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Manna Air Delivery is Making Air Delivery the Infrastructure of Everyday Life
Manna Air Delivery , helping you get anything from the sky, led by Bobby Healy , Alan Hicks , and the team, has raised $50 million in Series B funding from ARK Invest , ISIF , and Schooner Capital , alongside continued backing from Coca-Cola HBC , Molten Ventures , and Enterprise Ireland . Manna began in 2019, when drone delivery was widely seen as a gimmick. Instead of limited demos, consistent real-world deployments were rolled out across multiple locations, delivering eve
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Manna Air Delivery is Making Air Delivery the Infrastructure of Everyday Life
Manna Air Delivery , helping you get anything from the sky, led by Bobby Healy , Alan Hicks , and the team, has raised $50 million in Series B funding from ARK Invest , ISIF , and Schooner Capital , alongside continued backing from Coca-Cola HBC , Molten Ventures , and Enterprise Ireland . Manna began in 2019, when drone delivery was widely seen as a gimmick. Instead of limited demos, consistent real-world deployments were rolled out across multiple locations, delivering eve
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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) Unify: Founded by Daniel Lenton, Unify is building virtual teammates that you onboard like real colleagues. Know More At: unify.ai 2) Syncly: Founded by Joseph Lee, Jongsoo Keum, and Kwan Yoon, Syncly is an AI-native social listening platform that analyzes social content from text to video. Know More At: syncly.app 3) Awen: Founded by Thibault Henriet, A
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Belgian Startup Backbone brings AI to Food Compliance
Backbone , an AI platform built for the realities of food & beverage quality, led by Siska Lannoo , Louis Opsomer , and the team, has announced its launch. Backbone closed a seed round several months ago, with backing from the 100IN fund of serial entrepreneurs Gilles Mattelin and Jorn Vanysacker, at a pre-product stage. A recipe change at a food manufacturer triggers a cascade of quality checks, as stricter food safety regulations now require compliance across the entire or
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Valar Atomics Lands $450 Million at $2B Valuation to Power AI with Small Reactors
Valar Atomics , a nuclear energy startup backed by Palmer Luckey and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, led by Isaiah Taylor and the team, has raised fresh capital at a $2 billion valuation, a total of $450 million in the deal, including $340 million in equity and $110 million in debt. The latest round follows Valar’s $130M raise in November 2025, led by Snowpoint Ventures, with backing from Palmer Luckey, Shyam Sankar, and John Donovan. Founded in 2023 by Isaiah Taylor, Valar Atomi
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TENEX.AI Announces $250M in Series B
TENEX.AI , the first leading AI-native, human-led SOC that triages every alert, investigates every threat, and frees your team for strategic work, led by Eric Foster, Venkata Koppaka, Ryan Shreve, Edwin Solis, Jan Grzymala-Busse, Elias “Lou” Manousos, and the team, has raised $250M in Series B funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners . Nearly one year since entering the market, TENEX has achieved rapid growth, generating $25M+ in contracted revenue, scaling headcount by 3
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Belgian Startup Backbone brings AI to Food Compliance
Backbone , an AI platform built for the realities of food & beverage quality, led by Siska Lannoo , Louis Opsomer , and the team, has announced its launch. Backbone closed a seed round several months ago, with backing from the 100IN fund of serial entrepreneurs Gilles Mattelin and Jorn Vanysacker, at a pre-product stage. A recipe change at a food manufacturer triggers a cascade of quality checks, as stricter food safety regulations now require compliance across the entire or
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Belgian Startup Backbone brings AI to Food Compliance
