Startups

Cognichip: $60 Million Raised For Physics-Informed AI Chip Design Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Cognichip, a semiconductor AI company developing what it calls Artificial Chip Intelligence, has raised $60 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $93 million. The round was led by Seligman Ventures with participation from SBI Investment and existing backers including Mayfield, Lux Capital, FPV, and Candou Ventures. The financing also brings high-profile industry leaders onto the company’s board, including Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Seligman Ventures Managing Partner Umesh Padval.

Long Tail: Growth Investment Secured For AI-Driven Healthcare Utilization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Long Tail, an AI-native healthcare technology company focused on utilization management and physician advisory, has secured a strategic growth investment from Eir Partners Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Valar Atomics: $2 Billion Valuation For Nuclear Energy Startup Backed By Defense Tech Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Valar Atomics, a nuclear energy startup backed by defense tech investors, has raised fresh funding at a $2 billion valuation, according to a Bloomberg report, signaling growing investor appetite for next-generation nuclear technologies to power energy-intensive industries.

ImmunityBio: $100 Million Financing To Support Global Expansion And Immunotherapy Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

ImmunityBio announced $100 million in financing transactions, including $75 million in non-dilutive funding, aimed at strengthening its balance sheet and supporting global expansion and advancement of its broader immunotherapy pipeline.

TippingPoint Biosciences: $4.5 Million Raised To Target Epigenetic Drivers In Pediatric Brain Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

TippingPoint Biosciences has raised $4.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to advance a novel drug discovery platform focused on previously “undruggable” epigenetic targets. The financing was led by SOSV and LKS Fund, with participation from Sazze Partners, Freeflow Ventures, StoryHouse Ventures, Sontag Innovation Fund, American Cancer Society BrightEdge, XEIA, and WeCAN.

Scala Biodesign: $16 Million Raised For AI-Driven Protein Design Platform ScalaOS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Scala Biodesign announced it has raised $16 million in a Series A financing round, bringing its total funding to $21.5 million since its founding in 2022. The round was led by Grove Ventures, with participation from TLV Partners, Deep Insight, the Israel Innovation Authority, and other investors.

Reju: €135 Million Secured For Textile Recycling Hub In The Netherlands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Reju has secured €135 million in funding from the Dutch government’s Nationale Investeringsregeling Klimaatprojecten Industrie program to support the development of an industrial-scale textile-to-textile regeneration hub at Chemelot Industrial Park in the Netherlands.

Sona: $45 Million Raised For AI Platform Powering Frontline Business Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Sona, an AI platform focused on frontline and real economy businesses, has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to more than $100 million. The round was led by N47, with participation from Felicis, Northzone, Gradient, and Italian Founders Fund. The new capital will support Sona’s expansion in the United States and accelerate the rollout of its AI-driven platform capabilities.

Femto Technologies: $1 Million Deal For 40% Stake In AI Software Company Gilad

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Femto Technologies, a FemTech and CRM software company, announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a 40% equity interest in Israeli software company Gilad R.G. Planning and Implementation of Technologies and Software 2025 Ltd., as part of a strategy to expand its software services and capabilities in artificial intelligence.

Coral: C$4 Million Raised To Expand Virtual Midlife Women’s Health Platform Across Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Coral, a Canadian virtual healthcare platform focused on midlife women, announced it has raised an additional C$4 million in an acceleration round, bringing its total funding to over $8 million just one year after launch.

CurrentClient: $1.25 Million Raised For Financial Advisor Communication Platform Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

CurrentClient, a communication platform designed for financial advisors, announced it has raised $1.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by Thicket Ventures, with the investment supporting the company’s continued expansion and product development.

Neion Bio: $11 Million Raised For Biomanufacturing Platform And Biosimilar Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Neion Bio, a biotechnology company focused on advancing biologic medicines through novel manufacturing approaches, has emerged from stealth with approximately $11 million in funding and announced a commercial partnership to co-develop and supply biosimilars.

ai&: $50 Million Raised For Vertically Integrated AI Platform Buildout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

ai&, a Tokyo-based AI technology company, has launched with $50 million in seed funding alongside more than $2 billion in committed data center capital, positioning itself to build a vertically integrated AI infrastructure and services platform for the global market.

Galdera Labs: €1.5 Million Raised For AI Financial Modeling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Galdera Labs, a Stockholm-based financial modeling platform powered by artificial intelligence, has raised €1.5 million in pre-seed funding to advance its technology designed to move finance teams beyond traditional spreadsheet-based workflows.

