Startups

Butterfly Learnings Raises ₹65 Crore Pre-Series B As Pediatric Behavioral Health Platform Reaches 90+ Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2026

Butterfly Learnings has raised ₹65 crore in a Pre-Series B financing led by Inflexor Ventures to expand its pediatric behavioral health platform for neurodivergent children across India.

Capitan Orthopedics Closes Seed Round, Bringing Total Funding To $4.1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Capitan Orthopedics has closed an oversubscribed Seed financing round, bringing total capital raised to $4.1 million. The company said the Seed round was oversubscribed by more than $1.1 million.

Thunder Compute Raises $13 Million Series A To Unlock $200 Billion Of Idle GPU Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Thunder Compute has raised $13 million in Series A funding to scale its GPU virtualization technology and help enterprises extract more computing capacity from underutilized AI infrastructure. The round was led by Matrix Partners, which also led Thunder Compute's Seed round earlier this year, with participation from Y Combinator and CEAS Investments.

Aisel Health Raises €1.7 Million Pre-Seed To Expand AI Psychiatry Operating System Into UK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Aisel Health has raised €1.7 million in pre-seed funding to expand its purpose-built operating system for psychiatry and support the Danish HealthTech company's entry into the UK market. The round was led by Caesar Ventures, with participation from Nordic Web Ventures, LifeX and Angel Invest. Existing investors Rockstart and EIFO also participated.

Pixelgen Technologies Raises $15.5 Million Series B To Scale Molecular Cell Architecture Platform Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Pixelgen Technologies has closed an oversubscribed $15.5 million Series B financing to accelerate global commercialization of its Proxiome Kit and expand the company's presence in key markets. Flat Capital led the round, with existing investors Industrifonden and Navigare Ventures also participating.

Starcloud Raises $250 Million At $2.3 Billion Valuation To Build 20-Gigawatt Orbital AI Data Center Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Starcloud has raised a $250 million Series A extension at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation to expand its effort to build data centers in space. Manhattan West led the financing, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX and 776, along with new investors NVIDIA, Cisco Investments, Cedar Capital, Goanna Capital and Standard Capital, among others.

Twin1 AI Raises $20 Million Seed As Digital Twin Platform Automates 30% To 50% Of Knowledge Worker Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Twin1 AI has emerged from stealth with a $20 million seed financing to scale an enterprise platform that creates AI-powered digital twins for professional knowledge workers. Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures co-led the round.

MarginEdge Raises $80 Million Series D As Platform Processes $28 Billion In Restaurant Purchasing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

MarginEdge has raised $80 million in Series D financing to accelerate development of AI-powered tools for restaurant operators, bringing the company's total funding to $162 million. The round was jointly led by Schooner Capital and Ten Coves Capital, with participation from existing investors Osage Venture Partners, Derive Ventures and Western Alliance Bank.

NeoGeoInfo Technologies Raises $20 Million Series A From SBI Neev II Fund And Aavishkaar Capital To Scale GeoAI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

NeoGeoInfo Technologies has raised $20 million in Series A funding from SBI’s Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital to expand its geospatial intelligence platform and accelerate development of GeoAI capabilities.

CtrlS Datacenters Secures $26.1 Million From Nikhil Kamath And Sreeram Reddy Vanga As Pipeline Reaches 4.4 GW

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

CtrlS Datacenters has secured approximately $26.1 million in investment from Indian entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath and Sreeram Reddy Vanga as the company expands its data center platform to support growing AI, cloud and digital infrastructure demand. Kamath invested approximately $20.9 million in CtrlS, while Vanga invested approximately $5.2 million.

Hopscotch Primary Care Raises $53 Million Series D As Rural Platform Reaches 15,000+ Patients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Hopscotch Primary Care has raised $53 million in Series D financing to expand its technology-enabled primary care platform across rural communities after reaching more than 15,000 patients in the Southeastern U.S. Lead investors include 8VC and Town Hall Ventures. Existing investors aMoon Fund, Citi Impact Fund, Alumni Ventures and K2 HealthVentures also participated. New investors include Autism Impact Fund, Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr, Heritage Provider Network founder Dr. Richard Merkin and the Leon Levine Foundation.

Grounded Raises $5 Million Seed And Opens 50,000-Square-Foot Detroit Factory As Production Capacity Jumps 1,900%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Grounded has raised a $5 million seed round and moved production into a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Detroit, increasing its production capacity by 1,900% as the company expands deeper into commercial and municipal fleets.

Hypercubic Raises $5.3 Million Seed To Turn Mainframe Modernization Into A Software-Driven Process

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Hypercubic has raised $5.3 million in seed funding to build an AI-powered platform that automates significant portions of mainframe modernization projects. The round was led by CIV, with participation from Y Combinator, Afore Capital, Multimodal Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Epsilon Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, and other investors.

Space Raises $2.4 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI-Native Distributed Filesystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Space has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to build a distributed filesystem that gives humans and AI agents immediate access to cloud-hosted data without downloading or duplicating entire files locally. The round was led by a16z Speedrun, with participation from Golden Ventures, Northside Ventures and approximately a dozen angel investors with backgrounds across companies including Parsec, Sentry, Stan, Superwhisper and Modem.

Princeton Critical Minerals Raises $16 Million To Scale Lithium Production Platform Across U.S. And South America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Princeton Critical Minerals has raised $16 million in combined equity and non-dilutive funding to scale technologies designed to improve lithium production from brine resources. The financing includes an $11 million Series A round led by SOSV, with participation from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Prospect Innovation, ASTOR Management AG, Black Forest Ventures and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund.

