Startups

Legora: $550 Million Series D At $5.55 Billion Valuation Raised For Collaborative AI Legal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Legora, a collaborative AI platform for legal work, has raised $550 million in a Series D funding round at a $5.55 billion valuation to accelerate its expansion across the United States.

Imperium Technologies: $2 Million Raised For Industrial Steam System Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Imperium Technologies, an Austin, Texas-based developer of intelligent monitoring systems for industrial steam infrastructure, has surpassed $2 million raised in funding, including backing from cleantech investment network E8 Angels.

Moxie: $25 Million Raised For Aesthetic Medicine Operating System Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Moxie, a clinical-grade operating system designed for aesthetic medicine practices, announced it has raised $25 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Viewpoint Ventures, with participation from SignalFire, Lachy Groom, and Haystack.

Sigma360: $17.3 Million Raised For AI-Powered Financial Crime Prevention And Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Sigma360, an AI-powered risk intelligence and financial crime prevention platform, announced that it has raised $17.3 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Moderne Ventures, with participation from Vocap Partners and Orrick, and follow-on investment from Contour Ventures and Mosaik Partners.

Lux Aeterna: $10 Million Seed Round For Reusable Satellite Platform And Reentry Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Lux Aeterna, a next-generation space infrastructure company focused on transforming orbital logistics through reentry and redeployment capabilities, announced that it has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round.

Amber Semiconductor: $30 Million Series C Raised For Vertical Power Delivery Solutions For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Amber Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company developing next-generation power management technologies, announced the initial closing of a $30 million Series C financing round from new and existing investors to accelerate development of its power delivery solutions for AI data centers.

Sandbar: $23 Million Series A Raised For Wearable Conversational Interface And AI Voice Ring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Sandbar, a New York City–based interface company building wearable AI interaction tools, announced it has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $36 million.

Vitestro: $70 Million Raised To Advance Autonomous Robotic Blood Collection Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Vitestro, a Netherlands-based medical robotics company developing autonomous blood-drawing technology, has raised $70 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round to accelerate development of its robotic phlebotomy platform and expand commercial readiness. The round drew participation from several new strategic healthcare investors including Labcorp Venture Fund, Mayo Clinic and Sutter Health. Additional new financial investors included InterVest, MGFO, PGGM, Puma Venture Capital and ROM Utrecht. Existing investors Invest-NL, the EIC Fund, Fred Moll, NYBC Ventures and Sonder Capital also participated in the financing.

Yourco: $6 Million Raised To Advance Frontline Workforce Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Yourco, a Chicago-based provider of an SMS-based frontline employee communication and intelligence platform, has secured $6 million in Series A funding led by High Alpha as the company expands its technology for organizations with deskless workforces.

Avvoka: £14 Million Raised For Legal Drafting Automation Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Avvoka, a legal drafting automation platform used by law firms and enterprise legal teams, has raised £14 million in growth investment in a funding round led by Valhalla Ventures, the investment firm of Mark and Lindy O’Hare. The round represents Valhalla Ventures’ first investment since the sale of Preqin to BlackRock in 2025.

Fulll: Accounting And Payroll Software Platform Gains Strategic Investment From Visma

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Fulll, a France-based developer of accounting, payroll, and HR software for accounting firms, has entered a strategic partnership with Visma, which has acquired a minority stake in the company.

Seprify: €13.4 Million Raised To Scale Cellulose-Based Industrial Materials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Seprify, a Switzerland-based bio-materials company developing cellulose-based functional ingredients for industrial applications, announced that it has raised €13.4 million in Series A funding. The round included participation from Inter IKEA Group, Una Terra Early Growth Fund, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Kickfund, and other investors focused on the circular economy and industrial scale-up.

CrawlJobs: AI Job Aggregation Platform Closes Funding Round At $3 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

CrawlJobs, a London-based AI-powered job aggregation platform, announced it has closed its first external funding round at a $3 million valuation.

R2 Wireless: $13 Million Secured To Expand RF Spectrum Awareness Platform For Defense And Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

R2 Wireless, a defense and security technology company focused on passive radio frequency (RF) spectrum sensing, announced it has raised more than $5 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to over $13 million. The new funding will support the company’s expansion across the United States as it increases engineering hiring and develops partnerships with defense and commercial organizations following deployments in Europe and the Middle East.

Juicebox: $80 Million At $850 Million Valuation Raised For AI Recruiting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Juicebox, an AI recruiting platform, announced that it raised $80 million in Series B funding at an $850 million valuation. The round was led by DST Global, with participation from Sequoia, Coatue, Y Combinator, NFDG, and Verified Capital.

Arya: $21 Million Raised For AI-Enabled Couples Wellness Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Arya, an AI-enabled couples wellness platform, announced the closing of $21 million in growth financing as the company seeks to build what it describes as a “relationship OS” designed to help modern couples communicate more effectively and sustain healthier relationships.

