Startups

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion Series E To Develop Fully Reusable Launch Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Stoke Space Technologies has completed the initial closing of a billion-dollar Series E financing round, bringing total capital raised by the reusable rocket company to $2.3 billion.

Blee Raises $20 Million Series A To Expand AI Content Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Blee has raised a $20 million Series A, bringing total funding for the AI-first marketing compliance platform to $27 million. The round was co-led by Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund, with participation from Hannah Grey VC and National Bank of Canada. Existing investors Y Combinator, Penny Jar Capital, Cardumen Capital and Treasury also participated.

Reframe Systems Raises Additional $40 Million To Expand Homebuilding Microfactory Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reframe Systems has raised an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to expand its robotics-enabled homebuilding platform and develop a larger network of microfactories across North America. The financing was led by Energy Impact Partners, with co-investments from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, UP.Partners and LACI Impact Fund.

INLEAP Photonics Raises €20 Million Seed Round Led By UVC Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

INLEAP Photonics has raised approximately €20 million in seed funding to expand production of its laser-based counter-drone technology. The financing was led by UVC Partners, with participation from HTGF of Germany, Balnord of Poland, Sentris of Estonia and Scale Capital of Denmark.

Reapit Invests Additional £20 Million-Plus In AI And Estate Agency Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Reapit is investing an additional more than £20 million in technology, expanding its development of AI, consumer-facing products and its broader estate agency software platform.

Cymphony Raises $30 Million To Build AI Agent Governance And Enterprise Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cymphony has launched with $30 million in funding to develop an AI-native governance and security platform designed to give enterprises visibility and control over how employees and AI agents access sensitive data and critical systems. The financing was co-led by Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund. Cymphony is building its platform around the growing use of autonomous AI agents inside enterprises, where software increasingly interacts directly with company systems, sensitive information and business processes.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment In Tanda

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Thoma Bravo has made a strategic growth investment in Tanda, a workforce management, payroll and HR software platform serving shift-based employers.

System Raises $20 Million To Build Vertically Integrated Peptide Platform As Market Reaches $163 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

System has raised $20 million in new funding to expand its vertically integrated peptide platform, which connects patients with licensed U.S. clinicians and pharmacy-compounded treatments as the company targets a global peptide therapeutics market estimated at $163 billion in 2026. The financing includes Patron Fund, Vine, Courtside, Daybreak, SV Angel and Will Ventures. System plans to use the capital to broaden access to its platform and continue building infrastructure across the peptide supply chain.

Kapital Raises $125 Million To Expand AI-Powered Financial Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Kapital has raised $125 million in new financing from Tru Arrow Partners and Fasanara Capital, with participation from Cervin Ventures, Niya Partners and Overlook Capital.

Motion1 Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed To Bring Humanoid Robots To European Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Motion1 has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to move five existing humanoid robotics pilots into full production and expand its Humanoids-as-a-Service model across the Benelux and broader European market.

Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike Autonomous Counter-Drone Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Mara has raised $7 million to advance Spike, its integrated counter-UAS platform designed to defend against small first-person-view drones and other rapidly evolving aerial threats.

Cylake Raises $245 Million Through Convertible Note, Bringing Total Funding To $290 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 9, 2026

Cylake has raised $245 million through a convertible note, bringing the AI-native cybersecurity company's total funding to $290 million ahead of the planned beta release of its cybersecurity platform. The financing included participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

Forus Raises $150 Million Series C At $3 Billion Valuation Led By Bain Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Forus has raised $150 million in Series C financing at a $3 billion valuation, tripling its valuation just months after its Series B and bringing total funding to more than $300 million. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which has invested in Forus since its seed round. Every existing institutional investor also participated, including Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Vast Ventures and SV Angel.

Moonwalk Biosciences Raises $70 Million Series B To Advance Adipose-Targeted RNAi Obesity Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Moonwalk Biosciences has raised an oversubscribed $70 million Series B financing to advance its pipeline of adipose-targeted RNA interference medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. The round was co-led by Alpha Wave and YK Bioventures, with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, Gaorong Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Future Ventures.

The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million Series C Co-Led By Bessemer, Atomico And Scaleup Europe Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

The Exploration Company has raised $450 million in Series C funding, marking the largest Series C ever announced by a European space company and bringing its total funding secured to approximately $680 million.

