Startups

NEWITY: $11 Million Strategic Investment Raised To Scale AI-Driven Small Business Lending Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

NEWITY, a financial technology company focused on transforming how small businesses access capital, announced it has secured an $11 million strategic investment led by CMT Digital. The funding will support the expansion of NEWITY’s AI-driven lending infrastructure and the development of blockchain-enabled capital market connectivity to address a $350 billion annual funding shortfall in the U.S. small business market.

Inscope: $14.5 Million Series A Raised For AI Financial Reporting Platform For Accounting Firms And Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Inscope, an AI-powered financial reporting platform built for accounting firms and enterprises, announced it has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Storm Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and strategic operators across finance and enterprise software.

Brainomix: $25.4 Million Series C Extension Closed To Advance U.S. Expansion Of AI Imaging Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Brainomix, an AI medical imaging company focused on stroke and lung fibrosis, announced a £4.8 million extension to its Series C financing, bringing the total raised in the round to £18.8 million, or approximately $25.4 million. The company had previously secured £14 million in March 2025.

Subject: $28 Million Raised For AI-Based K-12 Curriculum And Online Learning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Subject, an AI-powered education platform serving grades 6–12, announced it has secured a $28 million investment led by Vistara Growth, with participation from NextEquity Partners, Green Street Impact Partners, and Outcomes Collective, alongside existing investors Kleiner Perkins, True Equity, L'Attitude Ventures, and Hannah Grey.

Nyra Health: €20 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Neurotherapy Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Vienna-based digital health company Nyra Health has raised €20 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered neurotherapy platform internationally and accelerate product development. The round was led by Armira Growth, with renewed participation from Wellington Partners, Crane Venture Partners, which now oversees MassMutual Ventures’ investments, and EVER Pharma.

Shearwater Aerospace: $3 Million Raised For AI-Powered Autonomous Flight Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Shearwater Aerospace announced it has closed a $3 million seed financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its Smart Flight platform for uncrewed aircraft operations. The Montreal-based company said the funding will support the rollout of its AI-powered mission-planning technology across the dual-use sector, including both commercial and defense applications.

AdZen: Seed Funding Raised For Conversational AI Advertising Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

AdZen, a technology platform building a monetization engine for large language models, announced it has secured seed funding to accelerate the development of its conversational advertising platform. The round was led by Fiat Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, and Silicon Valley Quad, with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, and NEA.

Flinn: $20 Million Raised To Automate The Product Lifecycle In Medtech And Pharma With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Flinn, a Pan-European AI-powered regulatory and quality automation software company serving MedTech and Pharma, has received an additional $20 million in funding to expand automation across the medical and pharmaceutical product lifecycle. The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from US-based healthcare specialist BHI – Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments and continued backing from Cherry Ventures, Speedinvest, and SquareOne.

Maazah: $2 Million Raised To Accelerate Nationwide Retail Expansion And Distribution Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Maazah, a Minneapolis-based food brand known for its globally inspired dips and sauces, announced it has closed a $2 million seed financing round to accelerate nationwide retail expansion and strengthen its distribution capabilities.

Copla: €6 Million Series A Raised To Build Real-Time ICT Compliance Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Copla, an ICT compliance platform serving regulated financial institutions, announced it has raised €6 million in a Series A round as regulatory demands across Europe intensify and become more operational in nature.

QT Sense: €4 Million Raised To Advance Quantum Sensing Platform For Drug Discovery And Spatial Biology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

QT Sense has officially closed a €4 million investment round, marking a pivotal milestone in the company’s mission to bring quantum sensing technology into mainstream drug discovery and spatial biology applications.

Syndicate One: €22 Million Fund Closed To Accelerate Belgian Tech Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Syndicate One, a network-driven early-stage investment firm backing Belgian tech founders, announced it has successfully concluded the first close of its second fund at €22 million, aimed at accelerating the next generation of high-potential startup entrepreneurs and operators.

Mesh Optical Technologies Raises Over $50 Million To Scale Optical Manufacturing Of High-Performance Photonics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Mesh Optical Technologies announced that it has raised over $50 million in funding, led by Thrive Capital, with participation from other major investors, to accelerate the scalable manufacturing of high-performance optical systems for next-generation computing and communications infrastructure.

Agaton: $10 Million In Total Seed Funding Raised For AI Sales Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Agaton, an AI-powered sales intelligence platform focused on unlocking insights from enterprise conversations, announced it has raised $10 million in total seed funding.

Custom Surgical Raises €3.5 Million Pre-Series A To Digitize Ophthalmology Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Custom Surgical, a Munich-based medical technology company focused on digitizing and standardizing ophthalmology workflows, has closed a €3.5 million pre-series A financing round led by Ventech, with participation from ZEISS and a group of existing and new investors.

