Startups

Astra Security: Funding Raised To Simplify Cybersecurity With Pentesting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2025

Astra Security, a security platform with continuous vulnerability scanning and pentests, announced the closing of a growth capital round—led by Emergent Ventures, with participation from the Neon Fund, Better Capital, Blume Ventures, and PointOne Capital.

Little Otter: $9.5 Million Raised For Whole-Family Mental Health Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2025

Little Otter, an innovator in digital whole-family mental health care, announced it has raised $9.5 million in a strategic funding round led by top-tier impact investors, including Pivotal Ventures, Torch Capital, Springbank, CRV, Next Legacy, G9, Gratitude Railroad, and Carrie Walton Penner's Fiore Ventures. This round brings total funding to date to $36.35 million and solidifies Little Otter’s position as a defining leader in the rapidly growing family mental health market.

Bourque Logistics: Over $100 Million Growth Financing Raised From Sixth Street

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2025

Bourque Logistics (a leader in rail logistics systems) and Sixth Street announced that Bourque has closed a $100+ million financing from Sixth Street. This growth financing supports Bourque's recently announced acquisition of AllTranstek, which combines the respective rail fleet logistics and asset management expertise of Bourque and AllTranstek into a comprehensive solution for the rail industry.

Epicore Biosystems: $26 Million (Series B) Raised To Advance Sweat-Sensing Wearables Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2025

Epicore Biosystems - a digital health solutions leader developing advanced sweat-sensing wearables - announced that it has raised $26 million in Series B funding led by the Steele Foundation for Hope (SFFH).

Nirmata: $9.6 Million Raised For Expanding AI-Based Policy-As-Code Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2025

Nirmata, a leader in cloud-native security policy automation and governance solutions, announced a $9.6 million funding round led by Peak XV Surge (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA). Dallas Venture Capital, Dreamit Ventures, and existing investors Z5 Capital and Uncorrelated Ventures participated as well.

SimpliGov: Strategic Growth Funding Raised From JMI Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

SimpliGov, a leading no-code workflow automation platform for government organizations, announced a strategic growth investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies.

Voyantis: $41 Million Raised For Customer Acquisition Growth Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Voyantis, an AI-driven growth platform for customer acquisition and lifecycle optimization, announced it raised $41 million in funding, bringing the total funding to $60 million. The funding round was led by Intel Capital with participation from Square Peg, Target Global, Jibe, Redseed, Alicorn, 20Growth, Essential and ICON. And Intel Capital Investment Director Lisa Cohen will also join Voyantis’ board of directors to further accelerate the company’s growth.

Limited: $3 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised To Transform Banking Through Stablecoins And Self-Custody

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Limited, a next-generation fintech startup providing stablecoin-based premium global banking services, announced it raised a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by Third Prime, with participation from The House Fund and Arche Capital. And the company, founded by Hussein Ahmed, aims to transform how businesses and consumers worldwide interact with money by merging the best of crypto technology with the familiarity of traditional banking—minus the institutional vulnerabilities seen in failing banks or centralized exchanges.

Coral: C$4.1 Million (Seed) Raised For Women’s Digital Health Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Women’s digital health company Coral announced the completion of a C$4.1 million seed funding round and the launch of its virtual care platform. The round was led by Brightspark, with participation from Diagram and The51 and joined by high-profile angel investors.

Sardine: AI-Based Risk Platform Raises $70 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Sardine, a leading AI risk platform for fraud, compliance, and credit underwriting, announced a $70 million Series C funding round, bringing the total capital raised to $145 million. The funding round was led by Activant Capital, with participation from new and existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Google Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Cross Creek Capital, Moody's Analytics, Experian Ventures, and NAventures.

Gravity Diagnostics: $5 Million Raised For Testing Solutions Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Advantage Capital (a leading impact investment firm that invests with intention in underserved areas), in partnership with the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA), announced a $5 million investment in Gravity Diagnostics. Based in Covington, Kentucky, Gravity Diagnostics is a clinical lab providing testing solutions in toxicology, pharmacogenetics, infectious and upper respiratory diseases, blood diagnostics, and COVID-19 testing.

Zeta: $50 Million Raised At $2 Billion Valuation For Banking Tech Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Zeta, a next-gen banking tech provider to financial institutions, announced it has secured a $50 million investment from a strategic investor valuing it at $2 billion. Zeta was previously valued at a pre-money valuation of $1.15 billion when it raised $250 million from Softbank Vision Fund 2 and several other investors in 2021.

TECLens: $9.3 Million (Series A) Raised For Advancing Non-Invasive Refractive Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

TECLens, a clinical-stage ophthalmic medical device company, announced it raised $9.3 million in a Series A round co-led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC Inc. and Yonjin Capital. And other investors include Rimonci Capital and Sunmed Capital. The funding is allocated to support the clinical development of the company’s non-incisional refractive correction procedure that utilizes corneal cross-linking (CXL) for reshaping the cornea.

Endera: $49 Million To Accelerate Growth In Electric Bus Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Endera, a technology and manufacturing leader in the electric bus market, announced that it has secured $49 million in its latest funding round. This funding round includes a $36 million equity investment led by Magnetar, with participation from Pulse Fund — whose founder, Tenzin Seldon, has joined Endera’s board of directors — and Endera’s longtime strategic partner, Pritchard Auto Company.

Harrison.ai: $112 Million (Series C) Raised For AI-Based Medical Diagnostic Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Harrison.ai, a leading global healthtech company and developer of AI-based medical diagnostic support and workflow solutions, announced the accelerated expansion of its operations into the US, which is a move supported by $112 million of Series C funding. The funding round was co-led by Aware Super, ECP, and existing investor Horizons Ventures. New investors like Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Ord Minnett and Wollemi Capital Group also participated, along with existing investors including Blackbird Ventures and Alpha JWC Ventures. And Harrison.ai’s total capital raised to date exceeds $240 million.

