Startups

Karta Raises $140 Million To Bring U.S. Credit Cards To Global Travelers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 21, 2026

Karta announced that it has raised $140 million in new financing, including a $15 million Series A round and a $125 million credit facility. The Series A round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Illuminate, Canary, Clocktower Ventures, and other investors. The $125 million debt facility was provided by Community Investment Management.

Gradial Raises $65 Million Series C To Build Enterprise Marketing AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 21, 2026

Gradial announced that it has raised $65 million in Series C funding to build what it describes as the first system of work for enterprise marketing. The round was led by Insight Partners, alongside VMG, Madrona, and PruVen. Gradial said it has now raised more than $110 million over the past 16 months.

Dream Raises $260 Million At $3 Billion Valuation For Sovereign AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2026

Dream announced that it has raised $260 million in funding to expand its sovereign AI and cyber defense platforms for governments and critical infrastructure. The round was co-led by Bicycle Capital and Group 11, with participation from Antler, Bain Capital Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, and other global investors. The financing values Dream at $3 billion, three years after the company was founded.

Memento Medicines Raises $93 Million Series A For Retinal Disease Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2026

Memento Medicines announced the completion of a $93 million Series A financing round to advance MMT-205, its lead biologic therapy for retinal diseases. The round was co-led by Forbion, RA Capital Management, and Avego BioScience Capital, with participation from Sanofi Ventures and Samsara BioCapital.

Cuprum Metals Raises $19.4 Million To Scale Copper Extraction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2026

Channel Robotics Raises $4.6 Million For Handheld Endoscopic Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2026

Channel Robotics announced that it has raised $4.6 million in total funding to advance its handheld AI-enabled endoscopic robotic platform.

Connie Health Raises $40 Million And Acquires Clearlink’s Medicare Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Connie Health announced the completion of its acquisition and integration of Clearlink’s Medicare business. The deal marks Connie Health’s 10th completed acquisition and expands its AI-native Medicare navigation platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Critical Energy Raises $22 Million Seed Round To Scale Modular Turbine Power Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Critical Energy announced that it has raised $22 million in seed funding to accelerate deployment of its modular, factory-built turbine power generation systems.

Maia Raises $1.2 Million To Accelerate AI-Powered Medical Coding And RCM For Orthopaedic Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2026

Maia announced it has closed a $1.2 million seed funding round to accelerate development of its AI-powered medical coding and revenue cycle management platform for orthopaedic practices.