Startups

Ethos: $6 Million Raised For Model Risk Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Ethos, a modern model risk management platform, announced a seed investment of $6 million to become the gold-standard platform enabling financial institutions and fintechs to confidently manage model risk. This funding round was led by Canapi Ventures, with participation from Capital One Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures.

Skylo: $30 Million Raised For Scaling Direct-to-Device Satellite Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Skylo, a company powering commercially available and seamless direct-to-device satellite connectivity, announced a $30 million oversubscribed funding round led by NGP Capital. And Westly Group joined the round, and existing investors Intel Capital, BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Next47, and others also participated.

Taktile: $54 Million (Series B) Raised For Decision Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Taktile – a category-defining decision automation platform – announced it has raised $54 million in a Series B funding round to continue empowering fintech and financial institutions' teams to optimize their risk management strategies across the entire customer lifecycle. Balderton Capital led the funding round, which included existing investors Index Ventures, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Prosus Ventures, Visionaries Club, and Larry Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury. Taktile has raised a total of $79 million to date.

Reddy: $2 Million Raised For AI-Based Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Reddy, an AI-based company that provides enterprise Customer Experience (CX) teams with a single platform to train, deploy, and manage their human and AI agents, announced it has raised $2 million in funding. DA Ventures, a firm known for backing high-potential early-stage startups, led the round, which was joined by other venture capital firms with deep CX domain expertise and strategic angel investors.

Raise: $63 Million Secured For Advancing Blockchain-Powered Gift Card Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Raise, a leader in the global gift market and pioneer in blockchain-powered payments and loyalty, announced the closing of a $63 million funding round. Led by Haun Ventures, the funding round included participation from Amber Group, Anagram, Blackpine, Borderless Capital, GSR, Karatage, Paper Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, Selini Capital, Sonic Boom Ventures, the Web3 Foundation, and notable angels Tekin Salimi, Raj Gokal, and Teddy Gorisse, among others. This latest funding round brings Raise's total to over $220 million, building on prior investments from Accel, Paypal, and New Enterprise Associates (NEA).

Nexera Robotics: $4.5 Million Raised For Scaling Robotic Grasping Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Nexera Robotics, a pioneer in advanced robotic grasping, announced the completion of its latest investment round of $4.5 million, which includes high-caliber investors, including BDC's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund. This funding round marks a significant milestone in Nexera's mission to revolutionize robotic automation across industries through innovative grasping technologies.

Rune Technologies: $6.2 Million (Seed) Raised For Defense And Military Logistics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Rune Technologies, a defense technology company building software to enable military logistics in contested environments at the tactical and operational levels, announced $6.2 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Point72 Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital and individual investments from several leading defense technology executives including Anduril SVP of Software Gokul Subramanian, Vannevar Labs CEO Brett Granberg, Cape CEO John Doyle, and Forterra CGO Scott Sanders, and others.

Finmo: $18.5 Million (Series A) Secured For Transforming Treasury Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Finmo, an all-in-one Treasury Operating System (TOS), announced an oversubscribed $18.5 million Series A funding round, bringing the total funding to $27 million. This funding validates the growing demand for an innovative approach to modern treasury management.

VerAI: $24 Million (Series B) Raised For Growing Portfolio Of AI-Based Mineral Discoveries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

VerAI Discoveries, an AI-driven mineral asset company, announced a $24 million first closing of its Series B round. The funding was led by Insight Partners, a global software investor specializing in high-growth technology and software investments, with continued support from existing investors Blumberg Capital, Chrysalix Venture Capital, and Orion Industrial Ventures.

FullEnrich: Data Enrichment Aggregator Company Raises $2 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

FullEnrich, a global data enrichment aggregator, announced it has raised $2 million in its first seed funding round, led by Flex Capital, M-Fund, Kima Ventures, First Degree, Offord Ventures, and Duro Ventures.

Humanitru: $3 Million Raised To Advance Nonprofit Data Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Humanitru, a leading data-driven strategy and engagement platform for mid- to enterprise-level nonprofits, announced it has closed a $3 million fundraising round to accelerate product development, expand its team, and extend its impact to additional mission-driven organizations. This funding round was led by Dogwood Ventures with participation from Meeting Street Capital, the 98, I2BF, Front Porch Venture Partners, and Team Ignite Ventures.

QuEra Computing: Over $230 Million Raised For Neural-Atom Quantum Computing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

QuEra Computing, a leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, announced it completed a financing of over $230 million. The funding will be used to accelerate the development and production of large-scale and fault-tolerant quantum computers, reinforcing the company’s position at the forefront of quantum innovation.

Swirepay: All-In-One Payment Orchestration Company Raises $3.4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Swirepay announced the closing of its second round of seed funding of $3.4 million, bringing the total amount raised to $5 million. Following a Seed One funding round - which was led by ICICI Bank and Advantage Partners - this second round of funding was led by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Angels groups based in Silicon Valley, Boston, and Southern California, with additional participation from Aum Ventures, QPaymentZ, Nivesha Ventures, Nurture Growth Fund, and prominent angel investors.

High Definition Vehicle Insurance: $40 Million Fundraise Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI), a technology-driven commercial auto insurance provider, announced it has secured $40 million in growth capital, bringing its total funding to over $87 million. The funding round was co-led by existing investors 8VC, Autotech Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, and Weatherford Capital.

Gripp: $1.5 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised For Modernizing Agricultural Operations Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Gripp, a mobile-first platform revolutionizing agricultural operations management, announced it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed round funding. Ag Ventures Alliance led the round, which included Two Ravens, Infinity Holding Ventures, C2 Ventures, Tundra Angels, Countryside Angels, DMM Holdings, and Glen Haven Farms.

