Startups

Delos Data Raises Over $100 Million To Build Networking Infrastructure For Agentic AI Inference

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Delos Data has raised more than $100 million to launch Delos Nonstop AI, an infrastructure platform designed to address networking and data-movement bottlenecks as agentic AI workloads put increasing pressure on data centers. Investors include Matrix, Playground, Socratic Partners, Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund, Matter Venture Partners, IAG, and industry executives spanning compute, hyperscale infrastructure, networking silicon, infrastructure software, and optical connectivity.

Thatch Raises $108 Million At $1 Billion Valuation As Health Benefits Platform Expands To More Than 5,000 Employers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Thatch has raised $108 million in new funding at a $1 billion valuation as the health benefits platform scales its model of helping employers replace traditional group health plans with individual healthcare budgets. The financing came from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from ADP Ventures, Paychex, Eli Lilly and Company, Scale Venture Partners, QuantumLight, SemperVirens, Quiet Capital and Avid Ventures.

Liquid Compute Raises $15 Million Seed Round To Build Regulated AI Infrastructure Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Liquid Compute has raised $15 million in seed funding to build a marketplace and financial infrastructure platform for buying, selling, pricing and managing AI computing capacity. FirstMark and Chemistry co-led the round, with participation from K8 Capital, Night Capital, TrueBridge, Brainchild Holdings, UFO Holdings and investor Dmitry Balyasny.

Jack & Jill Raises $40 Million Series A For AI Agent Hiring Platform That Matches Candidates Directly With Employers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Jack & Jill has raised $40 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered hiring marketplace, where separate AI agents represent job seekers and employers and introduce candidates directly to hiring decision-makers without requiring a traditional job application. Air Street Capital led the financing, with participation from new investors Madrona and Antler. Existing investors Creandum, Ada Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, Expedite Capital and Repeat.vc also participated.

Exein Raises $270 Million At $1.7 Billion Valuation To Expand Physical AI Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Exein has raised $270 million in new funding at a $1.7 billion valuation as the cybersecurity company expands its platform for protecting robots, drones, autonomous vehicles and other intelligent machines operating in the physical world. The significantly oversubscribed round was led by Headline, with participation from Sofina, Goldman Sachs, the European Investment Bank Group through ETCI, KfW Capital and T.Capital.

Evvy Raises $40 Million Series B As AI-Powered Women’s Health Platform Reaches 100,000+ Patients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Evvy has raised an oversubscribed $40 million Series B funding round led by Catalio Capital Management to expand its AI-powered precision diagnostics and care platform across women's health, beginning with fertility. The financing includes new investors Catalio Capital Management, US Fertility Innovation Fund, Rethink Impact, Muse Capital and Alumni Ventures. Existing investors LabCorp Venture Fund, General Catalyst, Left Lane Capital, BBG Ventures, Amboy Street Ventures, Ingeborg and Foreground Capital also participated.

Eve Security Raises $4.5 Million For AI Agent Runtime Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Eve Security, a runtime security company focused on identifying and stopping dangerous AI agent behavior in real time, announced that it has raised $4.5 million in new funding, extending its seed round to $7.5 million in total funding. The new financing was led by Run Ventures, with participation from Dreamit Ventures and Blu Ventures, along with continued investment from LiveOak Ventures.

Implicity Raises $40 Million To Expand AI Cardiac Remote Monitoring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2026

Implicity has raised $40 million in growth equity funding to accelerate U.S. expansion and further develop its AI-powered cardiac remote monitoring platform. The round was led by European technology growth investor IRIS alongside Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co.

Motive Secures More Than $1.3 Billion In Growth Financing From General Catalyst

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Motive has secured more than $1.3 billion in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, providing the AI-powered physical operations company with additional capital to expand its platform and scale its go-to-market organization.

Kaiko Extends Series B To $110 Million Led By S&P Global To Expand Financial Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Kaiko has extended its Series B funding to $110 million through a strategic investment led by S&P Global as the digital asset data company expands infrastructure for tokenized and onchain financial markets. S&P Global was joined by Alura Capital, BNP Paribas, Bpifrance, Broadridge, Canton Foundation, Coinbase Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Nasdaq Ventures, Royal Bank of Canada, Stellar and Susquehanna Private Equity Investments. Existing investors Anthemis, Point Nine and Revaia also participated.

