Startups

Ten63 Therapeutics: Strategic Funding Raised For AI Drug Discovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Ten63 Therapeutics, an AI-driven drug discovery company, announced it has secured strategic investment from Chugai Venture Fund and the Gates Foundation, bringing its total funding to more than $45 million. The new capital will support the continued development and scaling of its proprietary BEYOND platform, which the company describes as the world’s first Large Quantum Chemistry Model designed to simulate trillions of potential drugs per protein with near laboratory-level accuracy.

Altesa BioSciences: $75 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Vapendavir For Chronic Lung Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Altesa BioSciences, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on improving outcomes for people with chronic lung diseases, has closed an oversubscribed $75 million Series B financing round to advance development of vapendavir, a first-in-class therapeutic targeting rhinovirus infections. The round was led by Forbion, with participation from Sanofi and existing investors Medicxi, Pitango, and Atlantic Partners.

Avantos: $35 Million Secured For Financial Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Avantos, an AI-native operating system designed to transform how financial institutions onboard and service clients, announced it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The round included new strategic investors The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, SEI and Vanguard.

Elumn8 Medical Closes Initial Series C Financing And Rebrands From Simpson Interventions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Elumn8 Medical, Inc., formerly known as Simpson Interventions, announced the successful initial close of its Series C financing and a corporate rebrand reflecting its broader vision for image-enabled coronary interventions.

Grotto AI: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised For Leasing AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Grotto AI announced it has raised a $10 million seed round as it targets what it calls one of housing’s most measurable drags on revenue: roughly $500 billion of value lost each year due to vacancy. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from Asymmetric Capital Partners. The company also cited advisors and angel investors, including David Dear, Caren Maio, and Avi Dorfman.

Kana: $15 Million Seed Funding Closed For AI Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Kana, an AI-native marketing platform founded by serial entrepreneurs Tom Chavez and Vivek Vaidya, has raised $15 million in seed funding to help marketing teams accelerate growth and automate administrative work through agentic AI. The round was led by Mayfield following an initial period of formation and product development inside super{set}, an AI-focused startup studio based in San Francisco.

Rainfall Health: $15 Million Series A Raised For AI-Driven Hospital Compliance And Reimbursement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Rainfall Health, an AI-driven compliance and reimbursement platform for hospitals and medical groups, announced it has closed a $15 million Series A funding round to support health systems impacted by the Transforming Episode Accountability Model, which launched on January 1, 2026.

HUMAIN Invests $3 Billion In xAI Series E Ahead Of SpaceX Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

HUMAIN, a Public Investment Fund-backed artificial intelligence company delivering full-stack AI capabilities globally, announced a $3 billion strategic investment in xAI as part of the company’s Series E financing round, just prior to xAI’s acquisition by SpaceX in early February.

Vestwell: $385 Million Series E Raised For Powering Modern Savings Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Vestwell, a financial technology company powering America’s modern savings economy, announced it has raised $385 million in Series E funding, doubling its valuation since its 2023 Series D and bringing total capital raised to $660 million.

Synchrony Medical: $5 Million Raised To Expand At-Home Airway Clearance Device

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Synchrony Medical, a respiratory care technology company and creator of the FDA-cleared LibAirty™ Airway Clearance System, announced it has closed an oversubscribed $5 million funding round to accelerate commercial expansion and clinical adoption across the U.S.

Selector: $32 Million Funding Raised At $375 Million Valuation For AI-Powered Observability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Selector, an AI-powered observability and network intelligence platform, announced it has raised $32 million in a new funding round, doubling its valuation to $375 million. The round was led by AVP, with participation from Ansa Capital, Two Bear Capital, Sinewave Ventures, Singtel Innov8, and other existing investors. The company said the funding will accelerate AI innovation, product development, global go-to-market expansion, and customer success initiatives.

ARCYN Defense Closes Seed Round To Advance Next-Generation Air And Counter-Threat Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

ARCYN Defense announced it has closed its seed financing round to accelerate development of next-generation air and counter-threat defense systems built for modern, contested battlefields.

Zenyard Launches From Stealth With Pre-Seed Funding For AI Reverse Engineering Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Zenyard, a cybersecurity startup building what it describes as the first purpose-built AI agent for software reverse engineering, has emerged from stealth following a pre-seed funding round led by Mindset Ventures. The round also included participation from TAU Ventures, Zuk Avraham, Raanan Raz, and additional investors.

Cogent Security Raises $42 Million Series A To Automate Vulnerability Remediation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Cogent Security, an AI-driven cybersecurity platform, announced it has raised $42 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of autonomous AI agents designed to help enterprises remediate vulnerabilities at machine speed. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from existing investors Greylock Partners and Definition. Founders and executives from OpenAI, Abnormal Security, and Datadog also invested personally.

Resurrect Bio Raises $8.1 Million Initial Close Of Series A Led By Corteva

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Resurrect Bio announced the $8.1 million initial close of its Series A funding round, led by Corteva through its Corteva Catalyst platform. Additional participants in the round include Calculus Capital, Pymwymic, UKI2S, SynBioVen, and AgFunder.

Stake: $31 Million Series B Raised For Digital Real Estate Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Stake, a digital real estate investment platform focused on democratizing cross-border property investing, has raised $31 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, bringing its total funding to date to $58 million. The Series B round was led by Emirates NBD, alongside a mix of regional and international backers. Participating investors include Mubadala Investment Company through its MENA Venture Capital Fund, Middle East Venture Partners, Property Finder, STV NICE, Wa’ed Ventures, GFH Partners, and Ellington Properties.

