Startups

Pulnovo Medical: $100 Million Financing Round Led By Medtronic Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2026

Pulnovo Medical, a New York-based pioneer in breakthrough therapies for pulmonary hypertension and heart failure, has completed an oversubscribed $100 million strategic financing round led by Medtronic, one of the world's largest medical technology companies. The round also includes continued support from existing investors EQT, Qiming Venture Partners, Gaorong Ventures, OrbiMed, and Lilly Asia Ventures, as well as new investors HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China) and other prominent global investors.

Calibre: $3.3 Million Raised To Launch Proactive Health Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Calibre has officially launched alongside a $3.3 million pre-seed funding round, aiming to redefine how individuals understand and manage their health. The company is focused on eliminating what it describes as “health guesswork” by delivering personalized, data-driven insights that go beyond traditional reactive healthcare systems.

Nox Mobility: €2 Million Raised To Reinvent Europe’s Night Trains With Private Rooms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Berlin-based rail startup Nox Mobility has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding to develop a new generation of overnight trains designed around privacy, comfort, and operational precision. The round was led by IBB Ventures, with participation from Italian investor Tommaso Lucca and Patrick Andrae, co-founder and CEO of HomeToGo. The funding will support team expansion, full-scale mock-up development, and preparations for initial routes planned for launch in 2027.

ATMOS Space Cargo: €25.7 Million Series A Raised To Build Europe’s Orbital Return Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

ATMOS Space Cargo, a European company developing orbital transport and re-entry vehicles, announced it has raised €25.7 million in Series A funding to advance its orbital return capabilities and expand its vehicle platform.

Proteins.1 Launches With €4.7 Million To Bring PCR-Like Amplification To Protein Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Proteins.1, a VTT-originated Finnish deep-tech startup, has launched with €4.7 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a single-molecule protein amplification technology it says could enable disease detection up to 1,000 times more sensitive than current gold-standard platforms.

COLABS: $8 Million Raised To Launch Riyadh Workspace Campus And Expand Across Middle East, North Africa, And Pakistan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

COLABS, a Saudi-headquartered community-led workspace platform, has launched a 4,000-square-meter campus in northern Riyadh, marking its entry into Saudi Arabia amid growing competition to serve the Kingdom's expanding startup and SME sector. The company has raised more than $8 million to date from investors, including Shorooq, Waseel Partners, Zayn VC, Indus Valley Capital, Fatima Gobi Ventures, and other regional backers. The Riyadh opening marks the beginning of COLABS' international expansion, with the company aiming to become the largest workspace provider for startups and scaleups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan.

Astor: $5 Million Raised To Build AI Investment Advisor Platform For Everyday Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Astor, an AI-native investment advisory platform registered with the SEC, announced that it has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Monashees, with participation from Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Gilgamesh Ventures, 468 Capital, Valutia, Sunshine Lake, and executives from Stripe and OpenAI. The company plans to use the funding to expand its product, engineering, and growth teams, along with broadening its service offerings.

BAND: $17 Million Raised To Build Communication Layer For The Internet Of Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

BAND, a company building an interaction layer for multi-agent systems, announced its launch out of stealth alongside a $17 million seed funding round backed by Sierra Ventures, Hetz Ventures, and Team8. The funding will be used to expand the company’s engineering team, accelerate product development, and grow its ecosystem of early design partners.

Copperhelm: $7 Million Raised To Launch Agentic Cloud Security Platform From Stealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Copperhelm, an AI-driven cloud security platform, announced its emergence from stealth alongside $7 million in seed funding led by TLV Partners, with participation from toDay Ventures, ICON, SaaS Ventures Israel, and several angel investors. The funding will support product development, go-to-market expansion, and scaling of the company’s engineering team.

Ferrosa Therapeutics: $3.5 Million Seed Financing For Bispecific Antibody Targeting Anemia Of Inflammation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Ferrosa Therapeutics AG, a Swiss biotechnology company focused on treating anemia of inflammation, announced a $3.5 million seed financing round led by Forty51 Ventures. The funding will support the advancement of the company’s first-in-class bispecific antibody program designed to address the underlying biological drivers of anemia of inflammation.

Zócalo Health: $15 Million Series A Raised To Scale Community-Based Primary Care Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Zócalo Health, a tech-enabled, community-based primary care provider, announced a $15 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $22.75 million. The oversubscribed round was led by EO Ventures, with participation from Talipot and existing investors including Vamos Ventures, Animo Ventures, Acumen America, Sorenson Ventures, BarronKent, and Kapor Center.

Affix Labs: €1 Million Raised For Sustainable Insect Repellent Expansion Across Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Affix Labs Group B.V., a Dutch green chemtech startup, announced a €1 million funding round led by VP Capital and Oost NL to support the European expansion of its sustainable insect repellent technology.

Iridius: $8.6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build Compliance-By-Design AI Platform For Regulated Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Iridius, a compliance-by-design AI platform for regulated workflow execution, has raised $8.6 million in seed funding led by Chalfen Ventures, with participation from Osage Venture Partners, Accenture Ventures, and Rock Yard Ventures. Separately, Accenture has also made a strategic investment in Iridius through Accenture Ventures and announced a partnership to support life sciences organizations in scaling AI adoption with compliance, traceability, and auditability embedded at every stage.

Era: $11 Million Raised To Build The Intelligence Layer For A New Ecosystem Of AI-Powered Devices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Era, a startup building a platform that enables any device manufacturer, brand, designer, or creator to make intelligent objects with their own distinct style and behavior, has raised $11 million in seed funding and launched publicly. The round was led by Topology Ventures, with participation from betaworks, AIR (Collab Fund), Abstract, BoxGroup, Mozilla Ventures, and Collaborative Fund, alongside a group of angel investors including Caterina Fake and Ken Kocienda.

