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Adaptyv Bio Raises $40M Series A to Build the Automated Lab for Agentic Biology
Adaptyv Bio, the automated lab for agentic biology, led by Julian Englert and Daniel Nakhaee-Zadeh, has raised a $40M Series A from Highland Europe, Ace Ventures, byFounders, and Y Combinator. Adaptyv is building high-throughput wet-lab infrastructure to enable AI-driven biological research. The company’s work with Anthropic demonstrated a workflow in which Claude designed proteins, sent them to an automated lab, received experimental results, and iterated based on the data.
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Adaptyv Bio Raises $40M Series A to Build the Automated Lab for Agentic Biology
Adaptyv Bio, the automated lab for agentic biology, led by Julian Englert and Daniel Nakhaee-Zadeh, has raised a $40M Series A from Highland Europe, Ace Ventures, byFounders, and Y Combinator. Adaptyv is building high-throughput wet-lab infrastructure to enable AI-driven biological research. The company’s work with Anthropic demonstrated a workflow in which Claude designed proteins, sent them to an automated lab, received experimental results, and iterated based on the data.
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eComID Raises $17M to Build the Shopping Passport for the Future of Commerce
eComID, the shopping passport for the internet, led by Oscar Rundqvist, Otto Nordgren, Patrick Samuel Rengifo, Erika Markör, and Jaime Ferrando Huertas, has raised a $17 million seed round led by Systemiq Capital, with participation from Regeneration.VC, Course Corrected, Stadium, and returning investor CapitalT. Shopper Context for eCommerce. AI is transforming how consumers discover and purchase products, but most online shopping experiences still begin with limited context
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Y Combinator Launches of the Week
(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in order of the date/time of the launch, from earliest to latest.) 1) Edgerun: Founded by David Venegas, Edgerun Industries builds military exoskeletons. Know More At: edgerun.com 2) Prized: Founded by Hudson Griffith and Marinos Eliades, Prized is a cloud devbox that feels local. Know More At: prized.dev 3) Skillsync: Founded by Narayana Aaditya Ganeshkumar and Nishant Joshi, Skillsync is a local-first desktop app that f
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Y Combinator Launches of the Week
(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in order of the date/time of the launch, from earliest to latest.) 1) Audun: Founded by Jacob Hambro, Henrik Brun Fevang, Peter Flo, and Magnus Vonen, Audun is an AI-native debt collection platform. Know More At: audun.co 2) Sunflower: Founded by Koby Conrad, Sunflower is building the sobriety platform for the future of superintelligence. They have launched the Sunflower Clinic of Addiction Medicine to bring therapy and m
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Standard Metrics has Raised $20M in Series B from Its Customers to Accelerate Innovation in the Private Markets
Standard Metrics, an AI‑driven portfolio management platform, led by John Melas-Kyriazi and Deny Khoung, has raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC. Other investors in this round include Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, and more. The company has raised roughly $50M to date, and most of that capital has come from its customers. Why Standard Metrics Exists. Founded in 202
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Standard Metrics has Raised $20M in Series B from Its Customers to Accelerate Innovation in the Private Markets
Standard Metrics, an AI‑driven portfolio management platform, led by John Melas-Kyriazi and Deny Khoung, has raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC. Other investors in this round include Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, and more. The company has raised roughly $50M to date, and most of that capital has come from its customers. Why Standard Metrics Exists. Founded in 202
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Standard Metrics has Raised $20M in Series B from Its Customers to Accelerate Innovation in the Private Markets
Standard Metrics, an AI‑driven portfolio management platform, led by John Melas-Kyriazi and Deny Khoung, has raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC. Other investors in this round include Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, and more. The company has raised roughly $50M to date, and most of that capital has come from its customers. Why Standard Metrics Exists. Founded in 202
How Mundo is Building the Data Layer for Perceptual Intelligence
Mundo, building the data layer for perceptual intelligence, led by Jason Liao, Naijide Anwaer, Garreth Lee, and Kenneth Wu, has raised a $20 million Series A led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Next Frontier Ventures, and E12 Ventures. Together with its previously unannounced $4 million seed round, Mundo has now raised $24 million. The Missing Half of Intelligence. AI has made extraordinary progress in recent years. Models can write software, sol
How Callosum is Redefining How Humanity Computes
