Startups

Quantum Systems Raises $1.2 Billion Series D At $8 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2026

Quantum Systems announced the signing of its $1.2 billion Series D financing round, valuing the company at about $8 billion on a post-money basis. The funding round was co-led by Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, and Advent. And the round was also backed by a syndicate of crossover and long-term institutional investors, including BOND, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Wellington Management, A.P. Moller Holding, and Elephant Lake Ventures. Existing shareholders Balderton and HV Capital also participated.

Luxonis Raises $14 Million Series A To Power Physical AI Perception Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2026

Luxonis announced it has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Denali Growth Partners, with participation from Taiwania Capital. And the funding will be used to accelerate the company’s commercial expansion, advance its product roadmap, and scale production of its OAK camera platform.

Tripo AI Raises Over $150 Million In Series A3 Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2026

Tripo AI announced that it has completed a Series A3 financing round, raising over $150 million. The funding round included participation from a broad group of strategic and financial investors spanning the automotive, gaming, internet, and technology sectors.

Integral Raises $25 Million To Build Privacy Layer For Real-World Data Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Integral Privacy Technologies announced that it has raised $25 million in total funding. The financing included participation from Venrex, The General Partnership, Array Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, LiveRamp Ventures, Haystack, Virtue Ventures, Also Capital, Caffeinated Capital, LifeX Ventures, Circle & Co, and WS Investments.

10Beauty Raises $23.5 Million To Expand Robotic Manicures To Retail And Salons

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

10Beauty announced that it has raised $23.5 million in new funding led by Story Ventures. The round brings 10Beauty’s total funding to more than $70 million.

Etched Comes Out Of Stealth With $800 Million Raised And $1 Billion In Customer Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Etched announced that it has come out of stealth after building its first racks following a successful A0 tapeout. The company also disclosed that it has raised $800 million and secured more than $1 billion in customer contracts.

OXMIQ Raises $35 Million To Scale OxCore Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

OXMIQ Labs announced the close of its $35 million Series A financing round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $60 million. OXMIQ is a unified GPU and AI architecture company founded by Raja Koduri.

Together AI Raises $800 Million Series C At $8.3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Together AI announced it has raised $800 million in Series C financing at an $8.3 billion post-money valuation. Together AI is known for making it cheaper and easier for companies to run open-source AI models at scale. The round was led by Aramco Ventures, with participation from Vista Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Emergence Capital, NVIDIA, March Capital, Pegatron, S Ventures, and others.

Materna Medical Raises $5 Million In B3 Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Materna Medical announced the successful close of its $5 million B3 financing round. The funding positions the company for a pivotal year of clinical, commercial, and operational advancement.

Joulent Raises $1.75 Billion From National Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Joulent announced that National Grid has agreed to make a $1.75 billion strategic minority investment in the company. Joulent is a technology-driven energy company developing multi-gigawatt power infrastructure to meet the rising electricity demands of American industry, AI infrastructure, and other compute-intensive sectors.

Pictor Raises $7.5 Million Bridge Round To Accelerate Targeted Proteomic Platform Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Pictor Holdings announced that it has closed a $7.5 million bridge round of growth capital. The financing was supported by existing investors and brings Pictor’s total capital raised to approximately $30 million.

Qashier Raises $6.125 Million Series A+ To Accelerate Regional Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Qashier announced that it has raised $6.125 million in Series A+ financing. The round included equity and debt and was led by Cocoon Capital, IFP Securities, and BlackSoil Global, with participation from strategic angel investors.

LeapXpert Raises $180 Million To Lead AI-Powered Governed Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

LeapXpert announced that it has raised a $180 million growth investment led by Riverwood Capital. The funding will support LeapXpert’s mission to make enterprise conversations on modern messaging channels governed, intelligent, and actionable.

MDOTM Raises $27 Million Growth Equity Round Led By Expedition Growth Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

MDOTM announced that it has closed a $27 million growth equity round led by Expedition Growth Capital. The financing brings MDOTM’s total investment to $36.5 million.

Queue Raises $12.6 Million To Launch Autonomous Robotic Pharmacy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Queue announced that it has emerged from stealth with a working system designed to transform how prescriptions are dispensed, verified, and delivered. The company recently closed an oversubscribed $12.6 million seed round led by AlleyCorp.

Dominion Dynamics Raises C$139 Million Series A To Scale Arctic Surveillance Network And Drone Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Dominion Dynamics announced that it has raised C$139 million, or about $100 million, in Series A funding. The round was led by Georgian and marks the largest Series A financing in Canadian defense history. The financing included participation from Valor Equity Partners, Expeditions, Lakestar, OMERS, Business Development Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Deloitte Ventures Canada, and JDY Capital.

