Startups

Luminary Raises $22 Million Series A To Expand AI-Powered Wealth Transfer Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Luminary has raised $22 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native wealth transfer and administration platform, bringing the company's total funding to nearly $32 million. The round was led by fintech-focused growth equity firm Ten Coves Capital. BNY became a strategic investor, while 8VC also participated alongside existing investors Fin Capital, Focus Financial Partners, Rockefeller Capital Management's FinTech Innovation Fund and several family offices.

Navion Neurosciences Raises $10.8 Million Seed To Develop Precision Medicines For Epilepsy And Neuropathic Pain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Navion Neurosciences has completed a $10.8 million first closing of its seed financing to advance precision sodium-channel medicines for genetic epilepsy and chronic neuropathic pain. The financing was led by the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund, with participation from 3B Future Health Fund, UVA LVG Seed Fund, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, VTC Innovation Fund and Navion management.

Highstock Raises $30 Million Series A Led By a16z For AI-Powered Excess Inventory Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Highstock has raised a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, to expand its AI-powered B2B marketplace that helps consumer brands sell excess inventory to vetted wholesale buyers without relying on traditional liquidation channels.

TAR Raises $120 Million Series A At $1 Billion Valuation To Build Off-Grid Power For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

TAR has raised $120 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion post-money valuation, with the round led by Spark Capital, to expand its off-grid power systems designed for AI data centers.

Euno Raises $23 Million Series A To Build AI Context Brain For Enterprise Data And Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Euno has raised $23 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native enterprise context platform, bringing total funding to $29 million as the company helps large organizations move AI agents from pilot projects into production. The round was led by N47, with participation from existing investor 10D and technology founders including Wiz Co-Founder Yinon Kostika, Cyera Co-Founder and CEO Yotam Segev, Eon Founder and CEO Ofir Ehrlich, Tavily Founder Rotem Weiss and former Tableau CEO and President Mark Nelson.

Latitude Raises $35 Million Series A To Connect Stablecoins With Local Payment Rails Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Latitude has raised $35 million in Series A funding to expand its global payments infrastructure connecting stablecoins with local currency payment rails, bringing the company's total funding to $43 million. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from NEA, Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, OpenFX and Wilson Sonsini. The financing follows an $8 million seed round completed earlier in 2026.

Perry Weather Secures $110 Million Growth Investment To Expand AI Weather Safety Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Perry Weather has secured a $110 million growth investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners, with participation from existing investor Arthur Ventures, to accelerate development of its AI-powered weather safety and operations platform.

Overroute Raises $5.5 Million To Scale AI Freight Execution Platform Used By J.B. Hunt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Overroute has raised $5.5 million in funding to expand its AI-native freight execution platform for large carriers and enterprise fleets. The round was led by UP.Partners, with participation from EIC Rose Rock, 1834 Ventures, Tulane Ventures and other investors.

Savvy Wealth Raises $100 Million Series C As AUM Reaches $9 Billion And ARR Nears $100 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Savvy Wealth has raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series C, bringing total funding for the AI-native registered investment advisor to more than $200 million as it scales a platform supporting independent financial advisors. The round was led by Halo Fund, the growth-stage venture firm co-founded by Qualtrics founder and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith and longtime Accel General Partner Ryan Sweeney. Existing investors participating included Thrive Capital, Industry Ventures from Goldman Sachs, Canvas Prime, Index Ventures, House Fund, Euclidean Capital, Alumni Ventures and Vestigo Ventures.

DermaSensor Raises $5 Million To Expand AI Skin Cancer Detection Platform And U.S. Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

DermaSensor has raised more than $5 million in new financing, including a $4 million Series B extension from institutional and strategic investors and more than $1 million raised through a community investment round on Wefunder.

Carputty Raises Series B As Total Funding Tops $40 Million To Scale AI-Powered Auto Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Carputty has closed a Series B financing round to expand its embedded finance infrastructure across the automotive industry, bringing the total capital invested in the company to more than $40 million. The round included a new investment from an unnamed global online vehicle technology company, alongside continued backing from existing investors TTV Capital, Fontinalis Partners and Kickstart Fund. The Presidio Group served as Carputty's exclusive financial advisor for the financing.

Epsilon Health Raises $27.6 Million To Scale AI-Native Radiology Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Epsilon Health has emerged from stealth with $27.6 million in funding to expand its AI-native radiology practice, which is already processing more than 2,500 imaging studies per day and expects to interpret 1% of all daily U.S. X-rays during 2026. The financing was led by AlleyCorp, with participation from Uncork Capital, Renegade Partners, SemperVirens and Jack Altman, who invested while serving as Managing Partner at Alt Capital.

Mach Industries Raises Additional $600 Million At $3.7 Billion Valuation To Scale Defense Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Mach Industries has raised an additional $600 million through a continuation of its Series C financing, bringing the defense manufacturer's valuation to $3.7 billion. The financing includes continued backing from Ribbit Capital, Infinite Capital, Bedrock Capital, Sequoia and other investors and follows Mach Industries' previously announced $300 million Series C.

ZeroRisk Raises $10 Million Series A To Scale Merchant Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

ZeroRisk has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its cybersecurity platform for payment providers and merchants, with the financing led by MiddleGame Ventures and participation from existing investor Elkstone.