Callosum, building the infrastructure where heterogeneous chips & intelligence co-evolve to solve the world's hardest problem, led by Jascha Achterberg, Danyal Akarca, and the team, has announced a $100M seed round to redefine how humanity computes for AI’s next chapter. The round is led by Atomico with significant participation from Plural, DCVC, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund, alongside other world-class investors and angels. AI is entering a “Cambrian explosion” of models an
Silicon Data Raises $30.5 Million Series A to Build the Independent Benchmark Layer for the AI Compute Economy
Silicon Data, providing GPU performance data for companies, led by Carmen Li, and the team, has announced a $30.5 million initial closing of its Series A, led by the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with additional investment from CME Ventures, DRW, F-Prime, Samsung Next, VanEck, Further, Jump, Tectonic, and Wintermute. Breed, Hack, Blank VC, Sancus Ventures, and SoGal Ventures also participated. The Series A will support expansion across four areas: benchmark pricing, performance mea
Thunder Compute Plans to Put Idle GPUs Back to Work
Thunder Compute, building a new way to virtualize GPUs, led by Carl Peterson and Brian Model, has raised a $13 million Series A round led by Matrix Partners, with participation from Y Combinator and CEAS Investments. The capital will be deployed to address the GPU capacity shortage by eliminating the estimated $200 billion in wasted compute currently sitting idle, while building toward a future in which every GPU is virtualized. Enterprises currently underutilize GPUs, with a
Etched Ships First Rack to Jane Street, Secures New Funding
Etched, building frontier inference clusters, led by Gavin Uberti, Robert Wachen, and Chris Zhu, has shipped its first rack to Jane Street. The company has raised $700M at a $21B valuation, led by Jane Street, joined by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures, Neo, Stripes, Primary, Positive Sum, Diffusion, Argo, and Blackstone. Less than 1% of the world has access to frontier AI models, creating a need for new
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Standard Metrics has Raised $20M in Series B from Its Customers to Accelerate Innovation in the Private Markets
Standard Metrics, an AI‑driven portfolio management platform, led by John Melas-Kyriazi and Deny Khoung, has raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC. Other investors in this round include Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, and more. The company has raised roughly $50M to date, and most of that capital has come from its customers. Why Standard Metrics Exists. Founded in 202
Standard Metrics has Raised $20M in Series B from Its Customers to Accelerate Innovation in the Private Markets
Standard Metrics, an AI‑driven portfolio management platform, led by John Melas-Kyriazi and Deny Khoung, has raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC. Other investors in this round include Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, and more. The company has raised roughly $50M to date, and most of that capital has come from its customers. Why Standard Metrics Exists. Founded in 202
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Silicon Data Raises $30.5 Million Series A to Build the Independent Benchmark Layer for the AI Compute Economy
Silicon Data, providing GPU performance data for companies, led by Carmen Li, and the team, has announced a $30.5 million initial closing of its Series A, led by the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with additional investment from CME Ventures, DRW, F-Prime, Samsung Next, VanEck, Further, Jump, Tectonic, and Wintermute. Breed, Hack, Blank VC, Sancus Ventures, and SoGal Ventures also participated. The Series A will support expansion across four areas: benchmark pricing, performance mea
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Kita Raises $4.5 Million to Help Lenders Underwrite the Borrowers' Credit Bureaus Miss
Kita, an AI-native credit assessment built for lending globally, led by Carmel Limcaoco and Rhea Malhotra, has raised $4.5M in seed funding led by BoxGroup, with participation from Y Combinator, Golden Gate Ventures, US News Digital Ventures, BEENEXT, Kaya Founders, Genting Ventures, and Apex Star Capital, the family office of Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin. The round is supported by angels including Shivani Siroya (Tala), Kaz Nejatian (Opendoor), Linda Du (Valon), Kulveer Taggar
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Axle Announces $17.5M Series A Led by Base10
Axle, building AI agents to automate insurance workflows led by Cameron Duncan, Nihar Parikh, and Armaan Sikand, has announced $17.5M in Series A funding led by Base10 Partners, with continued investment from Y Combinator and Gradient Ventures, and participation from Stage2 Capital, Chris Bayley (Co-Founder and CEO of Cover Genius), and other industry angel investors, joined by existing investors, including the early team at Plaid. Over the past six months, Axle has tripled t
Aug 12
River Markets Announces $8.5M Seed Round
River Markets, building prime brokerage for prediction markets, led by Oscar Levy and Antonin Parrot, has announced $8.5M seed round led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Coinbase Ventures, UFO Holdings, Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), TENET, Humbition, Kima Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Stack Asset Management, Perpetual Strategies, Mark Kornfilt, Jacob Fortinsky (Novig), and other amazing angel investors from Citadel, Google, HRT, Tower Research Capita
