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NEURA Robotics Introduces Neuron AI: The Brain of the Physical World
Neura Robotics, expanding the skill set of robots with cognitive capabilities so that they can work with humans in existing environments without having to invest in complex and costly safety systems, led by David Reger and the team, has introduced Neuron AI, its multimodal foundation model for Physical AI. Neuron AI combines 3D vision, touch, audio, robot state, language, and memory to help robots perceive and act beyond visual information alone. Its Perception-Language-Actio
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Bristol Med-Tech Start-Up Siloton Awarded £8.4 Million Contract to Bring Quantum Eye Technology Closer to NHS Patients
Siloton, building the world’s smallest optics for the world’s largest health problems, led by Alasdair Price and the team, has been awarded a major contract to accelerate the development of its groundbreaking handheld eye imaging system, which makes the detection and monitoring of retinal diseases more accessible to patients. Siloton, a med-tech start-up, has secured £8.4 million from Innovate UK to accelerate the development and clinical trials of its GiraffeOCT optical cohe
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Different Announces Its Launch to Change How B2B Marketing Gets Done
Different, the AI marketing system for lean B2B teams, led by Ajeet Singh, Abhishek Pani, and Abhinav Yajurvedi, has emerged from stealth with $48 million in funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners. Ambitious companies are building new products and defining the future faster than ever with AI. But building is only half the challenge, success also depends on communicating value to the right audiences. Great marketing turns a company
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Y Combinator Launches of the Week
(This round-up is for informational purposes only and is ordered by launch date/time, from earliest to latest.) 1) Aucert: Founded by Vivek Soneja and Rajesh Kumar, Aucert is a team of expert AI agents that test mobile apps on their own. Know More At: aucert.ai 2) Lamin: Founded by Alex Wolf and Sunny Sun, Lamin is an open data platform for traceable, multimodal AI. Know More At: lamin.ai 3) OpEra: Founded by Hindy Rossignol and Bernardo Chalita, OpEra is the AI decision eng
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Y Combinator Launches of the Week
(This round-up is for informational purposes only and is ordered by launch date/time, from earliest to latest.) 1) Armorer Labs: Founded by Daniel Begimher and Cristian Leo, Armorer Labs is building continuous security verification for AI agents in regulated industries. Know More At: armorerlabs.com 2) horizontal: Founded by Niklas Marxer, horizontal is building AI agents that run factory operations end-to-end. Know More At: horizontal-tech.com 3) Simulithic: Founded by Ryan
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IVEX Brings Euro NCAP Scoring to NVIDIA Halos SAFE for Automated Driving
IVEX, a deep-tech company whose safety-testing technology is used in official vehicle assessments, led by Mario Torres and the team, is bringing its NCAP Evaluator software to NVIDIA Halos SAFE (Safety Assurance Framework for Evaluation), expanding the safety evaluation capabilities available within NVIDIA's autonomous-driving ecosystem. The software helps developers evaluate and score simulated and real driving tests against NCAP protocols, enabling them to compare safety pe
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Different Announces Its Launch to Change How B2B Marketing Gets Done
Different, the AI marketing system for lean B2B teams, led by Ajeet Singh, Abhishek Pani, and Abhinav Yajurvedi, has emerged from stealth with $48 million in funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners. Ambitious companies are building new products and defining the future faster than ever with AI. But building is only half the challenge, success also depends on communicating value to the right audiences. Great marketing turns a company
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Different Announces Its Launch to Change How B2B Marketing Gets Done
