Startups

Employee Navigator Secures $100 Million Investment For HR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Employee Navigator, a provider of benefits administration and HR software, has completed a $100 million funding round from its existing investors, JMI Equity and Spectrum Equity.

Moonshine AI Raises Funding To Advance On-Device Voice AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Moonshine AI, a startup developing voice AI solutions that run directly on devices, has secured investments from venture capital firm Wing VC and IQT, a strategic investor for the U.S. national security community.

Mission Bio: Equity Funding Raised To Expand Single-Cell Tri-omics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Mission Bio, a leader in single-cell multi-omics solutions, has completed an equity financing round led by Ally Bridge Group. The funding follows significant traction with biopharma customers and recent platform innovations.

NG.CASH: $26.5 Million Series B Raised For Fintech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

NG.CASH, a Brazilian fintech platform, has closed a $26.5 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from several other investors, including Quantum Light, Monashees, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Grasshopper: $46.6 Million Raised For Full Service Digital Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Grasshopper, a full-service digital bank, has completed a $46.6 million funding round led by Patriot Financial Partners LP, with additional participation from Glendon Capital Management. This investment supported the bank's merger with Auto Club Trust, FSB in April 2025 and will be used to expand its digital platform and product offerings for both businesses and consumers.

August: $7 Million Raised For Bringing Configurable AI To Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

August, an AI platform designed for midsize law firms, has raised $7 million in a funding round led by NEA and Pear VC. The company also unveiled new configurable AI workflows that can be customized to a firm’s specific tasks and regional requirements.

Clay: $100 Million Series C Raised At $3.1 Billion Valuation For AI-Based GTM Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Clay, an AI-based go-to-market (GTM) development platform, has announced a $100 million Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $3.1 billion. The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth fund, with participation from existing investors including Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital. This new investment brings the company's total funding to $204 million.

Zettabyte: Strategic Investment Raised From Lam Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Zettabyte, a fast-growing innovator in AI data center infrastructure software, has announced a strategic investment led by Lam Capital, the corporate venture arm of Lam Research Corp. The funding round also included participation from Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron.

D-Tools: $12 Million Series C Raised To Enhance Business Management Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

D-Tools, a provider of business management software for systems integrators, has secured a $12 million Series C investment. The funding round was led by John Heyman, a technology executive and investor, through his new company StellarIQ. Existing majority investor Greybull Stewardship also participated.

4AG Robotics: $40 Million Raised To Advance Autonomous Mushroom Harvesting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

4AG Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous mushroom harvesting, has announced the closure of a C$40 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by Astanor and Cibus Capital, with participation from new and existing investors, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $57.5 million in the last two years.

Seal Security: $13 Million Series A Raised For Application Security Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Seal Security, a provider of application security solutions specializing in securing open-source components, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round. This new investment brings the company’s total funding to $20 million. The funding round was led by Vertex Israel, with participation from Crew Capital, More Investments, SBI Group, and CCL.

Elevate Patient Solutions: Strategic Investment Raised From Audax And Parthenon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Elevate Patient Financial Solutions, a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) technology and services, has secured a strategic investment from two major private equity firms: Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital.

Approov: £5 Million Raised To Boost Mobile App Security For The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Approov Limited, an innovator in mobile app and API security, has closed a £5 million (US$6.7 million) Series A funding round. The investment was led by Maven Capital Partners, with participation from Souter Investments, Lanza techVentures, and Scottish Enterprise.

Genesys: $1.5 Billion Investment Raised From Salesforce And ServiceNow

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

Genesys, a global leader in AI-powered experience orchestration, announced today that it has secured a $1.5 billion investment from Salesforce and ServiceNow. Each company will contribute an equal amount, reinforcing their strategic partnerships with Genesys and its position as a key customer experience (CX) platform for enterprises worldwide.

Blue J: $122 Million Series D Raised For GenAI Tax Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 5, 2025

Blue J, a leading generative AI tax research platform, announced it has secured a $122 million Series D funding round. The investment was led by Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners and previous investors Ten Coves Capital and CPA.com.