Navi Raises $100 Million From Prosus In First Institutional Funding Round As Lending AUM Tops ₹130 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Navi Limited has secured a proposed $100 million investment from Prosus, marking the Indian digital financial services company's first institutional capital raise.

Castelion Raises $1 Billion Series C At $13 Billion Valuation As U.S. Military Contracts Top $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Castelion has raised a $1 billion Series C financing at a $13 billion valuation to scale production of its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile and accelerate development of longer-range strike weapons and defensive systems. The financing includes $800 million in equity and $250 million of committed financing for a revolving credit facility. The equity portion was co-led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz and funds managed by Carlyle. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lavrock Ventures, Altimeter, General Catalyst and Interlagos also participated alongside new investor T. Rowe Price Associates.

Queen One Raises $25 Million To Scale AI Commerce Platform, Launch Advertising Business And Fund Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Queen One has raised $25 million in new financing to scale its AI-powered commerce technology platform, expand its commercial organization, launch an advertising business, and pursue potential acquisitions across commerce and marketing technology. Investors include Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, Inspired Capital, and existing investors.

Renata Medical Raises $25 Million Series D To Scale Pediatric Heart Stent As U.S. Adoption Exceeds Expectations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Renata Medical has raised $25 million in Series D financing to expand commercialization of its Minima Stent System and advance a broader pipeline of cardiovascular devices designed specifically for children. The financing was led by healthcare investment firm ARCHIMED, with participation from existing investors.

Birdsview Raises €3.7 Million As AI Concrete Scanning Platform Expands Across 8 Countries

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2026

Birdsview has raised €3.7 million to expand its non-destructive concrete scanning technology internationally after customers across eight countries adopted the platform.

Astromech Raises $20 Million At $3.8 Billion Valuation To Advance Predictive AI Models Of Biological Evolutionary Change

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Astromech, an evolutionary biology AI company developing predictive models of biological change using evolutionary and multispecies genomic data, has raised $20 million in new funding at a $3.8 billion valuation. Biotech investor Bob Nelsen led the round, with participation from Peak 6, NeoGenesis Capital, Builders VC, and CAZ Investments. The financing brings Astromech's total capital raised to $60 million.

Beldex Raises $8 Million To Build Privacy Layer For Web3 And AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Beldex has raised $8 million in new funding to accelerate the development of privacy-focused blockchain infrastructure for Web3 applications and artificial intelligence, bringing the company's total capital raised to $36 million. The round was backed by Sigma Capital, NTC, Nxgen, Digital Consensus Fund and EAK Ventures. The financing follows earlier investments from DWF Labs and Block Alpha.

Guideless Raises €1 Million Pre-Seed As AI Training Platform Reaches 3,000+ Users Across 15 Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Guideless has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered software training and operational knowledge platform, which is already used by more than 3,000 users across 15 markets. The round was led by Superhero Capital, with participation from FIRSTPICK VC and angel investors Thomas Plantenga, Group CEO of Vinted; Vytautas Atkočaitis, CEO of Vinted Go; and Vinted co-founder Mantas Mikuckas.

Serif Health: SEVA Takes Significant Minority Stake As Pricing Platform Serves 250+ Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Serif Health has received a significant minority growth investment from SEVA Growth, giving the healthcare price transparency data company its first outside institutional capital as it expands its sales organization, product capabilities and data APIs.

Pony AI: Robotaxi Revenue Jumps 691% While Operating Expenses Rise Just 11%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Pony AI's Robotaxi services revenue surged 691.2% year over year to $12.1 million in Q2 2026, while total operating expenses increased just 11.4% to $72.1 million, creating a significant divergence between commercialization growth and operating-cost expansion as the autonomous-driving company scales its fleet.

Amplifica Raises $26 Million Series B To Advance Injectable Hair Regrowth Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Amplifica Holdings Group has raised an oversubscribed $26 million Series B financing to advance its pipeline of injectable therapies designed to reactivate dormant hair follicles and promote new hair growth. The financing was led by Tasso Partners, with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, principals of Scopia Capital Management and other new and existing investors.

Remepy Raises $36 Million Series A, Bringing Total Funding To $62 Million As Parkinson’s Hybrid Drug Heads Toward Phase III

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Remepy has raised $36 million in Series A financing to advance its pipeline of Hybrid Drugs, including global Phase III development of Hybridopa for Parkinson's disease, bringing the company's total capital raised to $62 million. The round was led by O.G. Venture Partners and M Ventures, the corporate strategic venture arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Skan AI Raises $63 Million As Platform Grows 300%+ And Processes 25 Billion Work Signals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Skan AI has raised $63 million as the enterprise AI company expands a platform that gives AI agents operational context based on how employees and business processes actually work.

RockRose Risk Raises $12.5 Million Series A To Build Vertically Integrated Wildfire Insurance And Mitigation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

RockRose Risk has raised $12.5 million in Series A financing to expand its wildfire-focused insurance platform and evolve from a technology-enabled brokerage into a vertically integrated risk management business. The round was co-led by Crosslink Capital and Congruent Ventures, with participation from Nuveen Real Estate, which has more than $136 billion in commercial real estate holdings.

Ours Privacy Raises $15 Million Series A To Scale HIPAA-Compliant Healthcare Marketing Platform Across 200+ Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Ours Privacy has raised $15 million in Series A funding to expand its privacy-first growth marketing and data infrastructure platform for healthcare organizations. The multiple-times-oversubscribed round was led by Lightbank and Health Velocity Capital, with participation from existing investors including Rock Health, Lakehouse, TMV, Switch Ventures, Starfire Ventures and GreyMatter.