Stathera Raises $55 Million Series B To Scale Silicon Timing For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Stathera announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $55 million Series B financing round. The round was led by new investor Maverick Silicon, with continued participation from Celesta Capital, BDC Capital, MediaTek Innovation Fund, TXC Corporation, and Ultratech Capital Partners. The financing brings Stathera’s total funding to $75 million.

Omnea Launches Future Founders Fund With Firedrop To Back Employees As Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Omnea announced the launch of the Omnea Future Founders Fund in partnership with European angel fund Firedrop.

Pie Raises $23.7 Million To Bring AI-Powered Growth To Main Street Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Pie announced that it has raised $19.5 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round brings Pie’s total funding to $23.7 million. The financing included participation from Capital One Ventures, Max Levchin’s SciFi VC, F-Prime, Commerce Ventures, WEX Venture Capital, and existing investors.

Omen AI Raises $31 Million Series A To Bring Continuous Fluid Intelligence To AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Omen AI announced that it has raised $31 million in Series A funding led by Nava Ventures. The round brings the company’s total funding to $41.5 million. The financing included participation from CRV, Sheryl Sandberg, Mike Mattacola, Vanderbilt University, LMNT Ventures, Mann+Hummel, Borusan Ventures, Starhill Holdings, Hard Launch Capital, and executives from Bridgestone, GM, Johnson Controls, and TensorWave.

Altillion Raises $5 Million To Extract Critical Minerals From Oilfield Wastewater And Industrial Brines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Altillion announced it has secured $5 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercialization of its proprietary IRIS and ALIX technologies for extracting valuable minerals from oilfield produced water, geothermal brines, and salars. The funding round was led by EIC Rose Rock and Flathead Forge.

Compri Raises €3.2 Million To Automate Industrial Procurement With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Compri announced it has raised €3.2 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered procurement automation platform for industrial companies. The funding round was led by Picus Capital, with participation from Shapers, Italian Founders Fund, and DFF Ventures.

Circeus Announces Launch And New Equity Financing From EBRD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Circeus announced its launch as an AI-native holding company for mission-critical software, along with a new equity investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Vanna Health Raises $17 Million To Expand Care For People Living With Serious Mental Illness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Vanna Health announced it has raised $17 million in funding to expand evidence-based care for people living with serious mental illness. The funding round was co-led by a national healthcare insurance company and AlleyCorp, with participation from Health Velocity Capital. The investment will support Vanna Health’s clinical expansion, deepen its technology infrastructure, and bring its recovery-oriented care model to more communities across the United States.

Ground Raises $3.6 Million To Embed Onchain Finance Into Financial Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Ground announced it has launched out of stealth with $3.6 million in pre-seed funding to build infrastructure for embedding onchain finance into financial platforms. The funding round was led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi, with additional participation from Nascent, Robot Ventures, Chapter One, and Consonant Ventures.

Aseon Labs Raises $10 Million To Build Robotic Pit Stop Network For Autonomous Transportation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Aseon Labs announced it has raised $10 million in seed funding to accelerate the deployment of its decentralized network of robotic micro-depots for autonomous vehicle fleets. The round was led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, Expa, Robin Hood Ventures, and Founders Capital. The round also included investments from Adrian Aoun, Immad Akhund, Rajat Suri, and operators and founding team members from Anthropic, Nuro, Turo, Revolut, and other companies across mobility, AI, and infrastructure.

Marley Health Launches To Build Clinical Intelligence Platform For Proactive Pet Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Marley Health announced its launch as a clinical intelligence company applying human healthcare science to pet health.

Higharc Raises $95 Million To Scale AI For Homebuilding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Higharc announced it has raised $95 million in Series C funding to scale its AI platform for the homebuilding industry. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Wellington Management and existing investors including Fifth Wall, Spark Capital, Lux Capital, SE Ventures, Simpson Strong-Tie, PSP Partners, RXR Arden Digital Ventures, Suffolk Technologies, Vertex Ventures, NC Tweener Fund, and MetaProp. The funding brings Higharc’s total funding to more than $170 million.

JUPUS Raises €13 Million To Expand Legal AI For Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

JUPUS announced it has completed a €13 million Series A funding round to expand its legal AI platform for small and medium-sized law firms.

Revora Raises $2 Million To Build AI Agents For E-Commerce Merchants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Revora, formerly known as MyAlice, announced it has raised $2 million in funding to help e-commerce merchants improve customer engagement through AI agents.