Lumana: $40 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Video Security With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Lumana, a leader in AI-driven video security solutions, has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Wing Venture Capital, bringing its total funding to $64 million. This capital will enhance its video intelligence platform and accelerate market initiatives.

Arbital Health: $31 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Value-Based Care Risk Contracting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Arbital Health, a healthcare technology company providing essential infrastructure for managing risk-based contracts, recently announced a $31 million Series B funding round led by Valtruis, with participation from Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures.

CRV: $750 Million Fund Closed To Lead Seed And Series A Rounds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Venture capital firm CRV has announced the closing of its latest fund, CRV XX, with $750 million in commitments.

UC’s 1819 Demo Day Displays Cincinnati’s Next Wave Of Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub recently hosted its Venture Lab Demo Day, providing a platform for five local startups to pitch their groundbreaking ideas to an audience of investors, mentors, and industry experts. These ventures, born from the UC Digital Pre-Accelerator, are tackling diverse challenges from pet care to speech therapy, showcasing the strength of the Cincinnati Innovation District's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Cambridge Innovation Capital: £100+ Million Committed To University Spin-Outs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2025

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) is investing at least £100 million in spinouts from the University of Cambridge, leveraging the commercial potential of its research in science and technology. This initiative supports the university's plans for four million square feet of high-tech space at Cambridge West, as well as an Innovation Hub in central Cambridge, designed for startups and entrepreneurs.

JotPsych: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Fully Agentic EHR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

JotPsych, a leader in AI scribing for behavioral health, has raised $5 million in seed funding from Base10 Partners. Their AI scribe significantly reduces documentation time and customizes to clinician preferences.

Planted Solar: $12 Million Raised For Advancing Solar Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Planted Solar, a platform designed to enhance the efficiency and profitability of solar energy project development, has secured $12 million in funding led by Piva Capital, with contributions from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Team Builder Ventures. This investment comes as the U.S. solar industry experiences unprecedented demand and deployment challenges.

MAGENTIQ EYE: Series A Funding Raised For AI-Based Gastroenterology Decision-Support Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

MAGENTIQ EYE, an innovator in AI-based gastroenterology decision-support software, has completed its Series A funding round. The round was led by aMoon, Israel's largest HealthTech investment fund, with participation from Norgine Ventures BV (Netherlands), Nina Capital (EU & USA), Namarel Ventures SL (Spain), Nova Capital (Italy), and private investors Sake Bosch and Roon Doornink (USA).

Ramp: $500 Million Series E-2 Raised At $22.5 Billion Valuation For Financial Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Ramp, a leading financial operations platform that helps businesses save time and money, has successfully completed a $500 million Series E-2 funding round led by ICONIQ Capital. This latest funding raises the company's valuation from $16 billion to $22.5 billion in just 45 days.

Emulait: $3 Million Media-For-Equity Raised From Mercurius Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Emulait, a science-led infant feeding brand, has secured a $3 million media-for-equity investment from Mercurius Media Capital (MMC).

Oxide: $100 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Oxide Computer Company has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), with support from existing investors.

Observe: $156 Million Series C Raised For AI-Based Observability Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Observe, an AI-based observability company, has completed a $156 million Series C funding round led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with contributions from Madrona Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, and Capital One Ventures.

AIR: $23 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Multi-Domain eVTOLs At Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

AIR, a startup focused on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for logistics, personal flight, and defense, has raised $23 million in Series A funding, led by Entrée Capital and Dr. Shmuel Harlap. This funding will support U.S. expansion and production to meet growing demand for air mobility.

University Of Arizona: More Inventions Reported In 2025 Than Ever Before

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

The University of Arizona achieved a record number of inventions in fiscal year 2025, marking its most innovative year for the second consecutive time, according to Tech Launch Arizona (TLA). The university community generated 324 invention disclosures, surpassing the previous record of 307 in 2024.

Calo: $39 Million Series B Extension Raised For Food Tech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 3, 2025

Calo, a Middle East-based foodtech startup, announced it has raised a $39 million Series B extension round. AlJazira Capital led the oversubscribed round. This strategic funding round also saw participation from existing investors, including Nuwa Capital, STV, Khwarizmi Ventures, and Al Faisaliah Group, with Oraseya Capital joining as a new investor.