Startups

Ezra: $3.2 Million Raised By Voice AI Recruiting Platform To Rebuild Hiring Around Conversations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Ezra, a voice AI interviewing platform focused on transforming hiring through structured voice conversations, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Penny Jar Capital and LMNT Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun and Telegraph Hill Capital.

Games2gether: $4.9 Million Raised For Community-Driven Game Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

games2gether, a player-centric co-creation platform spun out of Amplitude Studios, announced it has raised €4.5 million, approximately $4.9 million, in a Series A funding round led by Griffin Gaming Partners.

Findem: AI Talent Platform Acquires Glider AI To Deliver Hire-Ready Candidates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Findem announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Glider AI, a skills validation platform, in a move aimed at creating an end-to-end AI-powered hiring solution that delivers verified, hire-ready candidates.

Paraform: $65 Million Raised For Agentic Hiring Platform Expanding AI-Driven Recruiting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Paraform announced that it has raised a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $65 million as it looks to scale its AI-powered recruiting platform and expand its network of recruiters and customers. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Felicis, A* Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures, as well as a group of prominent technology leaders, including executives and founders from Palantir, Canva, YouTube, Stripe, Shopify, and Uber.

Meadow Memorials: $11 Million Raised For Digital Funeral Planning Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Meadow Memorials announced that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding, led by Lachy Groom and Haystack, as the company continues building a national brand in the deathcare industry.

Ringtime: €1.8 Million Raised To Automate Blue-Collar Hiring Conversations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Ringtime, a recruitment technology platform focused on blue-collar hiring, has raised €1.8 million in funding to scale its automation-driven approach to candidate engagement. The round was led by Volta Ventures, with participation from Syndicate One, JK Invest, NewSchool.vc, and Allusion.be.

Redbud VC: $25 Million Raised For Fund II To Back ‘Outsider’ Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Redbud VC has announced the close of its $25 million Fund II, marking a significant step up from its $5 million inaugural fund and underscoring growing investor confidence in its strategy of backing founders from non-traditional backgrounds.

Health Universe: $6 Million Raised For AI Agent Platform In Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Health Universe, an enterprise AI platform focused on automating complex healthcare workflows, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $9.5 million. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins and follows a 2023 pre-seed backed by Susa Ventures, Twelve Below, and Oncology Ventures. The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate adoption across academic medical centers, health systems, and life sciences organizations.

Verily: $300 Million Raised By Precision Health AI Company To Advance Platform Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Verily announced a $300 million investment round to accelerate its precision health AI strategy, marking a significant step in the company’s evolution as it scales its platform for research and care applications. The funding round was led by Series X Capital, with participation from Alphabet, UCHealth, the University of Colorado Anschutz, and other investors. As part of the transaction, Alphabet will remain a significant minority investor but will no longer hold a controlling stake in the company.

Cloaked: $375 Million Raised For Privacy And Security Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Cloaked, a consumer-first privacy and security company, announced it has secured $375 million in Series B funding and growth financing led by General Catalyst and Liberty City Ventures, with participation from a broad group of investors including Lux Capital, Human Capital, Marquee Ventures, Fifth Growth Fund, NFL Players Association, LG Technology Ventures, Assurant Ventures, and DuckDuckGo. The funding will support the company’s mission to make data privacy the default and accelerate the development of AI-driven protections.

PADO: $6 Million Raised For Data Center Energy And Workload Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

PADO AI Orchestration, an energy orchestration SaaS platform backed by LG NOVA, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered solutions for data centers. The round was led by NovaWave Capital, an LG NOVA-supported fund, and will support product development and global market expansion, particularly targeting mid-market colocation data centers.

Parallel: $20 Million Raised For AI Agents Automating Hospital Administration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Parallel, a Paris-based startup building AI agents for hospitals, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to accelerate the deployment of its technology across healthcare systems. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Frst, YC, Hexa, and angel investors including Arthur Mensch of Mistral, Felix Blossier, and Quentin de Metz of Pennylane. The funding comes less than a year after the company’s $3.5 million seed round, highlighting rapid investor confidence in its approach to automating hospital workflows.

Cape: $100 Million Raised For Privacy-First Mobile Carrier Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Cape, a privacy-focused mobile carrier, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and IVP, with participation from 01 Advisors, 137 Ventures, Definition, and Fifth Down Capital. The new funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $191 million as it looks to expand its secure mobile connectivity platform across government, enterprise, and consumer markets.

Reson8: €5 Million Raised For Europe-Focused Speech AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Reson8, an Amsterdam-based speech technology company, announced it has raised €5 million in a pre-seed funding round to advance its customizable automatic speech recognition platform designed for European languages. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from NP Hard.

Deeptune: $43 Million Raised For AI Simulation Platform In Series A Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Deeptune, a New York City–based developer of high-fidelity simulation environments for AI agents, has raised $43 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 776, Abstract Ventures, Inspired Capital, and a group of prominent angel investors.