Kavak Raises $300 Million In Series F To Expand Financing And Trust Across Latin America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Mexico City-based Kavak announced it has secured $300 million in Series F funding to accelerate access to car ownership, financing, and marketplace trust across Latin America and other emerging markets. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with $200 million coming from its a16z Growth fund. The investment was co-led by WCM Investment Management and included participation from Lingotto Innovation, Foxhaven, Galdana Ventures, Stelac, and Allen & Company, among others.

Night Media Raises $70 Million To Build Internet-First Media Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Night Media, a talent management company representing some of the internet’s biggest creators, has raised $70 million in new financing from investors including StepStone Group, Founders Fund, House Capital, K5 Global, and PagsGroup as it looks to expand its footprint across media and entertainment.

Braintrust: $80 Million Series B Raised To Power Production AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Braintrust, an AI observability platform focused on production environments, announced it has raised $80 million in Series B funding as it looks to become the infrastructure layer for production AI systems. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from returning investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock, Elad Gil, and Basecase Capital, among others.

Databricks Surpasses $5.4 Billion Revenue Run-Rate And Secures Over $7 Billion In Equity And Debt Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Databricks announced it has surpassed a $5.4 billion revenue run rate, achieving more than 65% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter. Alongside this milestone, the company is completing investments totaling more than $7 billion, including approximately $5 billion in equity financing at a $134 billion valuation and roughly $2 billion in additional debt capacity.

FancyAI Secures Funding From The Shipyard

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

The Shipyard announced a strategic investment in FancyAI, a Generative Engine Optimization platform designed to help brands improve their visibility and credibility across AI-powered discovery environments.

NuuEnergy Raises €4.3 Million Seed Round To Scale Regional Heat-Pump Installation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Munich-based EnergyTech startup nuuEnergy has raised €4.3 million in a seed funding round to accelerate the expansion of its regional heat-pump installation businesses and further digitize its operations. The round was led by amberra, the corporate venturing studio of the Cooperative Financial Network Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, with participation from EnjoyVenture and existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Vireo Ventures, better ventures, and Bynd Venture Capital.

Lightworks: Up To $12 Million Secured For Advancing Deployment For Highly Regulated Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Canadian enterprise AI consultancy Lightworks has secured up to $12 million in financing to fast-track the large-scale deployment of AI solutions for some of the world’s largest and most highly regulated enterprises. The round was led by Round13 Capital.

Realta Fusion Secures $9.5 Million Growth Capital Facility From Silicon Valley Bank

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Realta Fusion has secured a $9.5 million growth capital facility from Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, to advance its magnetic mirror fusion technology toward commercialization.

NANDO Secures €3.3 Million To Advance AI-Powered Waste Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

NANDO has announced the closing of a €3.3 million funding round aimed at accelerating the transformation of waste management through artificial intelligence. The round was led by Maia Ventures through the Maia I fund and CDP Venture Capital SGR via the Acceleratori Fund. Additional participation came from Fondo Piemonte Next and existing investors, including Club degli Investitori, LA4G, and EMBA Capital Partners.

SatVu Raises £30 Million In NATO Innovation Fund-Backed Round To Scale Multi-Satellite Constellation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

SatVu, a UK-based thermal intelligence company that reveals operational activity and infrastructure performance from space, has closed a £30 million ($40 million) funding round, bringing its total equity funding to £60 million ($80 million). The round includes a strategic investment from the NATO Innovation Fund, alongside the British Business Bank, Space Frontiers Fund II (managed by SPARX Asset Management Co. Ltd.), and Presto Tech Horizons. Existing investors also participated, including Molten Ventures as the lead investor, Adara Ventures, Ridgeline Ventures, NOA, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim Space Fund, and Stellar Ventures. The raise supports the company’s transition from a single-satellite demonstration to the execution of a multi-satellite constellation.

SurrealDB: $23 Million Series A Extension Raised For Advancing Infrastructure Designed For AI-Native Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

SurrealDB has raised an additional $23 million in a Series A extension, bringing its total funding to date to $44 million and expanding its Series A round to $38 million. The new capital brings Chalfen Ventures and Begin Capital into the round, joining existing investors FirstMark and Georgian. As part of the investment, Mike Chalfen, Founder of Chalfen Ventures, has joined SurrealDB’s board.

Circuit: $30 Million Raised For Manufacturing And Service AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Circuit, an Austin-based company building a purpose-built AI platform for manufacturing and service organizations, announced it has raised $30 million from individual investors in one of Texas' largest angel rounds. The funding comes as manufacturers contend with increasing product complexity and a growing skills gap driven by retirements and workforce shortages.

99 Kids Holdings Raises $5 Million Series A To Relaunch THE 99 Superhero Franchise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

99 Kids Holdings Co., a dual Canada–UAE entertainment company, announced it has closed a $5 million Series A funding round led by Exponential Ventures to reboot THE 99, the comic book and animated franchise that introduced Islam-inspired superheroes based on universal values when it first launched in 2006.

Pharmacelera Raises €6 Million To Expand In U.S. And Advance Quantum-AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Pharmacelera, a deep tech company applying Quantum Mechanics and Artificial Intelligence to drug discovery, announced it has closed a €6 million investment round to accelerate its expansion into the United States and further develop its proprietary platform.