Veridue Raises $4 Million Pre-Seed Led By Episode 1 Ventures And Launches AI Due Diligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Veridue has raised a $4 million pre-seed funding round led by Episode 1 Ventures and officially launched its AI-native due diligence and M&A platform for energy infrastructure following two years of product development and industry validation.

Mistral Raises €3 Billion Series D At More Than €21 Billion Valuation Led By Samsung

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Mistral has raised €3 billion in Series D funding at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, marking what the company described as the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company. Samsung Electronics led the round, with the Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT and existing investor PSG Equity serving as co-leads.

Celero Communications Raises $275 Million Series C At More Than $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

Celero Communications has raised $275 million in Series C funding at a valuation of more than $3 billion, bringing total capital raised by the AI infrastructure semiconductor company to $415 million.

BrainChild Bio Raises $116 Million Series A And Launches Pivotal Phase 2 CAR T Cell Trial For Pediatric Brain Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 8, 2026

BrainChild Bio has raised $116 million in Series A funding to advance its CAR T cell therapies for central nervous system tumors, including a pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead candidate BCB-276 in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. The financing was led by an undisclosed private family fund and foundation aligned with BrainChild Bio's mission. Existing investor Seattle Children's participated alongside new investor WRF Capital.

Pixxel Raises $100 Million Series C Led By Temasek And Seraphim

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, giving the space technology company additional capital to expand beyond hyperspectral imaging into a broader planetary infrastructure platform spanning advanced sensing satellites, Earth intelligence software, sovereign space systems and satellite manufacturing.

Haystack Robotics Raises $3.95 Million Series A Led By Agadia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2026

Haystack Robotics has raised $3.95 million in Series A funding, with the round led by Agadia, to support the expansion of its autonomous UV-C disinfection robotics platform. The Portland, Oregon-based company plans to use the new capital to support global expansion and further development of its robotics and artificial intelligence technology.

SunPower Raises $26.2 Million In Equity Private Placement Anchored By Foris Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

SunPower has raised $26.2 million in an equity private placement, with the majority of the financing coming from venture investors associated with Silicon Valley's Sand Hill Road. The round was anchored by Foris Ventures, the family office of John Doerr, Chairman of Kleiner Perkins.

Immediate Raises $13 Million Series B Led By BankTech Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2026

Immediate has raised $13 million in Series B funding led by BankTech Ventures, with participation from Castle Creek Launchpad, BankSouth and new and existing investors.

Aitan Raises $41 Million In Funding Co-Led By Deep33 And Dell Technologies Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Aitan has raised $41 million in new financing co-led by Deep33 and Dell Technologies Capital, bringing the defense technology company's total capital raised to $54 million as it emerges from stealth.

Superluminal Medicines Raises $60 Million Series B Led By BVF Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Superluminal Medicines has raised an oversubscribed $60 million Series B financing led by BVF Partners to advance its lead obesity program into clinical development and expand its AI-enabled drug discovery platform. New investors Deep Track Capital and Perceptive Advisors participated alongside existing investors RA Capital Management, Insight Partners, NVIDIA, Catalio Capital Management, Eli Lilly and Company, Cooley and Gaingels.

Hi Rasmus Raises $50 Million From Updata Partners To Scale Autism Care Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Hi Rasmus has raised $50 million from Updata Partners through a strategic minority investment, providing the behavioral health technology company with its first outside capital after scaling to more than 1,000 organizations.

Airbility Raises $4.7 Million Series A Led By Sazze Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Airbility has raised $4.7 million (KRW 6.5 billion) in Series A funding led by Sazze Partners, bringing the South Korean aerospace and defense company's total funding to $7.6 million (KRW 10.5 billion).

Conveo Raises $50 Million Series A To Expand AI Consumer Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Conveo has raised $50 million in Series A funding from DST Global Partners, Balderton Capital, Visionaries, 6 Degrees Capital and Y Combinator, bringing its total funding to $55.8 million.

Gimlet Labs Raises $300 Million Series B Led By Andreessen Horowitz At $3 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2026

Gimlet Labs has raised $300 million in Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the AI infrastructure company at $3 billion and bringing its total funding to $392 million. Sapphire Ventures participated as a major investor, while M12 and Arm joined as new investors. Existing investors Menlo Ventures and Factory also participated in the round.

Félix Raises $200 Million Series C Led By Andreessen Horowitz

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 4, 2026

Félix has raised $200 million in new financing in a Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz, with support from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, as the fintech expands its financial services platform for Latino consumers.