Tandem Health Raises $100 Million Series B Led By EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Tandem Health has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by the Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT, bringing the European healthcare AI company's total funding to $160 million. Existing investors Kinnevik, Northzone, Amino Collective and Visionaries also participated in the round. The financing follows Tandem's $50 million Series A in 2025 and represents the Scaleup Europe Fund's first investment in a healthcare AI company.

Tabby Raises $233 Million At $6.5 Billion Valuation To Expand Beyond Buy Now, Pay Later

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Tabby has raised $233 million in equity funding at a $6.5 billion valuation as the financial technology company expands beyond buy now, pay later into a broader range of financial products across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The round was led by existing investor Blue Pool Capital, with participation from existing shareholders HSG, Wellington Management and Arbor Ventures.

Temporal Raises $550 Million Series E At $12.55 Billion Valuation As AI Infrastructure Demand Surges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Temporal has raised $550 million in Series E funding at a $12.55 billion valuation as demand grows for infrastructure that can reliably run complex AI applications and long-running software workflows. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round. Wellington Management, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Tiger Global served as co-leads, while T. Rowe Price and SV Angel also participated.

Buildots Raises $130 Million To Scale AI Construction Platform And Support Global Data Center Buildout

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Buildots has raised $130 million in a new funding round led by O.G. Venture Partners to expand its AI-powered construction intelligence platform and scale deployments across large construction portfolios, including data centers, advanced manufacturing and energy infrastructure projects. The financing included participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mohari Ventures, Human Capital, Qumra Capital, Avigdor Willenz, Viola Growth and Poalim Equity.

Shennon Biotechnologies Raises $12 Million, Names Cyril Konto As CEO, And Unveils Precision Immunotherapy Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 14, 2026

Shennon Biotechnologies has raised $12 million in new financing to advance its precision immunotherapy platform and emerging oncology pipeline while appointing biotechnology industry veteran Cyril Konto, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer. This financing was backed by Future Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Samos Investments, Atypical Ventures and Saras Capital, with continued participation from existing investors DCVC, Foundation Capital and AV8 Ventures. And the round brings ShennonBio's total capital raised to $25 million.

MSU Research Foundation Makes 23 Startup Investments Through Red Cedar Ventures And Michigan Rise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

The MSU Research Foundation announced 23 startup investments made through its Red Cedar Ventures and Michigan Rise investment funds between April and June 2026.

UrgentIQ Raises $15 Million Series A From Five Elms Capital To Expand AI Platform For Urgent Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

UrgentIQ has raised $15 million in Series A growth funding from Five Elms Capital to expand its AI-native operating platform for urgent care centers.

Enigmata Raises $6.5 Million Seed Round For AI Encryption Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

Enigmata has emerged from stealth with $6.5 million in seed funding led by Blockchange Ventures to commercialize Enigmata Cipher, its patent-pending cryptographic platform designed to let AI systems work with data while it remains encrypted.

FAZE Security Raises $6 Million Seed Round After Reaching 50 Enterprise Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2026

FAZE Security has emerged from stealth with $6 million in seed funding led by New Era Capital Partners, with participation from Lockstep VC.

Crusoe Reportedly Raises Over $3 Billion At $30 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Crusoe has reportedly raised more than $3 billion in a new funding round that values the AI cloud computing and data center infrastructure company at approximately $30 billion. Bloomberg reported the financing based on people familiar with the matter.

Tickets For Good Raises £3.9 Million To Expand Live Event Access And International Reach

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Tickets for Good has raised £3.9 million in new funding to expand its platform, reach more users internationally and create additional jobs in Sheffield over the next three years.

Impossible Objects Raises $40 Million Series B To Scale Industrial 3D Printing Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Impossible Objects has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Inflection Equity to scale its Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing technology and expand industrial production across aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing.

Xapien Secures $56 Million Led By Spectrum Equity To Scale AI-Native Due Diligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Xapien has secured a $56 million investment round led by Spectrum Equity, with existing investor YFM Equity Partners also participating, as the AI-native due diligence company expands internationally and builds out its U.S. operations.

