Startups

Lorikeet: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Universal Customer Concierges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Lorikeet, an AI company that creates universal AI concierges for businesses, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by QED Investors, will be used to advance product development and go-to-market efforts.

DISA Technologies: $30 Million Series A2 Raised For Advancing Mineral Processing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

DISA Technologies, a company focused on mineral recovery and uranium remediation, has closed an oversubscribed Series A2 funding round, raising a total of $30 million. The round was led by Evok Innovations, with a cornerstone investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and participation from Valor Equity Partners, Veriten, and existing investor Halliburton Labs.

HYLENR: $3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Commercialize Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

HYLENR, a clean energy startup, has closed a $3 million Pre-Series A funding round to commercialize its clean energy systems. The company utilizes patented Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) to produce scalable, carbon-free heat energy for both industrial and domestic use.

Stavtar Solutions: $55 Million Series A Raised For Advancing Growth And Scale Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Stavtar Solutions, a provider of business spend management software for complex businesses like alternative asset managers, has raised a $55 million Series A investment from Elephant.

Retension Pharmaceuticals: $15 Million Raised For Developing Hypertension Drug

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Retension Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has completed a $15 million Series B financing round. The funding will support a Phase 2b clinical trial for its lead drug candidate, RTN-001, which is designed to treat uncontrolled and resistant hypertension.

Snappt Buys Trigo And Secures $50 Million in Growth Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Snappt, an applicant trust platform for multifamily housing, has acquired Trigo, a company specializing in verifying rental payment history. The acquisition is supported by a $50 million growth financing facility from Hercules Capital.

Asylon Robotics: Strategic Investment Raised From Allegion Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has made a strategic investment in Asylon, a company specializing in robotic perimeter security. The investment was part of a larger $24 million Series B funding round for Asylon.

CFEX: New Funding Raised For Advancing Energy Transaction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

CFEX, a company specializing in automated contract settlement technology for the energy sector, has secured a new round of investment. The funding round was led by Mobilize Energy Capital, a prominent energy technology fund, with additional participation from AI-focused venture fund TSV Capital and existing investor Accurant International.

Chai Discovery: $70 Million Series A Raised For Reprogramming Interactions Between Biochemical Molecules

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Chai Discovery, an AI company specializing in predicting and reprogramming biochemical interactions to accelerate the development of therapeutics, has raised $70 million in a Series A financing round. The funding, led by Menlo Ventures with participation from their Anthology Fund, included new investors such as Yosemite and DCVC, as well as existing backers like Thrive Capital, OpenAI, and Dimension.

Elion: $9.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Elion, an AI-driven research and intelligence platform for healthcare technology, recently closed an oversubscribed $9.3 million seed round, led by existing investor NEA and joined by new investors Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures, TMV, Scrub Capital, and Alumni Ventures.

FloVision Solutions: $8.7 Million Series A Raised For Bringing AI To Food Production Facilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

FloVision Solutions, an AI startup specializing in yield and quality analytics for protein production, has secured $8.7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Serra Ventures, SOSV, and Rockstart.

Reach Security: $10 Million Strategic Investment Raised For Operationalizing Security Controls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Reach Security, an AI-powered assistant for operationalizing security controls, has secured a $10 million investment from M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, along with existing investors like Artisanal Ventures. This reflects M12's confidence in the potential of domain-specific AI to transform cybersecurity and emphasizes Reach's leadership in AI-based exposure management.

Wingspan: $24 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Embedded Contractor Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Wingspan, a modern payroll platform designed for contractor management, has raised $24 million in Series B funding led by Touring Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $54 million. Key investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Long Journey Ventures, also participated.

Small Door Veterinary: $55 Million Secured For Scaling Membership-Based Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Small Door Veterinary, a membership-based veterinary care company, has raised $55 million in new capital to support its growth. This funding includes a $35 million equity financing led by Valspring Capital, as well as a $20 million debt facility from Bridge Bank.

Keye: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Enhancing Private Equity Due Diligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Keye has launched from stealth mode with $5 million in seed financing from Sorenson Capital, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, ERA, Tiferes Ventures, Dunamu & Partners, and Palm Drive Capital. Notable angel investors include Kaz Nejatian (COO at Shopify), Philip Rathle (CTO at Neo4j), and Clark Valberg (former CEO of InVision).

