Startups

TensorZero: $7.3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Building Stack For Industrial-Grade LLM Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2025

TensorZero, a startup developing an open-source stack for industrial-grade large language model (LLM) applications, has secured $7.3 million in seed funding. Led by FirstMark, the round also includes Bessemer Venture Partners, Bedrock, DRW, Coalition, and several angel investors.

Basic Capital: $25 Million Series A Raised For Helping Workers Achieve Retirement Goals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Basic Capital, a 401(k) platform that helps workers achieve retirement goals, has closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by Forerunner and Lux Capital. Existing investors SV Angel, Box Group, and financial leader Henry Kravis participated, along with new investors HOF Capital and Inspired Capital.

SpinLaunch: $30 Million Closed To Advance Development Of Meridian Space Constellation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

SpinLaunch has secured $30 million in funding to advance its Meridian Space low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband constellation. This investment includes contributions from existing investors, led by ATW Partners, as well as Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

Space Kinetic: Investment Raised From CerraCap Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

CerraCap Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture capital firm, has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a U.S. national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This investment supports CerraCap's goal of enhancing solutions in space defense and strengthening America's strategic edge in a competitive global landscape.

Databricks: Series K Funding Round At Over $100 Billion Valuation Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Databricks, a prominent player in the fields of Data and AI, has recently announced a significant development: the signing of a term sheet for its Series K funding round. This round, which is anticipated to close shortly, has garnered enthusiastic backing from existing investors and is poised to elevate the company's valuation to $100 billion or more.

Arintra: $21 Million Series A Raised For Expanding Beyond Autonomous Medical Coding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Arintra, a leading GenAI-native autonomous medical coding platform for healthcare providers, has secured $21 million in Series A funding led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Endeavor Health Ventures, Y Combinator, Counterpart Ventures, Spider Capital, Ten13, and other strategics.

Refold AI: $6.5 MIllion Seed Funding Secured For Automating Complex Processes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Refold AI, a company focused on streamlining enterprise integrations, has emerged from stealth mode with $6.5 million in seed funding. This investment will help expand its engineering team and enhance its product offerings.

Facility Grid: Growth Investment Raised From Nexa Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Facility Grid, a leading provider of cloud-based commissioning (Cx) and operational readiness (OR) software for the construction industry, has received a strategic investment from Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on scaling B2B software businesses.

SoftBank To Invest $2 Billion In Intel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

SoftBank Group has announced a partnership with Intel through a definitive securities purchase agreement. As part of this agreement, SoftBank will invest a substantial $2 billion in Intel common stock.

Polestar Analytics: $12.5 Million Raised For Advancing AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Polestar Analytics, a leader in AI-driven data analytics and planning, has raised $12.5 million in growth capital from a consortium of US-based family offices and institutional investors. This funding will enhance its AI capabilities and further develop its 1Platform, a top-tier solution for enterprise-scale analytics.

IVIX: $60 Million Series B Raised To Help Governments Combat Financial Crime

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

IVIX, an AI-based platform designed to assist governments in combating financial crime, has completed a $60 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $85 million. The round was led by O.G. Venture Partners (OGVP) and included participation from several other investors.

Continua: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Social AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Continua, a leader in Social AI, has raised $8 million in seed funding to enhance group chat dynamics and allow artificial intelligence to actively engage in conversations. The round was led by GV, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and angel investors like Jeff Dean and Adam Ghetti.

Medallion: $43 Million Raised For Enhancing Healthcare Back-Office Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Medallion, a leader in AI-based provider network infrastructure, announced it has raised $43 million in new funding. Acrew Capital led the round, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners and insiders, including Sequoia Capital, GV, Spark Capital, NFDG, and others. This funding brings Medallion's total to $130 million.

HolmesAI: Seed+ Funding Raised For Advancing Personalized AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

HolmesAI, a platform for Persona-based AI agents, has completed its Seed+ funding round, raising a total of $3 million with support from investors including Bitrise Capital, Waterdrip Capital, and CGV Fund. The project received early-stage incubation from HashKey Group and a major cloud computing company.

Protege: $25 Million Series A Raised For Expanding AI Training Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Protege, a platform for the secure exchange of proprietary data for AI training, has secured $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Footwork, with participation from CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and more.

ONERWAY: $10 Million Series A+ Round Raised At Nearly $200 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Global payments infrastructure provider ONERWAY has closed a $10 million Series A+ funding round, bringing its valuation to nearly $200 million. Led by Yunqi, with participation from existing Series A investors Lanchi Ventures, Eminence Ventures, and Enlight Growth Partners, this round showcases strong investor confidence in ONERWAY's mission to streamline global financial transactions.

