Startups

Lucra: Social Gamification Company Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2024

Lucra, an emerging market leader in social gamification technology, announced it has raised $10 million from 7GC, SeventySix Capital, Steve Kuhn (Founder of Major League Pickleball), alongside NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ark Invest, Simplex Equity, and a who’s who of professional team owners and athletes. And additional investors and advisors in the company include professional team owners Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons, AMBSE Ventures), Dennis Wong (LA Clippers), former WNBA president Donna Orender, tennis champions John Isner and James Blake, NFL players Zach Ertz and Emmanuel Sanders, and more.

Cleerly: Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Company Raises $106 Million (Series C Extension)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

Cleerly - a leader in advanced cardiovascular imaging - announced the closing of its Series C extension funding round, raising a total of $106 million. This funding round was led by global software investor Insight Partners and joined by Battery Ventures with participation from pre-existing investors.

ModifyHealth: Food-As-Medicine Platform Company Secures $13.5 Million (Series C)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

ModifyHealth, a nationwide food-as-medicine platform and provider of medically tailored meals and nutritional counseling, announced the closing of a $13.5 million Series C funding round led by the Dohmen Company Foundation (DCF) through its Dohmen Impact Investment Fund.

Rosy Soil: $3.6 Million (Seed) Raised For Creating Gardening Soil From Captured Carbon Dioxide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

Rosy Soil, a sustainable soil company built to offset the negative environmental impact of producing traditional peat-based potting mixes, announces closing a $3.6 million seed round. This funding will advance the company's mission to transform the horticulture industry by creating high-performance soils that capture carbon dioxide.

Syte: Majority Stake Investment From Pereg Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

Syte, an AI-powered product recommendation engine built from the ground up for apparel e-commerce, announced that New York-based Pereg Ventures has acquired a controlling stake in the company. This strategic deal, led by Pereg and including Magma VC, MizMaa, and Stardom Ventures, marks the start of a transformative new chapter for Syte, now under the leadership of Ziv Ben-Barouch, Co-Founder of Pereg Ventures and Syte's newly appointed CEO.

HappyRobot: AI-Based Voice Solutions Company Raises $15.6 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

HappyRobot, a pioneer in AI-based voice solutions for the logistics sector, announced it has secured $15.6 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Y Combinator and strategic industry investors, including RyderVentures.

Sola: Insurtech Company Raises $3.7 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

Insurtech company Sola announced the closing of its seed round. Led by FINTOP Capital, with participation from Overline, 10vc, Karuna VC, and prominent insurance executives—bringing total funding to $3.7 million. The funding supports Sola's mission to provide homeowners and businesses with reliable and affordable natural disaster insurance.

Scalestack: Orchestration And Agentic Platform Secures $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

Scalestack, a go-to-market (GTM) orchestration and agentic platform that enables enterprise teams to scale faster, announced it raised $3 million in funding from investors including Criteria Venture Tech, Sentiero VC, Exor Ventures, Geek Ventures, and more. This funding will accelerate Scalestack's mission to help companies like Harness, Redis, and MongoDB revolutionize their GTM Ops at scale.

Across AI: Agentic AI Company Secures Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2024

Across AI, a new company pioneering Agentic AI for enterprise workflows, announced it has raised an oversubscribed seed round to bring to market the industry's first enterprise sales AI supported by next-generation agentic memory. The funding was co-led by Village Global (a venture firm backed by some of the most successful entrepreneurs, including Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt, and chaired by Reid Hoffman) and also co-led by early Dropbox investor Bobby Yazdani at Cota Capital.