Startups

Superstate Raises $82.5 Million Series B To Expand Onchain Equity Issuance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Superstate announced it has closed an $82.5 million Series B financing as the company expands from tokenized Treasury products into infrastructure that enables SEC-registered public companies to issue and manage tokenized shares directly on public blockchains.

Railway: $100 Million Series B Closed To Unburden Builders and Scale AI-Native Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Railway, a cloud platform designed to help developers deploy applications faster with less operational overhead, has raised $100 million in Series B funding as it looks to scale infrastructure built for an AI-accelerated era of software development. The round was led by TQ Ventures, with participation from FPV Ventures, Redpoint, and Unusual Ventures. Railway said the capital will support its efforts to “make infrastructure invisible,” expand global capacity, grow headcount, and build new developer- and AI-oriented tooling.

Inferact Launches With $150 Million Funding At $800M Valuation To Commercialize vLLM As Inference Demand Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Inferact, a new AI infrastructure startup founded by creators and core maintainers of the open-source vLLM inference engine, has launched with $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million valuation, positioning the company to push performance gains in large language model serving while keeping vLLM’s development in the open. The seed round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures and ZhenFund. Inferact also listed additional backers including The House Fund, Striker Venture Partners, Laude Ventures, Databricks Ventures, GC&H, and the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fund.

LiveKit: $100 Million Series C At $1 Billion Valuation Raised To Advance Voice AI Infrastructure Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

LiveKit announced it has raised a $100 million Series C round led by Index Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion, as it doubles down on building infrastructure for real-time, voice-native applications. Alongside Index Ventures, the round included participation from Salesforce Ventures, Hanabi Capital, and existing backers Altimeter and Redpoint Ventures.

One To One Health: $12 Million Minority Growth Investment Raised For Scaling AI-Enabled Primary Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

One to One Health has secured a $12 million minority growth investment from Frist Cressey Ventures (FCV) to expand its employer-sponsored primary care footprint and accelerate development of its AI-enabled clinical platform, Intelligent Care Manager. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company said the financing is designed to meet rising demand from employers seeking measurable savings and improved health outcomes through higher-engagement, relationship-based primary care.

Cancilico: €2.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale AI-Powered Bone Marrow Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Cancilico, a Dresden-based AI diagnostics startup focused on blood cancers, has raised a €2.5 million Seed round to expand commercialization and pursue regulatory pathways for its bone marrow analysis software, MyeloAID. The financing was led by a syndicate that included High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), TGFS – Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen, GEDAD GmbH (the Ehninger family’s investment vehicle), and ROI Verwaltungsgesellschaft (Roland Oetker).

Optalysys: £23 Million Series A Extension Raised To Commercialize Photonic Chips And Expand In The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Optalysys announced it has raised £23 million in a Series A extension round to accelerate the commercialization of its photonic computing technology and support a planned expansion into the United States. The round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, and the U.K. government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). The financing is aimed at advancing Optalysys’ proprietary photonic chips and scaling go-to-market efforts as demand intensifies for faster, more energy-efficient computing infrastructure to support AI and cloud workloads.

Resolve M Therapeutics Exits Stealth With Pro-Resolution Drug Discovery Platform Targeting Chronic Inflammation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Resolve M Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with a platform designed to identify, validate, and advance drug targets that activate the body’s natural “pro-resolution” pathways—aiming to restore immune balance in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders without broadly suppressing the immune system.

Mendra Launched With $82 Million Series A To Build AI-Enabled Rare Disease Therapeutics Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Mendra, a newly launched biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, has closed an oversubscribed $82 million Series A to acquire, develop, and commercialize therapies targeting high-unmet-need indications. The financing was co-led by OrbiMed, 8VC, and 5AM Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital and Wing VC.

DealHub.io: $100 Million Growth Round Raised To Scale Agentic Quote-To-Revenue Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

DealHub.io announced it has raised $100 million in a growth funding round led by Riverwood Capital as the company looks to accelerate global expansion and deepen product development for what it calls “Agentic Quote-to-Revenue” in the AI era.

Credit Key: $90 Million Growth Capital Round And Strategic Partnership With Barings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing platform that enables merchants to offer net terms and flexible payment options at checkout, has closed $90 million in new growth capital and formed a strategic partnership with global investment manager Barings.

Gore Street Capital Secures First Close For €500 Million EU-Focused Battery Storage Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Gore Street Capital has completed the first close of its new European-focused battery energy storage fund, the GS EU Fund SCSp, backed by cornerstone commitments from the European Investment Fund and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, alongside other institutional investors, strategics, and family offices. The specialist storage manager, whose portfolio totals roughly 1.4 GW of battery assets across three dedicated BESS funds—said it is preparing for an interim close and is targeting a final close by year-end, with a €500 million fundraising goal.

Claroty: $150 Million Series F Raised To Expand CPS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Claroty raised $150 million in a Series F financing led by Golub Growth, an affiliate of Golub Capital, as the cyber-physical systems (CPS) security company pushes to broaden its platform and expand globally. The New York-based company said existing investors also committed up to an additional $50 million in the round.

Neurophos: $110 Million Series A Raised To Bring Exaflop-Scale Photonic AI Chips To Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Neurophos has raised $110 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to accelerate the commercialization of its photonic AI chip technology, positioning the Austin-based company to push beyond the power and scalability limits facing today’s AI infrastructure. The financing brings Neurophos’ total funding to $118 million and was led by Gates Frontier, with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, and additional investors.

