Startups

Cognitive Credit Raises $40 Million Strategic Growth Investment Led By Summit Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2026

Cognitive Credit has secured a $40 million strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners, with continued participation from ETFS Capital, to accelerate global expansion and product development.

Kevel Raises $52 Million To Scale AI-Driven Commerce Media Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2026

Kevel has raised $52 million in new capital to accelerate development of its artificial intelligence-powered commerce media infrastructure and expand globally.

Hive Raises $27 Million Series B From Frontier Growth To Scale Live Events Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2026

Hive has raised a $27 million Series B investment from Frontier Growth to expand its marketing platform for the live events industry and accelerate development of new artificial intelligence capabilities.

Upwind Raises $400 Million Series C At $3.8 Billion Valuation As Revenue Quadruples

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2026

Upwind has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $3.8 billion valuation as the cloud and AI security company expands its platform for securing increasingly complex enterprise infrastructure and autonomous AI agents. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Canapi Ventures and existing investors Cyberstarts, Greylock Partners, Craft Ventures, Leaders Fund, Salesforce Ventures, TCV, Alta Park Capital, Penny Jar Capital, Cerca Partners, Swish Ventures, and Picture Capital.

OH.io Invests $2 Million In CVAT To Accelerate Open-Source AI Data Labeling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

OH.io has partnered with CVAT and added the open-source AI data labeling company to its portfolio, with sister company OH.io Capital making a $2 million investment.

Wisable Raises $5 Million Seed Funding Backed By The D. E. Shaw Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

Wisable has raised $5 million in seed funding as the M&A advisory firm looks to bring institutional-style deal execution to owners of small and midsize businesses.

Kivo Health Raises $10 Million Series A Led By Allumia Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

Kivo Health has raised an oversubscribed $10 million Series A round led by Allumia Ventures to expand its AI-powered virtual care platform for seniors living with chronic disease. Corewell Health Ventures, Y Combinator, Heuristic Capital, and MassMutual Ventures also participated in the financing. The round brings Kivo’s total funding to more than $16 million.

Tenstorrent Raises $1.5 Billion Series E At $6.2 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

Tenstorrent has raised $1.5 billion in Series E funding at a $6.2 billion post-money valuation to support high-volume manufacturing of its AI computing systems and expand commercially worldwide. The round was led by Trace Capital and Innovation X, with participation from new and existing investors including Agostinelli Group, ARK Invest, Brett Barna, Cadence Ventures, Eclipse, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Maverick Silicon, Morgan Stanley, Protagonist, Sandisk, T. Rowe Price, Tether Investments, Troluce Capital, Virtu Financial, and XTX Markets.

Luxor Technology Raises $16 Million Strategic Round Led By CMT Digital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

Luxor Technology has raised $16 million in strategic financing led by CMT Digital to expand its AI compute, hardware, energy, and derivatives businesses. Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead, and additional angel investors participated in the round, which includes a combination of primary and secondary capital.

Avante Raises $30 Million Series A Led By Frist Cressey Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

Avante has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its enterprise AI platform for employee benefits teams. Frist Cressey Ventures led the round, with participation from Sorenson Capital, Hearst Ventures, Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund, and existing investor FUSE. The financing brings Avante’s total funding to $40 million.

Omnichat Raises $10 Million Series A Led By Openspace Capital To Scale AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2026

Omnichat has raised a $10 million Series A funding round led by Openspace Capital, with participation from Darwin Ventures and Acorn Pacific Ventures.

Warhound Launches With $200 Million Seed Round To Build Domestic Military Working Dog Supply

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2026

Warhound has emerged from stealth with a $200 million seed round to build a domestic supply of military and public-safety working dogs using advanced genetics, cloning, training, and defense technology.

Pathos AI Raises $237 Million Series E At $3 Billion Valuation To Advance AI-Driven Oncology Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Pathos AI has raised $237 million in Series E financing at a post-money valuation of approximately $3 billion to expand its agentic AI drug development platform and advance a growing portfolio of clinical-stage oncology programs. The financing was led by Bristol Myers Squibb, with participation from existing investors.

BOB Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round To Expand AI Finance And Banking Platform For Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

BOB AI Holdings has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered finance and banking platform designed for small business owners. The round was led by Mischief, with funding from Peter Thiel and participation from Codie Sanchez, Mark Pincus, Karman Ventures, and additional investors and operators.

Thrive Therapies Raises $7.7 Million To Expand School-Based Healthcare Services For Children With Disabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Thrive Therapies, a Dallas-based technology-enabled pediatric healthcare company, has raised $7.7 million in funding led by LiveOak Ventures, with participation from Activate Venture Partners and the Charter School Growth Fund.

Zai Lab Raises $250 Million PIPE To Advance DLL3-Targeting ADC Zocilurtatug Pelitecan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Zai Lab has entered into an agreement to raise approximately $250 million through a private investment in public equity financing, with proceeds primarily earmarked for the global development of its DLL3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate zocilurtatug pelitecan.

Star Therapeutics Raises $200 Million To Advance Preclinical Pipeline Into The Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Star Therapeutics has raised $200 million in private financing to advance its next generation of therapeutic programs, move current preclinical assets into clinical development, and expand its pipeline with additional programs. The financing was co-led by OrbiMed and Janus Henderson Investors. Other participants included Agent Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, New Leaf Venture Partners, NYBC Ventures, RA Capital Management, Redmile, Sofinnova Investments, Soleus Capital, and a sovereign wealth fund.

Tractian Raises $130 Million Series D At $1.4 Billion Valuation To Scale Physical AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Tractian has raised $130 million in Series D funding at a $1.4 billion valuation to expand its Physical AI platform for manufacturers, data centers, utilities, defense organizations, and other asset-heavy industries. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures and co-led by M&G's Catalyst strategy. N47, General Catalyst, Bosch Ventures, 53 Stations, Monashees, Endeavor Catalyst, Norte Ventures, and Y Combinator also participated.

Higgsfield Adds TCV And NVIDIA To Series B As AI Media Platform Surpasses $1 Billion Annualized Revenue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Higgsfield has extended its Series B financing with new investments from TCV and NVIDIA as the AI-native video and image creation platform expands its infrastructure, product development, and global commercial operations.

BioStack Raises $9.5 Million Seed Round To Build Multimodal Data Infrastructure For Medical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

BioStack has raised $9.5 million in seed funding to expand a global healthcare data infrastructure network designed to turn fragmented clinical records into multimodal datasets for medical AI, biotechnology research, and drug development.

Formic Raises $50 Million To Expand Physical AI And General-Purpose Robotics Across U.S. Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Formic has raised $50 million in growth capital to expand its physical AI platform and accelerate its move from task-specific industrial automation into general-purpose robotics. The financing includes a Series B led by Mercato Partners, with participation from Light Ray Ventures, Lightscape Partners, Citi, and other new and existing investors. Formic also secured debt financing from S2G Investments.