Venture Capital

Liminal: Gen AI Data Security Company Raises $5 Million In Additional Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Liminal, a generative AI data security leader, announced that it has raised more than $5 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Fin Capital. Participation came from High Alpha, Matchstick Ventures, Craft Ventures Scout Fund, and veteran regulated industry executives. This new funding expands Liminal's ability to quickly enable customers to deploy and use generative AI (Gen AI).

Zeta Labs: AI Research And Product Lab Secures $2.9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Zeta Labs, an AI research and product company that is developing autonomous agents capable of efficiently performing complex and multi-step tasks, announced the raising of its $2.9 million pre-seed round and the debut of its large language model (LLM)-based proprietary autonomous AI agent JACE. This funding round was led by Daniel Gross (former head of AI at Y Combinator) and Nat Friedman (former Github CEO), with participation from Earlybird VC and Kaya VC and AI Grant, Shawn (swyx) Wang, Bartek Pucekand Mati Staniszewski, founder of ElevenLabs.

Nium: Cross-Border Payments Company Raises $50 Million At $1.4 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Nium, a global leader in real-time cross-border payments, announced it has raised $50 million in a Series E funding round. A Southeast Asia-based sovereign wealth fund led this funding round and values the company at $1.4 billion post-money. The sovereign wealth fund joins other newly added investors from Nium's previous funding round, including BOND, NewView Capital, and Tribe Capital.

Testsigma: AI-Based Low-Code Test Automation Company Raises $8.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

AI-powered and low-code test automation platform Testsigma announced that it has raised $8.2 million in funding led by MassMutual Ventures. Previous investors Accel, STRIVE, and BoldCap also participated in the round.

SiTration: Materials Recovery Company Secures $11.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

SiTration, a materials recovery company that is serving the mining and metals industries, announced it has raised $11.8 million in seed capital. This funding round was led by 2150 with participation from BHP Ventures, Extantia, and Orion Industrial Ventures. And previous investors Azolla Ventures and MIT-affiliated E14 Fund also participated in the oversubscribed round.

HyperSpectral: AI-Based Spectral Intelligence Company Closes $8.5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

HyperSpectral, an AI-based spectral intelligence company with hardware-agnostic solutions for particle detection, emerged from stealth with $8.5 million in a Series A funding round. And HyperSpectral's Series A funding round was co-led by RRE Ventures and Kibo Ventures with participation from Correlation Ventures and GC&H Investments.

Understory: Insurance Platform Protecting Climate-Vulnerable Industries Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Understory, an insurance platform protecting climate-vulnerable industries from severe weather risks, announced the closing of a significantly oversubscribed Series A funding round at $15 million to drive its expansion into the renewable energy sector. This funding round, which was co-led by True Ventures and Prelude Ventures, emphasizes investors' strong belief in Understory's vision and expansion potential.

Eko Health: $41 Million Closed To Scale AI-Based Heart And Lung Disease Detection Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Eko Health, a company that is applying artificial intelligence for early detection of heart and lung diseases, announced it has raised $41 million in Series D financing. With participation from ARTIS Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, NTTVC, and Questa Capital, this funding round will be used to expand U.S. and global access to the company's early disease detection platform.

Thoughtly: AI Voice Agent Company Raises $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Thoughtly, a startup building AI voice agents for contact centers, announced it has secured a $3 million funding round with participation from Afore Capital, Greycroft, Expansion, and others. And through an innovative approach to customer phone calls, Thoughtly is prepared to disrupt the CCaaS (Contact Center as a Service) space and transform how businesses approach customer service interactions.

IDC Network And Arena Investors Launch Flexible Capital Arm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

IDC Network (a diversified private equity and venture capital asset manager and parent company of IDC Ventures, a global venture capital firm specializing in fintech and marketplaces) announced the launch of its newly created credit and flexible capital arm IDC Arena Credit Ventures through the formation of a strategic partnership with Arena Investors, LP. And Arena Investors is a global institutional investment manager with a solid track record of providing creative capital solutions to underserved borrowers globally.

Caju AI: Customer Engagement Company Raises $3 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Caju AI, a Gen AI-based solution for customer engagement, announced the successful closing of a $3 million seed funding round. This strategic investment is backed by Grotech Ventures, Felton Group (the family office of Charlottesville, VA-based hedge fund manager Jaffray Woodriff), and angel investors. This funding round propels Caju AI into a new phase of growth and innovation, reinforcing its position as a leader in AI-driven customer engagement and compliance solutions.

Advanced Medicine Partners: $32 Million Financing Agreement Executed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Advanced Medicine Partners, an organization that delivers process development, manufacturing, analytical development, and testing for advanced therapy products specializing in viral vectors for gene and cell therapies, announced a new financing agreement led by Deerfield Management, with additional support from ARCH Venture Partners and other investors. And upon the completion of this latest financing round, the total direct investment in Advanced Medicine Partners since its separation from Jaguar Gene Therapy will total up to $60 million.

Tether: $18.75 Million Raised From Blockchain-Enabled Firm XREX Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Tether, one of the largest companies in the digital asset industry, announced a strategic investment of $18.75 million in XREX Group, a fully regulated and blockchain-enabled financial institution. This collaboration aims to drive transformation in the digital asset industry, facilitate USDT-based cross-border payments in emerging markets, and innovate regulatory technology.

LawPro.ai: Strategic Investment Raised To Transform The Legal Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

LawPro.ai, a company that utilizes AI-driven solutions for the legal industry, announced the successful completion of a seed investment round. This funding will accelerate LawPro.ai's mission to transform the legal industry by utilizing AI technology to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility in law firms' ability to review medical records.