Different, the AI marketing system for lean B2B teams, led by Ajeet Singh, Abhishek Pani, and Abhinav Yajurvedi, has emerged from stealth with $48 million in funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners. Ambitious companies are building new products and defining the future faster than ever with AI. But building is only half the challenge, success also depends on communicating value to the right audiences. Great marketing turns a company
IVEX Brings Euro NCAP Scoring to NVIDIA Halos SAFE for Automated Driving
IVEX, a deep-tech company whose safety-testing technology is used in official vehicle assessments, led by Mario Torres and the team, is bringing its NCAP Evaluator software to NVIDIA Halos SAFE (Safety Assurance Framework for Evaluation), expanding the safety evaluation capabilities available within NVIDIA's autonomous-driving ecosystem. The software helps developers evaluate and score simulated and real driving tests against NCAP protocols, enabling them to compare safety pe
XRlabs Announces $8.4 Million Seed Funding Led by Playground Global
XRlabs, the Surgical Intelligence company, led by Ali Haddad and the team, announced it has raised $8.4 million in seed funding led by Playground Global, with participation from Eka Ventures. Alongside the seed round, XRlabs also announced that Omar Ishrak has joined the company as Chair of its Board of Directors. The funding will accelerate XRlabs’ development and clinical deployment of its device-agnostic platform, bringing real-time AI into operating rooms as a surgical co
Jooba Raises $4M to Build the AI-Native Recruiting Firm to Help Fast-Growing Companies Hire Top Talent
Jooba, an AI-native recruiting firm, led by Mark Benliyan, announced its general availability and $4 million in seed funding from a16z Speedrun, Scribble Ventures, and Genius Ventures. Jooba combines human expertise with custom AI agents to deliver an embedded recruiting solution that helps companies hire top talent faster and at lower costs. Fast-growing startups face a choice between traditional recruiting agencies, which can charge over $30,000 per hire, and self-serve AI
Skyfall AI Unveils SKY-001: A Frontier Engineering World Model
Skyfall AI, a neolab building the first autonomous enterprise, led by Sam Pasupalak, Kaheer Suleman, and Sumit Pasupalak, has announced SKY-001, the first world model for designing complex physical products. SKY-001 helps turn an idea into a structured physical design, planning the sequence of steps needed to construct its geometry in computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) software. The model advances Skyfall’s core mission of building the first a
Positron AI and General Compute Partner to Expand Access to Memory-First AI Inference Infrastructure
Positron AI, building hardware and software to make AI inference dramatically cheaper and more energy-efficient, led by Mitesh Agrawal, announced that General Compute, the neocloud for alternative chips, led by Finn Puklowski, will purchase its Atlas inference systems and has committed to purchasing its next-generation Titan systems, expanding General Compute’s dedicated inference offering. The agreement expands General Compute’s world-class inference offering with Atlas and
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CapitalOS Raises $21.9M Series A for Money Orchestration Layer for B2B Platforms
CapitalOS, a money orchestration layer for B2B platforms, led by Nir Dremer and Matan Goldschmiedt, has announced $21.9M in Series A funding led by LGVP, along with WEX Venture Capital, Group 11, Great North Ventures, Night Capital, and existing investors. CapitalOS allows any platform to quickly offer its users and agents world-class financial products, including credit cards, wallets, bill pay, and more. The Platform Payment Problem: Expensive and Complicated Payment Build
CapitalOS Raises $21.9M Series A for Money Orchestration Layer for B2B Platforms
CapitalOS, a money orchestration layer for B2B platforms, led by Nir Dremer and Matan Goldschmiedt, has announced $21.9M in Series A funding led by LGVP, along with WEX Venture Capital, Group 11, Great North Ventures, Night Capital, and existing investors. CapitalOS allows any platform to quickly offer its users and agents world-class financial products, including credit cards, wallets, bill pay, and more. The Platform Payment Problem: Expensive and Complicated Payment Build
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Causa Prima Raises $20 Million to Tackle Billing Disputes with AI Agents
