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How Orca Fraud is Scaling Real-Time Fraud Intelligence Across Emerging Markets
Orca Fraud , a real-time fraud intelligence platform, Thalia Pillay , Carla Wilby , and the team, has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Norrsken22 , with participation from OneDayYes , Enza Capital , and CV VC Africa. The funding follows 16 months of rapid enterprise growth driven by increasing demand from banks, fintechs, telcos, and payment providers operating in complex, high-velocity payment environments. “Rarely do you see the mix of technical b
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How Orca Fraud is Scaling Real-Time Fraud Intelligence Across Emerging Markets
Orca Fraud , a real-time fraud intelligence platform, Thalia Pillay , Carla Wilby , and the team, has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Norrsken22 , with participation from OneDayYes , Enza Capital , and CV VC Africa. The funding follows 16 months of rapid enterprise growth driven by increasing demand from banks, fintechs, telcos, and payment providers operating in complex, high-velocity payment environments. “Rarely do you see the mix of technical b
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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) Traverse: Founded by Lance Yan and Zachary Yu, Traverse is a data research lab for the non-verifiable. Know More At: traverse.so 2) Fed10: Founded by Armand Iorgulescu, Zayan Islam, and Winston Wei, Fed10 is a legislative consulting firm staffed by AI agents. Know More At: fed10.ai 3) Menza: Founded by Qasim Munye and Mariam Ahmed, Menza is the always-on
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ETH Zurich Spin-Offs of 2021
(This round-up is for informational purposes only, and in order of the date of the recognition, from earliest to latest) 1) Digit Soil: Led by Hélène Iven, Dr. Sonia Meller, Dr. Jasmin Fetzer, and the team, Digit Soil provides the first sensor that can rapidly and precisely give critical information about the quality of the soil, as well as software for smart farm management decisions. Know More At: digit-soil.com 2) Hemetron: Led by Alexander Tanno and the team, Hemetron e
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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) Outship: Founded by Saner Cakir and Kayla Lee, Outship helps you hire amazing engineers by seeing how they use AI. Know More At: outship.ai 2) Cofia: Founded by Paola Martinez and Moses Wayne, Cofia learns how you work and proactively creates tailor-made automations you can deploy without you ever writing a prompt or relying on X for automation inspo. Kn
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How City Detect is Helping American Cities Fix Blight Proactively
City Detect , revolutionizing the way local governments understand and interact with their built environment, led by Gavin Baum-Blake, Bjorn Hansen, Jonathan Richardson, Comer Jennings, and the team, has announced a $13 million Series A funding round led by Prudence , with continued participation from Las Olas Venture Capital , Zeal Capital , Knoll Ventures , Atlanta Seed Co , and others. The investment will support expansion into public works departments, deepen integration
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How City Detect is Helping American Cities Fix Blight Proactively
City Detect , revolutionizing the way local governments understand and interact with their built environment, led by Gavin Baum-Blake, Bjorn Hansen, Jonathan Richardson, Comer Jennings, and the team, has announced a $13 million Series A funding round led by Prudence , with continued participation from Las Olas Venture Capital , Zeal Capital , Knoll Ventures , Atlanta Seed Co , and others. The investment will support expansion into public works departments, deepen integration
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How City Detect is Helping American Cities Fix Blight Proactively
City Detect , revolutionizing the way local governments understand and interact with their built environment, led by Gavin Baum-Blake, Bjorn Hansen, Jonathan Richardson, Comer Jennings, and the team, has announced a $13 million Series A funding round led by Prudence , with continued participation from Las Olas Venture Capital , Zeal Capital , Knoll Ventures , Atlanta Seed Co , and others. The investment will support expansion into public works departments, deepen integration
Nominal is Making Hardware Teams AI-Ready
Nominal , providing the tools and infrastructure engineers need to deliver mission-critical
capabilities at scale in the shortest time possible, led by Cameron McCord, Bryce Strauss, Jason Hoch, and the team, has raised an additional $80 million at a valuation of $1 billion. Founders Fund led the round, with continued support from Sequoia , General Catalyst , Lux Capital , Red Glass , and Lightspeed . Nominal supports high-stakes engineering programs by managing end-to-end
Delphyr Raises €1.75 Million to Give Healthcare Professionals Time Back with AI
Delphyr , the Dutch AI platform that supports medical professionals with AI agents, led by Michel Abdel Malek, MD, has raised €1.75 million from multiple investors, including the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO. With this funding, the company will accelerate its mission: reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals so they can focus fully on what matters most, delivering outstanding patient care. Delphyr integrates seamlessly into existing healthcare sy