Sixfold: $15 Million Secured To Empower Underwriters With End-To-End Risk Analysis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2024

Sixfold, a company empowering underwriters with a generative AI solution for end-to-end risk analysis, announced it has raised $15 millionin Series A funding. This funding round was led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Scale Venture Partners and all previous investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Crystal Venture Partners. The funds will be used to continue building out its exceptional team of AI/ML engineers, further enhancing product capabilities and accelerating R&D efforts. This round will also help Sixfold expand beyond North American markets to the UK and the European Union.

YourSix: Cloud Physical Security Solutions Company Raises $10.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2024

YourSix, a cloud physical security solutions leader, announced that it has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding, led by Vocap Partners and joined by Eastside Partners. This funding round will accelerate growth, increase market presence, and advance its vision of transforming the delivery of commercial physical security solutions.

FLO: $136 Million Raised To Expand North American Charging Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

North American electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator and smart charging solutions provider FLO announced it has secured $136 million in long-term capital, principally from a Series E equity financing, led by Export Development Canada (EDC), to support the company's continued growth in the U.S. and Canada and accelerate the deployment of its reliable charging network.

Cyberhaven: $88 Million Secured To Protect Enterprise Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

Cyberhaven, a leader in data detection and response (DDR), announced it has raised $88 million in Series C funding led by Adams Street Partners and Khosla Ventures, with significant participation from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Crane Venture Partners, and Wing Venture Capital. Prominent security leaders such as Amol Kulkarni (former CPO at CrowdStrike), Gerhard Eschelbeck (former CISO at Google), Ash Devata (former GM of Duo at Cisco), and others also participated.

XONA: Zero-Trust User Access Company Raises $18 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

XONA, a developer of a leading zero-trust user access platform for industrial operations, announced the closing of an $18M strategic funding round led by established cyber investor Energy Impact Partners (EIP), bringing the company's total funding to $32 million.

Mad Mobile: Restaurant And Retail Payment Solutions Company Secures $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

Mad Mobile, a restaurant and retail SaaS and payment solutions company, announced the closure of a $50 million financing agreement. This funding (managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Bridge Bank) will be strategically utilized to amplify the expansion of its SaaS and payment technologies, refinance existing debts, and drive sales growth.

Better Health: Support And Supplies Platform Company Raises $14 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

Better Health, a medical supply and support provider built on peer-to-peer connection, announced today a $14 million strategic funding round which included investments from Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst Inc., UHealth - University of Miami Health System, and Mosaic General Partnership. This investment underscores the industry’s recognition of Better Health’s pivotal role in revolutionizing healthcare delivery for chronic conditions.

Pyte: Computation Security Platform Company Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Pyte, a secure computation platform for data-first global enterprises, today announced $5 million in additional capital, bringing the total funding to over $12 million. This funding round was led by Myriad Venture Partners with participation from Innovation Endeavors, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Pillar VC, and others. Dean Mai (co-founder and managing partner for Myriad Venture Partners) will also join Pyte’s Board of Directors.

AirMDR: AI-Based Autonomous Managed Detection And Response Company Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

AirMDR, an AI-based Autonomous Managed Detection and Response (MDR), announced the closing of a $5 million Seed round of financing. This funding round was led by Foundation Capital with participation by Storm Ventures.

Cinnaire: $175 Million Equity Fund Closed To Create More Affordable Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Cinnaire announced the closing of the Cinnaire Fund for Housing Partnership 41, which is a $175.4 million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) fund. This fund comprises 14 investors and will support the creation or preservation of 1,228 affordable multi-family homes across 22 properties in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Balance Point Capital: Strategic Investment In Essential Turbines Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Balance Point Capital Advisors, in connection with its affiliated funds Balance Point Capital Partners V, L.P., and Balance Point Capital Partners VI, L.P., announced an investment in Essential Turbines, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft engines. And Balance Point provided debt and equity in support of the deal, along with private equity investment firm Swift Anchor Holdings.

Ashby: $30 Million Raised To Help Companies Scale Hiring Processes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Ashby, a recruiting platform that helps companies efficiently scale hiring, announced it has raised an additional $30 million in equity financing. Lachy Groom, who also led Ashby's seed round, led the Series C funding round, which included participation from Elad Gil, F-Prime, Y Combinator, and existing Ashby customers. So far, the company has raised roughly $70 million.

Tobiko Data: $4.5 Million Raised To Invest In Open Source Projects SQLMesh And SQLGlot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Data infrastructure company Tobiko Data announced that it has raised a $4.5 million seed funding round from Unusual Ventures and a $17.3 million Series A led by Theory Ventures with participation from 20Sales, Fivetran CEO George Fraser, Census CEO Boris Jabes, and MotherDuck CEO Jordan Tigani. And Tomasz Tunguz (founder of Theory Ventures) will join the Board as part of the investment. This brings the company’s total funding raised to $21.8 million.

Dive: Particle-Based Simulation Company Raises $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Berlin-based Dive Engineering Software, a pioneering cloud-native and particle-based simulation software company, announced it raised a $10 million Series A led by the D. E. Shaw group to elevate how manufacturing enterprises engineer products through fluid simulation. Additional investors included First Momentum Ventures, Segenia Capital, and Senovo Capital.

WindBorne Systems: $15 Million Raised To Scale Balloon Constellation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

Atmospheric sensing system company WindBorne Systems announced $15 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures, which will take a board seat. And existing investors Footwork VC, Pear VC, and Convective Capital also joined the round.

AcuityMD: $45 Million Raised To Advance Commercial Intelligence Platform For Medical Technology Manufacturers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2024

AcuityMD announced $45 million in new funding to expand its commercial intelligence platform and advance the company’s mission of accelerating the adoption of medical technology (MedTech). The Series B round was led by ICONIQ Growth, with additional participation from Atreides Management and Stepstone Group and existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Artisanal Ventures.