Causa Prima, the agent-to-agent platform for enterprise finance, led by Maex Ament, Henrik Gebbing, and Philip Stanislaus, has raised a $20 million seed round that closed in September to expand its agent-to-agent platform, led by Base10 Partners, with participation from QED Investors, FJ Labs, and existing investors Creandum, Kfund, and Borusan Ventures. The company previously raised $10 million in a pre-seed round, bringing its total funding to $30 million. “The status quo t
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Santé Raises $15M Series A to Expand the First AI Operating System for Wine & Spirits Retail
Sante, a leading fintech and AI platform for the wine and spirits industry, led by Darren Fike, has raised a $15 million Series A funding led by FINTOP alongside returning investors Bonfire Ventures, Operator Collective, Y Combinator, and Veridical Ventures. The funding comes 6 months after Santé announced its $7.6M seed, and during a period of immense growth where the business grew by 500%, serving nearly 1,000 retailers processing $2B in annual GMV. The Problem: Regulatory
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Spiko Raises $90M Series B Led by NEA to Make Yield Universal
Spiko, the tokenized cash fund leader, led by Paul-Adrien Hyppolite and Antoine Michon, has announced a $90 million Series B led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from investors including Index Ventures, Bpifrance, Speedinvest, Flourish Ventures, Shapers, White Star Capital, Blockwall, Frst, EQNX, Mirana Ventures, and Wintermute Ventures. Prominent angels also joined, including Axel Weber, former president of the Bundesbank, and the founders of Qonto. The
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Valon Announces Series D, Deploying ValonOS and AI to the Mortgage Industry
Valon, the AI-native operating system for mortgage servicing, led by Andrew Wang, Linda Du, and the team, has raised $150 million in Series D funding at a $2.3 billion valuation. For six years, Valon operated its own mortgage servicing business on ValonOS, proving its technology in one of the most regulated industries in the U.S. Last year, Valon sold its servicing business and opened ValonOS to the broader mortgage industry. The platform quickly attracted major servicers in
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Charter Space Closes Oversubscribed $5 Million Seed Round as Demand for Space Insurance Accelerates
Charter Space, the AI-native economic defense company insuring the rapidly growing space economy, led by Yuk Chi Chan and Yukun Yin, has announced the close of an oversubscribed $5 million seed round, led by Crystal Venture Partners with participation from QED, Blank Ventures, Gaingels, Hustle Fund, and other leading fintech and space investors. The round brings Charter’s total funding to $8 million, following the company’s earlier $3 million pre-seed round. The new funding f
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Inspired Capital Announces Fund IV
Inspired Capital, backing founders building an inspired future, led by Alexa von Tobel, Penny Pritzker, Mark Batsiyan, Lucy Deland, and the team, announced Inspired Fund IV, a $450M fund committed to backing the 0.01% of early-stage founders who are bending the world to their reality. Inspired reflects on seven years of backing founders with capital, operational expertise, and networks, reporting 10 unicorns and 10 portfolio companies generating over $100 million in revenue,
Inspired Capital Announces Fund IV
Inspired Capital, backing founders building an inspired future, led by Alexa von Tobel, Penny Pritzker, Mark Batsiyan, Lucy Deland, and the team, announced Inspired Fund IV, a $450M fund committed to backing the 0.01% of early-stage founders who are bending the world to their reality. Inspired reflects on seven years of backing founders with capital, operational expertise, and networks, reporting 10 unicorns and 10 portfolio companies generating over $100 million in revenue,
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Pear VC Announces $333M Fund V
Pear VC, building a venture firm that truly puts founders first, led by Mar Hershenson and Pejman Nozad, has announced Fund V, a $333 million fund that brings Pear to more than $1.1 billion in assets under management, along with three new General Partners. Building Around Founders. Pear has backed founders behind companies such as DoorDash, Gusto, Guardant Health, Vanta, and Listen Labs, supporting businesses that have gone public, become category leaders, or been acquired.
