Startups

Fieldguide: $75 Million Series C At $700 Million Valuation Raised For Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Fieldguide, an agentic AI-native platform for audit and advisory firms, has raised a $75 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from new investor Geodesic and existing backers Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, and Thomson Reuters. The financing brings Fieldguide’s total funding to $125 Million and values the company at $700 Million.

Cadastral: $9.5 Million Raised To Build ‘AI Analyst In A Box’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Cadastral, an AI-native software company building vertically specific intelligence for the commercial real estate industry, has raised $9.5 Million in funding from Navitas, JLL Spark Global Ventures, AvalonBay, Equity Residential, and 1Sharpe.

Willie’s Remedy+: Willie Nelson-Backed THC Drinks Brand Raises $15 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Willie’s Remedy+, a THC-infused beverages brand inspired by Willie Nelson, has raised a $15 million Series A round to accelerate a national retail push and continue product development. The financing was led by Left Lane Capital with participation from Second Sight Ventures.

Goodfire: $150 Million Series B At $1.25 Billion Valuation Raised For Interpretability AI Lab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Goodfire, an AI research lab focused on interpretability for understanding and designing neural networks, has raised a $150 million Series B round at a $1.25 billion valuation, according to the company. The financing was led by B Capital, with participation from existing investors Juniper Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, South Park Commons, and Wing Venture Capital, as well as new investors including DFJ Growth, Salesforce Ventures, and Eric Schmidt.

Connect Music: $80 Million Raised To Expand Catalog Acquisitions, Licensing, And AI-Driven Artist Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Connect Music, a Memphis-based music rights and technology company led by founder, president and CEO George Monger, has raised $80 million in new financing led by Rockmont Partners and Variant Investments.

Sparxell: University Of Cambridge Spin-Out Raises €4.2 Million To Scale Biodegradable Structural Color Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Sparxell, a University of Cambridge spin-out developing bioinspired colour technologies, has raised €4.2 million in a pre-Series A round to scale its 100% bio-based, biodegradable approach to colour. SWEN Capital Partners led the financing through its Blue Ocean 2 fund, alongside Alpha Star Capital and Cambridge Enterprise.

Climatic: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised For Pioneering Daily Lung Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Climatic emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed funding to pioneer the daily lung health category and bring proactive respiratory care into everyday wellness. The company is positioning lung care as a consistent part of daily health and performance, arguing that respiratory support has historically been treated as something people address only reactively during illness or environmental crises.

Midas: $10 Million Raised For AI Verification Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Midas, an AI security and reliability company focused on mathematical verification, has launched publicly after closing a $10 million funding round led by Nova Global. The company says it is building a “mathematical trust infrastructure” to ensure AI outputs and underlying reasoning are provably correct before they are used in real-world systems where mistakes are costly.

Accrual: $75 Million Raised For AI-Native Accounting Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Accrual has launched with $75 million in funding to bring AI-native automation to accounting firm preparation and review workflows. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Pruven Capital, Edward Jones Ventures, and a group of industry executives and founders. Accrual said the financing will support product and AI development, team expansion, and onboarding accounting firms as the company scales.

Turnstile: $29 Million Closed For AI-First Quote-To-Cash Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Turnstile has launched an AI-first quote-to-cash platform aimed at sales-led B2B SaaS startups, debuting with $29 million in funding from First Round, OMERS Ventures, Illuminate Financial, and a group of angel investors.

Advance: $8.55 Million Seed Funding Raised For Turning Premium Flows Into Yield and Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Advance, a financial platform built for insurance, announced it raised $8.55 million in seed funding to modernize how insurance intermediaries manage and move money, aiming to reduce operational friction while keeping premium dollars controlled, compliant, and earning.

Morpheus Space: $15 Million Raised For Electric Propulsion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Morpheus Space has secured a $15 million strategic investment to accelerate the buildout of its mass-production footprint and support its next phase of growth in electric propulsion systems for in-space mobility. The company said the round was led by Alpine Space Ventures and the European Investment Fund, with continued support from Lavrock Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Pallas Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, and other new and existing investors.

Flock AI: $6 Million Seed Funding Closed To Scale One-to-One Visual Commerce For Fashion and Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Flock AI, an AI-native visual commerce platform built for fashion and retail, has raised a $6 million seed round led by Work-Bench, bringing total funding to $7.5 million. The round also included participation from January Ventures, Red Bike Capital, Outlander VC, AI Furnace, and strategic angels.

Duna: €30 Million Series A Raised For AI Native Business Identity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Duna, an identity fintech founded by two Stripe alumni, has raised a €30 million Series A to expand its AI native business identity platform for regulated enterprises. The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent growth fund, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures and Puzzle Ventures, as well as Snowflake Chairman Frank Slootman.

Kings League Raises $63 Million To Advance Global Expansion in Creator-Led Sports

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Kings League, the creator-led sports competition founded by Gerard Piqué, has secured a $63 million investment round led by Alignment Growth, a U.S.-based media and entertainment investor, with participation from existing shareholders. The new capital is intended to accelerate Kings League’s next phase of international growth, combining organic expansion with selective M&A as the organization looks to broaden its global footprint and deepen its platform across both its men’s and women’s properties.

Synthpop: $15 Million Series A Closed For Healthcare-Focused Multi-Agent Workflow Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Synthpop, a healthcare AI company focused on agentic automation for payer, provider, and patient operations, raised a $15 million in Series A funding to scale automation across administrative workflows throughout the patient journey. The financing brings Synthpop’s total funding to $23 million.

