Startups

Sarvam Raises $234 Million In First Close Of $300 Million Series B At $1.5 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Sarvam, India’s full-stack sovereign AI company, announced that it has raised $234 million in the first close of its $300 million Series B round at a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion.

Optiak Raises €4 Million Pre-Seed To Build Operating Layer For Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Optiak announced that it has raised €4 million in pre-seed funding to build what it describes as an operating layer for enterprise AI deployments.

HeyMilo AI Raises $6 Million To Expand Agentic Recruiting Platform And Launch New AI Hiring Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

HeyMilo AI announced that it has raised a total of $6 million in funding led by Category Ventures, with participation from Canaan Partners, Alumni Ventures, and ERA. The company plans to use the capital to expand its agentic recruiting platform and introduce new AI-powered recruiting capabilities for high-volume hiring.

Foundation Alloy Raises $22 Million Series A To Scale MetalsFIRST Platform, Open New U.S. Facility, And Expand Into Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2026

Foundation Alloy announced a $22 million Series A financing round to scale production of its MetalsFIRST platform, a solid-state metallurgy technology designed to produce advanced alloys without traditional melt-based manufacturing processes.

Atom Computing Raises Over $300 Million To Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Atom Computing announced that it has raised more than $300 million to accelerate the development and deployment of commercial-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. The funding includes a $100 million Series C round led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from DCVC, Cisco Investments, and other investors. The total also includes a signed letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for an additional $100 million. To date, the company has raised more than $300 million.

Bland Raises $50 Million Series C And Surpasses $100 Million In Total Funding To Expand Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Bland announced a $50 million Series C financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $100 million. The round was led by Dell Technologies Capital and included participation from HubSpot Ventures, Archerman Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, and existing investors including Emergence Capital, Upfront Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Max Levchin, Piotr Dąbkowski, and Jeff Lawson.

Limitless Labs Raises $20 Million Series A To Expand Physical AI Platform For Precision Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Limitless Labs announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its agentic physical AI platform for CAD/CAM in mechanical manufacturing. The round was co-led by Dell Technologies Capital and Square Peg, with participation from Grove Ventures, Meron Capital, and Kinetica. The company, formerly known as LimitlessCNC, has raised $27.3 million to date.

LEBEC Secures Strategic Investment From Community Capital Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

LEBEC, a global innovative finance platform, announced a strategic investment from CCM Holding Company, the parent company of Community Capital Management (CCM), a $7 billion institutional asset manager focused on delivering market-rate returns alongside positive societal outcomes.

Copia Automation Raises $26 Million To Expand Industrial Code Management And Recovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Copia Automation announced $26 million in additional funding, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $55 million. The round was co-led by AE Ventures and Squadra Ventures, with participation from KAS Venture Partners and continued backing from existing investors Construct Capital, Lux Capital, Ironspring Ventures, and Renegade Partners. The financing included a combination of equity and venture debt.

Elektrik Secures Growth Investment From Lead Edge Capital To Accelerate Electrical Infrastructure Procurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Elektrik, a procurement platform for sourcing critical electrical infrastructure components, announced a new growth investment from Lead Edge Capital. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Aston Power Raises $20 Million From TDK Ventures And JLL To Expand Data Center Power Delivery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Aston Power, a provider of integrated large-scale power delivery solutions for data centers, announced a $20 million funding round led by TDK Ventures and Building Ventures, with participation from JLL Spark Global Ventures and other investors.

Emmecell Closes Strategic Financing To Advance Magnetic Cell Delivery Platform For Ophthalmic Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Emmecell, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing magnetic cell delivery technologies for ophthalmic diseases, announced the successful closing of a strategic financing round. The financing included participation from existing investors as well as strategic industry participant Bausch + Lomb.

Kimba Raises $6.5 Million To Launch AI-Powered Scent Therapy Platform For Better Sleep

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Kimba, a sleep technology company focused on adaptive scent therapy, announced its launch alongside a $6.5 million funding round led by Selva Ventures. The company is introducing a clinically validated approach to improving sleep through AI-powered scent interventions designed to promote deeper and more restorative rest.

Ent Raises $100 Million Seed Round And Emerges From Stealth With AI-Powered Workspace Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Ent emerged from stealth with $100 million in seed financing as the company seeks to bring prevention back to cybersecurity through its intent-aware Workspace Security platform.

AIRS Medical Receives Strategic Investment From TA Associates To Expand AI-Powered MRI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

AIRS Medical announced that it has received a strategic growth investment from TA Associates, which will support the company’s next phase of international expansion, product innovation, and advancement of its AI-powered radiology technologies.

Respond.io Raises $62.5 Million Series B To Expand AI-Powered Customer Conversation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Respond.io announced that it has raised $62.5 million in Series B funding to accelerate its expansion into North America and Europe and further develop its AI-powered customer conversation platform.

Arcade Raises $60 Million Series A To Secure AI Agents In Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2026

Arcade.dev announced that it has raised $60 million in Series A funding to expand its platform for securing and governing AI agents deployed in production environments.