Startups

Gigablue: $20 Million Series A First Close Raised For High Integrity Marine Carbon Removal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Gigablue, a marine carbon dioxide removal company, announced it has secured a $20 million first close of its Series A financing, announcing the raise during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Levellr: $2.5 Million Raised To Bring Real-Time AI Insights To Discord Communities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Levellr, an AI insights platform focused on helping brands and game studios understand and monitor Discord and other next-generation community platforms, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding in a round led by Fuel Ventures.

Breakthru Medicine: $60 Million Series A Raised For Building New Cancer Drugs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Breakthru Medicine has emerged from stealth after closing a $60 million Series A financing round, following a previously undisclosed seed round, and is developing new therapeutic modalities for cancer patients facing significant unmet needs.

Tenpoint Therapeutics: $235 Million Raised To Launch YUVEZZI Presbyopia Eye Drop

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Tenpoint Therapeutics has secured $235 million in new funding to support the planned commercialization of its presbyopia treatment, YUVEZZI. The company said the capital combines an $85 million Series B preferred stock financing and a $150 million non-dilutive senior secured term loan facility.

Ressio Software: Series A Raised To Expand AI Tools For Residential Builders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Ressio Software, an AI-powered construction management platform built for residential home builders and remodelers, has raised a Series A round led by Blueprint Equity. The company said the financing will fuel increased investment in product development and customer success as it modernizes how residential construction teams plan, manage, and deliver projects.

XALTER: Seed Funding Raised To Expand XR Training For The Energy Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

XALTER, an immersive extended reality (XR) workforce development company serving the energy industry, announced it has raised a seed funding round led by EIC Rose Rock. The company said the investment will support market expansion and continued product innovation as energy operators confront workforce turnover, skill scarcity, and training approaches that have not kept pace with modern operational demands.

AON3D: New Funding Closed To Scale High-Temperature Industrial 3D Printing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

AON3D has secured a new funding round led by Cycle Capital, with participation from Desjardins Capital and continued backing from existing investors SineWave Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors, Starship Ventures, and EDC Capital.

Dealroom.co: $7 Million Raised To Expand Global Tech-Ecosystem Mapping

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Dealroom.co, a data platform focused on startups, high-growth companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, said it has raised $7 million in new funding to accelerate international expansion and deepen its product and data capabilities.

Lucend: $3.3 Million Seed Funding Closed To Bring ‘Transparent AI’ Optimization To U.S. Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Lucend announced it has raised a $3.3 million Seed round to expand into the U.S. with software that uses existing sensor data to deliver explainable, “human-in-the-loop” optimization recommendations for data center operations, targeting major gains in energy, water, and labor efficiency.

HomeCooks: £1.4 Million Closed To Scale Meal Subscription Across Northern UK

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

PXN Ventures announced it has recently made a significant investment in the ready-meal subscription company, HomeCooks, as part of a £1.4 million funding round. This move marks the addition of HomeCooks to PXN’s expanding portfolio in the North of England, reflecting the growing interest in convenient and nutritious meal solutions among consumers.

Proba Raises €1.25 Million To Expand Scope 3 Fertilizer Emissions Certification Into the U.S. and Brazil

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Proba, a startup focused on certifying Scope 3 emissions reductions in the agri-food supply chain, has raised €1.25 million to support market expansion into the United States and Brazil. The round included participation from existing investors Future Food Fund, Yield Lab Europe, and Value Factory Ventures.

Decube: $3 Million Raised To Build ‘Context Layer’ For Enterprise AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Decube, a data trust and context platform focused on enterprise AI, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Taiwania Hive Ventures, with participation from Iterative and 500 Global. The company said the financing will be used to support global growth, continue product development, and expand across the Asia Pacific region as enterprises push to operationalize AI on top of data they can trust.

VulcanForms: $220 Million Series D Raised To Expand Integrated U.S. Digital Metal Manufacturing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

VulcanForms announced it has closed an oversubscribed $220 million Series D financing round to scale what it describes as the first fully integrated digital metal manufacturing platform in the United States, as demand grows for secure domestic production of next-generation metal products.

Branded Realities: $1.6 Million Seed Round Raised For Personalized Fan Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Branded Realities announced it has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to complete final development of its Realities platform, positioning the company to expand the reach of its “Pose With” personalized fan experience across professional sports venues, college athletics, and universities. The company said it expects to begin a new funding round soon as it transitions from custom deployments to a broader, platform-based offering.

Dragonfly AI: Over £5 Million Raised To Scale Neuroscience-Led Creative Testing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Dragonfly AI, a UK-based company that uses neuroscience-led predictive AI to test and optimize advertising and creative assets, has secured new investment totaling more than £5 million, with the round led by early-stage investor 24Haymarket.