energy program based on inertial confinement fusion physics demonstrated at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The company, founded in 2024 and based in Livermore, California, said the round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from GV, Modern Capital, Threshold Ventures, and other investors.

Newo: $25 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI Voice Infrastructure for SMB Call Handling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Newo.ai announced it raised a $25 million Series A round led by Ratmir Timashev, the co-founder of Veeam Software and co-founder of OH.io, as the company looks to scale its AI voice and messaging infrastructure for small and medium-sized businesses. The San Francisco-based startup said the financing brings its total capital raised to about $32 million, following earlier angel, seed, and SAFE rounds, with Aloniq, Constructor, Acrobator, and s16vc also participating.

Smart Bricks: $5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Real Estate Investing PLatform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Smart Bricks, a frontier AI lab building agentic AI infrastructure for real-estate investing, announced it has raised a $5 million pre-seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z speedrun, with participation from funds and angels across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.

GitGuardian: $50 Million Series C Raised For Secrets And Non-Human Identity Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

GitGuardian announced it has raised a $50 million in Series C financing to expand its secrets security and Non Human Identity (NHI) governance capabilities, positioning the round as a response to the rapid growth of service accounts, applications, and autonomous AI agents that require credentials, permissions, and oversight. The company says enterprises are facing an “exponential growth in non human identities,” with the emergence of autonomous agents widening what it describes as an AI agent security gap.

Hubbl Technologies: $6 Million Series A Raised For Salesforce Ecosystem Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Hubbl Technologies, a company positioning itself as an intelligence layer for the agentic era, said it has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Industry Ventures. The company said the financing will accelerate development of its Intelligence Platform and expand its ability to deliver contextual intelligence to enterprises as they adopt AI-driven business operations.

ManageMy: $45 Million Closed For Expanding Agentic AI Workflows And Underwriting Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

ManageMy, an intelligent orchestration platform for insurers, said it has raised $45 million, including $20 million secured in a recent Series B round co-led by Ventura Capital and OCVC, with backing from BNF and a consortium of strategic leaders in traditional insurance and insurtech.

Brandlight: $30 Million Series A Raised For Enterprise AI Visibility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Brandlight announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and scaling of its enterprise platform focused on helping brands manage AI search visibility and navigate what it described as a convergence of AI search, advertising and commerce. The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Cardumen Capital and G20 Ventures.

Take2: $14 Million Series A Closed For Healthcare Recruiting AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Take2, an AI agents platform built for healthcare recruiting, announced it has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Human Capital, with participation from Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, Reach Capital, SemperVirens VC and Honeystone Ventures. Take2 is positioning its platform as a response to what it describes as a healthcare hiring breaking point, citing high turnover, significant vacancy costs, and recruiting workflows that remain heavily manual. The company said its autonomous AI agents are designed to automate core recruiting work rather than simply assist recruiters.

Tenna Systems: $13.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Spectrum Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Tenna Systems, a defense technology company focused on software-driven spectrum intelligence, said it has raised an oversubscribed $13.5 million seed funding round to accelerate expansion in the U.S. defense market, where it said it has already partnered with government agencies and prime contractors to deliver hardware-free spectrum intelligence for wireless-dependent systems at global scale.

Integrate: $17 Million Series A Raised For Defense Tech Project Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Integrate, a developer of an ultra-secure project management platform designed for dynamic, multi-entity execution, said it has raised a $17 million Series A financing to accelerate new product capabilities for government customers and scale go-to-market across the defense technology sector. The round was led by FPV Ventures with participation from Fuse VC and Rsquared VC. Returning investors include New Vista, Hyperplane and Riot Ventures. As part of the financing, FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan joined Integrate’s board.

Varaha: About $45 Million Raised For Carbon Removal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Varaha, an India-founded carbon removal project developer, announced a Series B financing round of approximately $45 million and said it has closed the first $20 million tranche led by WestBridge Capital.

JumpCloud Launches Venture Arm And Backs Identity-Fraud Startup Tofu

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

JumpCloud has launched JumpCloud Ventures, a new venture arm that supports early-stage companies building identity, security, AI, and IT productivity solutions. The company framed the program as a long-term effort to help advance foundational technologies that enable modern enterprises to scale securely.

Circit: $22 Million Raised For Audit Verification Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Circit, an audit confirmation and financial data verification platform, has raised $22 million in growth equity funding to scale its global verification network and support continued growth, including expansion in the U.S.

GenFlux: $4.2 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Answer Visibility Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

GenFlux, a platform that helps brands track and optimize their presence in AI-generated answers, has raised a $4.2 million seed round led by Symbolic Capital, with participation from Borderless Capital, Frachtis, Glasswing Ventures, Dispersion Capital, Delphi Ventures, and Radical Ventures.

Natilus: $28 Million Series A Closed To Commercialize Hyper-Efficient Freight And Passenger Planes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Natilus, a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer developing blended wing body aircraft for cargo and passenger markets, has raised $28 million in Series A financing to advance commercialization of its aircraft family, including the KONA regional freighter and the HORIZON EVO passenger program.

Algorized: $13 Million Series A Raised For Physical AI Perception And Predictive Safety Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Algorized, a company building an intelligence layer for Physical AI, has closed a $13 million Series A financing to scale its Predictive Safety Engine, which it positions as an edge native “nervous system” for industrial automation. The round was led by Run Ventures, with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Acrobator Ventures, alongside continued backing from existing investors.

Somethings: $19.2 Million Series A Raised For Digital Youth Mental Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Somethings, a digital mental health platform focused on teens and young adults, has raised $19.2 million in Series A funding to expand access to peer support for youth ages 13 to 26. The round was led by Catalio Capital, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst and Tusk Ventures.

Training All People: Workforce Training Platform Draws New Backing To Scale AI-Powered Manufacturing Skills Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Training All People (TAP), a workforce development platform focused on advanced manufacturing, has secured a new investment from Stand Together Ventures Lab, Cubit Capital, 8VC, and GSV Ventures. The company says the funding will accelerate its AI-powered approach to training, assessing, and deploying technical talent through immersive, simulation-based learning delivered via virtual reality, mobile devices, or web browsers.

Equal Parts: $23 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI-Enabled Independent Agency Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Equal Parts, an Austin-based insurance platform focused on transforming independent agencies, has raised $23 million in Series A funding led by Inspired Capital. The company said the round will support expansion of its footprint, continued development of its purpose-built operating system, and progress toward a goal of $1 billion in premiums by 2028.

WtEnergy Raises Follow-On Investment From Cemex To Scale Clean Fuels For Cement Plants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Cemex Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Cemex, announced it has made a new investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (WtEnergy), increasing its participation in the startup as it works to scale technology that converts non-recyclable solid waste and biomass into clean energy.

Simple AI: $14 Million Seed Funding Raised For Voice AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Simple AI, a voice AI agent platform, has raised $14 million in a seed round led by First Harmonic, with participation from Y Combinator, Massive Tech Ventures, and True Ventures. The San Francisco-based startup said the funding will support continued development of its voice agent platform, including custom generative AI models, as well as analytics and customer insights for businesses of all sizes.

Safqah Capital Raises $15.2 Million Seed Funding Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2026

Riyadh based fintech and proptech company Safqah Capital has raised $15.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round that it describes as one of the largest pure equity seed financings in Saudi Arabia. The round drew participation from more than 12 institutional and venture investors, led by anb Seed Fund, Shorooq, and Rua Growth Fund, with additional participation from Sharaka Capital, COTU Ventures, Sadu Capital, 500 Global, Suhail Ventures, MEVP, Waad Invest, JOA Capital, and others.