Startups

Carputty Raises Series B As Total Funding Tops $40 Million To Scale AI-Powered Auto Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Carputty has closed a Series B financing round to expand its embedded finance infrastructure across the automotive industry, bringing the total capital invested in the company to more than $40 million. The round included a new investment from an unnamed global online vehicle technology company, alongside continued backing from existing investors TTV Capital, Fontinalis Partners and Kickstart Fund. The Presidio Group served as Carputty's exclusive financial advisor for the financing.

Epsilon Health Raises $27.6 Million To Scale AI-Native Radiology Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Epsilon Health has emerged from stealth with $27.6 million in funding to expand its AI-native radiology practice, which is already processing more than 2,500 imaging studies per day and expects to interpret 1% of all daily U.S. X-rays during 2026. The financing was led by AlleyCorp, with participation from Uncork Capital, Renegade Partners, SemperVirens and Jack Altman, who invested while serving as Managing Partner at Alt Capital.

Mach Industries Raises Additional $600 Million At $3.7 Billion Valuation To Scale Defense Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Mach Industries has raised an additional $600 million through a continuation of its Series C financing, bringing the defense manufacturer's valuation to $3.7 billion. The financing includes continued backing from Ribbit Capital, Infinite Capital, Bedrock Capital, Sequoia and other investors and follows Mach Industries' previously announced $300 million Series C.

ZeroRisk Raises $10 Million Series A To Scale Merchant Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

ZeroRisk has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its cybersecurity platform for payment providers and merchants, with the financing led by MiddleGame Ventures and participation from existing investor Elkstone.

MCatalysis Raises $5 Million Seed To Commercialize Low-Carbon Fuels Below Commodity Cost

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

MCatalysis has closed a $5 million seed funding round to commercialize its next-generation chemical process for converting domestic offgas, plastics and biomass into drop-in fuels designed to work with existing energy infrastructure. The round was led by HL Energy Ventures and Oxford Science Enterprises. MCatalysis has also received a recent $2.25 million award from UK Research and Innovation.

Clay Raises $115 Million Series D At $7.1 Billion Valuation To Build AI Growth Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Clay has raised $115 million in Series D funding at a $7.1 billion valuation as the AI go-to-market company expands its platform for automating prospecting, customer research and revenue growth. The financing was led by Wellington, with participation from Sequoia, StepStone, Andreessen Horowitz Perennial, Meritech, DST, CapitalG, BoxGroup, Boldstart, Bloomberg Beta and Evolution.

Aqua Raises $15 Million Series A As Total Funding Reaches $18.8 Million To Build Alternative Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Aqua has raised a $15 million Series A led by Arthur Ventures, bringing total funding for its alternative investment infrastructure platform to $18.8 million. The Series A included participation from Alumni Ventures and follows a $3.8 million seed round backed by Google's AI Fund, Y Combinator and other investors.

Inspiren Raises $70 Million Series C At Over $500 Million Valuation To Scale Physical AI For Senior Living

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Inspiren has raised $70 million in Series C funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million to expand its Physical AI platform for senior living communities, bringing the company's total funding to $225 million. The round was led by NewView Capital, with participation from Insight Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Lightbank, Avenir Growth Capital, Story Ventures and Camber Creek.

Neurophos Expands Leadership And Opens Silicon Valley Office After $110 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Neurophos is significantly expanding its executive and engineering teams and opening a new Silicon Valley office in Sunnyvale, California, as the semiconductor company works toward commercializing its photonic AI inference chips.

TwoStep Therapeutics Raises $62.5 Million Series A As FDA Clears TS-104 For Phase 1 Cancer Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

TwoStep Therapeutics has raised an oversubscribed $62.5 million Series A and received FDA clearance for the Investigational New Drug application for TS-104, its lead multi-specific peptide-drug conjugate for solid tumors.

Bulwark Dynamics Raises $6.8 Million Seed To Build Autonomous Landing Craft For Military Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Bulwark Dynamics has raised $6.8 million in seed funding to develop and manufacture autonomous landing craft designed to resupply U.S. and allied forces in contested environments. Investors include SBI US Gateway Fund LP, Archetype Ventures, Nēnē Ventures and Onomichi Dockyard. The proceeds will support development and production of Bulwark's Caravel series, manufacturing capacity and testing in operationally representative environments.

Botsi Raises $1.5 Million Pre-Seed To Personalize Paywalls And Subscription Offers With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Botsi has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered monetization platform for consumer subscription applications. The financing came from Telegraph Ventures, Plain Sight Capital, Atlanta Tech Angels, VentureSouth and angel investors.