MCatalysis Raises $5 Million Seed To Commercialize Low-Carbon Fuels Below Commodity Cost

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

MCatalysis has closed a $5 million seed funding round to commercialize its next-generation chemical process for converting domestic offgas, plastics and biomass into drop-in fuels designed to work with existing energy infrastructure. The round was led by HL Energy Ventures and Oxford Science Enterprises. MCatalysis has also received a recent $2.25 million award from UK Research and Innovation.

Clay Raises $115 Million Series D At $7.1 Billion Valuation To Build AI Growth Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Clay has raised $115 million in Series D funding at a $7.1 billion valuation as the AI go-to-market company expands its platform for automating prospecting, customer research and revenue growth. The financing was led by Wellington, with participation from Sequoia, StepStone, Andreessen Horowitz Perennial, Meritech, DST, CapitalG, BoxGroup, Boldstart, Bloomberg Beta and Evolution.

Aqua Raises $15 Million Series A As Total Funding Reaches $18.8 Million To Build Alternative Investment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Aqua has raised a $15 million Series A led by Arthur Ventures, bringing total funding for its alternative investment infrastructure platform to $18.8 million. The Series A included participation from Alumni Ventures and follows a $3.8 million seed round backed by Google's AI Fund, Y Combinator and other investors.

Inspiren Raises $70 Million Series C At Over $500 Million Valuation To Scale Physical AI For Senior Living

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Inspiren has raised $70 million in Series C funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million to expand its Physical AI platform for senior living communities, bringing the company's total funding to $225 million. The round was led by NewView Capital, with participation from Insight Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Lightbank, Avenir Growth Capital, Story Ventures and Camber Creek.

Neurophos Expands Leadership And Opens Silicon Valley Office After $110 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Neurophos is significantly expanding its executive and engineering teams and opening a new Silicon Valley office in Sunnyvale, California, as the semiconductor company works toward commercializing its photonic AI inference chips.

TwoStep Therapeutics Raises $62.5 Million Series A As FDA Clears TS-104 For Phase 1 Cancer Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

TwoStep Therapeutics has raised an oversubscribed $62.5 million Series A and received FDA clearance for the Investigational New Drug application for TS-104, its lead multi-specific peptide-drug conjugate for solid tumors.

Bulwark Dynamics Raises $6.8 Million Seed To Build Autonomous Landing Craft For Military Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Bulwark Dynamics has raised $6.8 million in seed funding to develop and manufacture autonomous landing craft designed to resupply U.S. and allied forces in contested environments. Investors include SBI US Gateway Fund LP, Archetype Ventures, Nēnē Ventures and Onomichi Dockyard. The proceeds will support development and production of Bulwark's Caravel series, manufacturing capacity and testing in operationally representative environments.

Botsi Raises $1.5 Million Pre-Seed To Personalize Paywalls And Subscription Offers With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2026

Botsi has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered monetization platform for consumer subscription applications. The financing came from Telegraph Ventures, Plain Sight Capital, Atlanta Tech Angels, VentureSouth and angel investors.

Harmoni Raises $10 Million Series A To Scale AI Factory Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Harmoni has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and unveiled HAL, a context-aware AI system designed for manufacturing operations.

Vheda Health Secures $47 Million From Agora To Scale Health Plan Outcomes And Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Vheda Health has secured a $47 million investment from Agora, representing the first institutional capital raised in Vheda's 13-year history and the inaugural investment by the healthcare technology-focused private equity firm.

Solstice Oncology Raises $225 Million Series A To Advance Porustobart Cancer Therapy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Solstice Oncology has launched with a $225 million Series A financing led by RA Capital Management, with participation from Canaan Partners, Forbion and other investors.

Encoded Therapeutics Raises $275 Million Series F To Advance Genetic Medicine For Dravet Syndrome

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Encoded Therapeutics has raised $275 million in Series F financing to advance ETX101 through pivotal development for Dravet syndrome and expand its precision genetic medicines pipeline for neurological disorders.

Split Pay Raises $125 Million Across Series A And B Led By Khosla Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Split Pay has raised $125 million across back-to-back Series A and Series B funding rounds led by Khosla Ventures, giving the credit technology company substantial new capital after it said the business grew 70x over the previous 12 months. Khosla Ventures led the rounds, with participation from a group of venture capital and strategic investors that includes Thrive Capital, MetaProp, Alpaca VC, Moderne Ventures, Intuit Ventures and SciFi VC, according to the company's financing announcement.

Positron AI Raises $875 Million Series C At $5 Billion Valuation To Scale Memory-First AI Inference Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Positron AI has raised $875 million in Series C financing at a $5 billion post-money valuation to bring its next-generation AI inference silicon and systems to market following deployment of more than 50 racks of its first-generation Atlas platform at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The financing was co-led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital and Jim Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape.

Covenant Emerges From Stealth With $250 Million In Funding And Anthem Long-Range Strike System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Covenant has emerged from stealth with more than $250 million in funding across three rounds, a new 105,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Texas and its flagship Anthem long-range precision strike weapon system. The funding rounds were led by Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph and Lightspeed. Covenant has also secured contracts in the U.S., Europe and other international markets.

Maven Robotics Raises $100 Million Series A To Scale General-Purpose Industrial Robots For Manufacturing And Logistics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2026

Maven Robotics has raised $100 million in Series A funding as the company launches its general-purpose robotics system for industrial work across manufacturing and logistics. The financing came from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures and XTX Ventures, among others. Maven was founded in 2024 and designs, builds and deploys intelligent robotic systems intended to perform complex physical tasks in industrial environments.