Backbone , an AI platform built for the realities of food & beverage quality, led by Siska Lannoo , Louis Opsomer , and the team, has announced its launch. Backbone closed a seed round several months ago, with backing from the 100IN fund of serial entrepreneurs Gilles Mattelin and Jorn Vanysacker, at a pre-product stage. A recipe change at a food manufacturer triggers a cascade of quality checks, as stricter food safety regulations now require compliance across the entire or
Nomadic Emerges with $8.4M to Build Physical AI Training Platform for Robotics and AV Teams
Nomadic , a startup building the spatial intelligence layer for physical AI, led by Mustafa Bal and Varun Krishnan, has announced $8.4M in funding led by TQ Ventures , with participation from Pear VC , Jeff Dean, and angels & executives from OpenAI, Google DeepMind. Nomadic serves as a visual data engine for robotics and autonomous vehicle teams, enabling continuous monitoring of real-world systems while generating production-ready training data and edge-case libraries. The p
Sycamore is Building the Trusted Agent Operating System for the Enterprise
Sycamore , the trusted agent operating system for the enterprise, led by Sri Viswanath, has announced a $65 million seed round led by Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners , with additional participation from Abstract Ventures , Dell Technologies Capital , 8VC , Fellows Fund , and E14 Fund . AI agents are emerging as the next major platform shift in enterprise computing. While models can reason and act, enterprise infrastructure for safe, scalable deployment remains limite
Rebellions Closes $400 Million Pre-IPO and Launches RebelRack™ and RebelPOD™ to Accelerate Global Expansion
Rebellions , a global leader in AI inference infrastructure, led by Sunghyun Park and the team, has raised $400 million in a pre-IPO funding round led by Mirae Asset Financial Group and the Korea National Growth Fund, following the company’s $250 million Series C in September 2025, bringing total funding to $850 million and valuing the company at approximately $2.34 billion. With $650 million raised in the past six months, accounting for over 75% of its total funding, Rebe
Zalos Brings Human-Like AI Agents to Finance Systems
Zalos , automating repetitive finance workflows, without having to change your finance systems, led by William Fairbairn and Hung Hoang, has raised a $3.6 million in seed led by 14 Peaks with participation from Cohen Circle , 20VC , and notable angels. Finance teams rely on complex ERPs, yet still manage manual, repetitive work across disconnected systems. Zalos automates these workflows using computer agents, without requiring system replacement. Modern finance teams operat
Conntour Announces its Launch with $7M Seed Round to Transform Video Intelligence with Limitless AI Search
Conntour , the only AI video intelligence platform designed to adapt to real-world complexities in real-time, led by military and intelligence veterans, including Matan Goldner , Tomer Kulla , and the team, launched with $7 million in seed funding from General Catalyst , Y Combinator , SV Angel , and Liquid 2 Ventures , among others. Conntour enables security teams to query cameras using natural language, identifying objects, people, or situations without preset rules, for e
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Midas Reinvents Liquidity for Onchain Investment Products
Midas , the standard for onchain investment products, led by Dennis Dinkelmeyer, Fabrice Grinda, Romain Bourgois, and the team, has announced a $50M Series A led by RRE and Creandum , with participation from Framework Ventures , HV Capital , Ledger Cathay , North Island Ventures , Coinbase Ventures , Franklin Templeton , GSR, and others across crypto-native, institutional, and venture capital. Alongside this, Midas is launching Midas Staked Liquidity (MSL), the core
Midas Reinvents Liquidity for Onchain Investment Products
Midas , the standard for onchain investment products, led by Dennis Dinkelmeyer, Fabrice Grinda, Romain Bourgois, and the team, has announced a $50M Series A led by RRE and Creandum , with participation from Framework Ventures , HV Capital , Ledger Cathay , North Island Ventures , Coinbase Ventures , Franklin Templeton , GSR, and others across crypto-native, institutional, and venture capital. Alongside this, Midas is launching Midas Staked Liquidity (MSL), the core
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Zalos Brings Human-Like AI Agents to Finance Systems