Fainite AI is Advancing Physics-Based Simulations
Fainite AI , a physics AI engine empowering your engineering teams to run simulations in seconds and set up workflows in minutes, led by Alex Donzelli, Prof. Burigede Liu, Matthias Bonvin, and the team, has raised €165,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance physics-based simulations and expand access to advanced engineering analysis across a wider range of applications. Modern hardware and materials development relies on physics-based simulations that are often slow
ZaiNar Announced 5G's Killer App: Highly Accurate Location without GPS
ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive
How Tamarind Bio is Building the Infrastructure for AI-Powered Drug Discovery
Tamarind Bio , developing state-of-the-art molecular AI models usable out of the box, with no ML or infrastructure expertise required, so scientists can focus on drug discovery and research, led by Deniz Kavi and Sherry Liu, has announced $13.6M fundraise, including a $12M series A led by Dimension Capital , with participation from Y Combinator . As AI becomes embedded in real drug discovery workflows, no longer confined to experimental projects, life sciences organizations
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Silverflow Closes $40 Million Series B as It Nears One Billion Transactions Annually
Silverflow , the cloud-native payment processing company, led by Anne Willem de Vries, Paul Buying, Robert Kraal, and the team, has raised $40 million (€37 million) in a Series B funding round led by Picus Capital , with participation from Rabo Investments - Corporate Venturing, and existing investors, Inkef , GPT, Crane , and Coatue . This European-led investment will strengthen the global expansion of Silverflow, accelerate development of its payment processing platform,
How Orca Fraud is Scaling Real-Time Fraud Intelligence Across Emerging Markets
Orca Fraud , a real-time fraud intelligence platform, Thalia Pillay , Carla Wilby , and the team, has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Norrsken22 , with participation from OneDayYes , Enza Capital , and CV VC Africa. The funding follows 16 months of rapid enterprise growth driven by increasing demand from banks, fintechs, telcos, and payment providers operating in complex, high-velocity payment environments. “Rarely do you see the mix of technical b
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Silverflow Closes $40 Million Series B as It Nears One Billion Transactions Annually
Silverflow , the cloud-native payment processing company, led by Anne Willem de Vries, Paul Buying, Robert Kraal, and the team, has raised $40 million (€37 million) in a Series B funding round led by Picus Capital , with participation from Rabo Investments - Corporate Venturing, and existing investors, Inkef , GPT, Crane , and Coatue . This European-led investment will strengthen the global expansion of Silverflow, accelerate development of its payment processing platform,
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Rowspace Announces its Launch with $50 Million in Backing
Rowspace , the best way for investors to scale their edge with AI, led by Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, has announced its launch with $50M in backing from Sequoia , Emergence , Stripe , Conviction, Basis Set , Twine, and angels from across finance. Top investors build an edge over the years through institutional knowledge, memos, models, committee notes, emails, deal histories, and trading data, which captures what worked, what didn’t, and why. At most firms, this knowledge
Feb 26
Basis Raises $100 Million Series B at a $1.15 Billion Valuation
Basis , building the next era of accounting with agentic AI, led by Matt Harpe, Mitchell Troyanovsky, and the team, has raised $100 million led by Accel alongside GV (Google Ventures). Basis was founded on the belief that AI agents will soon become central to knowledge work, with accounting emerging as one of the first and most critical domains. Structured, high-stakes, and essential to every business, accounting remains one of the most underbuilt areas in technology. Thre
Feb 25
Hypercore Raises $13.5M Series A Led by Insight Partners to Launch AI Admin Agent for Private Credit
Hypercore , the company on a mission to modernize loan administration, led by Daniel Liechtenstein, David Yahalomi, Tomer Moshe, and Eitan Frailich, has announced $13.5 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners. The investment will support the launch of Hypercore’s AI Admin Agent, introducing a new category of loan servicing that integrates established loan management technology with AI agents to provide end-to-end operational infrastructure for private credit fund
Feb 24
Stacks Raises $23 Million to Reinvent Finance Operations With Agentic AI
Stacks , helping reinvent the financial close, led by Albert Malikov and the team, has raised $23M Series A led by Lightspeed , with EQT Ventures , General Catalyst , and S16VC doubling down. The round comes less than a year after Stacks’ $12 million seed financing led by General Catalyst, underscoring the company’s rapid traction and momentum. Finance is becoming the next major enterprise function to be rebuilt with AI, following multibillion-dollar transformations in cus
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25 Million Fund to Back Overlooked Talent at the Heart of Baltic Tech
