Startups

Sila Raises $300 Million To Expand U.S. Silicon Anode Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Sila has raised $300 million in private funding to expand U.S. production of its silicon-carbon battery anode technology. Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures led the round. The financing also included participation from 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and other new and existing investors.

Modo Energy Secures $17 Million In Growth Funding From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Modo Energy has secured a $17 million growth funding package from CIBC Innovation Banking to expand its AI-powered energy data and valuation platform. The financing brings the London-based company’s total capital raised to $52 million.

SkyPilot Raises $20 Million Seed Round To Unify AI Compute Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

SkyPilot has emerged from stealth with $20 million in seed funding to expand its platform for managing artificial intelligence computing infrastructure across multiple clouds, clusters and accelerator types. Lux Capital led the round. Additional investors included Amplify Partners, Coatue Management, Foundation Capital, Race Capital and The House Fund. Technology executives participating in the financing included Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi, Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue and dbt Labs CEO Tristan Handy.

Digital Asset Raises $355 Million As Shinhan Financial And Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Join Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Digital Asset has expanded its previously announced $355 million funding round with the addition of Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered. The oversubscribed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto fund and included investors from traditional and decentralized finance.

Rege Nephro Raises $10.6 Million To Advance RN-014 And Kidney Regeneration Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Rege Nephro has raised approximately $10.6 million to advance its kidney disease programs, including lead candidate RN-014 and regenerative medicine program RN-032. The clinical-stage biotechnology company completed the financing through the issuance of Japan-Keep It Simple Security share acquisition rights, commonly known as J-KISS securities.

Sofab Inks Raises $6 Million Seed Round To Scale Perovskite Solar Materials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Sofab Inks has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale production of specialty materials designed to improve the reliability of perovskite solar cells. Cloudberry Ventures led the round as a strategic investor.

Twenty Raises Additional $30 Million From Khosla Ventures At $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Twenty has raised an additional $30 million from Khosla Ventures at a $1.2 billion valuation. The investment follows the cyber defense company’s recently announced $100 million Series B, which was led by Accel at a $1 billion valuation.

deltaVision Raises €10.2 Million Seed Round To Scale Spacecraft Fluid-Control Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

deltaVision has raised €10.2 million in seed funding to expand production of fluid-control systems for space applications. The round was led by KT Ventures and Valemount Capital, with participation from Futury Capital.

Gritt Raises $32.4 Million To Build Physical AI Systems For Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Gritt has launched with $32.4 million in pre-seed and Series A funding to develop AI-powered robotic systems for large-scale construction sites. The financing includes a $26 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures. Union Square Ventures and Active Impact Investments participated in the Series A, with support from existing investors First Round Capital, Climactic, Congruent Ventures and VSC Ventures.

Organic Traditions Raises $10.5 Million Series A To Expand U.S. Retail And Functional Wellness Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Organic Traditions has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding, equivalent to approximately C$15 million, to accelerate its expansion across the United States. The round was backed by strategic angel investors with experience in consumer packaged goods, retail, technology and operations.

Brenus Pharma Raises €11 Million Series A Extension To Advance Cancer Immunotherapy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Brenus Pharma has raised an €11 million, or approximately $12.6 million, extension to its Series A financing. The round brings the French biotechnology company’s total capital raised since its founding to €38 million, or approximately $43.5 million. The financing included follow-on participation from Angelor, UI Investissement through FRAI, Crédit Agricole through CACE Création and CACF Capital Innovation, Noshaq, Orsa and BIO JAG. Bpifrance also supported the company through non-dilutive funding. New investors Sambrinvest and Korea Omega Investment Corp joined the round. Sambrinvest expands Brenus Pharma’s European shareholder base, while Korea Omega represents the company’s first institutional investor from the Asia-Pacific region.

Natural Raises $30 Million Series A To Build Payments Infrastructure For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Natural has raised $30 million in Series A funding to develop payments infrastructure designed specifically for artificial intelligence agents. Kirsten Green of Forerunner led the round, with continued participation from the company’s major existing investors. Investors and supporters in the round included the founders or executives of Human Capital, Abstract, Wischoff Ventures, Increase, HappyRobot, Browserbase, Notion, Privy, Y Combinator, Profound and Brex. Antifund general partners Jake Paul and Logan Paul also participated, along with other investors.

Mach42 Raises £7 Million To Accelerate AI-Powered Analog Circuit Simulation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2026

Mach42 has raised £7 million in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate the development and commercial adoption of its AI-powered semiconductor simulation technology. IP Group led the round, with participation from existing investors BGF and Foresight Group.

Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Raises $40 Million To Expand Precision Manufacturing And Defense Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group has raised $40 million, or approximately ₹400 crore, to expand its precision manufacturing, mission systems and autonomous technology businesses. Norwest and Skegen Asset Management led the round, with participation from Indus Bridge Ventures, GJNX Ventures and investor Ashish Kacholia.

Empirical Security Raises $25 Million Series A To Expand Predictive Exposure Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Empirical Security has raised $25 million in Series A funding to expand its predictive cybersecurity platform for exposure and vulnerability management. Brightmind Partners led the round, bringing the company’s total funding to $37 million following earlier backing from Costanoa Ventures, Hyde Park Angels and other investors.

