Startups

MOTOR Ai: $20 Million Secured For Autonomous Driving Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

As autonomous vehicles advance, Europe sets itself apart by prioritizing high performance, explainability, safety, and legal compliance. MOTOR Ai is addressing these needs with its recently announced $20 million seed funding round, aimed at deploying its certified, neuroscience-driven technology on German public roads. This funding, led by Segenia Capital and eCAPITAL, will support efforts to achieve type approval for autonomous vehicles.

Dakota: $12.5 MIllion Series A Secured For Crypto-Integrated Business Banking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Dakota, a crypto-integrated business banking platform, has secured $12.5 million in Series A funding, led by CoinFund with participation from 6th Man Ventures and Triton Ventures. This funding will enable Dakota to advance its mission of creating a globally accessible business bank account that combines the speed and transparency of stablecoins with the security of U.S. Treasuries for borderless finance.

Thinking Machines Lab: $2 Billion Raised At $12 Billion Valuation For AI Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Mira Murati, formerly the Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, announced that her new artificial intelligence startup, Thinking Machines Lab, has successfully raised $2 billion in a new round of funding at a $12 billion valuation, according to Reuters. Murati stated the company's first product is expected to be unveiled "in the next couple months."

Unify: $40 Million Series B Raised For Transforming Go-To-Market Strategies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Unify, an AI-native platform focused on transforming go-to-market strategies, has secured $40 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, with participation from the OpenAI Startup Fund, Thrive Capital, Emergence Capital, Abstract Ventures, The Cannon Project, and Capital49. This follows a $12 million Series A round completed nine months ago.

Oncomatryx Biopharma: €12.5 Million Awarded For Advancing Antibody-Drug Conjugates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Oncomatryx Biopharma, a biotechnology company at the forefront of developing next-generation Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) for oncology, has been awarded significant funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. This highly competitive program falls under the EU’s Horizon Europe 2021-2027 Research and Innovation Program.

Amogy: Funding Round Expanded To $80 Million For Advancing Ammonia-To-Power Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Amogy, a pioneer in scalable and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, announced an additional $23 million in venture financing, bringing its latest funding round to $80 million. This expansion builds on the round initially announced in January 2025 and will further accelerate Amogy’s global momentum, supporting the company’s push into stationary power generation, advancing its maritime technology portfolio, and expanding operations across key Asian markets The round was co-led by Korea Development Bank (KDB) and KDB Silicon Valley, with new investors including BonAngels Venture Partners, Pathway Investment, and JB Investment. With this latest round, Amogy has secured nearly $300 million in total funding to date and reached its highest company valuation yet.

Trusty: $1 Million Pre-Seed Closed For Estate Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Trusty, an AI-based estate planning platform helping families manage, protect, and pass down wealth across generations, announced it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was co-led by Relay Ventures and Graphite Ventures, with participation from Mistral Venture Partners and strategic angel investors. The funding will advance product development and drive growth across Canada and the U.S., with a focus on enhancing Trusty’s AI asset detection wizard and in-app assistant, as well as expanding its proprietary workflows in partnership with wealth and estate professionals.

Abacus: $6.6 Million Funding Raised For Setting Up Agentic Accounting Assistants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Abacus, a company developing agentic CPA assistants for modern accounting firms, today announced it has raised $6.6 million in seed funding. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with significant participation from Pear VC, and additional involvement from Recall Capital and Original Capital.

Varda: $187 Million Series C Funding Raised For Microgravity-Based Life Sciences Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Varda Space Industries, a pioneering microgravity-enabled life sciences company, has announced the closing of a $187 million Series C funding round. This brings the total capital raised by the company to $329 million. The funding round was led by Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, with participation from existing investors including Founders Fund, Peter Thiel, Khosla Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Lux Capital, and Also Capital.

Virtru: $50 Million Raised For Data-Centric Security Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Virtru, a leader in data-centric security and the creator of the open standard Trusted Data Format (TDF), announced today it has raised $50 million in new funding. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry, and The Chertoff Group.

HelloPrenup: Strategic Investment Raised For Prenuptial Agreement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

HelloPrenup, a company transforming how modern couples create prenuptial agreements, announced a new strategic investment from The LegalTech Fund (TLTF). This investment will accelerate HelloPrenup's mission to make prenuptial agreements accessible, affordable, and a normalized part of healthy relationship planning.

CREAL: $8.9 Million Raised For Advancing Vision Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

CREAL, the Swiss innovator in light field display technology, today announced the final close of an $8.9 million equity funding round. The round was led by ZEISS, with participation from new and existing investors, including members of the UBS private investor network.

Vixor: $2 Million Seed Funding Raised For Automated Liquidity Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Vixor has officially launched its $2 million Seed Round to accelerate the growth of its free, fully automated market-making platform.

Panacea Financial: Series B Extended To $62 Million To Help Healthcare Professionals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Panacea Financial, a financial technology company dedicated to healthcare professionals, has extended its Series B funding round to $62 million with a new $37 million investment from Valar Ventures. And this brings Valar's total equity investment in Panacea to $62 million, marking it as one of the largest fintech investments in a healthcare-specialized financial platform.