Cognition: AI Coding Startup In Funding Talks At $25 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Cognition, the San Francisco-based AI coding startup behind autonomous software engineer Devin, is in early talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a new funding round that would value the company at $25 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. The discussions are ongoing and terms could change, but the round would more than double the company's current valuation of $10.2 billion, set just months ago.

Cloudsmith: $72 Million Series C Raised To Secure The AI-Powered Software Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2026

Cloudsmith, a universal artifact management platform based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has raised $72 million in a Series C financing round to accelerate product development and expand its go-to-market capabilities as enterprises increasingly adopt AI-driven software development. The round was led by TCV and included participation from Insight Partners, along with other existing investors.

Rilian: $17.5 Million In Seed Funding Raised To Advance Agentic AI For Cyber And Defense Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Rilian, a McLean, Virginia-based provider of AI-native cybersecurity and defense systems integration, has raised $17.5 million in seed and seed extension funding to expand its agentic AI platform across the United States, Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and other Allied nations. The round was led by 8VC, First In, and Tamarack Global, with participation from 8090 Industries, Liquid 2 Ventures, Perot Jain, and Protego Ventures. Proceeds will support go-to-market efforts, engineering talent acquisition, and research and development in agentic AI-powered cyber and defense technology solutions for commercial markets and nation-scale environments.

The Many: Majority Stake In CatalystXR Expands Global Immersive Technology Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

The Many announced it has acquired a majority stake in CatalystXR, expanding its capabilities in XR, VR, and AR as part of its global growth strategy.

Firenze: £6 Million Raised For Wealth Management Credit Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Firenze, a fintech platform focused on credit infrastructure for wealth management, has secured £6 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by AlbionVC, with follow-on backing from existing investors including Outward VC and Form Ventures. The raise comes just 12 months after its £2.5 million seed round and reflects accelerating institutional adoption of its Lombard lending technology.

Polymarket: $15 Billion Valuation Talks Highlight Rapid Rise Of Prediction Markets Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Polymarket is seeking to raise approximately $400 million in new funding, which would build on a previously reported $600 million investment and further cement its position as one of the most highly valued companies in the emerging event-based trading market, according to a Bloomberg report.

Protos Security: Acquisition Of AT-RISK International Accelerates Global Intelligence-Led Protection Platform Buildout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Protos Security announced it has acquired AT-RISK International, a globally recognized provider of executive protection, intelligence, and risk consulting services, marking a significant step in Protos’ strategy to build a software-enabled, integrated protection platform with global reach.

Andreessen Horowitz Invests In MTS As New Media Platform Aims To Redefine Real-Time Information Consumption

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Andreessen Horowitz announced its investment in MTS, a newly launched media company, with the acronym standing for “Monitoring the Situation.” The name underscores the company’s core focus on continuously tracking, analyzing, and explaining fast-moving events as they unfold across the internet and the broader media ecosystem.

Coral: $12.5 Million Raised To Automate Healthcare Administrative Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Coral has raised $12.5 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed and Z47, as the company scales its platform designed to automate administrative workflows across the U.S. healthcare system.

OrangeQS: €15 Million Seed Extension And Industry Partnerships Advance Quantum Chip Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

OrangeQS announced the extension of its seed funding round to €15 million with a new investment from the European Innovation Council Fund, alongside the launch of a strategic partnership program with leading quantum hardware companies.

brainjo: €2 Million Seed Round To Advance VR-Based Digital Therapies For ADHD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

brainjo GmbH announced it has raised €2 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of virtual reality-based digital therapeutics, with an initial focus on treating children with ADHD. The round was led by HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds, with participation from MEDICE – The Health Family, Andreas Weinhut, and angel investors from better ventures. The funding will support regulatory approval efforts for brainjo’s first VR-based Digital Health Application (DiGA), designed to be prescribed by healthcare providers and reimbursed through health insurance systems.

Planetary: $28 Million Raise To Scale Fermentation Platform For Sustainable Protein And Ingredients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

planetary announced it has raised $28 million in a combined equity and credit financing to expand its global fermentation platform and accelerate production of sustainable protein and food ingredients.

Bioxtreme: Strategic Investment From Serra Holding And Plaxtreme Launch Advance Neurorehabilitation Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Bioxtreme announced a new strategic investment led by Serra Holding, bringing its total funding to $15 million and supporting the global expansion of its AI-powered rehabilitation technologies alongside the launch of its next-generation device, Plaxtreme.

Humble: $24 Million Seed Round Fuels Launch Of Autonomous, Cabless Electric Freight Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Humble emerged from stealth with $24 million in seed funding to develop a new class of fully autonomous, cabless electric haulers designed to transform freight transportation. The round was led by Eclipse, with participation from Energy Impact Partners and other investors. The funding will support continued vehicle development, expansion of the company’s autonomy stack, pilot deployments, and early manufacturing efforts.

Audrey AI: $1.8 Million Pre-Seed To Transform Financial Auditing With Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

Audrey AI announced it has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding to scale its purpose-built artificial intelligence platform designed for financial auditors. The round was led by Sure Valley Ventures and Delta Partners, with participation from Enterprise Ireland, Donnchadh Casey, Conor Jones, and a group of former Big Four auditors.

ViewsML: $4.9 Million Seed Funding Raised To Commercialize AI-Powered Virtual Biomarker Staining Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2026

ViewsML announced it has raised $4.9 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate commercialization of its virtual biomarker staining platform. The round was led by Wittington Ventures, with participation from Continuum Health Ventures and Mayo Clinic, alongside existing investors including RiSC Capital, Debiopharm, WUTIF, Defined, and e-Fund.