Stable Money: $25 Million Pre-Series C Funding Round Raised For Fixed-Income Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Stable Money has raised $25 million in a Pre-Series C round led by Peak XV Partners, with continued participation from Z47, RTP Global, and Fundamentum Partnership, as the Bengaluru-based company accelerates its push to modernize India’s fixed deposit market.

Solid Launches With $20 Million Seed Funding To Automate Semantic Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Solid, an enterprise software company focused on improving the reliability of artificial intelligence systems, announced its public launch alongside $20 million in seed funding. The round includes backing from Team8 and SignalFire and will be used to accelerate enterprise adoption of trustworthy AI by reducing the manual effort required to maintain consistent business meaning in data.

World Labs Raises $1 Billion To Advance Spatial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup co-founded by renowned AI expert Fei-Fei Li, announced it has secured $1 billion in new funding to accelerate the development of its “world models” — artificial intelligence systems designed to perceive, generate, reason and interact with three-dimensional environments.

ZaiNar: $100 Million Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For Physical AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

ZaiNar, a physical AI infrastructure company, has emerged from nine years in stealth with more than $100 million in funding at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The company says it has developed a breakthrough platform that transforms existing wireless networks into a sensing system capable of continuously determining the precise location of devices and objects without relying on satellites, cameras, or additional device power and computing.

Peak XV Partners: $1.3 Billion Raised Across Three New Funds To Back Founders In India, APAC And Beyond

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Peak XV Partners announced it has closed $1.3 billion across three new funds focused on supporting exceptional founders in India, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The capital raise includes an India Seed Fund, an India Venture Fund and an APAC Fund, reinforcing the firm’s multi-stage investment strategy across early and growth phases.

Zero Homes: $16.8 Million Raised For Home Upgrade Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Zero Homes has raised $16.8 million in a Series A round to expand its digital platform that streamlines home upgrades for homeowners and contractors. The funding was led by Prelude Ventures, with participation from SJF Ventures, Watsco Ventures, and existing investors VoLo Earth Ventures, Overture VC, and FJ Labs.

Giant: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Interactive Storytelling Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Giant, an interactive storytelling platform that enables children to become cartoon characters and design their own worlds, has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Matrix, Decasonic, and Griffin Gaming Partners, with participation from Perceptive Ventures, Flex Capital, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, and LightShed Ventures.

AlayaCare: $50 Million Growth Capital Raised From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided a $50 million growth capital facility to AlayaCare, a provider of home and community care software solutions, to support continued expansion and strategic acquisitions.

Vizzia: €30 Million Series B Raised For Public Safety Technology Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Vizzia, a European public safety technology platform focused on sovereign video surveillance solutions for local authorities, has raised €30 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Base10 Partners, with continued support from Headline and SISTAFUND.

happyhotel: €6.5 Million Series A Closed For Revenue Management Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

happyhotel, a Germany-based revenue management software provider for independent hotels and hotel groups, has raised €6.5 million in Series A funding as it pivots from a traditional software platform toward a more autonomous AI-driven agent model. The round was led by Reimann Investors, with participation from existing backers including Start-up BW Innovation Fund, seed + speed Ventures, and Wecken & Cie.

Cognee: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Building Enterprise Grade Memory Layer For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Berlin based AI infrastructure startup Cognee has announced it has raised $7.5 million in a seed funding round to scale its enterprise grade memory technology designed to help artificial intelligence systems retain structured, long term context. The round was led by Pebblebed, with participation from 42CAP and Vermilion Ventures, along with angel investors from Google DeepMind, n8n, and Snowplow.

Venice Security: $33 Million Funding Raised For Adaptive Privileged Access Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Venice Security, formerly known as Valkyrie, has officially launched with $33 million in total funding, including a $25 million Series A round, as it aims to modernize privileged access management for enterprises navigating increasingly complex, AI-driven environments.

Heron Power: $140 Million Series B Raised For Building Next-Generation Power Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Heron Power announced it has closed $140 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its solid-state transformer technology and expand U.S.-based manufacturing. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz through its American Dynamism Fund and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with participation from existing investors Capricorn Investment Group, Energy Impact Partners, Valor Atreides AI Fund, and Gigascale Capital.

Ubicquia: $106 Million Series D Raised To Accelerate Intelligent Infrastructure Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Ubicquia, a leader in AI-driven intelligent infrastructure solutions, announced the close of its $106 million Series D funding round. The investment was led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners, with participation from existing investors Hamilton Lane, ClearSky, GMS, and strategic partner Sercomm.

Hypercore: $13.5 Million Series A Raised For Loan Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Hypercore, a loan management platform for private credit funds, announced it has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners. The capital will support the launch of the company’s AI Admin Agent, a new approach to loan servicing that integrates Hypercore’s loan management software with AI-driven agents to deliver end-to-end operational infrastructure for private credit funds.