Startups

Carecubes: $6.5 Million Raised For Infectious Disease Isolation Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2026

Carecubes, a healthcare solutions company focused on preventing infectious disease transmission, announced it has raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round backed by prominent healthcare and public sector leaders. The funding marks a significant milestone as the company scales deployment of its FDA 510(k)-cleared isolation unit designed for rapid use across healthcare settings.

Respan: $5 Million Raised For AI Observability Platform To Improve Agent Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Respan, an AI observability platform focused on improving the performance and reliability of AI agents, announced it has raised $5 million in funding. The round included backing from Gradient, Y Combinator, Hat-Trick Capital, XIAOXIAO FUND, Antigravity Capital, Alpen Capital, and several prominent angels and AI founders. The company said it will use the capital to expand hiring and scale its platform.

Manifold: $8 Million Raised For AI Detection And Response Platform Securing Autonomous Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Manifold, an AI Detection and Response platform focused on securing autonomous AI on enterprise endpoints, announced it has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Cherry Ventures, Rain Capital, Modern Technical Fund, and several notable angel investors. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate development of its agentic AI Detection and Response platform, which is designed to help organizations manage the risks associated with rapidly expanding use of autonomous AI agents.

VerbaFlo: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised By Conversational AI Platform For Real Estate Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

VerbaFlo, a conversational AI platform focused on transforming customer engagement for real estate businesses, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment arm, and a group of global family offices, along with follow-on commitments from existing investors. With this latest round, the company’s total funding to date has reached approximately $9 million.

Crossbow Therapeutics: $77 Million Raised To Advance TCR-Mimetic Antibody Cancer Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Crossbow Therapeutics announced it has raised $77 million in a Series B financing to advance the development of its TCR-mimetic antibody therapies designed to treat a broad range of cancers. The funding round was co-led by Taiho Ventures and Arkin Bio Capital, with participation from several new and existing investors, including Sixty Degree Capital, Hamilton Square Partners Management LP, LifeLink Ventures, Libbs Ventures, Blood Cancer United’s Therapy Acceleration Program, MPM BioImpact, Pfizer Ventures, BVF Partners, Polaris Partners, Eli Lilly and Company, and Mirae Asset Venture Investment.

Breakout Ventures: $114 Million Fund III Launched To Back Frontier Science Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Breakout Ventures has announced the close of its $114 million Fund III, marking a new phase of investment focused on science-driven startups at the intersection of biology, chemistry, and artificial intelligence.

Obin AI: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised By Enterprise AI Company Building Agentic Workforce For Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Obin AI, an enterprise artificial intelligence company focused on financial services, has emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding to build what it describes as an agentic workforce for financial institutions. The round was led by Motive Partners, with participation from angel investors and advisors, including Dr. Fei-Fei Li and Lukasz Kaiser.

Excalipoint Therapeutics: $68.7 Million Raised For Next-Generation T-Cell Engager Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Excalipoint Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on next-generation T-cell engager therapies, announced the close of an oversubscribed $68.7 million seed financing round to advance its proprietary platforms and pipeline targeting cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Beautiful.ai: $45 Million Raised For AI-Powered Presentation Software Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Beautiful.ai, an AI-powered presentation software company, announced the launch of a new context-aware AI workflow alongside securing $45 million in funding from General Catalyst to accelerate its global growth and product development.

RAVEN.IO: $20 Million Raised For Runtime Cybersecurity Platform Targeting AI-Driven Attacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

RAVEN.IO, a cybersecurity company focused on protecting applications at runtime, announced it has raised $20 million in funding to accelerate product development, expand its U.S. go to market efforts, and grow its engineering and research teams. The round was led by Norwest, with additional investment from Elron Ventures and participation from RedSeed, UpWest, SentinelOne, Jibe Ventures, Dnipro VC, Unusual Ventures, CyberFuture, and Descope CEO Slavik Markovich.

MassRobotics: Physical AI Fellowship Program Announces Second Cohort With AWS And NVIDIA Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

MassRobotics has announced the second cohort of its Physical AI Fellowship, a virtual program powered by Amazon Web Services Startups and NVIDIA Inception, designed to help high-potential robotics startups build, refine, and scale physical AI solutions.

XBOW: $120 Million Raised To Scale Autonomous Offensive Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

XBOW, an autonomous offensive security company, announced it has raised $120 million in Series C financing, valuing the company at over $1 billion. The funding round was led by DFJ Growth and Northzone, with participation from Sofina, Alkeon Capital, Altimeter, NFDG Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.

CometChat: $6.5 Million Raised To Expand AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

CometChat announced it has raised $6.5 million in strategic funding from Run Ventures as it accelerates the expansion of its next-generation AI agent platform. The company has now raised a total of $21.1 million to date.

KKR: $310 Million Investment In Electric Bus Platform Allfleet To Scale India Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

KKR announced it will commit up to $310 million to form a strategic partnership with Allfleet India Private Limited and PMI Electro Mobility Private Limited, aiming to scale Allfleet’s electric bus platform and expand electric public transport infrastructure across India.

