Startups

Prevalent AI Appoints Nitin Maini As CTO To Expand AI-Powered Data Fabric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Prevalent AI has appointed Nitin Maini as Chief Technology Officer, bringing in an enterprise software and cybersecurity executive to lead the company's technology strategy as it expands the use of its AI-powered Data Fabric and Knowledge Graph.

Konko AI Raises $6 Million Led By Hi Ventures To Scale AI Platform For Healthcare Providers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Konko AI has raised $6 million in funding led by Hi Ventures, with participation from LifeX Ventures, SquareOne Capital, GroundUp Ventures, Phoenix Fund and angel investors from Harvard, MIT, Google and Tesla.

Lyte Raises $165 Million Series C At $1.6 Billion Valuation For Physical AI Perception Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Lyte has raised $165 million in Series C funding led by Maverick Silicon, valuing the physical AI perception company at $1.6 billion post-money. The round also included Fidelity Management & Research Company, which led Lyte’s Series B, along with Atreides Management, Key1 Capital, Ora Global, formerly Exor Ventures, and additional existing and new investors.

Catch Raises $5 Million Seed Round To Launch Agentic Admin Assistant For Business Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Catch, an agentic administrative assistant designed for business leaders, has emerged from stealth with $5 million in seed funding co-led by Entrée Capital and Pitango, with participation from Seedcamp and Factorial Capital.

Conveo Raises $50 Million Series A To Build Consumer Understanding Infrastructure For Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Conveo has raised $50 million in Series A funding from DST Global Partners, Balderton Capital, Visionaries, 6 Degrees Capital and Y Combinator, bringing the company's total funding to $55.8 million.

Certain Energy Raises £10 Million Series A For Long-Duration Energy Storage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Certain Energy, formerly known as RFC Power, has raised £10 million in Series A funding to commercialize its manganese flow battery technology and scale long-duration energy storage systems designed to stabilize electricity grids and support renewable power generation. The round was led by the British Business Bank, which invested £3.5 million, with participation from Centrica, Temasek Trust's Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health, and Ceres Power.

PitchMI Names 20 Michigan Startups To Compete For $2 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

The Michigan State University Research Foundation and Michigan Economic Development Corporation have selected 20 Michigan startups to advance to the semifinals of the 2026-27 PitchMI competition, giving founders the opportunity to compete for a combined $2 million in prize funding while receiving startup development and coaching support.

Huskeys Raises $27 Million Series A Led By Blackstone Innovations Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Huskeys has raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Blackstone Innovations Investments, bringing the cybersecurity company's total funding to $35 million as it builds a Network Edge Security Management platform for increasingly complex and AI-driven network environments. The round follows an $8 million seed financing. Other investors include Merlin Ventures, Skinos Ventures, Zscaler Ventures, Okta Ventures, Bright Pixel Capital and SV Angel.

Empirik.ai Raises $21 Million Seed Round To Build Autonomous Infrastructure Engineer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Empirik.ai has emerged from stealth with a $21 million seed round backed by Sequoia Capital, S32, Canapi Ventures and Alumni Ventures, as the company develops an autonomous infrastructure engineer designed to help enterprises safely manage infrastructure changes at machine speed.