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Graduate Ventures Launches Second Seed Fund of €125 Million
Graduate Ventures, the Netherlands’ largest nationwide university-affiliated venture fund, led by Auke van den Hout, and the team, has launched its second seed fund of €125 million, with €100 million already committed. Graduate Ventures now partners with eight universities and three university medical centres, giving it nationwide coverage to provide startups with capital and hands-on support from its network of investors, successful entrepreneurs and alumni of its partner un
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Uplift Ventures Launches €100 Million Fund to Back Europe's Next Generation of Product-Obsessed Deep Tech Founders
Uplift Ventures, an independently operating venture platform investing in and building startups shaping the future of Physical AI, Energy, Enterprise AI, and Logistics, has announced the launch of its inaugural €100 million venture capital fund, dedicated to backing Europe's next generation of Deep Tech founders. Uplift Ventures plans to back up to 20 startups and selected Deep Tech funds from its €100 million fund, creating a unique global network that benefits founders long
Sep 15
Volition Capital Announces Closing of Volition Capital Fund VI with $950 Million in LP Capital Commitments.
Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth equity investment firm, led by Managing Partners Sean Cantwell, Larry Cheng, Roger Hurwitz, and the team, has announced the final closing of Volition Capital Fund VI, L.P. (“Fund VI”) at its hard cap of $950 million in limited partner capital commitments. Fund VI was oversubscribed, reflecting strong demand from both its existing and new limited partners. Fund VI is the largest fund raised by Volition to date, bringing its total assets
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Seed Capital Closes €130M Fund V to Expand into Sweden and Cybersecurity
Seed Capital, partnering with remarkable entrepreneurs across the Nordics to build global winners, led by General Partners Lars Andersen, Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack, Geeta Schmidt, and Managing Partner Christian Brøndum, has now completed its fifth fund, valued at €130 million. Fund V will make investments ranging from €3 million to €6 million across 15 to 17 companies, from the seed stage through to Series A. The firm continues to concentrate on fintech and AI-driven B2B servi
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IVEX Brings Euro NCAP Scoring to NVIDIA Halos SAFE for Automated Driving
IVEX, a deep-tech company whose safety-testing technology is used in official vehicle assessments, led by Mario Torres and the team, is bringing its NCAP Evaluator software to NVIDIA Halos SAFE (Safety Assurance Framework for Evaluation), expanding the safety evaluation capabilities available within NVIDIA's autonomous-driving ecosystem. The software helps developers evaluate and score simulated and real driving tests against NCAP protocols, enabling them to compare safety pe
IVEX Brings Euro NCAP Scoring to NVIDIA Halos SAFE for Automated Driving
IVEX, a deep-tech company whose safety-testing technology is used in official vehicle assessments, led by Mario Torres and the team, is bringing its NCAP Evaluator software to NVIDIA Halos SAFE (Safety Assurance Framework for Evaluation), expanding the safety evaluation capabilities available within NVIDIA's autonomous-driving ecosystem. The software helps developers evaluate and score simulated and real driving tests against NCAP protocols, enabling them to compare safety pe
NEURA Robotics Introduces Neuron AI: The Brain of the Physical World
Neura Robotics, expanding the skill set of robots with cognitive capabilities so that they can work with humans in existing environments without having to invest in complex and costly safety systems, led by David Reger and the team, has introduced Neuron AI, its multimodal foundation model for Physical AI. Neuron AI combines 3D vision, touch, audio, robot state, language, and memory to help robots perceive and act beyond visual information alone. Its Perception-Language-Actio
Merlin Adds L-39 Albatros to Its Test Fleet, Helping Merlin Pilot™ Extend to More Tactical Mission Sets
Merlin, a leading U.S.-based developer of cost-effective, takeoff-to-touchdown autonomy for both legacy and next-generation airborne systems, led by Matthew George and the team, has added an Aero L-39C Albatros to its test fleet, the company’s first jet. Merlin has added its first jet, the Aero L-39C Albatros, to its test fleet. The aircraft will serve as a dedicated testbed to advance Merlin Pilot’s aircraft-agnostic autonomy capabilities for tactical aircraft and dynamic m
