Startups

R1 Therapeutics Expands Series A To $80.5 Million To Advance AP306

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

R1 Therapeutics has expanded its Series A financing to $80.5 million, adding new investment from Samsara BioCapital to support development of its lead kidney disease candidate, AP306. Samsara joins an investor group that includes Abingworth, DaVita Venture Group, F-Prime, Curie.Bio, SNMA Capital and U.S. Renal Care.

Efficient Computer Raises Over $97 Million Series B At $650 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Efficient Computer has entered into agreements for more than $97 million in Series B funding at a $650 million valuation, bringing total funding raised to $173 million. The round was led by TQ Ventures, with participation from Eclipse, Union Square Ventures, Giant Ventures, Triatomic Capital, TO Capital, TF Capital, Mana Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Overmatch and Borderless.

Gravity Design Raises $15 Million To Build Interior Materials Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Gravity Design has raised $15 million in equity and debt funding, co-led by 3one4 Capital and Info Edge Ventures, to build a technology-enabled operating platform for India's premium interior materials market.

IPercept Raises $16.5 Million Series A For CNC Machine Monitoring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Stockholm-based IPercept has raised $16.5 million in a Series A funding round to expand its innovative health-monitoring technology for CNC (computer numerical control) machines. This investment will help the company enhance its offerings and support a commercial launch in the United States. The funding round was co-led by prominent investors Isogon Ventures and 2150, with notable participation from several other venture firms, including Luminar Ventures, RunwayFBU, J12 Ventures, and AI.Fund.

Ascerta Raises $18 Million Series A To Expand Enterprise AI Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Ascerta has raised $18 million in Series A funding, led by Dell Technologies Capital, while announcing its rebrand from Pay-i and expansion into Enterprise AI Management. Hitachi Ventures, BGV, Wipro Ventures and previous investors also participated, bringing total funding to $22.9 million.

Relay Raises $36 Million To Expand Frontline Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Relay has raised $36 million in new funding, bringing total capital raised to more than $90 million, as it expands its platform for frontline workers and physical operations. The oversubscribed round was led by International Paper, with additional new investment from clients of Cerity Partners, Harmonic Growth Partners and Thayer Investment Partners. Existing investors G2 Venture Partners and Wind River Ventures also increased their investments.

Inbolt Raises $12.5 Million To Expand AI-Powered Industrial Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Inbolt has raised $12.5 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $34 million, as the company expands its AI-powered industrial robotics platform into new geographies and markets. The round was led by new investor Shift4Good, with participation from Bridges Climate Transition Partners and existing investors BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global.

Atomic Raises $12.5 Million Series A For AI-Native Supply Chain Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Atomic has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding, led by Klass Capital and Madrona, to expand its AI-native supply chain planning platform into a broader operating control system for physical goods companies.

Jeeves Raises $110 Million To Scale Stablecoin-Native Banking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Jeeves has raised $110 million in equity funding to expand its stablecoin-native banking platform for global enterprises, while also launching a proprietary stablecoin wallet capable of making payouts to 190 countries.

Astranis Secures $468 Million EXIM Financing To Expand Satellite Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Astranis has secured a $468 million credit facility from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to increase domestic satellite production and support the launch of global space infrastructure. The financing is designed to expand Astranis' capacity to manufacture and operate satellites in the United States as demand grows from commercial and government customers worldwide.

General Intuition Raises $220 Million At $6.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

General Intuition has raised $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation as the AI company begins making its foundation models available to customers. The company is developing models trained on billions of action-labeled videos that are designed to act in real time in environments they have not previously encountered.

Varda Raises $251 Million Series D To Scale Space-Based Pharmaceutical Processing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Varda Space Industries has raised $251 million in Series D funding, bringing total capital raised by the microgravity-enabled life sciences company to $598 million as it scales pharmaceutical manufacturing in orbit and its space-to-Earth reentry infrastructure.

GMI Cloud Raises $668 Million To Expand Global AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

GMI Cloud has raised $668 million in new financing, combining a $223 million Series B equity round with a $445 million credit facility, as the AI infrastructure company expands GPU capacity across the United States, Taiwan, and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The Series B was led by ARCHIV, a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on AI and robotics, with participation from NVIDIA. Other investors from the Asia-Pacific region included DSC Investment, Trend Micro, KB Investment, Kyobo Life, and KT Corporation.

Harrison Street To Acquire Majority Stake In Vicinity Energy At $2.92 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Harrison Street Asset Management has agreed to acquire a majority equity stake in Vicinity Energy from Antin Infrastructure Partners in a transaction valuing Vicinity at $2.92 billion.

Metris Raises $5 Million To Build AI Data Layer For Energy Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Metris Energy, an AI-native platform for managing energy assets at scale, has raised a $5 million Seed round to expand its technology across additional energy categories and European markets while building out its AI agent capabilities. The round was led by PT1 Ventures, Octopus Ventures, AENU, and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from Plug and Play and Love Ventures. The financing brings Metris' total funding to $7.5 million.

