Startups

Klearly: €12 Million Series A Raised To Expand Restaurant Payments Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Klearly, an Amsterdam-based payments platform built for restaurants, bars, and clubs, announced in a LinkedIn post that it has raised a €12 million Series A round led by PayPal Ventures as it pushes beyond the Netherlands into new European markets. The funding included participation from Italian Founders Fund alongside existing backers Global PayTech Ventures, Antler Elevate and Shapers.

Zepo Intelligence: $15 Million Seed Round Raised To Protect Workspaces From AI-Driven Social Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Zepo Intelligence, a human-centric cybersecurity startup focused on defending employees against AI-powered manipulation, has raised a $15 million seed round backed by European investors Kibo Ventures, eCAPITAL, and TIN Capital.

Verna: $4 Million Raised To Help Organizations Deliver Nature Recovery Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Verna announced it has raised $4 million to meet growing demand for software that helps organizations take verifiable action on nature recovery, as companies and public bodies move from nature risk reporting toward long-term delivery on the ground.

X Square Robot Raises $140 Million in Series A++ Funding To Scale Embodied AI Models And Robot Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

X Square Robot, a China-based developer of general-purpose embodied artificial intelligence, said January 12, 2026 that it has completed a Series A++ funding round of about $140 million, or roughly RMB 1 billion, as it accelerates development of what it calls a “robot brain” foundation model for the physical world and expands commercialization across logistics, manufacturing and healthcare use cases.

Aquilance: $16 Million Strategic Growth Raised To Expand Delivery Of Unbundled Family Office Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Aquilance, a technology-enabled provider of personal financial administration services for wealthy families and their advisors, has secured a $16 million strategic growth investment led by Ten Coves Capital as it looks to scale demand for “unbundled” family office-style services across wealth management firms, RIAs, and trust companies.

NGP VAN Launches API And Data Products Team With Seven-Figure Investment To Modernize Integrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

NGP VAN announced it has formed its first dedicated API and Data Products Team and committed a seven-figure investment to modernize and expand the company’s APIs, a move aimed at strengthening the integration infrastructure used across the progressive technology ecosystem.

bricks.sh Raises €1.6 Million Pre-Seed And Launches Public Beta For Internal Tools Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

bricks.sh announced it has closed a €1.6 million oversubscribed pre-seed round and opened a public beta of its platform designed to help companies build internal tools faster while preserving customization.

HPS/PayMedix Secures $33 Million Investment To Expand Healthcare Financing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

HPS/PayMedix announced it has closed $33 million in combined equity and debt financing to accelerate national growth of PayMedix, its healthcare financing and payments platform designed to simplify how consumers and providers manage medical bills.

Mevaldi: New Investment Secured To Speed Industrial Scale-Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Mevaldi announced it has raised new investment from ICOS Capital, with High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and ICIG Ventures also participating, as the company looks to accelerate the industrial scale-up of its technology and expand the market reach of its bio-based chemical building blocks.

Deepgram: $130 Million Series C At $1.3 Billion Valuation Raised And OfOne Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Deepgram announced it raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation to accelerate development of its real-time voice AI API platform and support new product and ecosystem initiatives, including an acquisition, expanded intellectual property efforts, and a new collaboration space in San Francisco.

AI4Eyes: C$6.5 Million Raised To Advance AI-Powered Eye Care Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

AI4Eyes Medical Technologies has secured a combined C$6.5 million in new capital to support the development and commercialization of regulated, AI-powered eye care solutions, the company said.