Archy Raises $50 Million Series C To Expand AI Platform For Dental Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Archy, an AI platform for dental practice management, announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by JMI Equity, with participation from existing investors TCV, Entrée Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV, and Alven.

DeepCtrls Raises Series B+ Led By CATL With Aramco Ventures Backing To Scale Physical AI For Energy Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DeepCtrls has completed a Series B+ financing round led by CATL, with strategic investment from Aramco Ventures as the company expands its Physical AI technology across energy systems, advanced manufacturing and AI infrastructure.

Sparkle Grooming Secures $6 Million Growth Financing To Expand Dog Grooming Franchise Nationwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Sparkle Grooming has secured $6 million in strategic growth financing to expand its membership-driven dog grooming franchise nationwide after surpassing 600 franchise licenses awarded in 24 months.

Lightfield Raises $47 Million Series A To Build AI-Native CRM For Companies Using Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Lightfield has raised $47 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale a CRM platform designed from the ground up for companies using AI agents to prospect, manage deals and work with customers. The round also included participation from Maverick Capital, Coatue, Audacious, Alumni Ventures, Greylock and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Startups

Delos Data Raises Over $100 Million To Build Networking Infrastructure For Agentic AI Inference

Thatch Raises $108 Million At $1 Billion Valuation As Health Benefits Platform Expands To More Than 5,000 Employers

Liquid Compute Raises $15 Million Seed Round To Build Regulated AI Infrastructure Marketplace

Jack & Jill Raises $40 Million Series A For AI Agent Hiring Platform That Matches Candidates Directly With Employers

Exein Raises $270 Million At $1.7 Billion Valuation To Expand Physical AI Cybersecurity Platform

Evvy Raises $40 Million Series B As AI-Powered Women’s Health Platform Reaches 100,000+ Patients

Eve Security Raises $4.5 Million For AI Agent Runtime Security

Implicity Raises $40 Million To Expand AI Cardiac Remote Monitoring Platform

Motive Secures More Than $1.3 Billion In Growth Financing From General Catalyst

Kaiko Extends Series B To $110 Million Led By S&P Global To Expand Financial Infrastructure

Tandem Health Raises $100 Million Series B Led By EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund

Tabby Raises $233 Million At $6.5 Billion Valuation To Expand Beyond Buy Now, Pay Later

Temporal Raises $550 Million Series E At $12.55 Billion Valuation As AI Infrastructure Demand Surges

Buildots Raises $130 Million To Scale AI Construction Platform And Support Global Data Center Buildout

Shennon Biotechnologies Raises $12 Million, Names Cyril Konto As CEO, And Unveils Precision Immunotherapy Pipeline

MSU Research Foundation Makes 23 Startup Investments Through Red Cedar Ventures And Michigan Rise

UrgentIQ Raises $15 Million Series A From Five Elms Capital To Expand AI Platform For Urgent Care

Enigmata Raises $6.5 Million Seed Round For AI Encryption Technology

FAZE Security Raises $6 Million Seed Round After Reaching 50 Enterprise Customers

Crusoe Reportedly Raises Over $3 Billion At $30 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Infrastructure

Tickets For Good Raises £3.9 Million To Expand Live Event Access And International Reach

Impossible Objects Raises $40 Million Series B To Scale Industrial 3D Printing Technology

Xapien Secures $56 Million Led By Spectrum Equity To Scale AI-Native Due Diligence Platform

Archy Raises $50 Million Series C To Expand AI Platform For Dental Practices

DeepCtrls Raises Series B+ Led By CATL With Aramco Ventures Backing To Scale Physical AI For Energy Infrastructure

Sparkle Grooming Secures $6 Million Growth Financing To Expand Dog Grooming Franchise Nationwide

Lightfield Raises $47 Million Series A To Build AI-Native CRM For Companies Using Agents

Onix Raises $5 Million Pre-Seed To Build Expert-Governed Personal Intelligence AI Platform

Graph AI Raises $13.3 Million Series A To Scale AI-Native Patient Safety Platform

Ayar Labs Raises Additional $150 Million, Bringing 2026 Funding To $650 Million, To Scale AI Co-Packaged Optics