Aug 12
Ellis Emerges from Stealth with More than $10 Million to Build the AI-Native Operating Foundation for Private Credit
Ellis, the AI-native operations platform for private credit, led by Ryan Williams, has launched today with more than $10 million in seed funding closed. First Round Capital led the financing with participation from a group of prominent operators and investors, including Kearny Jackson, 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Slow Ventures, Wilshire Lane, Westbound, Collide Capital, Gallery Ventures, Ariel Alternatives CEO Mellody Hobson, Thrive Capital Founder Josh Kus
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RunwayVC Announces Fund II to Back the Next Generation of Industry
RunwayVC, investing in founders shaping industry, led by Tor Bækkelund and the team, has announced the first close of RunwayVC Fund II at NOK 400 million (€40 million). Aker continues as the cornerstone investor, joined by Halliburton, Aker BP and Aker Solutions, institutional investors KLP and Investinor, Norwegian industrial families and a group of experienced technology and finance investors. Fund II reflects more than an increase in capital. It represents a broader convic
RunwayVC Announces Fund II to Back the Next Generation of Industry
RunwayVC, investing in founders shaping industry, led by Tor Bækkelund and the team, has announced the first close of RunwayVC Fund II at NOK 400 million (€40 million). Aker continues as the cornerstone investor, joined by Halliburton, Aker BP and Aker Solutions, institutional investors KLP and Investinor, Norwegian industrial families and a group of experienced technology and finance investors. Fund II reflects more than an increase in capital. It represents a broader convic
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South Park Commons Announces $575M Fund IV
South Park Commons, helping the world's most talented technologists discover and build their life's work, announced $575M Fund IV. Since 2016, the firm’s thesis has been that exceptional outcomes emerge when high talent density meets innate curiosity. Its approach focuses on identifying intensely curious builders, bringing them together at the earliest and often most isolating stage of the startup journey, and supporting them through the uncertainty of company building. The f
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Highland Europe Raises €1.1B Fund VI to Continue Backing Exceptional Founders at the Growth Stage
Highland Europe, a growth-stage specialist investor, has announced its sixth fund of €1.1B and promoted two new Partners, on the back of generating over €1 billion of liquidity in 2026. The firm will continue backing Europe’s next generation of technology leaders. Founded in 2012, Highland has raised €3.75 billion across six funds, backed more than 80 companies, and completed 30 exits. Notable outcomes include the $3 billion sale of Nexthink, Huel's agreed acquisition by Dano
Aug 1
SuperCharger Ventures Announces €10M Fund I to Back EdTech and Future-of-Work Startups
SuperCharger Ventures, the global ecosystem for EdTech startups led by Janos Barberis and the team, has announced the launch of Fund I. It will invest in EdTech and Future-of-Work companies worldwide, with a focus on pre-seed and seed-stage startups. Initial investments in selected startups will be up to €250,000, with follow-on funding ranging from €500,000 to €1.5 million. The fund is backed by family offices and high-net-worth investors, with 90% of first-close commitments
Jul 22
Paradigm has Raised Its Fourth Fund: $1.2B
Paradigm, a technology investment firm led by Matt Huang and the team, has raised its fourth fund: $1.2B to back the most ambitious builders at the frontier of technology. Founded in 2018, Paradigm invests in frontier technologies spanning crypto, AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing, combining research and product development with venture investing. The firm backs founders across stages, with investments in companies such as Zipline, SendCutSend, True Anomaly, and Nous R
Jul 10
Expeditions Closes €197M for Fund II to Shape the Future of European Security
Expeditions, investing in the future of European security, led by Mikołaj Firlej and Stanisław Kastory, has announced the final close of its second fund at €197M. Expeditions’ Fund II is investing in the technologies and founders that are shaping the future of European defence and strengthening its sovereignty, helping to define Europe’s role in the world over the next century. Founded in 2021 by defence technology and autonomous warfare experts Dr. Mikolaj Firlej and Stanis
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Adaptyv Bio Raises $40M Series A to Build the Automated Lab for Agentic Biology
Adaptyv Bio, the automated lab for agentic biology, led by Julian Englert and Daniel Nakhaee-Zadeh, has raised a $40M Series A from Highland Europe, Ace Ventures, byFounders, and Y Combinator. Adaptyv is building high-throughput wet-lab infrastructure to enable AI-driven biological research. The company’s work with Anthropic demonstrated a workflow in which Claude designed proteins, sent them to an automated lab, received experimental results, and iterated based on the data.