Positron: $23.5 Million Raised For Designing Made-In-America AI Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Positron, a growing force in AI inference technology for AI computing, announced it has raised $23.5 million in funding from a group of investors, including Flume Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, and Resilience Reserve.

Lynx: $27 Million Raised For Transforming Healthcare Administration And Payments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Lynx, a leading fintech platform that is simplifying healthcare payments and administration, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $27 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Flare Capital Partners, with participation from CVS Health Ventures, McKesson Ventures, and existing investors .406 Ventures, Obvious Ventures, and Frist Cressey Ventures. And this round brings the total funding to over $44 million since launching in 2022.

DevAI: $6 Million Raised For Empowering Enterprise IT With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

DevAI, a company building agentic AI solutions for enterprise IT teams, announced it raised $6 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Emergence Capital. The funding round also included participation from Pear VC, Base10, and Benchstrength, and follows a $1 million pre-seed investment from Pear VC.

Berry Street: $50 Million Raised For Nutrition Counseling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Berry Street, a leading nutrition counseling platform in the US, announced it raised $50 million in its latest funding roundz to expand its AI business-in-a-box platform, already serving thousands of dietitians and growing. The company has secured investment from Northzone, Sofina, FJ Labs, the Founder of Revolut, the Co-Founder of Spring Health, the Co-Founder of Grow Therapy, the CEO of Found, and others.

Atomicwork: $25 Million (Series A) Raised For Agentic Service Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Atomicwork, a leading innovator in agentic service management solutions for Enterprise IT, announced that it has raised $25 million for its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and Z47, with participation from Battery Ventures, Blume Ventures, and Peak XV Partners.

Delfina: $17 Million (Series A) Raised For Transforming Maternal Health With AI-Based Proactive Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Delfina Care - a healthcare technology company solving the maternal health crisis with an AI-based care system - announced the successful closing of its $17 million Series A funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). The Series A funding round was led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) and it included participation from new investors ARTIS Ventures, Mayo Clinic, and Tokio Marine Future Fund. Delfina's existing investors also participated in the round, including Story Ventures, SemperVirens, Bread and Butter Ventures, Boutique Ventures, and Chelsea Clinton's Metrodora Ventures.

Paxton: $22 Million (Series A) Secured For Transforming Legal AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Paxton, an AI platform transforming legal workflows, announced it closed a $22 million Series A funding round led by Unusual Ventures, alongside Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and Wisconsin Valley Ventures. This brings Paxton’s total funding to $28 million, following its $6 million seed round in 2023.

Lorikeet: $9 Million Raised For Transforming Customer Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

AI customer experience company Lorikeet announced it raised $9 million in funding from Blackbird and existing investors Square Peg and Skip Capital. The funding was driven by breakout growth in 2024 across major financial centers in Australia, Asia, and the US. This announcement comes just four months after the company raised a $5 million seed round last year.

Bourque Logistics: Over $100 Million Growth Funding Raised From Sixth Street

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Bourque Logistics (a leader in rail logistics systems) and Sixth Street (a leading global investment firm) announced that Bourque has closed a $100+ million financing from Sixth Street. This growth financing supports Bourque's recently announced acquisition of AllTranstek, which combines the respective rail fleet logistics and asset management expertise of Bourque and AllTranstek into a comprehensive solution for the rail industry.

Seraphic: $29 Million (Series A) Raised For Enterprise Browser Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Seraphic Security, a leader in enterprise browser security, announced that it has secured a $29 million Series A funding round led by GreatPoint Ventures (GPV), with participation from the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and existing investors Planven, Cota Capital, Storm Ventures, Eastlink and Secure Octane.

Boostly: $22 Million Raised For Automated SMS Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Boostly, a leading provider of automated SMS marketing and feedback solutions for restaurants, announced it has raised $22 million in growth capital led by PeakSpan Capital with participation from existing investors Y Combinator, Trestle Partners, and Singularity Capital. This significant Series A funding round comes just six months after Boostly's $5.6 million seed round, validating the company's extraordinary growth trajectory and market potential.

Noxus: $1.5 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised To Empower Enterprises To Build AI Workforces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Noxus – a company helping enterprises build their own AI workforces to unlock business-changing productivity, innovation, and growth – announced it had raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This round was led by SFC Capital and also saw participation from Antler, Bynd VC, Caixa Capital, AltaIR Capital, I2BF Global Ventures, Yellow Rocks, and Smart Partnership Capital along with prominent business angels from the European ecosystem. This funding will help further develop and scale Noxus’ platform and expand operations.

Dxcover Raises New Funding Round To Expand Commerical Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Dxcover, a clinical-stage diagnostics company advancing its multiomic spectral analysis (MOSA-Dx) for early detection of solid tumor cancers, announced its next key stage of growth with the closing of significant funding to advance innovation and expand its commercial presence.

StormHarvester: $10.2 Million (Series A) Raised From Emerald And YFM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Ireland-based software company StormHarvester announced an investment of $10.2 million, which will accelerate the company's growth and double its workforce over the next three years. YFM Equity Partners and Emerald Technology Ventures provided this investment.

ImpediMed: $15 Million In Growth Capital Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

ImpediMed, a leader in medical technologies for clinically monitoring and managing fluid and body composition, announced an agreement for a five-year $15 million growth capital facility with SWK Holdings, a life science-focused specialty finance company catering to small- and mid-sized commercial-stage companies. The funds raised will give ImpediMed funding flexibility and will be used to support growth and commercialization activities.