Startups

Constructor Capital: $110 Million Fund I Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Constructor Capital announced it has officially closed its first fund at $110 million, with plans to invest globally in Seed- and Series A-stage startups across DeepTech, SoftwareTech, and EdTech.

Biorce: $52.5 Million Series A Raised To Expand Globally And Apply AI to Clinical Trial Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Biorce, a Barcelona-based health AI company focused on using artificial intelligence to improve how clinical trials are designed and executed, announced it has closed a $52.5 million Series A round to accelerate international expansion and scale its platform, Aika.

Day AI: $20 Million Series A Raised And CRMx Platform Launched For Agent-First Sales Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Day AI, a company building an AI-native customer relationship platform, said it has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital and has made its product generally available. In a post on LinkedIn, founder and CEO Christopher O'Donnell argued that traditional CRM workflows force teams to spend too much time “context-switching” across records and tools, while leaders wait weeks for insights into why deals are slipping or which messages resonate in demos.

Plug: $20 Million Series A Closed To Scale EV First Marketplace As Used EV Market Expands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Plug announced it raised a $20 million Series A round to expand its electric vehicle-focused marketplace, as a wave of off-lease inventory is expected to hit the U.S. market over the next several years. The company said the financing was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Galvanize and existing investors Autotech Ventures, Leap Forward Ventures, and Renn Global.

Loop AI: $14 Million Series A Raised To Expand Agentic Back-Office Platform for Restaurants And Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Loop AI, an enterprise-grade AI platform built for restaurant and retail back-office teams, has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Nyca Partners, adding a roster of new and returning backers as it accelerates product expansion and hiring across multiple offices.

Waymo Confirms $16 Billion Round At $126 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Waymo confirmed it raised a $16 billion investment round valuing the company at $126 billion post-money, marking what it described as a shift from proving autonomous driving to scaling it commercially. The company said the financing was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Mubadala Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T. Rowe Price, alongside additional investors including BDT & MSD Partners, CapitalG, Fidelity Management & Research Company, GV, Kleiner Perkins, Perry Creek Capital, and Temasek. Waymo said Alphabet remains its majority investor.

Principle: $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Closed To Bring Military Wargaming Style Simulations To Corporate Strategy Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Principle, a strategic foresight platform that uses AI to simulate competitive futures, has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding as it moves from bespoke pilots toward a repeatable product aimed at corporate strategy teams. The round was led by SMRK VC and SMOK VC, with participation from RideHome AI Fund, a16z Scout Fund, Bain Capital Scout Fund, and Unpopular Ventures.

Breezy: $10 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For AI Operating System For Residential Real Estate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Breezy has officially launched what it calls the world’s first independent AI operating system built specifically for residential real estate professionals, positioning the platform as a productivity layer for an industry the company sizes at $500 billion in services. The Los Angeles-based startup says it was founded in early 2024 by top-producing agent James Harris alongside Afterpay co-founders Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen, with the stated goal of consolidating agent workflows into a single AI-powered workspace that reduces administrative load and accelerates client-facing output.

Waymo Eyeing $16 Billion Raise At Nearly $110 Billion Valuation, Says Report

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Alphabet’s Waymo is reportedly pursuing a massive new funding round that could push the self-driving leader’s valuation into rarefied territory, even as U.S. regulators sharpen their scrutiny of robotaxi safety. According to Bloomberg News, Waymo is aiming to raise about $16 billion in financing at a valuation of nearly $110 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. The report indicates that parent Alphabet would supply roughly $13 billion of the total, with the remaining capital expected to come from outside investors, including Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and Dragoneer Investment Group.

Jetstream Venture Fund Makes First Investment With Exclusive Secondary Stake In Carbogenesis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Jetstream Venture Fund announced its first portfolio investment, taking an exclusive private secondary position in Carbogenesis, a clean technology company developing processes to convert natural gas and carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals.

Kos Biotechnology Partners Makes First Investment While Leading Epikast Financing Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Kos Biotechnology Partners announced it has closed a financing round in Epikast, a technology-enabled provider of commercial and clinical services for the biopharmaceutical industry. The transaction marks the inaugural investment from Kos’ first fund, which the firm said will target a wide range of life sciences stages, from seeding new platforms to scaling established ones.

Prometheum: Additional $23 Million Raised To Expand U.S. Digital Markets Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Prometheum, a market infrastructure provider for digital assets, announced it has secured an additional $23 million since the start of 2025 from a group of high-net-worth investors and institutions, adding fresh capital to support its plans to modernize how digital asset products are distributed and supported inside U.S. securities markets.