Adaptyv Bio Raises $40M Series A to Build the Automated Lab for Agentic Biology
Adaptyv Bio, the automated lab for agentic biology, led by Julian Englert and Daniel Nakhaee-Zadeh, has raised a $40M Series A from Highland Europe, Ace Ventures, byFounders, and Y Combinator. Adaptyv is building high-throughput wet-lab infrastructure to enable AI-driven biological research. The company’s work with Anthropic demonstrated a workflow in which Claude designed proteins, sent them to an automated lab, received experimental results, and iterated based on the data.
Muon Space Closes $250 Million Series C to Scale Space Infrastructure
Muon Space, the Mission Foundry, designing, building, and operating high-performance satellite constellations for National Security, civil, and commercial customers, led by Jonny Dyer, Paul Day, Dan McCleese, Reuben Rohrschneider, and Pascal Stang, has announced the close of a $250 million Series C financing in a heavily oversubscribed round. The round was led by Eclipse Capital, with participation from Galvanize, Google, Salesforce Ventures, Wellington Management, I Squared
Cosmic Robotics Puts Up a Roadmap to Build a City on Mars
Cosmic Robotics, doing autonomous construction on Earth and beyond, led by James Emerick and Lewis Jones, has put up a roadmap to build a city on Mars. Cosmic Robotics’ mission is to enable the construction of a city on Mars. The company was founded in 2024 with the view that while rockets could enable human and cargo transport to Mars by the mid-2030s, several technologies still need to mature for a sustained human presence. One major challenge is providing the labor needed
How Callosum is Redefining How Humanity Computes
Callosum, building the infrastructure where heterogeneous chips & intelligence co-evolve to solve the world's hardest problem, led by Jascha Achterberg, Danyal Akarca, and the team, has announced a $100M seed round to redefine how humanity computes for AI’s next chapter. The round is led by Atomico with significant participation from Plural, DCVC, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund, alongside other world-class investors and angels. AI is entering a “Cambrian explosion” of models an
ALSO Announces $150 Million Series D Financing
ALSO, introducing transcendent mobility, led by Chris Yu and the team, has closed a $150 million Series D financing round, led by Prysm Capital, with participation from Eclipse Capital, Greenoaks, and MVP Ventures. The funding reflects confidence in the company’s product, technology roadmap, execution, and partnerships with operators including Amazon and DoorDash. The new capital will accelerate development of its autonomous vehicle platform across multiple form factors for t
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Mindgard Raises $30M Series A
Mindgard, the leader in AI security led by James Brear, Dr. Peter Garraghan, and the team, has raised a $30 million Series A financing led by Album VC with participation from Karma Ventures and existing investors .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard plans to use the funding to scale the company across product, engineering, sales, and marketing in response to significant customer demand. Mindgard combines AI security research with offensive securi
Mindgard Raises $30M Series A
Mindgard, the leader in AI security led by James Brear, Dr. Peter Garraghan, and the team, has raised a $30 million Series A financing led by Album VC with participation from Karma Ventures and existing investors .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard plans to use the funding to scale the company across product, engineering, sales, and marketing in response to significant customer demand. Mindgard combines AI security research with offensive securi
Cytix Raises $7M To Take On Cyber Risk Posed By AI-Driven Software Development
Cytix, the security decision layer for software change led by Ben Armstrong and Thomas Ballin, has raised $7M, led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from existing investors, Auriga Cyber Ventures and NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance, which is managed by PXN Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II). The Challenge. Software change is becoming a growing security risk as AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and continuous delivery outpac
Glow Announces Its Launch
Glow, the endpoint AI company led by Roi Tiger, Omer Singer, Ophir Arie, and the team, has announced its launch with $180M in funding, led by Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Swish Ventures, Holly Ventures, Operator Collective, and Lux Capital. Traditional endpoint security has long forced organizations to choose between reacting after threats emerge or restricting business operations to reduce risk. As AI
Neo Launches with $100M to Secure AI Software Across the Enterprise
Neo, building real-time protection for the agentic enterprise, led by Nicholas Warner, Shlomi Salem, and Eran Shirazi, has emerged from stealth with $100M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures. Neo was founded by former executives and engineers from SentinelOne, Wiz and Palo Alto Networks. The company's platform provides security operations (SecOps) teams with inventory management, posture
Dawnguard Launches Platform to Build Secure Cloud Systems from Day Zero, with Fresh Funding and US Office
Dawnguard, building the next-gen platform that makes security easy from day one, led by Mahdi Abdulrazak, Kim van Lavieren, Sarah van Lavieren, and David van der Hoeven, has announced the public launch of its security architecture automation platform, making it available to organizations looking to design, build, and operate secure cloud-native systems from day zero through production. Dawnguard announced the opening of its New York City office and an additional $3.3 million
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