Startups

Protuoso Biosciences: $9.5 Million Seed Raised For Multifunctional MUXBODY Biologics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2026

Protuoso Biosciences announced the close of an oversubscribed $9.5 million seed financing round to advance its AI-driven protein synthetic biology platform and multifunctional biologics pipeline targeting cardiometabolic, oncology, and autoimmune diseases.

Pace: $46 Million Series B Raised For AI Insurance Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2026

Pace, an AI operations partner for insurers, announced it has raised $46 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Thrive Capital and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Emergence Capital and Pruven Capital.

OpenRouter: $113 Million Raised For AI Model Exchange Platform As Weekly Volume Reaches 25 Trillion Tokens

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

OpenRouter announced it has raised $113 million in Series B funding, led by CapitalG, with participation from NVentures, ServiceNow Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Databricks Ventures, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures.

CasaPerks Technologies Secures $15.8 Million In Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

CasaPerks Technologies announced it has closed a $15.8 million seed funding round to accelerate expansion across real estate and workplace rewards while scaling its consumer loyalty platform. The company said the round was backed by Longevity Equity, alongside institutional investors and leading real estate operators.

Phytolon: $23.6 Million Series B Closed To Commercialize Natural Food Colors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Phytolon announced it has closed a $23.6 million Series B financing round to support the commercialization of its fermentation-based natural food colors in the U.S. The company said the three-stage financing round was led by an undisclosed strategic investor as demand for sustainable and high-performing natural food color alternatives continues to rise globally.

GEEIQ: $6.8 Million Raised To Expand Gaming And Virtual Worlds Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

GEEIQ announced it has raised $6.8 million in new funding led by YFM Equity Partners, with participation from GFR Fund, Haymarket Ventures, and existing angel investors. The company said the funding will support the next phase of growth for its analytics and measurement platform focused on gaming and virtual worlds.

v4c.ai: Databricks Ventures Invests In Data And AI Services Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

v4c.ai, a strategic boutique pure-play Databricks services partner, announced a Series A investment from Databricks Ventures and Tquila. The investment positions v4c.ai within the Databricks Ventures portfolio and strengthens the relationship between the companies as demand for enterprise data and AI modernization continues to accelerate.

Stord: $250 Million Series F Raised At $3 Billion Valuation To Advance Physical Intelligence Layer For Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Stord announced a $250 million Series F funding round at a $3 billion valuation as the company accelerates its investment in AI, robotics, and fulfillment infrastructure for commerce brands. The round was led by existing investors and included participation from Strike Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Franklin Templeton, Baillie Gifford, G Squared, Bond, and Lux, among others.

P2 Science Raises $23 Million To Expand Green Chemistry Platform Into New Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

P2 Science announced it has closed an oversubscribed $23 million funding round led by Sofinnova Partners to accelerate commercial growth and expand its green chemistry platform into new markets. The company said the financing will support the continued expansion of its beauty and personal care ingredients business while also driving growth into aroma technologies, performance polymers, home care, coatings, and crop care.

Lucis Raises $20 Million In Series A To Expand Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Lucis announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Singular, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and angel investors including Céline Lazorthes and Manu Lecomte. The company said the funding will support the expansion of its AI-powered preventive health platform across Europe and further development of its health companion application.

Quanscient Raises €10 Million To Advance Quantum- And AI-Native Hardware Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Quanscient announced it has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion and strengthen its position in multiphysics simulations, quantum algorithms, and AI-native hardware engineering.

Tequipy: €3.06 Million Raised For Global IT Operations Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Tequipy announced it has raised €3.06 million in funding led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and Unfold.vc. The company said the funding will support its next phase of growth as it continues scaling automation tools for global IT operations and distributed workforce management.

NanoCo: $12 Million Raised For Enterprise AI Assistant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

NanoCo, the enterprise offering from the team behind NanoClaw, announced that it raised a $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners, with participation from Docker, Vercel, monday.com, and Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, among other investors.

Avrea: $4.7 Million Raised For Next-Generation CI/CD Platform Built For The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Avrea, a next-generation Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platform built for the emerging agentic AI era, has officially launched from stealth after raising $4.7 million in pre-seed funding led by EarlyBird.

Certo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Consumer Goods Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Daphni announced that it led a $4 million seed round in Certo, a company building AI agents for regulatory compliance across the beauty and consumer goods industries.