Neo Raises $100 Million To Secure Agentic AI Software Across Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Neo has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding to build security and control infrastructure for agentic software. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners led the investment, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures.

Members Mobile CUSO Secures Investment From Four Credit Union Investors To Expand Nationwide Mobile Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Members Mobile CUSO has secured a strategic investment from four credit union investors, including The Reseda Group, the wholly owned credit union service organization of MSU Federal Credit Union. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Infinity Raises $15 Million Seed Funding At $100 Million Valuation To Build AI Chip Inference Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Infinity.inc has raised $15 million in seed funding at a $100 million post-money valuation to expand its AI infrastructure platform. The round included significant participation from Touring Capital, Principal Venture Partners, chip industry executives, researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic, and other angel investors.

Trellis Bioscience Raises $9 Million Series C To Advance Calpurbatug For Prosthetic Joint Infections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Trellis Bioscience has raised $9 million in Series C funding to support the clinical development of calpurbatug, also known as TRL1068. The investigational monoclonal antibody is being evaluated as a treatment for chronic prosthetic joint infections.

LimX Dynamics Raises Nearly $200 Million In Pre-IPO Funding To Scale Humanoid Robots

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

LimX Dynamics has raised nearly $200 million in a pre-IPO financing round to accelerate the development, manufacturing and global deployment of its general-purpose humanoid robots.

NxLite Raises $13.1 Million Series A And Secures $3.5 Million Debt Facility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

NxLite has completed a $13.1 million Series A financing and secured a $3.5 million debt facility to expand manufacturing of its energy-efficient coatings for glass and polymer substrates. The Series A exceeded the company’s original $10 million target.

Beacon Security Raises $13 Million In Seed Funding As ARR Grows More Than 300%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Beacon Security has raised $13 million in seed funding to expand its agentic cybersecurity platform and provide human analysts and AI agents with trusted, contextualized security data. Notable Capital led the round, with participation from Holly Ventures, AlphaDrive Ventures, SVCI and Jefferies Family Office.

Intrinsic Power Raises Seed Funding To Expand AI Power Orchestration Platform For Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Intrinsic Power has completed the first close of its Seed financing to accelerate commercialization of its AI-enabled power orchestration platform for data centers and other critical infrastructure. The financing included participation from Kyocera Ventures, Drive Catalyst, Boost VC and RPV Global.

RapidPulse Raises $48 Million Series B To Advance Stroke Aspiration Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

RapidPulse has raised $48 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing to advance the clinical development of its aspiration technology for treating acute ischemic stroke. The round was co-led by Medtronic, TechWald Next and S3 Ventures. SBI Investment Company and the Florida Opportunity Fund also participated alongside existing investors Santé Ventures, Syntheon, Hatteras Venture Partners and Epidarex Capital.

Greenjets Raises $40 Million Series A To Scale Aerospace Propulsion And Drone Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Greenjets has raised $40 million in Series A funding to accelerate the development and production of propulsion systems, aircraft platforms and launch technologies for defense and civil aerospace applications. Blossom Capital led the round, with participation from the NATO Innovation Fund, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund and existing investors including Tanglin Ventures and NSFO Family Office.

Sable Raises $45 Million To Build AI Employee For Customer Interactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Sable has raised $45 million to expand Aidan, an artificial intelligence employee designed to conduct customer interactions by navigating software, responding to questions and demonstrating products in real time.

Self Inspection Raises $10 Million To Expand Vehicle Condition Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Self Inspection has raised $10 million to expand its artificial intelligence-powered platform for capturing, analyzing and sharing standardized information about a vehicle’s physical condition. Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, the investment firm co-founded by Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal, led the financing. Strategic investors U.S. AutoForce and Westlake Financial also participated, along with Costanoa Ventures, Rebellion Ventures and BrightCap Ventures. Existing backers include DVx Ventures, which was founded by former Tesla President Jon McNeill, and Karim Bousta, a former vice president of worldwide service at Tesla.

microagi Raises $55 Million Seed Funding To Scale Atlas Robotics Deployment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

microagi has raised $55 million in seed funding to expand Atlas, its data and deployment platform designed to help industrial companies put robots into production more quickly, safely and accurately. Hummingbird led the round, with participation from Northzone, LocalGlobe, Village Global and redalpine.

Sightera Biosciences Raises €3 Million In Pre-Seed Funding For AI-Driven Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Sightera Biosciences has raised €3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its artificial intelligence-powered drug discovery platform and advance programs targeting cancer and fibrosis. The round was backed by Entourage Ventures, Anacura and Qbic Fund, bringing together investors with experience across artificial intelligence, biotechnology and life sciences.

Moneybox Valuation Reaches £800 Million With Planned £45 Million Employee Share Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Moneybox is preparing a secondary share sale worth up to £45 million that will value the UK digital wealth management platform at approximately £800 million, or about $1.1 billion. The valuation represents an increase of approximately 45% from Moneybox’s previous secondary transaction in October 2024.