Startups

Mantis Space: $10 Million Raised For Orbital Energy Infrastructure To Deliver Sunlight Anywhere In Orbit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Mantis Space, a space and advanced energy startup based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed seed round of more than $10 million to build orbital energy infrastructure designed to remove one of the most fundamental constraints in satellite operations: Earth’s shadow.

BackOps: $26 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Operating System For Global Supply Chains

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

BackOps, a software company building an AI-native operating system for supply chain operations, announced it has raised $26 million in a Series A funding round led by Theory Ventures. The round also included participation from Gradient, Construct Capital, and 10VC.

Waiv: $33 Million Financing For AI-Powered Precision Testing Spinout From Owkin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Owkin announced the spinout of Waiv, formerly known as Owkin Dx, alongside $33 million in financing led by OTB Ventures and Alpha Intelligence Capital.

PEAK6 Trials: $100,000 Founder Residency Program Launches To Build Fintech Startups In Austin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

PEAK6, the Austin-based fintech operating company behind multiple billion-dollar businesses, has launched a new founder residency program designed to help entrepreneurs build fintech companies from the ground up.

ORO Labs: $100 Million Raised For AI-Driven Enterprise Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

ORO Labs, a procurement orchestration platform for global enterprises, announced it has raised $100 million in Series C funding to accelerate the adoption of agentic orchestration in enterprise procurement. The funding round was led by Brighton Park Capital and Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, B Capital, XYZ Capital, and Felicis.

Ark Labs: $5.2 Million Raised To Build Programmable Finance Infrastructure On Bitcoin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Ark Labs, a developer of programmable financial infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem, announced it has raised $5.2 million in a seed funding round backed by stablecoin issuer Tether and several venture investors. The funding will support the company’s effort to unlock Bitcoin capital and expand the capabilities of its core infrastructure platform, Arkade.

Qdrant: $50 Million Raised For Composable Vector Search Infrastructure For Production AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine company, announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding to advance its technology for powering large-scale artificial intelligence systems. The round was led by AVP and included participation from Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital, and 42CAP.

Onyx Security: $40 Million Raised To Build Secure AI Control Plane For Enterprise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Onyx Security announced its launch alongside $40 million in funding as the company seeks to help enterprises safely deploy and manage autonomous AI agents across their organizations. The round was backed by Conviction and Cyberstarts, and the company positions its platform as a centralized security and governance layer for the rapidly emerging “agentic” era of artificial intelligence.

Combat Medical: £2.6 Million Raised To Advance Bladder Cancer Treatment Toward FDA Approval

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Combat Medical, a medical device company focused on improving the delivery and effectiveness of cancer therapeutics, announced it has raised £2.6 million in the first close of a Series A financing round. The investment will support the development and regulatory advancement of the company’s hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy technology for treating BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

StageOne Ventures: $165 Million Fifth Fund Raised To Back Israel’s Next Generation Of AI Infrastructure Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

StageOne Ventures announced the closing of its fifth venture capital fund at $165 million, marking 25 years of investing in Israeli enterprise technology startups at their earliest stages.

Wonderful: $150 Million Series B Raised For Enterprise AI Agent Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Wonderful, an enterprise AI agent platform, has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, IVP, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Vine Ventures. The company said the new capital will support continued development of its agentic platform and accelerate global expansion as enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents across core business workflows.