FIRSTPICK , a first-check VC fund for Baltic founders, led by Partners Jonė Vaitulevičiūtė, Dmitrij Sosunov, Andra Bagdonaitė, Marijus Andrijauskas, and the team, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups, focusing on founders who may be overlooked by traditional VC criteria. Some early and successful investments include Samphire Neuroscience by Emile Radyte, Copla by Aurimas Bakas, and Holo. Backed by local entrepreneurs and private invest
FIRSTPICK Launches €25 Million Fund to Back Overlooked Talent at the Heart of Baltic Tech
FIRSTPICK , a first-check VC fund for Baltic founders, led by Partners Jonė Vaitulevičiūtė, Dmitrij Sosunov, Andra Bagdonaitė, Marijus Andrijauskas, and the team, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups, focusing on founders who may be overlooked by traditional VC criteria. Some early and successful investments include Samphire Neuroscience by Emile Radyte, Copla by Aurimas Bakas, and Holo. Backed by local entrepreneurs and private invest
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OSS Ventures Closes First Round of $80 Million Fund to Scale Industrial Software Champions
OSS Ventures , a Paris-based venture studio building next-generation industrial software, led by Renan Devillieres and the team, has announced the first close of its new investment fund with a target of $80 million. The round is led by Decathlon PULSE and Teknor Apex, with participation from existing investors including Groupe Peugeot Frères . The fund serves as OSS Ventures’ strategic investment arm, dedicated to follow-on financing for companies emerging from the studio’s
Feb 19
Elaia’s Fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5) Announces First Close at €120 Million to back the best of European Tech
Elaia , backing ambitious tech entrepreneurs with capital and care, has announced the first closing of its fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5), converging at €120m, reaffirming its mission to back enduring, IP-driven ventures that define the future of European technology. Mimic Robotics, a Zurich-based physical AI company, marks DV5’s first investment, highlighting its focus on breakthrough technologies from leading European hubs. As demand grows for next-generation infrastructu
Feb 11
Mundi Ventures Closes on €750 Million for Kembara, its Largest Deep Tech and Climate Fund
Mundi Ventures , backing bold and purpose-driven founders, led by Partners Javier Santiso, Lluis Vinas, Moises Sanchez, Rafaela Andrade, Rajeev Singh-Molares, and others, has just completed a €750 million first close for Kembara , its fifth fund and largest to date. Europe invests billions in early-stage climate startups, yet many stall at Series B, according to a recent report. New funds are emerging to address this gap, including Spain-based Mundi Ventures’ Kembara Fund
Feb 5
SlateVC Closes €132 Million to Back the Next Wave of Energy Efficiency and Climate Tech Scale-Ups
SlateVC , a growth-focused venture firm dedicated to driving the climate transition forward, led by Chloe Giard, Clement Buyse, Renaud Visage, and Sebastien Leger, has secured €132 million in the first close of its first growth fund, backed by EIF , Bpifrance , France 2030’s FNVI, BNP Paribas , and several family offices. Europe faces rising energy instability, high-cost legacy infrastructure, and import dependence, challenging competitiveness and sustainability. SlateVC
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Voyager Ventures Raises $275 Million to Back Europe’s Energy and AI Builders
Voyager Ventures , investing in energy, industrials, and climate technology companies foundational to future abundance, led by Sarah Sclarsic, Sierra Peterson, and others, has announced Voyager’s $275M Fund II. Systemic instability is accelerating alongside rapid technological progress, with geopolitical tensions, climate risks, and global volatility intensifying as electrification, automation, AI, and advanced manufacturing converge. Emerging technologies have shifted from
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Science Closes $230 Million Series C to Fund Commercialization of PRIMA BCI Retinal Implant and Expansion of Clinical Trials
Science Corporation, a clinical-stage medical technology company, led by Max Hodak , Alan Mardinly, PhD, Darius Shahida, Alex Feerst, PhD, and the team, has raised a $230 million in Series C financing with participation from Khosla Ventures , Lightspeed Venture Partners , Y Combinator , IQT , and Quiet Capital , all pre-existing investors in Science, among others. The deal was oversubscribed with demand in excess of our capital needs, and brings the total capital invested in
Science Closes $230 Million Series C to Fund Commercialization of PRIMA BCI Retinal Implant and Expansion of Clinical Trials
Science Corporation, a clinical-stage medical technology company, led by Max Hodak , Alan Mardinly, PhD, Darius Shahida, Alex Feerst, PhD, and the team, has raised a $230 million in Series C financing with participation from Khosla Ventures , Lightspeed Venture Partners , Y Combinator , IQT , and Quiet Capital , all pre-existing investors in Science, among others. The deal was oversubscribed with demand in excess of our capital needs, and brings the total capital invested in
Vast is Accelerating Production of Haven Space Stations