LawPro.ai: Seed Funding Raised For Advancing AI Solutions For Injury Claims

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

LawPro.ai, an LA-based legal tech company, has successfully closed its Series Seed funding round, led by Scopus Ventures. This investment will support the company's growth in developing AI solutions for the injury claims industry.

Uncle Arnie’s: $7.5 Million Series A Raised For Beverage Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Uncle Arnie's, a rapidly growing THC and hemp-infused beverage brand in the U.S., has closed a $7.5 million Series A funding round to support its expansion. Co-led by Mindset Capital and Delta Emerald Ventures, the round also includes investor Harry Rubin, a founding partner of the Boston Beer Company, who is joining the board of directors.

Qloud Games: $5 Million Seed Raised To Build Solarpunk MMO Loftia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Qloud Games, an independent studio, has announced a $5 million seed funding round for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Loftia. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures and GFR Fund, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), 1UP Fund, and Gaingels.

Profound: $35 Million Series B Raised For AI Visibility And Content Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Profound, a platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses, announced a $35 million Series B round led by Sequoia with continued participation from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons. This brings Profound's total funding to $58.5 million.

Infinity Loop: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Transform Vendor Contract Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 16, 2025

Infinity Loop, an AI-based contract intelligence platform, announced a $5 million seed round led by Glasswing Ventures and TIAA Ventures, along with other investors. This funding will accelerate expansion as demand from enterprises continues to grow.

HaloNinjas: Investment Raised From Start Something Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2025

HaloNinjas, Scotland's HaloITSM partner in the EMEA region, has raised funding from Start Something Ventures (SSV), an Indianapolis-based angel investment group, to support its expansion in the USA and Europe.

Bennett West: Investment Raised From Pike Street Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Pike Street Capital, a private equity firm in Seattle, has invested in Bennett. This company provides water infrastructure, plant health, and energy solutions to growers, local governments, and industrial customers in the western US.

Appcharge: $58 Million Series B Raised For DTC Platform For Mobile Game Publishers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Appcharge, a top direct-to-consumer platform for mobile game publishers, has raised $58 million in Series B funding led by IVP, bringing its total funding to $89 million. The funding will help Appcharge grow its platform and launch new products to support the global mobile games industry.

Celestial AI: Final Closing Of $255 Million Series C1 Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Celestial AI, a leader in optical interconnect technology addressing the scalability demands of modern AI infrastructure, announced the final close of its $255 million Series C1 funding round, which included strategic investors VentureTech Alliance and Samsung Catalyst Fund, along with deep semiconductor and foundry partnerships. This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to $520 million.

Prefer: $4.2 Million Funding Raised For Launching Sustainable Flavors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Prefer, a Singapore food tech startup, raised $4.2 million in an oversubscribed round as it launched new soluble coffee and cocoa powders. The company uses fermentation on food byproducts like rice and soy to create cost-effective, sustainable flavours for FMCG brands, manufacturers, and retailers, with its coffee offering up to 85% lower emissions and 50% lower costs than traditional Arabica.

Uno Platform: C$3.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build Cross-Platform Apps With A Single Codebase

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Uno Platform has completed a C$3.5M seed funding round led by AQC Capital and Desjardins Capital, bringing total investment to C$6.5 million. The open-source platform, used by companies such as Toyota and Microsoft, helps build cross-platform .NET applications for Mobile, Web, Desktop, and Embedded Devices.

Evertune: $15 Million Series A Raised For Scaling AI Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Evertune, an AI marketing and GEO platform, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Felicis Ventures and angel investors from major tech companies. As AI-driven searches change consumer behavior, Evertune helps brands optimise content for better AI recommendations with strong analytics and direct API access to leading models.

NRN: $67 Million Raised For Solar And Battery Storage Systems Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

NRN (National Renewable Network), a top distributed energy platform in Australia, completed a $67.2 million Series A funding round—one of the country’s largest for climate tech. Backed by prominent investors and debt funds, NRN enables retailers like Alinta Energy to offer solar and battery systems to customers with no upfront costs, repayments, or maintenance fees, helping grow renewable portfolios as Virtual Power Plant plans.

Albi: Series B Investment Raised For Restoration Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Albi, a restoration management software platform, has received Series B funding from Frontier Growth to further its goal of supporting restoration contractors with advanced tools and technology. Albi’s mobile-first solution streamlines workflows and connects field and office teams, enabling contractors to operate efficiently.