Venture Capital

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.

Oakley Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Graphwise As AI Knowledge Platform Grows ARR 30%+ Annually

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in Graphwise, an enterprise AI knowledge platform provider serving more than 200 blue-chip customers, as the private equity firm looks to accelerate the company's international expansion and capitalize on growing demand for trusted data infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence.

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.

Brookwood Investment Group Tops $1.5 Billion AUM, Names 4 Executives, And Launches Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Brookwood Investment Group has expanded its executive leadership team and begun rolling out the Brookwood Intelligence Platform as the independent RIA builds additional institutional infrastructure around a business that has more than tripled assets under management since 2024. Brookwood has grown from approximately $515 million in AUM to more than $1.5 billion while expanding its advisor community to serve clients nationwide.

Relativity Networks Raises $22 Million And Lands $40 Million Hyperscaler Order For 47%-Faster AI Fiber

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2026

Relativity Networks has raised $22 million through a SAFE financing and secured a $40 million follow-on order from a major hyperscaler as the company scales its ChronoCore hollow-core fiber technology for geographically distributed AI infrastructure.