Amigo AI: $11 Million Series A Raised For Patient-Facing Clinical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Amigo AI, a platform that builds and trains patient-facing clinical AI agents, announced it has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round led by Madrona, with participation from Optum Ventures. The company has now raised $17 million in total funding, including a seed round co-led by General Catalyst and GSV Ventures.

Jazz: $61 Million Raised For AI-Powered Data Loss Prevention Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Jazz, a cybersecurity company focused on modernizing data loss prevention (DLP), has emerged from stealth with $61 million in seed and Series A funding to build an AI-driven platform that analyzes how enterprise data is actually used. The round was led by Glilot Capital Partners and Team8, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures (1011vc), Merlin Ventures, Encoded Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and several cybersecurity entrepreneurs.

Slide: $70 Million Raised To Expand BCDR Platform For Managed Service Providers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Slide, a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform built for managed service providers (MSPs), announced it has raised $70 million in series B funding led by General Catalyst. Additional investors participating in the round include Base10, Outsiders Fund, futurepresent, Vine Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, Benchstrength, Top Down Ventures, and Connecticut Innovations.

Pawsible Ventures: $10 Million Fund I Backs Pet Health Incubator Targeting $270 Billion Pet Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Pawsible Ventures announced the launch of a pet health incubator designed to support early-stage companies building across the animal health ecosystem, as the global pet care market surpasses $270 billion annually and is projected to approach $500 billion by 2034.

Outpost: $17.5 Million Raised For Cross-Border Commerce Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Outpost, an AI-powered payments and compliance infrastructure platform for cross-border commerce, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding led by Ribbit. The London and New York-based company said the round also included participation from existing investor Better Tomorrow Ventures, which led the company’s $3 million seed round less than a year earlier, along with angel investors from companies including Revolut, Uber, Affirm, Airwallex, and Checkout.

Casma Therapeutics: $7.6 Million MJFF Funding To Advance TRPML1 Agonist CSM-101 For Parkinson’s Disease

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Casma Therapeutics announced that it has received approximately $7.6 million in funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to support the advancement of its lead therapeutic candidate, CSM-101. The funding will support late-stage preclinical work and investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies as the company prepares the therapy for first-in-human clinical trials.

May Health: $11.7 Million Raised To Advance PCOS-Related Infertility Treatment Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

May Health, a medical device company focused on expanding treatment options for women living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), announced that it has raised €10 million (about $11.7 million) in new funding. The round included participation from existing investors Sofinnova Partners, Trill Impact, and Bpifrance, along with new investor Nexpring Health.

Eridu: $200+ Million Raised By AI Networking Company To Break Through Data Center ‘Network Wall’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Eridu, an AI networking company building infrastructure designed specifically for large-scale artificial intelligence systems, has emerged from stealth with more than $200 million in funding to address a growing bottleneck in AI data center performance.

Nexthop AI: $500 Million Series B Raises Valuation To $4.2 Billion To Advance AI Data Center Networking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Nexthop AI announced it has closed an oversubscribed $500 million Series B funding round that values the company at $4.2 billion. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with Andreessen Horowitz joining as a major investor and additional participation from Altimeter and existing investors.

Harvest Group Secures Growth Investment To Expand Technology And Retail Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Harvest Group, an integrated commerce agency serving high-growth consumer brands, announced that it has secured a growth investment from Mountaingate Capital to accelerate expansion of its commerce capabilities and proprietary technology platform.

Nectir: $12.5 Million Raised To Scale AI Infrastructure For Higher Education

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Nectir, a company building secure artificial intelligence infrastructure for schools, announced it has raised $12.5 million in new funding to expand its platform designed specifically for higher education institutions. The funding round was led by Rethink Impact and included participation from Gingerbread Capital and Strada, as well as existing investors.

Nyad: $1.3 Million Raised For AI Wastewater Operations Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Nyad, an AI software company focused on wastewater operations, announced the commercial launch of its decision support platform alongside $1.3 million in oversubscribed pre-seed funding. The round was led by Boost VC and included participation from Draper Associates, Halogen Ventures, Ollin Ventures, Apprentis, First Avenue Ventures, and strategic angel Troy Wallwork.

Qevlar AI: $30 Million Raised For Autonomous AI SOC Platform Advancing Security Operations Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Qevlar AI, a developer of artificial intelligence technology for security operations centers (SOCs), has raised $30 million in new funding to expand its autonomous AI SOC platform and help enterprises turn alert investigations into broader security insights.

Breakout Ventures: $114 Million Fund III Launched To Back Science-Driven Startups Using AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 10, 2026

Breakout Ventures announced the close of its $114 million Fund III, expanding the venture firm’s efforts to back early-stage companies working at the intersection of science, technology, and artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based firm said the new fund will continue its strategy of investing in founder-led startups translating complex scientific innovation into scalable businesses.