Startups

Equitage Ventures: $47.3 Million Tech Investment Fund Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Equitage Ventures, an early-stage AgeTech venture capital firm investing in technology-enabled services companies in senior care, announced the final closing of a new $47.3 million fund that will provide capital, distribution, and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs tackling the unmet physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs of older adults.

Pillar Security: $9 Million (Seed) Closed To Address Evolving Threat Landscape

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Pillar Security, an AI-based security startup that helps enterprises build and run secure AI software, announced it has raised $9 million in seed funding. Shield Capital led the round, which was joined by Golden Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, and other strategic angel investors. The funds will support expanding Pillar’s R&D and go-to-market efforts.

1Fort: $7.5 Million Raised For Automating Business Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

1Fort, an AI platform for business insurance, announced it has raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Bonfire Ventures. This round also included Draper Associates (Tim Draper), Karim Atiyeh (the founder of Ramp) and participation from all existing VCs: Village Global, Operator Partners, 8-Bit Capital, Character VC, and Company Ventures. This round brings 1Fort's total funding to $10 million.

Nyobolt: $30 Million Raised To Advance Decarbonization And Reduce Downtime

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Nyobolt, a pioneer of ultrafast charging technologies, announced it has raised $30 million in funding, led by IQ Capital and Latitude (the sister fund of LocalGlobe), with strategic partners including Scania Invest and Takasago Industry.

Arcana Labs: $5.5 Million Raised For AI-Based Content Production Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Arcana Labs, an AI-based content production platform and studio, announced it has raised $5.5 million in funding and launched its transformative all-in-one AI production studio, Arcana AI. The funding round was led by SEMCAP AI and its co-founders and co-CIOs, Walter “Buck” Buckley and Cyrus Vandrevala.

University Of Arizona Researchers Launch Startup For Treating Patients With Asthma And COPD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Tech Launch Arizona, which is the commercialization arm of the University of Arizona, announced the launch of Aspiro Therapeutics. This is a biotech startup advancing an innovative inhaled therapy for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on technology developed at and licensed from the university.

RISA Labs: $3.5 Million Raised To Eliminate Cancer Treatment Delays With Workflow Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

RISA Labs announced it has raised a $3.5 million funding round to help healthcare organizations eliminate one of the most persistent barriers to timely cancer care: prior authorization delays. This seed funding round was led by Binny Bansal (Flipkart co-founder) with participation from Oncology Ventures, General Catalyst, z21 Ventures, ODD BIRD VC, and Ashish Gupta.

Sesh: $7 Million Raised To Date For Scaling Artist Digital Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Sesh—a fan engagement ecosystem connecting people with their favorite artists through interactive experiences, exclusive content, and live events—announced today that it has raised $7 million. The company was led by Miura Global, with participation from angel investors in the music/tech industry.