Vast , building next-generation space stations, led by Jed McCaleb , Max Haot , and the team, has raised $500 million in new funding led by Balerion Space Ventures with participation from IQT , Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) , Mitsui & Co., Ltd , MUFG , Nikon Corporation (Nikon) , Stellar Ventures , Space Capital , and Earthrise Ventures to advance its mission of enabling humanity to live and work in space long-term. Jed McCaleb, founder and first investor, also p
Sierra Space Closes $550 Million in Series C Round, with a Valuation of $8 Billion
Sierra Space , defining the new era of space defense technology, led by Dan Jablonsky and the team, has raised $550 million in equity investment led by LuminArx Capital Management (“LuminArx Capital”), a global alternative investment manager, with participation from existing investors. The financing values the company at $8 billion post-money. Sierra Space’s investors include General Atlantic , Coatue , Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital , among others
Infinite Orbits Expands into the UK with Lúnasa Space Acquisition
Infinite Orbits , providing geostationary operators with all the in-orbit services they need, from the inspection of their assets to the extension of their lifespan and the management of the end-of-life phase, led by Adel Haddoud and the team, has announced the acquisition of UK-based Lúnasa Space , led by Amin Chabi, marking the company’s establishment in the United Kingdom and reinforcing its Endurance life-extension servicer through enhanced rendezvous and docking capabil
Norwegian Photoncycle Raises €15 Million to Scale Seasonal Energy Storage and Strengthen Europe’s Energy Resilience
Photoncycle , the year-round solar energy system for heating and electricity for your home, led by Bjorn Brandtzaeg, Per Hjalmarsson, Sebastian Gutterød, Elina Koivisto, and Koray Abatay, has raised €15M in Series A funding led by NordicNinja and Voima Ventures , Nordic's leading deep-tech and energy transition investors, with participation from existing investors Lifeline Ventures , Eviny Ventures , Luminar Ventures , and Momentum . The funds will support the commercial rol
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Cotool AI is Building the AI Operating System for Security Teams
Cotool AI , scaling defensive security with tokens, led by Max Pollard, Logan Carmody, Eddie Conk, and Josh Pachter, has announced a $7.4 Million Seed round, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from WndrCo and an exceptional group of angel investors. Advances in AI are rapidly scaling cyber offense. Research from Anthropic revealed that a state-sponsored group used its model Claude to support cyber-intrusion operations such as reconnaissance, scripting, and plann
Cotool AI is Building the AI Operating System for Security Teams
Cotool AI , scaling defensive security with tokens, led by Max Pollard, Logan Carmody, Eddie Conk, and Josh Pachter, has announced a $7.4 Million Seed round, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from WndrCo and an exceptional group of angel investors. Advances in AI are rapidly scaling cyber offense. Research from Anthropic revealed that a state-sponsored group used its model Claude to support cyber-intrusion operations such as reconnaissance, scripting, and plann
How Secfix Plans to Cut Compliance Work 90% for European SMBs
Secfix , the all-in-one security compliance platform for Europe, led by Fabiola Munguia, Grigory Emelianov, and Branko Džakula, has raised $12 million Series A led by Alstin Capital , with participation from Bayern Kapital and continued backing from existing investor Neosfer . The new funding is set to accelerate European expansion and strengthen capabilities. Over the next 12 months, priorities include advancing AI-native features, scaling the automation and CISO-as-a-S
How Vega is Rethinking the Enterprises' Ways of Detecting Cyber Threats
Vega , redefining the boundaries of Security Operations by eliminating the limits of the past, led by Shay Sandler and Eli Rozen , has raised a $120 million Series B round led by Accel with participation from Cyberstarts , Redpoint , and CRV . The new round nearly doubles Vega’s valuation to $700 million, and brings its total funding to $185 million. Enterprises generate massive security data, yet legacy tools like Splunk rely on centralizing it before detecting threats, a
Clearly AI Raises $8.4M Seed Round to Scale Product Security
Clearly AI , automating security and privacy assessments, reducing backlogs, and improving visibility without sacrificing trust, led by Emily Choi-Greene and Joe Choi-Greene, has raised $8.4 million in Seed funding from Basis Set Ventures , Crosspoint Capital Partners , Argon Ventures , Ritual Capital , and Y Combinator . Security teams are facing increasing strain. Each new feature, third-party vendor, and AI deployment demands thorough evaluation across security, privacy,
How enclaive is Bringing Confidential Computing to the Multi-Cloud
enclaive , a deep tech cybersecurity company specializing in confidential computing, led by Andreas Walbrodt and Sebastian Gajek, has announced the successful closing of a €4.1 million Seed funding round, co-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund , with participation from Auriga Cyber Ventures . Accelerating AI adoption, stricter data regulations, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats have turned cloud computing into a high-stakes tradeoff. While th
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