Vultron: $22 Million Raised For Agentic Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Vultron, the company behind the Agentic Operating System, designed to transform federal growth strategies, announced it has raised a total of $22 million, including its recent Series A funding round. The round was led by Greycroft, with participation from Craft Ventures, Long Journey, South Park Commons, and several strategic angel investors.

OpenEvidence: $210 Million Raised At $3.5 Billion Valuation For Medical Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

OpenEvidence, the leading medical search and AI application for U.S. clinicians, has announced a $210 million Series B funding round, valuing the company at $3.5 billion. The round was co-led by Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, with follow-on investment from Sequoia Capital (who led their Series A earlier this year). Additional investments came from Coatue, Conviction, and Thrive. OpenEvidence has now raised over $300 million since its inception.

Streamforge: $1.2 Million Raised For Business Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Streamforge, an AI-powered business intelligence platform for the creator economy, has successfully closed a $1.2 million seed funding round in March 2025. The round was led by AQC Capital and Anges Québec, with continued support from existing investors Triptyq Capital and Telegraph Hill Capital. New investors include the StarForge Fund and several angel investors.

XTEND: $30 Million Extension Raised For Tactical Autonomous Robotic Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

XTEND, a leader in AI-powered tactical autonomous robotic systems, today announced the successful close of a $30 million extension to its Series B funding round, bringing the total raised to $70 million. The extension was co-led by Aliya Capital Partners and Protego Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Len Blavatnik's Claltech, Union-Tech Ventures, and Chartered Group.

Collate: $10 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Data Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Collate, the company behind OpenMetadata, the leading open-source project for data intelligence, announced today it has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Venrock, with participation from Unusual Ventures and Karman Ventures.

GT Medical Technologies: Final Closing Of $53 Million Series D To Advance Brain Tumor Treatments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

GT Medical Technologies, a medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with brain tumors, has announced the successful completion of its oversubscribed $53 million Series D equity financing round.

Bifrost Electronics: $2.5 Million Seed Raised For Advancing Quantum Amplifier Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Bifrost Electronics, a Colorado-based quantum startup, announced it has successfully raised $2.5 million in seed funding. This investment will accelerate the development of its next-generation quantum amplifiers. The round was led by Colorado's Caruso Ventures, with participation from Harlow Capital and other investors.

Tavrn: $15 Million Series A Secured For Transforming Legal Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Tavrn, an AI-driven legal tech platform, today announced the successful close of a $15 million Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital. Existing investors A*, Hummingbird Ventures, and Box Group also participated, bringing the company's total funding to $21.6 million.

Felt: $15 Million Secured For Transforming Enterprise GIS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Felt, a leading cloud-native Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platform, announced it has secured $15 million in new funding. The round was led by Energize Capital, with participation from BCV and Footwork.

Heron: $16 Million Series A Closed For Automating Business Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Heron, a startup dedicated to utilizing AI to automate workflows in business lending, equipment finance, and insurance, has announced that it has secured $16 million in Series A funding. The round was led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Y-Combinator, BoxGroup, and Flex Capital. This Series A funding will fuel Heron's next phase of expansion, enabling the company to scale its AI-driven solutions across additional segments.

Covenant: $4 Million Seed Closed For Advancing AI Legal Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Covenant, an AI law firm designed for private market investors, announced it has raised $4 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from Neil Barsky, a former hedge fund manager.

Moonvalley: $84 Million Raised For Advancing Foundational AI Video Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Moonvalley, an AI research company focused on AI video models trained exclusively on licensed content, has raised an additional $84 million in funding. The round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with strategic investments from Creative Artists Agency (CAA), CoreWeave, and Comcast Ventures. Existing investors Khosla Ventures and YCombinator also participated, bringing Moonvalley's total funding to $154 million.

Asepha: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Pharmacy Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Asepha, a rapidly growing startup using AI agents for pharmacy automation, has closed a $4 million seed funding round. The round was led by Glasswing Ventures and Core Innovation Capital, with participation from Panache, RedBud, MGV, and follow-on support from Ripple Ventures and Front Row Ventures.

Water Harvesting: $8 Million Series A-1 Raised For Transforming Access To Water

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Water Harvesting (WaHa) has closed an $8 million Series A-1 financing round and undergone a corporate reorganization. The funding round was led by Chairman Mike Phillips and Board member Christian Thirion, with participation from major noteholders and investors including Berkeley Catalyst Fund, Anthropocene Institute, Vestafund, and Mitsui Mining & Smelting.

Harmonic: $100 Million Series B Secured For Advancing Mathematical Superintelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

Harmonic, an AI lab developing Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI), has announced a $100 million Series B funding round, valuing the company at nearly $900 million post-money. Kleiner Perkins led the round with significant participation from Paradigm. Additional investors include Ribbit Capital and existing backers such as Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Charlie Cheever.

iCapital: Fintech Company Raises Over $820 Million At $7.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 15, 2025

iCapital, a global fintech company, has completed its latest financing round, raising over $820 million. Co-led by accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Investment Management, along with SurgoCap Partners, this round brings iCapital's valuation to over $7.5 billion.