Keychain: $1 Billion In Projects Per Month And $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Keychain, an AI-based manufacturing platform transforming the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, announced an additional $5 million investment led by Bright Pixel Capital, the VC arm of the European retail conglomerate Sonae. This funding comes as Keychain takes its core search and discovery product out of beta and introduces new platform capabilities.

Digit: $2.5 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming The Manufacturing ERP Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Digit, a B2B SaaS company creating a next-generation cloud inventory and manufacturing platform for small and mid-sized manufacturers, announced the closing of a $2.5 million oversubscribed seed round. Assembly Ventures led the funding round, which also included Hyde Park Angels (HPA) and Grand Ventures.

Incept AI: $3 Million (Pre-Seed) Secured For Bringing Voice AI To The Real World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Incept AI, a company bringing voice AI to the real world—starting with noisy restaurant drive-thru and phone orders—today announced a $3 million pre-seed round led by Rally Ventures, with participation from 10VC.

Turing: $14 Million Raised For AI-Based Water Management Solutions Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Turing, a leader in AI-based water management solutions, announced the successful completion of a $14 million funding round led by Safar Partners. This funding will advance Turing’s global expansion and enhance its flagship AI-based platforms TOP Clear — which provides end-to-end digital solutions for the utility sector, from water and wastewater treatment to networks and SmartOps AI (its exclusive water management platform for industrial treatment).

HouseWhisper: $6.7 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Real Estate Agent Assistant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

HouseWhisper, an AI-based assistant transforming how real estate professionals manage their workflow, announced its official launch and raised a $6.7 million seed round led by Mayfield, with participation from PSL Ventures and 75 and Sunny Ventures.

Adaptive Insurance: $5 Million Raised For Climate Resiliency Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Adaptive Insurance - a Texas-based climate resiliency company harnessing advanced AI and climate data to redefine climate based parametric insurance - announced it has successfully closed a $5 million seed funding round. Led by Congruent Ventures, with additional investments from Montauk Climate, Generation Space (US arm of Seraphim Space), and private funders, the funding will advance the nationwide rollout of Adaptive Insurance's innovative parametric insurance products, starting with its flagship product GridProtect.

SmartSuite: $38 Million Raised For Work Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

SmartSuite, a next-generation work management platform, announced a major global expansion driven by $38 million in funding. The latest funding includes a new $13 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, with participation from Sorenson Capital and High Alpha.

Validose: $2 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised For Clinical Trial Medication Adherence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Validose, a 10XBeta Venture Studio portfolio company pioneering precision medication delivery, announced recently the closing of a $2 million pre-seed funding round. The funding round was led by Peter Bauer’s Family Office as part of its Technology for Humanity strategy, 10XBeta, and Interstate Fusion Ventures; several angel investors participated.

Human.org: $7.3 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised For Solving Alignment Between Humans And AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Human.org - a product-based AI safety lab dedicated to solving AI Alignment (AIA) - announced $7.3 million in pre-seed funding to build a trust infrastructure that ensures AI agents are verifiably aligned with human intent. Backed by investors like HF0, Soma Capital, Spearhead, Pioneer Fund, Hummingbird VC, Brett Gibson, general partner at Initialized Capital, Val Vavilov, founder of Bitfury, James Tamplin, partner at HF0, Sheridan Clayborne, co-founder at Lendtable, and others leading angles. Plus, Human is developing a layer 1 blockchain that establishes provable identity for humans and AI agents, ensuring AI systems remain transparent, accountable, and under human control. The company plans to launch its protocol by the second quarter of 2025.

Totem: $1.3 Million (Pre-Seed) Secured For Building Useful Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2025

Totem, an ascending startup known for its viral debut product, the Totem Compass, announced that it has closed a pre-seed funding round, raising $1.3 million from a group of assorted angel investors worldwide.

Bitwise: $70 Million Raised For Managing Crypto Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2025

Bitwise Asset Management, a crypto-specialist asset manager with over $12 billion in client assets, announced the completion of a $70 million equity raise. The funding round was led by Electric Capital, with participation from MassMutual, Highland Capital, MIT Investment Management Company, Haun Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Blockchain Coinvestors, Nikesh Arora, and others.

Quantum Machines: $170 Million (Series C) Raised For Advanced Quantum Control Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2025

Quantum Machines (QM), a leading provider of advanced quantum control solutions, announced it has raised $170 million in Series C funding, bringing the company's total funding to date to $280 million. This highly oversubscribed round, led by PSG Equity with participation from Intel Capital, Red Dot Capital Partners, and existing investors, marks one of the biggest rounds of funding in the quantum industry.

NanoPhoria: €17.5 Million Awarded For Non-Viral Drug Delivery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2025

NanoPhoria, a pre-clinical stage biotech company developing a versatile and non-viral drug delivery platform based on inorganic nanoparticles with a lead product for heart failure treatment, announces the investment commitment of €17.5 million from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Accelerator program, including a grant of €2.5 million and a conditional equity investment of up to €15 million.

Checkmk: IT Infrastructure Monitoring Company Raises Strategic Investment From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2025

Checkmk, a German IT infrastructure monitoring vendor, announced a strategic partnership with PSG Equity, a leading growth equity firm that partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to drive transformational growth.

Aegis: $2 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised To Develop Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin Independent From The Fiat Banking System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2025

Aegis, a company developing a bitcoin-backed stablecoin independent from the fiat banking system, announced it has emerged from stealth with a $2 million fundraise led by on-chain DAO Dewhales and supported by Profluent Ventures and prominent angel investors with track records of investments in leading companies, including Uniswap, Stellar, Sky (formerly known as MakerDAO), Paradigm, Deribit, BCB, GVol (Amberdata), Hidden Road, xAI, and Apptronik.