Startups

Blue Arbor Technologies: $5 Million Investment Raised From Ottobock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Blue Arbor Technologies, a Michigan-based medical device company developing next-generation neuromuscular interfaces for people with limb loss, has announced a strategic partnership with global prosthetics and human bionics leader Ottobock, anchored by a $5 million investment to launch its Series A financing.

Rebound Technologies: Strategic Investment Raised To Scale IcePoint Thermal Energy Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Rebound Technologies, the developer of the IcePoint thermal energy storage and cooling platform, has closed a strategic investment led by Taronga Group, with participation from INNOPOWER, Skyview Ventures, and True North Institute.

Precision BioSciences: $7.5 Million Milestone From TG Therapeutics For Azer-Cel Clinical Progress In Multiple Sclerosis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Precision BioSciences, a clinical-stage gene editing company leveraging its proprietary ARCUS platform, announced it has received $7.5 million in proceeds from TG Therapeutics following the achievement of a clinical milestone tied to azercabtagene zapreleucel (azer-cel). The payment was triggered by progress in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating azer-cel in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis.

Sparqle: €1.2 Million Raised To Expand Sustainable Delivery Platform Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Sparqle, a sustainable delivery platform connecting retailers and e-commerce brands with low-emission logistics solutions, has secured €1.2 million in a new investment round to accelerate its European expansion.

Oska Health: €11 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI-Based Chronic Care Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Oska Health has raised €11 million in seed funding to scale its continuous care model for high-risk, chronically ill patients. The round was led by Capricorn Partners and SwissHealth Ventures, with participation from Revent, Calm Storm, LBBW Venture Capital, BMH, GoHub Ventures, and Aurum Impact.

Procode AI: $4 Million Raised For AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Management And Acquisition Of The Auctus Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Procode, an AI-powered revenue cycle management company serving private practice surgeons, has launched from stealth with $4 million in funding and the acquisition of The Auctus Group, a leading U.S. biller for plastic surgeons and a top-three biller in dermatology. The company was founded in 2024 by Jeff Cripe, Kameron Rezzadeh, M.D., and James Baez-Silva. The investment round was led by Story Ventures, with participation from CHAP Health Ventures, Progression Fund, and Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer of Perplexity.

FlyFocus: €4.5 Million Raised To Expand Production, Scale Internationally, And Launch Two New UAV Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

FlyFocus, a Poland-based defence technology company specializing in unmanned aerial systems and avionics, has raised €4.5 million in its first institutional funding round. The round was led by ff Venture Capital with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the venture capital arm of Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development.

YOU(th): $4.5 Million Raised By Youth Health Tech For Preventive Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Youth Health Tech, the company behind YOU(th), announced it has raised $4.5 million in early-stage funding to expand its preventive health screening platform and make proactive healthcare more accessible globally.

Kinfolk: $7 Million Seed Raised For AI Workforce Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Kinfolk, an AI native workforce operations platform designed for modern HR and People Operations teams, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge, and angel investors including Tony Jamous and Saurav Chopra.

Wootzwork: $6.6 Million Raised For Offshore Manufacturing Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Wootzwork, an advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions company, announced it has raised $6.6 million in a Series A round to bring greater predictability and accountability to offshore manufacturing. The Houston-based company said the funding will support the expansion of its global engineering and program teams, scale its manufacturing control systems, and enable it to manage larger and more complex OEM programs across regions.

Bluprynt: $4.25 Million Seed Raised To Scale Compliance Operating System For Onchain Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Bluprynt, a compliance operating system for digital assets, has closed an oversubscribed $4.25 million seed round to expand its infrastructure for regulated onchain finance. The round was led by Valor Capital Group, with participation from Cultivation Capital, Robinhood, Coinbase Ventures, Quona Capital, Kazea, Flourish Ventures, Radical Investments, and Selah Ventures.

Salma Health: $80 Million Series A Raised To Launch Integrated Brain Health Centers Of Excellence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Salma Health has officially emerged from stealth with $80 million in Series A funding to launch an integrated brain health company designed to unify diagnostics, rapid-acting treatments, and coordinated care under one roof. The round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, with participation from Lingotto Horizon and Averin Capital.

Jest: $7 Million Raised To Launch Messaging Games Marketplace And $1 Million-Per-Title Developer Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Jest, a messaging games marketplace platform, has emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding led by Innovation Endeavors. The company also introduced the Jest Games Fund, which offers up to $1 million per title to accelerate development of instant, high-retention games built natively for messaging.

BrainCheck: $13 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI-Enabled Cognitive Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

BrainCheck has raised an additional $13 million in Series A financing to expand its enterprise cognitive care infrastructure and advance AI-assisted clinical capabilities. The round was led by Next Coast Ventures, with participation from S3 Ventures and UPMC Enterprises.

Intervala: $6+ Million Invested To Expand High-Reliability Electronics Manufacturing Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

Intervala, a full-service electronics manufacturing services provider specializing in complex electronic and electromechanical products, has invested more than $6 million in advanced manufacturing technology, automation, and facility expansion to strengthen its high-reliability capabilities for OEMs operating in mission-critical industries.

