Startups

P2 Science Raises $23 Million To Expand Green Chemistry Platform Into New Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

P2 Science announced it has closed an oversubscribed $23 million funding round led by Sofinnova Partners to accelerate commercial growth and expand its green chemistry platform into new markets. The company said the financing will support the continued expansion of its beauty and personal care ingredients business while also driving growth into aroma technologies, performance polymers, home care, coatings, and crop care.

Lucis Raises $20 Million In Series A To Expand Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Lucis announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Singular, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and angel investors including Céline Lazorthes and Manu Lecomte. The company said the funding will support the expansion of its AI-powered preventive health platform across Europe and further development of its health companion application.

Quanscient Raises €10 Million To Advance Quantum- And AI-Native Hardware Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Quanscient announced it has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion and strengthen its position in multiphysics simulations, quantum algorithms, and AI-native hardware engineering.

Tequipy: €3.06 Million Raised For Global IT Operations Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Tequipy announced it has raised €3.06 million in funding led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and Unfold.vc. The company said the funding will support its next phase of growth as it continues scaling automation tools for global IT operations and distributed workforce management.

NanoCo: $12 Million Raised For Enterprise AI Assistant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

NanoCo, the enterprise offering from the team behind NanoClaw, announced that it raised a $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners, with participation from Docker, Vercel, monday.com, and Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, among other investors.

Avrea: $4.7 Million Raised For Next-Generation CI/CD Platform Built For The Age Of AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Avrea, a next-generation Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platform built for the emerging agentic AI era, has officially launched from stealth after raising $4.7 million in pre-seed funding led by EarlyBird.

Certo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Consumer Goods Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2026

Daphni announced that it led a $4 million seed round in Certo, a company building AI agents for regulatory compliance across the beauty and consumer goods industries.

Stilta Closes $10.5 Million For Agentic AI Patent Litigation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Stilta, an AI company focused on patent litigation and intelligence, announced $10.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator and founders and operators from leading AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable, and Listen Labs.

Foundation Raises $6.4 Million For Human Authority Hardware Platform And Passport Prime Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Foundation announced a $6.4 million funding round led by Fulgur Ventures with participation from Arche Capital as the company expands beyond Bitcoin self-custody into identity, AI agent authorization, and programmable security infrastructure. The company also announced the general availability of Passport Prime, its flagship security device, along with expanded access to the KeyOS developer platform.

TIST Media: India-Based Startup Raises Seed Funding Raised At About $5.9 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Mumbai-based creator economy startup TIST Media has raised seed funding at an approximate post-money valuation of $5.9 million. The round was led by Sthira Partners, although the financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

Anthropic Reportedly Raising Over $30 Billion At $900+ Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly preparing to close a massive new funding round that could exceed $30 billion at a valuation above $900 billion, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The deal, which could close as soon as next week, would position Anthropic ahead of OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup.

Tequipy: €3.06 Million Raised For Global IT Device Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Tequipy announced that it has raised €3.06 million in funding led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray and Unfold.vc. The company said the funding will support its next phase of growth as it expands beyond hardware lifecycle management into software, access, and security automation for enterprise IT teams.

PopDEX: $30 Million Raised To Advance Trader-Centric Perp DEX Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Foresight Ventures announced it has led a $30 million strategic seed investment in PopDEX, a trader-centric, decentralized perpetual exchange focused on aligning incentives with contributors and improving capital efficiency.

Polsia: $30 Million At $250 Million Valuation Raised For AI Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Polsia announced it raised $30 million at a $250 million valuation as the company advances its vision to enable AI agents to run large portions of business operations autonomously.

Squid: $6 Million Raised To Expand Consumer Product Offering On Cross-Chain Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Squid announced it has raised $6 million in funding to accelerate the expansion of its consumer product offerings built on cross-chain infrastructure. The financing round was led by North Island Ventures and included participation from Ripple, Dialectic, Borderless, Scenius Capital, Altos, and Arche Capital, along with angel investors from Axelar, Ledger, Polymer, Enso, and Peanut.

Singapore Management University: $10 Million Fund Launched For Urban Solutions And Sustainability Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the launch of the Urban SustaInnovator (USI) Fund, a US$10 million investment program created to support startups focused on urban solutions and sustainability across Singapore and Asia. The fund is designed to back ventures emerging from SMU’s flagship Urban SustaInnovator accelerator program, which began incubating its inaugural cohort in February 2026.

