Startups

Beacon Security Raises $13 Million In Seed Funding As ARR Grows More Than 300%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Beacon Security has raised $13 million in seed funding to expand its agentic cybersecurity platform and provide human analysts and AI agents with trusted, contextualized security data. Notable Capital led the round, with participation from Holly Ventures, AlphaDrive Ventures, SVCI and Jefferies Family Office.

Intrinsic Power Raises Seed Funding To Expand AI Power Orchestration Platform For Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Intrinsic Power has completed the first close of its Seed financing to accelerate commercialization of its AI-enabled power orchestration platform for data centers and other critical infrastructure. The financing included participation from Kyocera Ventures, Drive Catalyst, Boost VC and RPV Global.

RapidPulse Raises $48 Million Series B To Advance Stroke Aspiration Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

RapidPulse has raised $48 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing to advance the clinical development of its aspiration technology for treating acute ischemic stroke. The round was co-led by Medtronic, TechWald Next and S3 Ventures. SBI Investment Company and the Florida Opportunity Fund also participated alongside existing investors Santé Ventures, Syntheon, Hatteras Venture Partners and Epidarex Capital.

Greenjets Raises $40 Million Series A To Scale Aerospace Propulsion And Drone Technologies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Greenjets has raised $40 million in Series A funding to accelerate the development and production of propulsion systems, aircraft platforms and launch technologies for defense and civil aerospace applications. Blossom Capital led the round, with participation from the NATO Innovation Fund, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund and existing investors including Tanglin Ventures and NSFO Family Office.

Sable Raises $45 Million To Build AI Employee For Customer Interactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2026

Sable has raised $45 million to expand Aidan, an artificial intelligence employee designed to conduct customer interactions by navigating software, responding to questions and demonstrating products in real time.

Self Inspection Raises $10 Million To Expand Vehicle Condition Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Self Inspection has raised $10 million to expand its artificial intelligence-powered platform for capturing, analyzing and sharing standardized information about a vehicle’s physical condition. Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, the investment firm co-founded by Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal, led the financing. Strategic investors U.S. AutoForce and Westlake Financial also participated, along with Costanoa Ventures, Rebellion Ventures and BrightCap Ventures. Existing backers include DVx Ventures, which was founded by former Tesla President Jon McNeill, and Karim Bousta, a former vice president of worldwide service at Tesla.

microagi Raises $55 Million Seed Funding To Scale Atlas Robotics Deployment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

microagi has raised $55 million in seed funding to expand Atlas, its data and deployment platform designed to help industrial companies put robots into production more quickly, safely and accurately. Hummingbird led the round, with participation from Northzone, LocalGlobe, Village Global and redalpine.

Sightera Biosciences Raises €3 Million In Pre-Seed Funding For AI-Driven Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Sightera Biosciences has raised €3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its artificial intelligence-powered drug discovery platform and advance programs targeting cancer and fibrosis. The round was backed by Entourage Ventures, Anacura and Qbic Fund, bringing together investors with experience across artificial intelligence, biotechnology and life sciences.

Moneybox Valuation Reaches £800 Million With Planned £45 Million Employee Share Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Moneybox is preparing a secondary share sale worth up to £45 million that will value the UK digital wealth management platform at approximately £800 million, or about $1.1 billion. The valuation represents an increase of approximately 45% from Moneybox’s previous secondary transaction in October 2024.

Aina Raises $5.5 Million To Develop AI Hardware Interface Beyond Touchscreens And Keyboards

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Aina has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to bring its first general-purpose artificial intelligence hardware interface to market and expand its teams in San Francisco and Bangalore. Redstart Labs and 360 ONE Asset led the round. MIXI Global Investments, Antler and Blume Founders Fund also participated. Individual investors included Kunal Shah, Tikhon Bernstam, Razorpay founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, and Better Capital founder Vaibhav Domkundwar, among others.

Final Boss Sour Raises $4 Million To Expand Into Walmart, Kroger, Target And Other Major Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Final Boss Sour has raised $4 million in strategic funding to expand its national retail footprint and support the development of new products, flavors and brand collaborations. The round included new investments from Evolution VC Partners, The Angel Group, Mondelez International SnackFutures Ventures and other strategic investors. Existing investors Melitas Ventures and GFR Fund also participated. The latest financing brings Final Boss Sour’s total funding to $12 million since its launch in October 2023.

Reo.Dev Raises $11.3 Million Series A To Expand AI-Native Go-To-Market Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Reo.Dev has raised $11.3 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native go-to-market platform for companies selling software and infrastructure products to engineering and technical teams. Elevation Capital led the round, with participation from returning investors Heavybit, India Quotient and Foster Ventures. Uncorrelated Ventures joined as a new investor, alongside several angel investors and AI industry executives. The financing brings Reo.Dev’s total funding to $15.3 million and follows the company’s seed round, which was announced eight months earlier.

Pulse Security Raises $8 Million Seed Funding And Launches AI Platform For CISOs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Pulse Security AI has raised $8 million in seed funding and launched from stealth with an operational management platform designed to help chief information security officers oversee cybersecurity programs, automate workflows and communicate business risk to executives and boards. Foundation Capital led the funding round, with participation from Zetta Venture Partners. Pulse plans to use the capital to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams as it responds to demand from enterprises seeking a more centralized way to manage cybersecurity operations.

Cytronic Raises $13.5 Million Seed Funding To Automate E-Commerce Fulfillment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Cytronic has raised $13.5 million in seed funding to develop robotic fulfillment facilities that help direct-to-consumer brands reduce shipping costs, deliver orders faster and scale without building their own warehouse infrastructure. Slow Ventures led the round through partner Will Quist. Geek Ventures, Failup Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Spacecadet, Weekend Fund, Mana Ventures, Rice Capital and Script Capital also participated. Individual investors in the round included Adam Nash and Gokul Rajaram, along with several other backers.

Meticulous Raises $15 Million Series A To Accelerate AI-Powered Software Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Meticulous has raised $15 million in Series A funding to expand its automated software testing platform and help engineering teams release AI-generated code more quickly without compromising product quality.

ReefHaven Ventures: UCSD Bioengineering Alumnus Garrett Smith Launches Fund Focused On San Diego MedTech Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Garrett Smith, a University of California San Diego bioengineering PhD alumnus, has launched ReefHaven Ventures as founding managing partner, a San Diego-focused venture capital fund dedicated to early-stage medical technology startups with a focus on reinvesting in the local innovation ecosystem. Smith previously founded his first company as a doctoral student, stewarded technologies through FDA approval, led multiple startups to successful acquisition, directed early innovation partnerships for Johnson and Johnson Innovation, and oversaw a corporate venture capital fund for MedeonBIO.

Apaluma Raises $5.55 Million Seed Funding To Scale Unified Government Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2026

Apaluma has raised $5.55 million in seed funding to expand its platform for transforming fragmented government and environmental records into searchable, connected and actionable data. Crosslink Capital and Kickstart led the round, with Haven Ventures and Overwater Ventures serving as co-leads. Orange DAO and NM Vintage Fund also participated as pre-seed and seed investors.