Zalos , automating repetitive finance workflows, without having to change your finance systems, led by William Fairbairn and Hung Hoang, has raised a $3.6 million in seed led by 14 Peaks with participation from Cohen Circle , 20VC , and notable angels. Finance teams rely on complex ERPs, yet still manage manual, repetitive work across disconnected systems. Zalos automates these workflows using computer agents, without requiring system replacement. Modern finance teams operat
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Shepherd Powers Real-Time Insurance for AI Infrastructure
Shepherd , smarter underwriting powered by data and technology, led by Justin Levine, Mo Mahallawy, and the team, has raised a $42M Series B, led by Intact Private Capital , the venture arm of one of the world's largest commercial insurers, with continued participation from Spark Capital , Costanoa Ventures , and more, bringing the total funding to $67M. While much of the AI boom focuses on compute, models, and software, a critical challenge lies in insuring the physical inf
Mar 25
Spade Powers the Future of Financial Data Infrastructure
Spade , the data and AI platform for modern finance, led by Oban MacTavish , Tess Bloch , and the team, has raised a $40M Series B led by Oak HC/FT , with participation from Andreessen Horowitz , Flourish , Gradient , NAventures (National Bank of Canada’s corporate venture arm), and Y Combinator . While transaction volumes have surged, the underlying data infrastructure has remained largely unchanged for decades, leaving key details incomplete or inaccurate due to misaligne
Mar 25
Finfinity Aims to Transform Lending with Digital Marketplace
Finfinity , a bootstrapped digital lending marketplace, led by Pradeep Chauhan, Mohit Jain, Vijay Kadam, Saaurabh R Pradhaan, and the team, has USD 2.4 million in a seed funding round led by the Mankind Pharma Promoter’s Family Office. The round also saw participation from Vi-John Group, Sanjay Singhvi, Bavadeep Reddy, Malani Ventures Pvt Ltd (Sanjay Shah Family office), Gurshant Singh Bhatia, Sunny Bhatia, Upkaran Singh Chawla, Harbir Dhingra, and employees of the company.
Mar 24
Cleavr Raises €1 Million to Automate the Cash Collection Process
Cleavr , an AI-powered cash collection platform, led by Antoine Grenard , Baptiste Nassoy , and Arthur Guerin , has raised a pre-seed funding of €1 million, alongside Kima Ventures , Better Angle , Another VC , Aonia Ventures , Super Capital , and business angels from Pennylane, MyUnisoft, Convelio, and others. A persistent challenge 94% of French companies face late payments, forcing finance teams to spend hours on manual accounts receivable tasks. Despite advances in
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London-Based Venture Capital Firm SuperSeed has Launched Fund III to Support “Physical AI” Startups
SuperSeed , backing technical founders bringing AI to the physical world, led by Mads Jensen and Dan Bowyer, has launched Fund III, a seed-stage fund focused on Physical AI startups. The fund has secured a cornerstone commitment of up to £50 million from the British Business Bank , which invested through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. Christine Hockley of British Business Bank said SuperSeed’s backing will attract private capital to support applied physical AI comp
London-Based Venture Capital Firm SuperSeed has Launched Fund III to Support “Physical AI” Startups
SuperSeed , backing technical founders bringing AI to the physical world, led by Mads Jensen and Dan Bowyer, has launched Fund III, a seed-stage fund focused on Physical AI startups. The fund has secured a cornerstone commitment of up to £50 million from the British Business Bank , which invested through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. Christine Hockley of British Business Bank said SuperSeed’s backing will attract private capital to support applied physical AI comp
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Breakout Ventures is Building the Future Powered by Science with the Launch of Fund III
Breakout Ventures , partnering with exceptional founders scaling scientific innovation to build the breakout companies powering our future, led by Managing Partners Lindy Fishburne and Julia Moore, has announced the close of its $114M Fund III. Given Breakout’s ongoing success, the new fund received strong support from returning investors, including Cortes Capital , S-Cubed Capital , The Kraft Group, Pinegrove Venture Partners , and an affiliate of LH Capital, and is pleased