Kalshi: $1 Billion Series F Reportedly Expanded With Additional $200 Million At $22 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Kalshi is raising an additional $200 million, expanding a funding round that had already brought in $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. The new financing is being completed at the same $22 billion valuation established earlier this month during the company’s massive Series F raise, signaling continued investor confidence in the fast-growing prediction market platform despite broader volatility across fintech and crypto-related markets.

Muybridge: $16 Million Series A Raised For Software-Defined Camera Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Muybridge announced it has closed a $16 million Series A financing round as the Norwegian imaging technology company accelerates the rollout of its software-defined camera platform across sports broadcasting and other real-time visual applications.

Moment: $78 Million Raised For AI Operating System Powering Investment Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Moment, an AI operating system built for investment management, announced it has raised $78 million in a Series C funding round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Avra, and existing investors. The funding comes less than 10 months after the company’s $36 million Series B round, which was also led by Index Ventures.

Quartermaster: $43 Million Raised For Maritime Awareness Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

Quartermaster announced that it raised $43 million in Series A funding co-led by First Round Capital and Quiet Capital, with participation from TMV, Steel Atlas, BoxGroup, Operator Partners, Shorewind Capital, and David Adelman. The company is using the funding to expand what it describes as the world’s largest pro-mariner sensing fleet.

ROBOXI: €13 Million Raised For Airport Airside Automation Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2026

ROBOXI announced that it has successfully closed a €13 million financing round to support the company’s continued growth in airport airside automation and autonomy.

August Robotics: $30 Million Raised For Autonomous Construction Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

August Robotics announced it has raised a $30 million Series B financing round led by Big Pi Ventures, with continued backing from Blackbird Ventures, Skip Capital, Tanarra Capital, and Future Family Office Pty Ltd, alongside new investor GS Futures.

Modal Labs: $355 Million Raised At $4.65 Billion Valuation For AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Modal Labs has raised $355 million in a Series C funding round that values the company at $4.65 billion, according to Reuters. The funding round was led by Redpoint Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from Accel and Menlo Ventures, according to Reuters.

Exa Raises $250 Million In Series C Funding For AI Search Infrastructure In Series C Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Exa, an AI-native search infrastructure company building search tools for AI agents and applications, announced a $250 million Series C funding round at a reported $2.2 billion valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz as the company accelerates development of search systems designed specifically for AI workloads rather than traditional human web browsing.

CVRD Health: $5 Million Seed Round Raised To Modernize Benefits Compliance For Federal Contractors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

CVRD Health announced a $5 million seed funding round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Waterline Ventures and Distributed Ventures. The company said the funding will support platform development, expansion of its compliance and member advocacy teams, and broader adoption of its benefits management platform among federal government contractors nationwide.

Aboard: $13 Million Raised For Next-Gen Electric Travel Trailer Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Aboard, a Southern California-based startup focused on modern mobile living, announced it has completed a Pre-Series A financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to $13 million. The round was led by Ondine Capital and Llama Ventures, and the new capital will support the company’s next phase of growth as it prepares its extended-range electric travel trailer for mass production.

EarSmartAI: Pre-Seed Investment To Advance AI-Powered Pediatric Ear Infection Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

EarSmartAI, a pediatric healthcare technology company developing an AI-powered ear infection diagnostic platform, announced it secured a $250,000 pre-seed investment from Boomerang Ventures as the company looks to address the growing demand for scalable pediatric diagnostic solutions. The company also named veteran MedTech executive Mark Terrill as CEO and Co-Founder.

The Path: $14.3 Million Seed Raised For AI Therapy Platform Focused On Proactive Mental Health Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

The Path, a global AI therapy platform focused on long-term mental wellness, announced $14.3 million in seed funding led by Prime Movers Lab with participation from Apolo Anton Ohno, Deontay Wilder, and Designer Fund. The company was co-founded by Tony Robbins, Anson Whitmer, and Tyler Sheaffer.

ClearOps: €8.6 Million Series A Raised To Build AI Operating System For OEM After Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

ClearOps, an AI-powered after sales platform for industrial OEMs, announced the closing of an €8.6 million Series A funding round led by Hitachi Ventures, with participation from Schoeller Group and Barkawi Group.

Scapia: $63 Million Raised For AI-First Travel Fintech Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Scapia, an Indian travel-fintech company, announced it has raised $63 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst, with continued participation from existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47. The company said the funding will be used to accelerate growth across India, strengthen its AI-first product strategy, expand its brand presence, and hire top AI talent across engineering, product, data science, and design.