Startups

Emerald AI: $24.5 Million Seed Raised For Turning AI Data Centers Into Grid Allies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Emerald AI announced its official launch, presenting the results of its first commercial demonstration and $24.5 million in seed funding led by Radical Ventures, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), AMPLO, CRV, and Neotribe. Emerald AI also receives support from individual investors, including Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, AI expert Professor Fei-Fei Li, and Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr.

Bedrock Research: Investment Raised From Colorado ONE Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

The Colorado ONE Fund invested in Bedrock Research, a startup based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, that specializes in AI-based remote sensing and monitoring.

Wisq: $15 Million Secured For Agentic HR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Wisq, a leader in Agentic HR and the creator of the the first AI HR Generalist, announced a $15 million funding round from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, and True Ventures. This funding will enhance Wisq's mission to pioneer the era of Agentic HR by transforming HR operations to be both AI-driven and more human-centered.

North.Cloud: $5 Million Raised For Launching New Operating System For Advanced Cloud Optimization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

North.Cloud has announced the successful closing of its Series A funding round, securing $5 million led by Companyon Ventures. The company also introduced North 2.0, a comprehensive suite of new products integrating FinOps, GreenOps, and AI to address the cost and complexity associated with multi-cloud infrastructure.

Gallant: $18 Million Series B Raised For Ready-To-Use Stem Cell Therapies For Pets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Gallant, an animal health biotechnology company focused on developing off-the-shelf stem cell therapies for pets, announced it has closed its $18 million Series B financing. The funding round was led by Digitalis Ventures, with continued support from BOLD Capital and Hill Creek Partners, and new participation from NovaQuest Capital Management.

Deeto: $12.5 Million Series A Secured For Transforming B2B Buyer Journeys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Deeto, an AI-native platform turning authentic customer voice into a dynamic engine for growth, announced a $12.5 million Series A round. The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from UpWest, TAL Ventures, Mertor, and TAU Ventures, bringing Deeto’s total funding to $17 million.

Genesis AI: $105 Million Raised For Building Universal Robotics Foundation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Genesis AI, a physical AI research lab and full-stack robotics company, emerged from stealth with a goal of unlocking unlimited physical labor. And the company is building a universal robotics foundation model (RFM) and a horizontal robotics platform, raising $105 million co-led by Eclipse and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance, HSG, and visionary leaders Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel.

FELIQS: $9 Million Series A Raised For Advancing FLQ-101 Clinical Program For Retinopathy Of Prematurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

FELIQS, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics targeting oxidized lipids for rare pediatric retinal diseases, announced the completion of a $9 million Series A funding round, co-led by a major American pharmaceutical company and Beyond Next Ventures, with additional participation from Japan Science and Technology Agency and existing investors, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Keio Innovation Initiative, and FFG Venture Business Partners.

Tailor: Series A Expanded To $22 Million For Headless ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Tailor, a headless ERP platform designed for modern retail businesses, has announced an additional closing of its Series A funding round, thereby increasing the total capital raised to $22 million. The new investors in this round include JIC Venture Growth Investments and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Plus, Y Combinator, which had previously participated in Tailor’s seed round, has augmented its investment.

Zango AI: $4.8 Million Secured To Transform Financial Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Zango announced raising $4.8 million led by Nexus Venture Partners with participants including South Park Commons, Richard Davies (CEO of Allica Bank), Alan Morgan (former head of Financial Services at McKinsey EMEA), Mark Ransford, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures, and Start Ventures.

PetroApp: $50 Million Investment Raised In Round Led By Jadwa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Jadwa Investment (an investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East), through its flagship blind-pool vehicle Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Equity Fund, announced it has led a $50 million investment round in PetroApp, which is Saudi Arabia’s leading fuel management platform. And Bunat Ventures also participated in the round.

Levelpath: Over $55 Million Raised For Transforming Enterprise Procurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

AI-native procurement platform Levelpath announced over $55 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $100 million. Other investors in this round include Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, 01A, New View Capital, and World Innovation Lab.

Campfire: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Campfire, a company specializing in AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, announced that it has raised $35 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Accel, with contributions from existing and new investors including Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, Capital 49, and several angel investors such as Marten Abrahamsen, CFO at Vercel; Dan Kang, CFO at Mercury; Alex Estevez, Former CFO at Atlassian; Michael Gordon, Former CFO at MongoDB; Sowmya Ranganathan, Former Controller at OpenAI; and Jack Zhang, Co-Founder & CEO at AirWallex.

Woodchuck: $3.75 Million Seed Raised To AI-Based Waste-To-Energy Conversion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Woodchuck, a startup utilizing AI technology to convert waste into energy, has secured $3.75 million in seed funding, led by Mason Fink and other investors, including NorthStar Clean Energy, CMS Energy, Alloy Partners, and Beckett Industries.

Foresight: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Connecting Private Market Through Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Foresight, a company connecting the private market through data, has announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed funding round led by NEA, with participation from KDX Ventures. Madison Faulkner, a partner on NEA’s Technology Investing Team, will join Foresight’s board of directors.

xAI: $10 Billion In Debt And Equity Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

xAI, the generative artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk and the company behind Grok, has raised $10 billion in debt and equity, according to Morgan Stanley. Half of this was secured through notes and term loans, and the other $5 billion was in the form of a strategic equity investment.

CRED: $15 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Predictive Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

CRED, an AI-based predictive intelligence platform, announced it has raised a $15 million seed round led by defy.vc with participation from HOF Capital, Alumni Ventures, LDV Partners, Streamlined Ventures, SilverCircle Ventures, Octopus Ventures, BAM Ventures, Gaingels, and the leader of one of the largest PE firms.