Apeiron Labs: $9.5 Million Series A Raised For Scaling Global AUV Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Apeiron Labs announced it has closed a $9.5 million Series A financing to scale its real-time ocean intelligence platform and expand deployments of its autonomous underwater vehicle networks. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said the round was co-led by S2G Investments, RA Capital Management’s Planetary Health Fund, and DYNE Ventures, with participation from Assembly Ventures, TFX Capital, and Bay Bridge Ventures.

Una Software: $13 Million Total Funding Raised Following Seed Round For AI-Native FP&A Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Una Software announced it has closed its seed financing, bringing total funding raised to $13 million, as the Toronto-based company looks to scale its AI-powered financial planning and analysis platform for midmarket and enterprise finance teams. The company also announced that Michael Morrison, previously CEO of Fluence Technologies and Jirav, has been appointed chief executive officer.

Cerebras: AI Chipmaker Raises $1 Billion Series H At About $23 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Cerebras Systems, an AI chipmaker focused on wafer-scale processors for training and inference, said it has closed a $1 billion Series H financing at a post-money valuation of approximately $23 billion. The company said the round was led by Tiger Global and included participation from Benchmark, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Atreides Management, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMD, Coatue, and 1789 Capital, among others.

Machina Labs: $124 Million Series C Closed For Large-Scale Intelligent Factory

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Machina Labs, a Los Angeles-based advanced manufacturing and robotics company, announced it has closed a $124 million Series C financing round as it transitions from technology development to deploying its software-defined manufacturing infrastructure for defense, aerospace, and advanced mobility applications.

Osmo: $70 Million Series B Closed For AI-Based Olfaction Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Osmo, a digital scent design company, announced it has completed a $70 million Series B funding round, bringing total capital raised to $130 million. The round was led by Two Sigma Ventures, with participation from new investors including Valor, Atreides, Amplo, Alumni Ventures, Collab Fund, Lumina Partners, and Patrick Collison, alongside existing investors.

AppFactor: $4 Million Secured For Agentic Software Maintenance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

AppFactor, an agentic orchestration platform focused on autonomous maintenance for enterprise software, has raised a $4 million seed round to accelerate go-to-market execution and expand product capabilities, including autonomous refactoring to turn legacy systems into secure, cloud-ready applications that can maintain themselves. The round was led by Tensor Ventures, with participation from Begin Capital, Adara Ventures, and Narwhal Investments.

Evergreen: Cultivated Beef Producer Secures $6 Million And Rebrands From Omeat

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Omeat has rebranded as Evergreen Select and raised an additional $6 million in an open round, sharpening its message around one theme: using cultivated beef to bring predictability to a beef supply chain the company says is defined by volatility.

Airrived: $6.1 Million Seed Funding Raised For Enterprise Security and IT Agentic OS Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Airrived launched from stealth on Thursday with $6.1 million in seed funding to bring agentic AI into the core of enterprise cybersecurity, IT, and business operations. The round was led by Cannage Capital, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Rebellion Ventures, and Inner Loop Capital, along with strategic investments from cybersecurity veterans Manoj Apte, Mahendra Ramsinghani, and Saqib E. Awan.

Cashmere: $5 Million Closed For Premium Content Data Licensing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

NAVER D2SF, NAVER’s in-house corporate venture capital arm, has invested in Cashmere, a data infrastructure platform designed to connect premium content publishers with AI companies in a way that supports licensing, rights protection, and monetization.

Feltsense: $5.1 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build Autonomous ‘Agentic Founders’ To Create New Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Feltsense Holdings announced it raised $5.1 million in seed funding to build AI agents that operate as fully autonomous founders, ideating products, building them, and taking them to market without human intervention.

APEXX Global: Payment Orchestration Platform Secures Up to $10 Million Strategic Investment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

APEXX Global, a merchant-centric payment orchestration platform, announced a strategic investment of up to $10 million led by European growth investor Finch Capital as it looks to accelerate product development and expand internationally.

ShengShu Technology: Multimodal Video Model Developer Raises RMB 600M+ Series A+

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

ShengShu Technology said it has completed a Series A+ funding round of more than RMB 600 million as it scales development and commercialization of its multimodal foundation models, including its Vidu video generation platform. The round was co-led by Zhongguancun Science City and LINK-X CAPITAL, and included strategic investments from Wondershare, Visual China Group Co., Ltd., and TRS. ShengShu added that existing backers, including Qiming Venture Partners, the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, G&O, C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investment, and Guowen Hechuang, also increased their investments.

Chamber: $60 Million Series A Raised For Cardiology Value-Based Care Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Chamber announced it raised $60 million in Series A financing to expand its value-based care infrastructure for cardiology, supporting health plans and cardiology practices in the long-term management of cardiovascular disease. The round was led by Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from existing investors including General Catalyst, AlleyCorp, American Family Ventures, and Company Ventures, as well as strategic participation from Optum Ventures and Healthworx Ventures, plus additional investment from Black Opal Ventures. The financing also included debt from HSBC Innovation Banking.

Colorescience Raises Funding From RoundTable Healthcare Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

RoundTable Healthcare Partners has made an investment in Colorescience, a premium skincare and sun protection brand known for mineral-based, clinically validated products and broad-spectrum protection. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.