Corridor: $25 Million Raised For AI-Native Software Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Corridor, a San Francisco-based security platform for AI-native software development, has raised $25 million in Series A funding at a $200 million valuation. The round was led by Felicis, with participation from Conviction, Timeless, Artisanal Ventures, Lux Capital, Sunflower Capital, Datadog, SV Angel, and angels from Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, Cognition, Factory, Lovable, and others.

Spectral AI: $31.7 Million BARDA Funding To Advance AI Burn Wound Imaging System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Spectral AI announced it has secured $31.7 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to accelerate development of its DeepView System, an artificial intelligence-driven burn wound imaging platform designed to support faster and more accurate clinical decision-making.

Anori: $26 Million Raised As Alphabet Moonshot Spins Out As Independent Building Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Anori, a platform focused on modernizing the building and development process, has officially spun out of Alphabet’s X moonshot factory as an independent company, backed by a $26 million funding round. The round was led by Prologis, Builders VC, and Series X Capital, with participation from Sorenson Impact Group and Telescopic Ventures. The company has also established partnerships with Gensler and SERA Architects as it begins operating independently.

Latent Health: $80 Million Raised For Clinical AI Platform Advancing Medication Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2026

Latent Health, a clinical AI company focused on accelerating access to life-saving medications, has raised $80 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Spark Capital and Transformation Capital, with participation from Conviction, McKesson Ventures, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator.

Ultium Cells: $70 Million Investment To Shift Production Toward Energy Storage Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Ultium Cells, the battery manufacturing joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced it is retooling part of its U.S. production to manufacture lithium iron phosphate batteries for energy storage systems, marking a strategic shift beyond electric vehicle supply.

Sequestra: €3 Million Seed Round Raised To Advance Industrial Carbon Mineralization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Sequestra, a climate tech startup focused on decarbonizing heavy industry, announced that it has raised €3 million in seed funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its carbon mineralization technology. The update was shared by co-founder Roberto Lerche in a LinkedIn post, where he confirmed the company is moving from laboratory research and development into pre-industrial pilot projects and early commercial deployments.

Rivia: $15 Million Series A Raised By Clinical Trial Data Infrastructure Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Rivia, a Zurich-based software development company focused on AI-driven clinical trial data infrastructure, has raised an oversubscribed $15 million Series A funding round, according to an announcement shared on the company’s LinkedIn page. The round was led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Defiant, and continued backing from Speedinvest, Amino Collective, and Nina Capital. The funding marks a significant milestone for the company as it continues building a data engine designed to power clinical trial intelligence.

Health Lean Analytics: €2.1 Million Raised For AI-Powered Hospital Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Barcelona-based Health Lean Analytics, a healthcare data automation startup, has raised more than €2.1 million in total funding as it looks to scale its AI-driven platform designed to streamline hospital operations and improve clinical decision-making.

Elea & Lili: €2.5 Million Raised For Microplastic-Free Superabsorbent Biomaterials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Elea & Lili, a deep-tech biomaterials company spun out of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has raised €2.5 million in seed funding to commercialize its cellulose-based superabsorbent material designed to replace fossil-based polymers used in hygiene and agriculture.

Homaio: €3.6 Million Raised For Carbon Investment Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Homaio, a Paris-based investment platform focused on carbon and energy transition markets, has raised €3.6 million in seed funding as it looks to expand access to emissions-linked financial products for retail investors.

Oasis Security: $120 Million Raised For Agentic Access Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Oasis Security announced that it has raised $120 million in a Series B funding round led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Cyberstarts, Sequoia Capital, and Accel, bringing the company’s total funding to $195 million. The raise reflects increasing demand for new approaches to access management as AI agents become more deeply embedded across enterprise infrastructure.

Autoscience: $14 Million Raised To Build Automated AI Research Lab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Autoscience, a San Mateo-based applied research lab, announced it has raised $14 million in seed funding to develop what it describes as the world’s first automated AI research lab. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Toyota Ventures, Perplexity Fund, MaC Ventures, and S32.

RAAPID: Series-A Extension Raised To Scale Neuro-Symbolic AI Medical Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

RAAPID, an AI-powered risk adjustment company, announced it has secured an extension to its Series-A funding round with participation from UPMC Enterprises, the innovation and venture arm of UPMC. The investment builds on prior backing from M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, and is aimed at accelerating the expansion of RAAPID’s Clinical AI Platform.

Eclypsium: $25 Million Raised For IT Infrastructure Supply Chain Security Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Eclypsium, an IT infrastructure supply chain security company, announced it has raised $25 million in a strategic financing round to accelerate its growth and expand its platform capabilities. The round was led by PEAK6 Strategic Capital, with participation from a top three U.S. bank and Ten Eleven Ventures, alongside existing investors including Qualcomm Ventures, Pavilion Capital, Singtel Innov8, Sixty Degree Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Madrona.

Claros: $30 Million Raised For Data Center Power Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Claros announced it has raised an oversubscribed $30 million seed round co-led by General Catalyst and Red Cell Partners, with participation from Systemiq Capital, Aero X Ventures, Trenches Capital, and other investors. The company is focused on improving how power is delivered and managed across data centers, particularly as AI workloads drive significant increases in energy demand.