Sous: €4 Million Raised For AI Hospitality Growth Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Sous, an Amsterdam-based AI-driven growth platform for the hospitality industry, has raised €4 million in seed funding to expand its product capabilities and accelerate its European rollout.

Censys: $70 Million Raised To Expand Internet Intelligence Platform And AI Security Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

Censys announced that it has raised $70 million in strategic funding to accelerate the expansion of its Internet intelligence platform and advance AI-driven security solutions. The financing includes a $40 million Series D equity round alongside $30 million in debt financing.

ContractorHUB: Strategic Investment Raised To Modernize Contracting Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

ContractorHUB, an AI-native operating system designed for contracting businesses, has secured a significant early-stage SAFE investment from a group of experienced industry operators. The round includes current customers and former clients of the company’s founders, signaling strong alignment between the platform’s development and the real-world needs of contractors.

WHOOP: $575 Million At $10.1 Billion Valuation Raised For Wearable Health Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2026

WHOOP announced it has raised $575 million in Series G funding at a $10.1 billion valuation, marking a major step forward in its efforts to build a global personalized health platform.

Ambrosia Biosciences: $100 Million Raised For Cardiometabolic Small Molecule Pipeline Advancement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Ambrosia Biosciences announced that it has raised $100 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round to advance its pipeline of orally delivered small molecule therapies targeting cardiometabolic diseases.

Kestra: $25 Million Raised For Open-Source Orchestration Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Kestra has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by RTP Global, with participation from Alven, ISAI, and Axeleo, bringing its total funding to $36 million.

Semarion: University of Cambridge Spin-Out Raises $3.8 Million To Scale Cell Assay Technology For Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Semarion, a University of Cambridge spin-out focused on advancing cell-based research, announced it has raised $3.8 million to expand its next-generation cell assay technology and accelerate adoption across the pharmaceutical industry. The funding round was led by Parkwalk, with participation from The FSE Group, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Oxford Innovation Finance, Found Capital, Cambridge Capital Group, and Start Codon. The company said the new capital will support scaling manufacturing and commercial capacity for its SemaCyte platform.

Saronic: $1.75 Billion Raised For Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding Expansion At $9.25 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Saronic Technologies has raised $1.75 billion in a Series D funding round, valuing the company at $9.25 billion, as it accelerates efforts to scale autonomous shipbuilding and strengthen maritime capabilities for the U.S. and its allies.

OpenBox AI: $5 Million Raised For Enterprise AI Trust Platform Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

OpenBox AI announced its public launch alongside a $5 million seed funding round led by Tykhe Ventures, introducing a governance platform designed to manage and secure enterprise AI systems amid accelerating regulatory pressure in the United States and Europe.

OpenFX: $94 Million Raised By Cross-Border Payments Platform To Scale Real-Time FX Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

OpenFX, a cross-border payments infrastructure platform, announced it has raised $94 million in Series A funding to expand its real-time foreign exchange and settlement capabilities. The round was backed by investors including Accel, Atomico, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone, and Pantera.

Corazon Capital: $100 Million Fund IV Raised To Back AI-Native Consumer Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Corazon Capital, a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investing, announced the final close of its fourth fund at $100 million. The new fund will target pre-seed, seed, and Series A startups, with a particular emphasis on AI-native companies designed around enduring human behaviors.

Acclaim: $34 Million Raised For Voice-First AI Customer Experience Platform U.S. Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Acclaim, an AI-powered customer experience platform built for regulated industries, announced its formal entry into the U.S. market, backed by a previously disclosed $34 million Series A funding round. The company, formerly known as Aiphoria, is focused on deploying enterprise-grade, voice-first AI agents designed to improve customer interactions while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.

Latitude: $8 Million Raised For Instant Global Fiat Payments Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Latitude, a global payments infrastructure company, has emerged from stealth with an $8 million seed round to build a new foundation for cross-border money movement. The round was led by NEA with participation from Lightspeed Faction, Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, Bitso, and the Solana Foundation.

Whirl AI: $8.9 Million Raised For Enterprise IT Modernization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Whirl AI announced it has emerged from stealth with $8.9 million in seed funding to help enterprise IT teams modernize business processes and systems. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from notable angel investors.

Rowan: $3.3 Million Raised To Modernize Small Business Succession With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Rowan, an AI-powered platform focused on small business succession, announced it has raised $3.3 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its technology and expand support for business owners preparing for ownership transitions.

Neuron Factory: Strategic Investment Raised To Advance AI-Powered Construction Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 31, 2026

Neuron Factory, an AI startup focused on the construction industry, announced a strategic investment round backed by leading technology and architecture, engineering, and construction investors as it accelerates development of its AI-native preconstruction platform.