Startups

QuEra Computing: Over $230 Million Raised For Neural-Atom Quantum Computing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

QuEra Computing, a leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, announced it completed a financing of over $230 million. The funding will be used to accelerate the development and production of large-scale and fault-tolerant quantum computers, reinforcing the company’s position at the forefront of quantum innovation.

Swirepay: All-In-One Payment Orchestration Company Raises $3.4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Swirepay announced the closing of its second round of seed funding of $3.4 million, bringing the total amount raised to $5 million. Following a Seed One funding round - which was led by ICICI Bank and Advantage Partners - this second round of funding was led by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Angels groups based in Silicon Valley, Boston, and Southern California, with additional participation from Aum Ventures, QPaymentZ, Nivesha Ventures, Nurture Growth Fund, and prominent angel investors.

High Definition Vehicle Insurance: $40 Million Fundraise Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI), a technology-driven commercial auto insurance provider, announced it has secured $40 million in growth capital, bringing its total funding to over $87 million. The funding round was co-led by existing investors 8VC, Autotech Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, and Weatherford Capital.

Gripp: $1.5 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised For Modernizing Agricultural Operations Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Gripp, a mobile-first platform revolutionizing agricultural operations management, announced it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed round funding. Ag Ventures Alliance led the round, which included Two Ravens, Infinity Holding Ventures, C2 Ventures, Tundra Angels, Countryside Angels, DMM Holdings, and Glen Haven Farms.

Keychain: $1 Billion In Projects Per Month And $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Keychain, an AI-based manufacturing platform transforming the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, announced an additional $5 million investment led by Bright Pixel Capital, the VC arm of the European retail conglomerate Sonae. This funding comes as Keychain takes its core search and discovery product out of beta and introduces new platform capabilities.

Digit: $2.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming The Manufacturing ERP Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Digit, a B2B SaaS company creating a next-generation cloud inventory and manufacturing platform for small and mid-sized manufacturers, announced the closing of a $2.5 million oversubscribed seed round. Assembly Ventures led the funding round, which also included Hyde Park Angels (HPA) and Grand Ventures.

Incept AI: $3 Million (Pre-Seed) Secured For Bringing Voice AI To The Real World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Incept AI, a company bringing voice AI to the real world—starting with noisy restaurant drive-thru and phone orders—today announced a $3 million pre-seed round led by Rally Ventures, with participation from 10VC.

Turing: $14 Million Raised For AI-Based Water Management Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Turing, a leader in AI-based water management solutions, announced the successful completion of a $14 million funding round led by Safar Partners. This funding will advance Turing’s global expansion and enhance its flagship AI-based platforms TOP Clear — which provides end-to-end digital solutions for the utility sector, from water and wastewater treatment to networks and SmartOps AI (its exclusive water management platform for industrial treatment).

HouseWhisper: $6.7 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Real Estate Agent Assistant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

HouseWhisper, an AI-based assistant transforming how real estate professionals manage their workflow, announced its official launch and raised a $6.7 million seed round led by Mayfield, with participation from PSL Ventures and 75 and Sunny Ventures.

Adaptive Insurance: $5 Million Raised For Climate Resiliency Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Adaptive Insurance - a Texas-based climate resiliency company harnessing advanced AI and climate data to redefine climate based parametric insurance - announced it has successfully closed a $5 million seed funding round. Led by Congruent Ventures, with additional investments from Montauk Climate, Generation Space (US arm of Seraphim Space), and private funders, the funding will advance the nationwide rollout of Adaptive Insurance's innovative parametric insurance products, starting with its flagship product GridProtect.

SmartSuite: $38 Million Raised For Work Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

SmartSuite, a next-generation work management platform, announced a major global expansion driven by $38 million in funding. The latest funding includes a new $13 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, with participation from Sorenson Capital and High Alpha.

Validose: $2 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised For Clinical Trial Medication Adherence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Validose, a 10XBeta Venture Studio portfolio company pioneering precision medication delivery, announced recently the closing of a $2 million pre-seed funding round. The funding round was led by Peter Bauer’s Family Office as part of its Technology for Humanity strategy, 10XBeta, and Interstate Fusion Ventures; several angel investors participated.

Human.org: $7.3 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised For Solving Alignment Between Humans And AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Human.org - a product-based AI safety lab dedicated to solving AI Alignment (AIA) - announced $7.3 million in pre-seed funding to build a trust infrastructure that ensures AI agents are verifiably aligned with human intent. Backed by investors like HF0, Soma Capital, Spearhead, Pioneer Fund, Hummingbird VC, Brett Gibson, general partner at Initialized Capital, Val Vavilov, founder of Bitfury, James Tamplin, partner at HF0, Sheridan Clayborne, co-founder at Lendtable, and others leading angles. Plus, Human is developing a layer 1 blockchain that establishes provable identity for humans and AI agents, ensuring AI systems remain transparent, accountable, and under human control. The company plans to launch its protocol by the second quarter of 2025.

Totem: $1.3 Million (Pre-Seed) Secured For Building Useful Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Totem, an ascending startup known for its viral debut product, the Totem Compass, announced that it has closed a pre-seed funding round, raising $1.3 million from a group of assorted angel investors worldwide.