OuterSignal Raises $22 Million Series A To Expand Agentic Customer Personalization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

OuterSignal has raised $22 million in Series A funding to expand its agentic customer intelligence platform, which helps consumer brands understand individual customers and use that information to personalize marketing, advertising, merchandising, and customer engagement. The round was co-led by Long Journey Ventures and Abstract Ventures.

EliseAI Raises $350 Million At $4 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Across Housing And Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

EliseAI has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from its previous funding round in August 2025 as the company expands its vertical AI platform across the housing and healthcare industries. The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sapphire Ventures, and Navitas Capital.

Kyndred Raises €500,000 Pre-Seed Round From Early Game Ventures For AI Companions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Romanian startup Kyndred has raised €500,000 in pre-seed funding from Early Game Ventures to develop AI companions designed to combine persistent memory, voice, animation, and everyday assistance into a more continuous relationship with users.

Tiny Health Raises $33 Million Series B To Expand Microbiome Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

Tiny Health, a microbiome intelligence platform focused on scientifically validated gut and vaginal microbiome testing across the lifespan, announced that it has raised an oversubscribed $33 million Series B round led by B Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $46 million.

RemoteThreat Raises $7 Million In Pre-Seed Funding And Emerges From Stealth With O/C/O Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2026

RemoteThreat has emerged from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding and the launch of its O/C/O Platform, an AI-enabled platform designed for offensive cyber operations. The company is targeting enterprise and critical infrastructure red teams, U.S. government mission teams, and vetted defense partners, with the funding intended to accelerate platform deployment and additional feature development.

Draganfly Secures $10 Million Strategic Investment From Unusual Machines And U.S. Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Draganfly has announced a $10 million strategic investment from Unusual Machines and a leading U.S. investment fund, with each investor committing $5 million to the drone technology company. The investment is intended to support Draganfly's growing position in the U.S. defense ecosystem while expanding opportunities in international markets.

erad Raises $22 Million Series A Led By MEVP To Expand SME Financing Across GCC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

erad has raised $22 million (SAR 78.75 million) in Series A funding to expand its Shariah-compliant financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses across the Gulf Cooperation Council. The round was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP).

Sofinnova Partners Closes Oversubscribed €82 Million MD Start IV Fund For Medtech Company Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Sofinnova Partners has closed its oversubscribed Sofinnova MD Start IV fund at €82 million, expanding the firm's medtech company-creation strategy across Europe and the United States.

Instinct Raises $1 Billion Series C At $10 Billion Valuation To Expand Personal AI Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Instinct raised $1 billion in Series C funding from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue at a $10 billion valuation, giving the San Francisco-based company additional capital to expand its personal AI agent for everyday tasks.

HiringCafe Raises $6.8 Million Pre-Seed And Launches Free AI Talent Agent For Job Seekers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

HiringCafe has raised $6.8 million in pre-seed funding led by Spark Capital, with participation from Nonfiction Capital, Silicon Gardens, and angel investors from ZipRecruiter and Indeed. The company is also launching an AI Talent Agent designed to search millions of open jobs on behalf of individual candidates.

Bilt.me Raises $700,000 In Pre-Seed Funding To Help Entrepreneurs Build And Launch Mobile Apps With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Bilt.me, an Estonia-based AI-powered mobile app development platform, has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding led by Superhero Capital, with participation from Bolt founder Markus Villig and Lightyear founder Martin Sokk. The company will use the financing to accelerate international expansion and further develop its platform, which allows users to create, launch, and monetize native mobile applications without writing code.

Overlord Labs Raises $4.35 Million Seed Extension, Bringing Total Funding To $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Overlord Labs, a San Jose, California-based semiconductor company developing intelligent battery management technology, has closed an oversubscribed $4.35 million seed extension, bringing its total capital raised to $10 million. The financing was led by Band of Angels, with participation from Foothill Ventures, Unlock Pacific Ventures, NuFund Venture Group, Sand Hill Angels, and Castle Fund. Returning strategic angel investors also participated, increasing their commitments following earlier investments in the company.

Precision Neuroscience Raises $250 Million Series D To Advance Brain-Computer Interface Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Precision Neuroscience has raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing, bringing its total funding to $430 million as it advances its brain-computer interface technology toward broader clinical use and commercialization. The round was co-led by Pershing Square Inc., the Ackman Oxman Institute, and an undisclosed life sciences investment fund. Additional investors included Duquesne Family Office, B Capital, ARK Invest, Invus, Mubadala Capital, Mirae Asset Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Hitachi Ventures, and JSL Health Capital.

Mojave Raises $19 Million Series B To Scale Humidity-First HVAC Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Mojave Energy Systems, a Sunnyvale, California-based climate technology company, has raised $19 million in Series B funding led by Fairtree Elevant Ventures to expand manufacturing and commercial adoption of its liquid-desiccant heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology. The financing will support the company's efforts to provide commercial buildings with more efficient humidity management and temperature control.

Ultraviolette Raises $85 Million To Expand Electric Vehicle Manufacturing And Global Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2026

Ultraviolette, a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has raised $85 million in funding led by Yali Capital and TDK Ventures to expand manufacturing, accelerate product development, and support its international growth strategy. The round also included an investment from Lip-Bu Tan, Chairman of Walden International and an advisor to Ultraviolette, alongside the company's existing investors.