Startups

Veridion Raises $20 Million Series A To Map 640 Million Companies In Real Time

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Veridion has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered live business graph, which provides a continuously updated view of more than 640 million companies worldwide. The round was led by Hoxton Ventures, with participation from existing investors Underline Ventures, OTB Ventures, Gapminder, Day One Capital and Launchub.

iGii Secures £22.7 Million To Scale 3D Porous Carbon Nanomaterial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Scottish advanced materials company iGii has secured a £22.7 million financing and support package to accelerate commercialization and industrial adoption of Gii, its proprietary three-dimensional porous pure carbon nanomaterial.

Flam Raises $40 Million Series B To Scale Video, 3D And Visual Agent Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Flam, an AI-powered interactive content company, has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by QED Investors to expand its AI models, product portfolio and global enterprise sales operation.

Circle Pharma Raises $92.5 Million Series E To Advance Cyclin D1 Cancer Drug CID-165 Into Clinical Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Circle Pharma has raised an oversubscribed $92.5 million Series E financing to advance CID-165, its first-in-class oral macrocyclic cyclin D1 RxL inhibitor, into clinical development for ER-positive breast cancer. The round was led by The Column Group, with participation from Nextech Invest, RA Capital Management, Euclidean Capital and Eli Lilly and Company.

CADDi Raises $114 Million Series D At $1.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

CADDi has raised $114 million in Series D funding at a $1.2 billion valuation as the manufacturing technology company expands its AI-powered data platform globally. The financing increases CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Sling Therapeutics Raises $123 Million Series C To Advance Oral Thyroid Eye Disease Drug Into Phase 3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Sling Therapeutics, an Ann Arbor-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has raised $123 million in Series C financing to advance linsitinib, its oral small-molecule IGF-1R inhibitor for thyroid eye disease, through Phase 3 development.

Profound Raises $180 Million Series D At $1.8 Billion Valuation To Build AI Platform For Marketing Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Profound has raised $180 million in Series D funding at a $1.8 billion valuation as the company expands from AI search analytics into a broader agentic platform designed to perform work across marketing organizations. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, with existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Saga Ventures, Evantic and South Park Commons participating. The financing comes less than seven months after Profound's $96 million Series C.

Viabot Raises $24 Million Series A To Scale Autonomous Outdoor Property-Care Robotics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Viabot, an autonomous robotics company focused on outdoor commercial property care, announced that it has raised $24 million in Series A funding led by Walden International, with participation from CDIB Capital and Stalwart Ventures, along with existing investors Baseline Ventures, ERA Ventures, Morado Ventures, and SOSV. The financing brings Viabot’s total capital raised to $43 million.

Comp AI Raises $34 Million Series A To Expand Agentic AI Compliance And Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

Comp AI has raised $34 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native compliance and security platform beyond audit readiness and compliance automation into continuous cybersecurity. The round was led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures.

CorePower Magnetics Raises $10.6 Million To Scale U.S. Manufacturing Of Advanced Magnetics For AI, Data Centers And Grid Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2026

CorePower Magnetics, a Pittsburgh-based developer and manufacturer of advanced magnetic components for power electronics, has raised $10.6 million in equity financing to expand domestic manufacturing capacity, accelerate hiring and scale commercialization of its technology.