Cato Networks: $359 Million Raised At Over $4.8 Billion Valuation For SASE Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2025

SASE leader Cato Networks announced its Series G funding round, raising $359 million led by new investors, including Vitruvian Partners and ION Crossover Partners, as well as existing investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Acrew Capital, and Adams Street Partners. The funding brings Cato's valuation to over $4.8 billion and total funding to over $1 billion, marking a significant milestone in the company's mission to redefine enterprise security.

Gensmo: Over $60 Million Angel Funding Raised For Transforming Fashion E-Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Gensmo is an AI-based fashion agent that changes the way people find their style by making fashion discovery easier. And with its Try-On feature, users can see outfits on their digital avatars in real-time, making it simple to go from idea to outfit.

Audos: $11.5 Million Secured To Help Entrepreneurs Build AI Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Audos, a company that finds and develops everyday entrepreneurs to build million-dollar AI businesses, announced $11.5 million in combined Pre-Seed and Seed funding led by True Ventures with participation from Offline Ventures, Bungalow Capital, and Bjarke Ingels, Leila Zegna, Niklas Zennstrom, and Mario Schlosser. Over the past year, Audos has already helped entrepreneurs launch hundreds of AI applications now being used by customers. A majority of the funds are earmarked for new entrepreneurs.

Klutch AI: $8 Million Seed Closed For Bringing Intelligent AI Agents To Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Klutch AI, a company that provides AI-based construction management, recently launched publicly and announced $8 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and Bling Capital, with participation from Brick & Mortar Ventures, Original Capital, Anthology Fund and prominent angel investors from Autodesk and BuildZoom.

Spekter Games: $5 Million Closed For Launching Web3 Game On Telegram

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Spekter Games, a next-gen game publisher dedicated to building roguelite mobile games with seamless Web3 incentives, announced a $5 million pre-seed funding round and launched its first title, Spekter Agency. The funding round saw participation from prominent investment firms, including a16z speedrun, London Venture Partners, BRV Capital, Chamaeleon, Accelerator Ventures, Impact46, Versus Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.

Sorenson Capital: $150 Million Ventures Fund III Announced For Cybersecurity Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Sorenson Capital announced the launch of its third early-stage fund, Ventures III, with $150 million in capital commitments. This new fund highlights the firm's focused investment strategy in cybersecurity and B2B software companies, ranging from pre-revenue up to $5 million in ARR.

Clearspeed: $60 Million Series D Raised For Voice-Based Risk Assessment Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Clearspeed, a leader in voice-based risk assessment technology, announced it has secured $60 million in Series D funding, bringing the company's total funding to $110 million. The funding round was led by Align Private Capital, with participation from IronGate Capital Advisors, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, and KBW Ventures. General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) also joined as a multi-round investor.

Vellum Health: Series A Funding Raised For Mobile Healthcare Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Vellum Health, a mobile healthcare platform delivering advanced intravenous (IV) services at the bedside, announced the closing of its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by FCA Venture Partners, with participation from Green Park & Golf Ventures, and followed by additional investment from seed round angel investors.

NiaHealth: $5.75 Million Raised For Canada-Based Proactive Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

NiaHealth, a health tech startup pioneering proactive care in Canada, announced the closing of its $5.75 million seed round, led by Golden Ventures, with participation from notable investors including Kyle Braatz (CEO, Fullscript), Satish Kanwar & Arati Sharma (Good Future / ex-Shopify), Jonathan Ehrlich (Roar Ventures), Zach Coelius (Coelius Capital), The51 women-focused venture fund, Jason Smith (CEO of Klue), Kathy Butler (CIBC), and returning investors Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures), ScaleGood Fund, Garage Capital and Ivan Yuen (Co-Founder, Wattpad). And this builds on a $2.5 million pre-seed raise in 2024, bringing total funding to over $8.25 million to date.

Elfie: $12 Million Raised For Expanding Access To Free Digital Therapeutics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2025

Elfie, a free digital health super-app that rewards people for taking care of their health, announced the closing of its $12 million Series A funding round. The funding round was led by White Star Capital, with participation from LifeX Ventures, and followed by support from Integra Partners, FEBE Ventures, and Hustle Fund.

Handspring: $12 Million Series A Closed For Expanding Mental Health Care For Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2025

Handspring, a mental health provider specializing in services for youth, young adults, and their families through high-quality virtual therapy, has announced a $12 million Series A round. The funding round was led by Cobalt Ventures, with participation from NextView Ventures, nvp capital, 25madison, Arkitekt Ventures, VamosVentures, Hyde Park Angels (HPA), Cornucopian Capital, and others. Two health plans also joined the round, emphasizing strong payer alignment with Handspring's clinically rigorous and cost-effective model of care.

Pro Athlete Community: $7.6 Million Series A Raised For Transforming Athlete Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2025

Pro Athlete Community (PAC), a leading global education and community platform for current and former professional athletes, announced the closing of a $7.6 million oversubscribed Series A funding round led by GSV Ventures, with participation from Maveron and select strategic investors.

Lux Aeterna: $4 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For Reusable Satellite Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2025

Lux Aeterna, a next-generation space infrastructure company transforming orbital operations through reentry and reusability, emerged from stealth and announced its $4 million pre-seed funding round. The funding round was led by Space Capital with participation from Dynamo Ventures, Mission One Capital, Alumni Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and strategic deep tech angels, including the co-founders of Dive Technologies (acquired by Anduril).