Fuse: $5 Million Rescue Fund Launched By AI Lending Platform For Credit Unions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Fuse, an AI-native loan origination and account-opening platform, announced the launch of a $5 million Rescue Fund to help credit unions transition away from restrictive, long-term contracts with legacy technology vendors.

Blify: $2.1 Million Raised For AI Workplace Learning Platform Embedded In Slack And Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Paris-based HR tech startup Blify has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate development of its AI-powered learning platform designed to integrate directly into workplace tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and WhatsApp. The round was led by AFI Ventures, with participation from Kima Ventures, Better Angle, Fair Equity, and more than 50 angel investors, including operators from companies such as Maki People, Alan, Doctolib, and JobTeaser.

Gency AI: $20 Million Raised For AI And Blockchain Advertising Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Gency AI, an AI and blockchain infrastructure company based in San Francisco, announced that it has raised $20 million in new funding to support the development of its sovereign advertising network.

AmpliSi: £2 Million Raised For Silicon Battery Materials Scale-Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

AmpliSi, a University of Sheffield spin-out developing silicon anode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries, has raised £2m in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Northern Gritstone and Clean Growth Fund, with the capital aimed at advancing the company from laboratory development to industrial scale-up and early customer engagement.

Sequen: $16 Million Raised For AI Personalization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

Sequen, a New York City-based artificial intelligence company focused on in-session personalization for enterprise consumer applications, has raised $16 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $22 million.

SetSale: $2 Million Raised For AI-Powered HVAC Sales Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2026

SetSale, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based developer of an AI-powered sales platform for the residential HVAC industry, has raised $2 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $2.7 million since its founding in 2024. The round was led by York IE, with participation from Palmetto and Finturf.

Tracebit: $25 Million Total Funding Following Series A Led By FirstMark

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

Tracebit announced a new Series A funding round led by FirstMark, with participation from Accel, MMC Ventures, Tapestry VC and CCL, alongside continued backing from existing angel investors. The company confirmed that this latest round brings its total funding to $25 million.

Heat Geek: Carrier Investment To Accelerate Heat Pump Adoption Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

Carrier Global Corporation announced that its venture arm, Carrier Ventures, has made a strategic investment in UK-based startup Heat Geek, a company focused on accelerating residential heat pump adoption across Europe through digital tools and installer training.

Video Rebirth: $80 Million Raised For Industrial-Grade AI Video Engine And Bach Model Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

Video Rebirth, a Singapore-based AI video startup, announced the closing of an $80 million funding round to accelerate the commercialization of its industrial-grade AI engine and its flagship Bach video generation model. The round includes a newly secured $30 million extension on top of an initial $50 million raise in November, reflecting strong strategic demand from global investors.

Oxford Medical Simulation: £5 Million Raised To Expand Immersive Clinical Training Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

Oxford Medical Simulation, a provider of immersive clinical simulation technology for healthcare and academic institutions, has secured £5 million in growth financing from Salica Investments to support its expansion and product innovation efforts.

WeSort.AI: €10 Million Raised For AI-Driven Raw Material Recovery Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

WeSort.AI, a Germany-based AI recycling technology company, announced that it has raised €10 million in funding to scale its patented AI and X-ray-based material recovery platform.

Ternary Therapeutics: €4.1 Million Raised For AI-Driven Molecular Glue Drug Discovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

Ternary Therapeutics, a London-based biotechnology company, has raised €4.1 million (£3.6 million) in a seed funding round to advance its artificial intelligence-powered platform for drug discovery. The round was led by daphni, with participation from Pace Ventures, the i&i Biotech Fund, and the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), which is managed by Future Planet Capital. The funding will support the company’s efforts to scale its platform and accelerate the development of molecular glue therapeutics.

BambooBox: $6.6 Million Raised To Build Managed ABM Operating System For Enterprise Revenue Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

BambooBox, a B2B revenue technology company, announced it has raised a total of $6.6 million to accelerate the development of its Managed Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Operating System and expand globally. The funding round was led by Peak XV’s Surge, with participation from Emergent Ventures, Arc180, Uncorrelated, HAF, and several angel investors.

Tenkara: $7 Million Raised To Build Ops Agents For US Manufacturers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

Tenkara, a company developing operational agents for U.S. manufacturers, announced it has raised $7 million in funding led by True Ventures, with participation from HF0, WndrCo, Articulate Capital, Night Capital, SF1, Transpose, early Flexport employees, and other investors.

iDEL Therapeutics: €9 Million Raised To Advance Cytosolic Cancer Drug Delivery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

iDEL Therapeutics, a newly launched German biotech company, has raised €9 million in seed financing to advance a novel oncology platform that delivers therapeutics directly into the cytosol of tumor cells.

WorkFlex: €37 Million Raised By Mobility Compliance Platform To Scale Cross-Border Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2026

WorkFlex, a European technology platform focused on business travel and workforce mobility compliance, has secured €37 million in a growth investment led by Spectrum Equity as rising geopolitical instability drives increased demand for cross-border compliance solutions.