UAE Rain Enhancement Research Program Names Sixth-Cycle Grant Awardees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP), managed by the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), has selected three projects for its sixth cycle of research grants, awarding each recipient up to $1.5 million over three years, with annual funding capped at $550,000.

University Of Arkansas GORP Seeks Applicants For Spring 2026 Outdoor Recreation Startup Cohort

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

The University of Arkansas’ Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Project (GORP), the school’s flagship business incubator for outdoor recreation startups, is accepting applications for its spring 2026 cohort as the program returns with new multi-year funding.

AiStrike: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI-Native And Preemptive Cyber Defense Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

AiStrike has raised $7 million in seed funding to expand an AI-native platform designed to help security teams move from reactive alert handling to what the company calls “preemptive” cyber defense. The round was led by Blumberg Capital, with participation from Runtime Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund, and strategic angel investors.

LatticeFlow AI Acquires AI Sonar To Add On-Prem Discovery To Evidence-Based AI Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

LatticeFlow AI announced it has acquired Dublin-based AI Sonar Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of CloudSphere Ltd., in a deal the company unveiled during the World Economic Forum in Davos. The acquisition adds AI Sonar’s “AI discovery” capabilities—aimed at detecting “shadow AI” across enterprise environments—to LatticeFlow AI’s governance platform, which focuses on technical evaluations and evidence generation.

Nexxa.ai: $9 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale AI Agents For Heavy Industry Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Nexxa.ai has raised a $9 million seed round to scale specialized AI agents designed for heavy-industry workflows, as the company looks to expand deployments across rail, construction, manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure sectors.

AheadComputing Raises Additional $30 Million Seed2 Round To Reimagine CPU Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

AheadComputing, a Portland, Oregon-based IP design house developing high-performance RISC-V CPU cores, has raised an additional $30 million in a Seed2 financing round, bringing total funding to $53 million. The round was co-led by Eclipse, Toyota Ventures, and Cambium, with participation from Corner, Trousdale Ventures, EPIQ, MESH, and Stata.

Benepass: $40 Million Series B Closed To Expand Benefits Platform for Employers Facing Rising Healthcare Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Benepass has raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its benefits capital management platform as employers look for new ways to rein in rising healthcare costs without simply shifting more expense onto employees. The round was led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from FoW Partners and existing backers Portage Ventures and Threshold Ventures.

Renterra: $9 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI-Driven Equipment Rental Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Renterra has raised $9 million in a Series A round to accelerate growth of its equipment rental software platform and expand its use of practical AI tools for rental operators.

Claim Health: $4.4 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate Post-Acute Revenue Operations With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Claim Health, a Y Combinator-backed startup building AI-native revenue operations infrastructure for post-acute care, has raised a $4.4 million seed round led by Maverick Ventures, with participation from Peak XV, Y Combinator, and DHVP. The financing also included checks from C-suite executives at large post-acute care providers, which the company said reflect growing demand for modernized revenue workflows in home health, hospice, and personal care settings.

Campfire Interactive Acquires Cover 4 PM To Broaden AI-Driven Profit Optimization For Manufacturers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Campfire Interactive announced it has acquired Cover 4 PM, adding program and project management capabilities to its AI-enabled profit optimization platform for automotive suppliers and manufacturers.

Duetti: $200 Million Secured To Scale Independent Music Catalog Acquisitions And Expand Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Duetti, a music-tech and financial services company focused on helping independent creators monetize and manage their music rights, has secured $200 million in new capital to accelerate catalog acquisitions and expand its technology and services globally.

One To One Health Partners With Frist Cressey On $12 Million Investment To Scale AI-Enabled Primary Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

One to One Health announced it has raised a $12 million minority growth investment from Frist Cressey Ventures to expand its employer-sponsored primary care model and accelerate development of its AI-enabled clinical platform, Intelligent Care Manager.

PraxisPro: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform Life Sciences With AI for Commercial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

PraxisPro, a data intelligence company focused on improving how life sciences organizations generate and govern commercial insights, has raised a $6 million oversubscribed seed round led by AlleyCorp. Flybridge, South Loop Ventures, Zeal Capital Partners, True Ventures, Techstars, Alumni Ventures, and Daring Ventures also participated in the financing.

OpenEvidence: $250 Million Series D At $12 Billion Valuation Raised To Expand AI ‘Medical Superintelligence’ Platform for Doctors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

OpenEvidence, an AI-powered medical search platform used by clinicians, said it has raised $250 million in a Series D financing that values the company at $12 billion, positioning it as the highest-valued healthcare AI company. Thrive Capital and DST Global co-led the financing. This round brings the total funding raised over the past 12 months to roughly $700 million. And it listed a broad roster of prior investors, including Sequoia, Google Ventures, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, Blackstone, Henry Kravis, Coatue, Thrive Capital, Conviction, ICONIQ, Greycroft, Breyer Capital, BOND, Craft Ventures, Goanna, Meritech, Alkeon, and Mayo Clinic, among others.

Engineering Resource Group Raises Strategic Investment From Godspeed Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Engineering Resource Group, a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering consulting and design firm based in Mississippi, has received a strategic investment from private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management LP. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Furl: $10 Million Seed Round Closed To Bring Agentic AI To Security Remediation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Furl, a security remediation startup focused on automating the execution of vulnerability and configuration fixes, has raised a $10 million seed round led by Ten Eleven Ventures. The financing also included participation from Rapid7 CEO Corey Thomas and the Open Opportunity Fund.