Startups

KaliVir Immunotherapeutics Raises $14 Million Series A Extension, Bringing Total Series A Funding To $25 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

KaliVir Immunotherapeutics has raised a $14 million extension of its Series A financing to support continued clinical development of VET3-TGI, its lead oncolytic immunotherapy candidate for advanced solid tumors. The financing was led by Company K Partners, with participation from SV Investment and Flexus Partners. Existing investors, including affiliates of Nextrans and Quad Investment Management, also participated. The extension brings KaliVir's total Series A financing to $25 million.

Network Bio Launches With $50 Million Financing And $30+ Million AI Partnership To Build Disease-Specific Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Network Bio has launched with $50 million in financing to build disease-specific artificial intelligence models trained on large-scale human tissue, blood, molecular and clinical datasets, as the biotechnology company seeks to apply AI to diagnostics, biomarker discovery and drug development. Investors include Section 32, Thiel Bio, Founders Fund, Breyer Capital, Blue Venture Fund, JSL Health Capital and other life sciences and AI-focused funds.

Smack Raises $61 Million Series B, Bringing Total Funding Above $90 Million To Scale Tactical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2026

Smack Technologies has raised $61 million in Series B financing to expand its domain-specific artificial intelligence technology for military decision-making, bringing the national security AI company's total capital raised to more than $90 million. Costanoa Ventures and First In led the round, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Nomi Capital, Felicis, Scribble Ventures, Fortitude Ventures, Bloomberg Beta and Palumni VC.

Quantizr Raises $5 Million In Seed Funding As AI Tour Finance Platform Quadruples Users In 9 Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Quantizr has raised $5 million in seed financing to expand its AI-powered financial operations platform for the live entertainment industry as the company seeks to help artist teams manage tour budgets, expenses and settlements in real time. The round was led by TTV Capital, an early investor in Bill.com and Greenlight, with participation from music industry veterans Jonathan Azu, founder of Culture Collective; Chris Kappy, founder of Make Wake Artists; and Andy Levine, founder of Sixthman and Topeka.

Lemma Raises $2.3 Million Pre-Seed To Detect AI Agent Failures Before Users Find Them

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Lemma has raised a $2.3 million pre-seed round to build monitoring technology designed to identify failures in AI agents before those problems reach end users. Co-founder Jerry Zhang announced the financing as AI agents increasingly take on longer-running workflows, multi-step processes and economically meaningful tasks that can have greater consequences when something goes wrong.

Rundoo Raises $30 Million Series B, Bringing Total Funding To $48 Million As AI Platform Reaches 500+ Supply Stores

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Rundoo has raised $30 million in Series B financing led by Battery Ventures, bringing total funding to $48 million as the company scales its AI-first operating platform for independent supply stores across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and CRV also participated in the round.

KKR Acquires Minority Stake In BookMyShow To Scale Live Entertainment Across India

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

KKR has agreed to acquire a minority stake in BookMyShow, one of India's leading entertainment platforms, as the investment firm backs the company's expansion across live entertainment and its broader full-stack entertainment offering. The investment will be made through funds managed by KKR. Financial terms and the size of the minority stake were not disclosed.

Etched Raises $700 Million At $21 Billion Valuation As Customer Contracts Top $1 Billion And Jane Street Deploys First Rack

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Etched has raised $700 million in new funding at a $21 billion valuation as the AI semiconductor company moves from chip development into customer deployments, with Jane Street becoming its first customer and more than $1 billion of contracts already secured across AI companies and cloud providers. The round was led by Jane Street, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures, Neo, Primary, Stripes, Positive Sum and Blackstone.

Flip Raises $25 Million To Bring AI To Frontline Workers Across 1,000+ Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Flip has raised $25 million in new funding to expand its AI-native employee experience platform and provide frontline workers with greater access to digital identities, enterprise applications and automated workflows. Existing investors Notion Capital and HV Capital increased their stakes in the company, while L-Bank, the development bank of Baden-Württemberg, joined as a new investor.

ALSO Raises $150 Million Series D After $200 Million Series C As Autonomous EV Push Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

ALSO has raised a $150 million Series D financing round to accelerate development of its autonomous vehicle platform and expand its lineup of small electric vehicles for moving people and goods. The round was led by Prysm Capital, with participation from Eclipse, Greenoaks and MVP Ventures.

GALLOS Raises $50 Million To Build And Invest In Security, Defense, And Resilience Technology Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

GALLOS Technologies has announced a $50 million, or approximately £35 million, balance sheet investment round to expand its platform for building and investing in early-stage security, defense and resilience technology companies. Ventura Capital and Aberdeen Investments co-led the financing, adding significant institutional backing as GALLOS seeks to scale a model focused on identifying, creating, and supporting businesses addressing increasingly important national security and resilience challenges.

Rillet Raises $100 Million Series C At $1 Billion Valuation As AI-Native ERP Tops 600 Customers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Rillet has raised a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation as the AI-native enterprise resource planning company accelerates development of what it calls “Accounting Superintelligence,” where AI agents perform increasingly complex finance work directly inside a real-time general ledger. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Global Equities, Bain Capital Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Battery Ventures, FirstMark, Scale Venture Partners and Creandum.

Weave: Francisco Partners To Acquire Company For Approximately $650 Million At 34% Premium

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire Weave Communications in an all-cash transaction valuing the healthcare software company at approximately $650 million. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Weave shareholders will receive $7.40 per share in cash.

Clearco Secures $100 Million Macquarie Facility To Support About $900 Million In Ecommerce Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Clearco has secured a $100 million asset-backed financing facility from Macquarie Group that is expected to support approximately $900 million in funding to ecommerce brands over the next two years.

Velaura AI Raises $110 Million Series A At $1+ Billion Valuation As Titan Core Targets 2-4x Better AI Performance Per Watt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Velaura AI has raised $110 million in Series A financing at a valuation exceeding $1 billion as the semiconductor company works to commercialize ultra-low-power computing technology for AI data centers, robotics, drones and other Physical AI systems. Seligman Ventures led the round, with participation from new investors Capricorn Investment Group and Prosperity7 Ventures. Existing investors Mayfield, Maverick Silicon, MARA, Premji Invest, Samsung Catalyst Fund and StepStone Group also participated.

InfiniG Raises $5.2 Million Seed Round To Scale Mobile Coverage As A Service Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

InfiniG has raised $5.2 million in Seed funding to expand its Mobile Coverage as a Service platform for enterprises and property owners seeking more reliable indoor cellular connectivity. J2 Ventures and Stormbreaker Ventures co-led the round. InfiniG plans to use the funding to expand enterprise deployments, automate integrations with mobile network operators, scale its InfiniG Insights analytics capabilities, and advance the platform's foundation for automation and physical AI.

Codio Raises $5 Million And Launches AI Literacy Platform To Prepare Students For AI-Driven Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2026

Codio has completed a $5 million strategic growth financing led by long-term investor Armada Investment while launching a new AI Literacy offering designed to help colleges prepare students for a workforce increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.