JetScale AI: $5.4 Million Seed Raised To Scale AI-Powered Cloud Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 2, 2026

JetScale AI, a Montréal-based company focused on cloud infrastructure optimization, has raised an oversubscribed $5.4 million seed funding round to accelerate expansion across North America and Europe.

NIO: RMB2.257 Billion ($325 Million) Investment Secured For Intelligent-Driving Chip Subsidiary

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

NIO, a global smart electric vehicle company, announced that it and its subsidiary GeniTech Co., Ltd., known as Shenji, have entered into definitive agreements with a group of investors in China for a RMB2.257 billion investment, equivalent to approximately $325 million.

Gambit Security: $61 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Enterprise Resilience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Gambit Security has emerged from stealth with $61 million in Seed and Series A funding to help enterprises strengthen resilience across their entire technology stack. The capital was raised in under 12 months from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts.

Harper Insure: $47 Million Series A Raised To Build The Insurance Company Every Business Deserves

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Harper Insure, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage, announced it has raised $47 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its technology-driven approach to commercial insurance. The company said the round marks the largest publicly disclosed Series A ever raised by a Black founder.

Zetrix AI: $40 Million IFC Investment To Expand Digital Public Infrastructure Across ASEAN

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation has invested RM155.6 million, or $40 million, in Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad to support the expansion of digital public infrastructure services in Malaysia and emerging markets across ASEAN and beyond.

Sinergy Flow: €7 Million Late-Seed Round Closed To Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Sinergy Flow, a climate tech company focused on long-duration energy storage (LDES), has closed a €7 million late-seed funding round to accelerate the development and commercialization of its flow battery technology.

Allica Bank: $155 Million Series D At Nearly $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Allica Bank, a digital bank focused on small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $155 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate its growth in the UK, deepen investment in its technology platform, and begin international expansion. The round was backed by Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM, and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl. The majority of the funding consists of common equity, alongside a portion of new additional Tier 1 equity capital. The investment values Allica at close to $1.2 billion.

Kash: $2 Million Raised To Bring Prediction Markets To Social Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Kash, a social-native prediction market platform, announced it has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding as it looks to embed tradable prediction markets directly into social media feeds, beginning with X.

Profound: $96 Million Series C Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For AI-Native Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Profound announced it has raised a $96 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Saga VC, South Park Commons, and Evantic also participated in the round.

Spirit AI: $280 Million Raised To Scale Embodied AI Through ‘Dirty Data’ Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Spirit AI has raised $280 million to scale the deployment of its general-purpose embodied models, as the industry shifts toward Scaling Law-driven VLA architectures. The funding comes from a diverse group of global financial and strategic investors and supports the company’s push to expand large-scale physical AI systems trained on real-world data.

Avisi Technologies: $10.7 Million Series A Raised To Advance Novel Glaucoma Device Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Avisi Technologies, a clinical-stage ophthalmic medical device company, announced the closing of a $10.7 million Series A financing round to advance development of its investigational VisiPlate glaucoma treatment and support its pivotal SAPPHIRE clinical trial. The round was led by MedVenture Partners, with participation from new investors Sherpa Healthcare Partners, SNBL-Gemseki, SBI US Gateway Fund, Golden Seeds, and OneOneFive. Existing investors, including Good Growth Capital, Accanto Partners, Life Sciences Greenhouse Investment, and Quaker Capital Investments, also participated. As part of the financing, Justin Fukuyama, MS, MBA, Partner at MedVenture Partners, has joined Avisi’s Board of Directors.

NationGraph: $18 Million Raised To Expand AI Platform For Public Sector Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

NationGraph, an AI-native intelligence platform for businesses selling to government agencies, announced it has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Perplexity’s Fund, XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital, and angel investors. The round, which closed in Q4 2025, brings the company’s total funding to $22.5 million.

Prophet Security: Strategic Investment From Amex Ventures And Citi Ventures To Advance Agentic AI SOC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Prophet Security, a provider of Agentic AI solutions for security operations, announced strategic investments from Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures to accelerate adoption of its Agentic AI SOC Platform. The funding is aimed at helping security operations center teams respond to threats faster and with greater accuracy as cyberattacks grow in speed and complexity.

Pluvo: $5 Million Raised For AI Decision Intelligence Platform For Finance Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Pluvo, an AI-native financial analysis platform built for CFOs and FP&A teams, has raised $5 million in seed financing to accelerate development of its agentic analysis engine and expand go-to-market operations.

Flox Intelligence: $3 Million Raised To Scale AI Wildlife Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2026

Flox Intelligence, a wildlife intelligence company building AI systems designed to prevent human-wildlife conflict across critical infrastructure, has raised $3 million in a Seed+ round led by Tilia Impact Ventures. The round also included participation from Satgana, GENIUS NY operated by CenterState CEO, J.O.S.S., and existing investors Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest.