Startups

Capacity Raises More Than $54 Million Series E As ARR Surpasses $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Capacity has raised more than $54 million in Series E funding, bringing total capital raised by the agentic customer support automation company to more than $159 million. The financing follows Capacity surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue in June 2026, representing 20-fold growth over approximately three and a half years.

Cloverleaf AI Raises $8 Million Series A Led By S3 Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Cloverleaf AI has raised an $8 million Series A led by S3 Ventures, with participation from Jackson Square Ventures, Ivy Ventures and Tawani Ventures. The Denver-based company closed the financing in January and disclosed it in August after expanding its team and platform.

Hermetiq Raises $2.2 Million Seed Round For AI Coding Build Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Hermetiq has raised a $2.2 million Seed round to develop infrastructure connecting AI coding agents with the build systems responsible for compiling, testing and shipping the code they generate. Gi21 Capital participated in the financing.

RQD Clearing Secures $74 Million Growth Investment Led By Bain Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

RQD Clearing has secured a $74 million minority growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, with participation from ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and Nyca Partners.

fileAI Secures Investment From SMBC Asia Rising Fund And Singtel Innov8 To Expand In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

fileAI has secured an investment from SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8 as the enterprise AI company expands its presence in Japan and grows its financial-services capabilities. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

Mundo Raises $20 Million Series A, Bringing Total Funding To $24 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Mundo, an innovative startup based in Vancouver, has successfully secured a $20 million Series A funding round, led by GreatPoint Ventures. Prominent investors also participated, including Y Combinator, Next Frontier Ventures, and E12 Ventures. In addition to this recent financing, Mundo had earlier raised an unannounced $4 million in a Seed round, bringing the company’s total funding to a substantial $24 million.

ColibriTD Raises €4 Million Seed Round Led By Earlybird Venture Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

ColibriTD, a French quantum software company focused on multiphysics simulation, has raised €4 million in Seed funding led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from SymbiaVC and Medin VC. The financing follows a €1 million Pre-Seed investment from Earlybird.

Teragen Energy Raises $6 Million Pre-Seed Round Co-Led By BEVC And Energy Capital Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Teragen Energy has raised an oversubscribed $6 million Pre-Seed round co-led by BEVC and Energy Capital Ventures, with participation from AP Ventures, AIC Ventures, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and UntroD Capital Asia.

Stellaria Raises $6.8 Million Seed Round At $114.4 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Stellaria, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, has secured $6.8 million in Seed funding from a group of angel investors, valuing the company at $114.4 million. This funding will support the growth and expansion of its innovative AI-powered geospatial intelligence platform.

Neno Raises €6.6 Million Seed Round To Build AI-Native Accounting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Neno has raised a €6.6 million Seed round to continue building its AI-native accounting software and services platform for European businesses. The financing was backed by AlleyCorp, firstminute capital and Motive Partners, alongside angel investors from companies including Mollie, Hugging Face, Coinbase, Deel, Juni, PayPal, Navro and Miro.

Blank Street Raises $75 Million In Primary Funding Led By General Atlantic At $650 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Blank Street has raised $75 million in primary growth capital led by General Atlantic, valuing the fast-growing coffee and matcha chain at approximately $650 million as it accelerates its West Coast expansion and broadens its offering beyond morning coffee.

Ringg AI Raises $15 Million Series A Led By Peak XV Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Ringg AI has closed a $15 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Arkam Ventures and Capital 2B. The company is building enterprise AI agents designed to manage customer interactions from conversation through completed workflows across voice, WhatsApp, chat and browser-based experiences.

Gestala Raises $84 Million Across Two Financing Rounds To Develop Ultrasound-Based Brain-Computer Interface

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Gestala has raised RMB570 million, or approximately $84 million, across two financing rounds during its first six months of operations, as the Chinese life sciences company develops an ultrasound-based brain-computer interface platform.

Atira Raises $17.5 Million To Build AI Orchestration Platform For Industrial Sales Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Atira has raised $17.5 million in funding, including a $15 million Seed round led by Accel and a previously unannounced $2.5 million Pre-Seed round. UVC, Fortino and Booom also participated, alongside industry executives and operators including Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Whirlpool CEO Marc Bitzer, Markus Flik and Celonis Co-Founder and Co-CEO Bastian Nominacher.

Mantel Raises $18 Million From Constellation Technology Ventures, Azimut And Existing Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Mantel has raised $18 million in strategic funding from Constellation Technology Ventures, Azimut Investments and existing investors, bringing total funding for the carbon capture company to $50 million.

Itoflow Raises $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Round Led By Balderton

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Itoflow has raised $2.5 million in Pre-Seed funding led by Balderton, with participation from angel investors including Cleo Founder and CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo.

Celera Semiconductor Raises $30 Million Series B From Maverick Silicon

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Celera Semiconductor has closed $30 million in Series B financing fully funded by Maverick Silicon, the company's largest investor.

Revier Therapeutics Launches With €6 Million Seed Financing Led By KHAN Technology Transfer Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Revier Therapeutics has launched with €6 million in Seed financing led by KHAN Technology Transfer Fund II, with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds, VORNvc and private investors through Revier Invest Heidelberg.

Mara Raises $7 Million Led By Khosla Ventures To Scale Autonomous Counter-Drone System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Mara has raised $7 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures to move its Spike counter-UAS platform from field testing toward broader deployment. The round also included a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, Palmdrive, Protagonist, Freedom Fund, Indicator Fund, and angel investors.

Science4Beauty Raises €1.6 Million To Scale Conotoxin Platform For Beauty And Dermatology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Science4Beauty has raised €1.6 million in funding to scale sales, accelerate research and development of additional bioactive molecules and support international expansion. The round was led by 4growth VC, with participation from Hard2beat and business angels.

Rightcharge Raises Growth Funding To Expand Across Europe After 20x ARR Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Rightcharge has raised £500,000 in growth funding from existing investors to accelerate its expansion across Europe, further develop its EV charging payments platform and deepen strategic partnerships. The round was led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from BlackWood Ventures and Purple Ventures.

Tensive Secures Up To €20 Million EIB Financing To Commercialize Bioresorbable Breast Implant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Tensive has signed a convertible loan agreement with the European Investment Bank for up to €20 million to advance development, regulatory approval, manufacturing scale-up and commercialization of its REGENERA bioresorbable breast implant.

HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million Series B Led By Delta-v Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

HiddenLayer has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Delta-v Capital, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, and Booz Allen Ventures.

Medici Brands Raises $250 Million Series B Led By Greenoaks And Valor Equity Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Medici Brands has raised $250 million in Series B funding co-led by Greenoaks and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from CEO Peter Rahal, ICONIQ and Imaginary Ventures.

COFE Tech Secures Pre-IPO Investment At $178 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

COFE Tech has closed a pre-IPO funding round at a $178 million valuation, positioning the Gulf-based enterprise AI company for a targeted listing on the Saudi Exchange by 2029. The round was co-led by Wa'ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco, and Aditum Investment Management, alongside Masarrah Investment Company and Alyasra Foods.

Startups

Capacity Raises More Than $54 Million Series E As ARR Surpasses $100 Million

Cloverleaf AI Raises $8 Million Series A Led By S3 Ventures

Hermetiq Raises $2.2 Million Seed Round For AI Coding Build Infrastructure

RQD Clearing Secures $74 Million Growth Investment Led By Bain Capital

fileAI Secures Investment From SMBC Asia Rising Fund And Singtel Innov8 To Expand In Japan

Mundo Raises $20 Million Series A, Bringing Total Funding To $24 Million

ColibriTD Raises €4 Million Seed Round Led By Earlybird Venture Capital

Teragen Energy Raises $6 Million Pre-Seed Round Co-Led By BEVC And Energy Capital Ventures

Stellaria Raises $6.8 Million Seed Round At $114.4 Million Valuation

Neno Raises €6.6 Million Seed Round To Build AI-Native Accounting Platform

Blank Street Raises $75 Million In Primary Funding Led By General Atlantic At $650 Million Valuation

Ringg AI Raises $15 Million Series A Led By Peak XV Partners

Gestala Raises $84 Million Across Two Financing Rounds To Develop Ultrasound-Based Brain-Computer Interface

Atira Raises $17.5 Million To Build AI Orchestration Platform For Industrial Sales Engineering

Mantel Raises $18 Million From Constellation Technology Ventures, Azimut And Existing Investors

Itoflow Raises $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Round Led By Balderton

Celera Semiconductor Raises $30 Million Series B From Maverick Silicon

Revier Therapeutics Launches With €6 Million Seed Financing Led By KHAN Technology Transfer Fund II

Mara Raises $7 Million Led By Khosla Ventures To Scale Autonomous Counter-Drone System

Science4Beauty Raises €1.6 Million To Scale Conotoxin Platform For Beauty And Dermatology

Rightcharge Raises Growth Funding To Expand Across Europe After 20x ARR Growth

Tensive Secures Up To €20 Million EIB Financing To Commercialize Bioresorbable Breast Implant

HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million Series B Led By Delta-v Capital

Medici Brands Raises $250 Million Series B Led By Greenoaks And Valor Equity Partners

COFE Tech Secures Pre-IPO Investment At $178 Million Valuation

TabaPay Raises $155 Million Led By FTV Capital And Plans Acquisition Of Transact Bank

Typewriter Therapeutics Raises $56 Million Series A To Develop In Vivo CAR T Medicines

Thyme Care Raises Over $125 Million Series E At More Than $2 Billion Valuation And Launches Thyme Companies

Prevalent AI Appoints Nitin Maini As CTO To Expand AI-Powered Data Fabric

Konko AI Raises $6 Million Led By Hi Ventures To Scale AI Platform For Healthcare Providers