Centauri Therapeutics: $5.1 Million Raised From CARB-X

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Centauri Therapeutics, an immunotherapy company, announced today that CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator) has granted an additional $5.1 million to support the development of its lead compound. This funding will help advance the lead candidate in Centauri’s ABX-01 program into first-in-human clinical studies, bringing CARB-X’s total support to $12.3 million since 2019.

Caspian: $5.4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Customs Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Caspian, an AI-driven customs compliance startup, has officially launched after emerging from stealth mode and raised $5.4 million in seed funding, led by Primary Venture Partners, with significant backing from Blank Ventures.

Quartr: $10 Million Raised For Qualitative Public Market Research Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Quartr, a leader in qualitative public market research, has raised $10 million to enhance its mission of making company narratives accessible to the right audience. This funding round was fully supported by existing investors Altos Ventures, Yanno Capital, and Öhman, reflecting their confidence in the company's growth and strategy.

Main Street Auto: $60 Million In Growth Financing Raised From Turning Rock

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Turning Rock Partners (TRP), based in New York, has completed a $60 million growth financing round for Main Street Auto, which will aid in its expansion. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Main Street Auto is a founder-owned automotive aftermarket services company with approximately 100 locations throughout the southern United States.

Pahr Therapeutics: $14 Million Seed Funding Raised For Developing Treatments For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Pahr Therapeutics has announced a $14 million seed financing round led by RA Capital Management, AN Venture Partners, and the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC).

 SiMa.ai: $85 Million Raised For Scaling Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

SiMa.ai, a leader in specialized hardware and software solutions for Physical AI, has announced an $85 million funding round, raising its total capital to $355 million. This round was led by Maverick Capital, with participation from existing and new investors, including StepStone Group.

Comp AI: $2.6 Million Pre-Seed Raised For Transforming The SOC 2 Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Comp AI, a new player in compliance automation, has secured $2.6 million in pre-seed funding to transform how companies achieve compliance with frameworks like SOC 2 and HIPAA. The funding round was co-led by OSS Capital and Grand Ventures, both of which have experience supporting innovative technology companies. Notable angel investors, including David Cramer, founder of Sentry, and Ben Tossell of Ben's Bites, also participated.

Caseflood.ai: $3.2 Million Raised For Advancing AI Intake Teams For Law Firms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Caseflood.ai is a human-assisted AI intake team for law firms, featuring voice agents capable of holding conversations over 30 minutes. Recently emerging from stealth mode, the company raised $3.2 million from investors including Acquisition.com, Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, and members of the German royal family, the Sayn-Wittgensteins.

North Pole Security: $4 Million Raised For Proactive Endpoint Protection To The Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

North Pole Security has raised $4 million in seed funding to launch Workshop, a scalable endpoint protection platform for macOS focused on proactive malware prevention. Led by Andreessen Horowitz, this funding will enhance the platform and accelerate its market entry.

GeoWealth: $38 Million Series C Raised For Turnkey Asset Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

GeoWealth, a turnkey asset management platform (TAMP), has raised $38 million in a Series C funding round led by Apollo Global Management. This funding includes a convertible note investment from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors.

Hightouch: Investment From Snowflake Ventures And Capital One Ventures Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Hightouch, a leading data and AI agent platform for marketers, has announced new investments from Snowflake Ventures and Capital One Ventures, extending its oversubscribed Series C round.

Sparrow: $35 Million Series B Raised For Scaling AI-Based Leave Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2025

Sparrow, a leader in employee leave management technology, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by SLW, increasing its total investment to $64 million.

Solidec: $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Transform Chemical Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Solidec, a leader in clean chemical manufacturing, has raised over $2 million in pre-seed funding, led by New Climate Ventures (NCV), with support from Plug and Play Ventures and Ecosphere Ventures. The company is revolutionizing chemical production by utilizing modular and on-site facilities that rely solely on air, water, and electricity to produce essential chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, formic acid, acetic acid, and ethylene.

Motive: $150 Million Raised For AI-Based Integrated Operations Platform For The Physical Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

Motive, an AI-powered integrated operations platform for the physical economy, has secured $150 million in funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from AllianceBernstein and other investors. This funding will help Motive expand its AI capabilities and grow internationally.

AIRIA: Seed Funding Raised For Expanding Commercial And Federal Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 6, 2025

AIRIA is an operational AI company that converts real-time signal data into actionable spatial intelligence. Recently, it completed its seed funding round with backing from Counterview Capital and Fulcrum Venture Group.