OMass Therapeutics Announces $310 Million Series C Financing to Advance Portfolio of Small Molecule Therapeutics in Endocrinology and Immunology
OMass Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing small molecule therapeutics against highly validated target ecosystems, led by Rosamond Deegan and the team, has announced an oversubscribed $310 million (£230 million) Series C financing round. Proceeds from the financing will support the advancement of the Company’s lead program, OMS1620, a potential best-in-class MC2 (melanocortin-2) receptor antagonist, through Phase 2 clinical development in congenital adrenal hyperp
Rabot Energy Receives €50 Million: A Virtual Power Plant is Created from Millions of Households
Rabot Energy, a market leader in dynamic electricity tariffs, led by Jan Rabe and the team, has raised a €50 million Series B funding round. The new lead investor is Endeit, a growth capital investor specializing in European tech scale-ups, together with the DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF). Existing investors included HV Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bosch Ventures, CNI, Acurio Ventures, and vent.io. The funding will support the company’s next growth phase, targeting
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Hadrian Raises $40M to Tackle the AI Hacking Cyber Security Crisis
Hadrian, the agentic AI offensive security platform, led by Rogier Fischer, Maurice Clin, and Olivier Beg, has announced a $40 million funding round co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital, and Oetker Ventures, bringing the total funding to $65M. The funding comes as AI reshapes offensive security. AI agents are increasingly capable of conducting cyberattacks with limited hu
Hadrian Raises $40M to Tackle the AI Hacking Cyber Security Crisis
Hadrian, the agentic AI offensive security platform, led by Rogier Fischer, Maurice Clin, and Olivier Beg, has announced a $40 million funding round co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital, and Oetker Ventures, bringing the total funding to $65M. The funding comes as AI reshapes offensive security. AI agents are increasingly capable of conducting cyberattacks with limited hu
Reco Raises $55 Million in Additional Funding with Participation from AT&T Ventures
Reco, an AI agent security platform, led by Ofer Klein, Gal Nakash, Dr. Tal Shapira, and Bob Horn, has raised an additional $55 million, including a strategic investment from AT&T Ventures and support from new investors Forestay and Quadrille Capital. It brings Reco’s total funding to $140 million and will support expansion across sales, partnerships, channels, and customer support. The new capital follows growing adoption of AI agents across enterprise applications, collabor
How Raindrop is Protecting the World from AI Agent Failures
Raindrop, Sentry for AI Agents, led by Zubin Koticha, Ben Hylak, and Alexis Gauba, has announced its Series A and a brand new product called Raindrop Simulations. The company has raised a total of $50 million, led by CRV and researchers and executives at Anthropic, OpenAI, and Thinking Machines. Raindrop's goal is to protect the world from agent failures, big and small. Over the past year, Raindrop has expanded from a startup-focused tool to an enterprise platform trusted acr
Comp AI Raises $34M Series A to Build Agentic AI for Continuous Compliance and Cybersecurity
Comp AI, an AI-native compliance and security company helping businesses navigate an increasingly complex security landscape, led by Lewis Carhart, Claudio Fuentes, and Mariano Fuentes, has announced a $34 million Series A led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures. The raise follows a period of rapid growth since the company’s January 2025 founding, with Comp AI achieving 15x ARR growth year-over-year and now serving more than 1,000 customers. The funding will accelerate the com
Exein Raises $270m at $1.7bn Valuation to Build the Security Layer for Physical AI
Exein, a global leader in embedded IoT cybersecurity, Gianni Cuozzo, Giovanni Alberto Falcione, Gerardo Gagliardo, and Gary Walshe, has raised $270 million in new funding at a $1.7 billion valuation, led by Headline, with participation from Sofina, Goldman Sachs, EIB Group through the European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI), KfW Capital and T.Capital, plus existing investors Balderton, HV, Intrepid Growth Partners, 33N Ventures, Lakestar, Supernova Invest, Blue Cloud Ventur
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