Mar 13
Elaia is Backing Europe's Deep Tech Future with Deep Tech Seed Fund 3
Elaia , backing ambitious tech entrepreneurs with capital and care, has closed its third deep tech seed fund (DTS3) at €134 million, double the size of its previous deep tech seed funds. Developed in partnership with leading European research institutions, including PSL , INRIA , CNRS , the Barcelona Supercomputing Center , and also the Max Planck Foundation , DTS3 reflects strong investor confidence in Europe's growing deep tech ecosystem. Since its first close of €60 mi
Mar 12
Techstars and Global Brain Formalize Strategic Partnership for Capital and Combined Networks
Techstars , the original mentorship-driven accelerator, led by David Cohen and the team, has announced a strategic partnership with Global Brain , Japan's leading independent venture capital firm, led by Yasuhiko Yurimoto and others. The collaboration brings together two organizations that have long admired each other’s work and share a remarkably similar philosophy on supporting founders. The partnership allows Global Brain and Techstars to explore joint investment opportun
Mar 12
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
Mar 6
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
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Manna Air Delivery is Making Air Delivery the Infrastructure of Everyday Life
Manna Air Delivery , helping you get anything from the sky, led by Bobby Healy , Alan Hicks , and the team, has raised $50 million in Series B funding from ARK Invest , ISIF , and Schooner Capital , alongside continued backing from Coca-Cola HBC , Molten Ventures , and Enterprise Ireland . Manna began in 2019, when drone delivery was widely seen as a gimmick. Instead of limited demos, consistent real-world deployments were rolled out across multiple locations, delivering eve
Manna Air Delivery is Making Air Delivery the Infrastructure of Everyday Life
Manna Air Delivery , helping you get anything from the sky, led by Bobby Healy , Alan Hicks , and the team, has raised $50 million in Series B funding from ARK Invest , ISIF , and Schooner Capital , alongside continued backing from Coca-Cola HBC , Molten Ventures , and Enterprise Ireland . Manna began in 2019, when drone delivery was widely seen as a gimmick. Instead of limited demos, consistent real-world deployments were rolled out across multiple locations, delivering eve
Valar Atomics Lands $450 Million at $2B Valuation to Power AI with Small Reactors
Valar Atomics , a nuclear energy startup backed by Palmer Luckey and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, led by Isaiah Taylor and the team, has raised fresh capital at a $2 billion valuation, a total of $450 million in the deal, including $340 million in equity and $110 million in debt. The latest round follows Valar’s $130M raise in November 2025, led by Snowpoint Ventures, with backing from Palmer Luckey, Shyam Sankar, and John Donovan. Founded in 2023 by Isaiah Taylor, Valar Atomi
Cognichip Brings AI-Driven Design to Semiconductors
Cognichip , builders of ACI® Artificial Chip Intelligence, led by Faraj Aalaei, Ehsan Kamalinejad, Simon Sabato, and the team, has raised $60 million in new funding led by Seligman Ventures , with notable participation from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who will be joining Cognichip’s board. Umesh Padval, a managing partner at Seligman, will also join the board. Cognichip is developing a deep learning model to assist engineers in designing next-generation chips, tackling a long-stan
Saronic Technologies Pushes Forward Autonomous Maritime Innovation
Saronic Technologies , redefining maritime superiority, Dino Mavrookas, Rob Lehman, Vibhav Altekar, Doug Lambert, and the team, has closed $1.75 billion in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins and values the company at $9.25 billion. Saronic welcomes Advent International , Bessemer Venture Partners , DFJ Growth , BAM Elevate , and other new partners and recognizes the continued commitment of its existing investors, including 8VC , Caffeinated Capital , Andreessen
Antaris™ Aims to Accelerate AI-Driven Space Missions with New Series A Funding
Antaris , simplifying and automating the design, simulation, and operation of satellite missions, cutting time-to-orbit by 2X and reducing lifetime cost by 10X, led by Thomas Barton, Karthik Govindhasamy, John Trionfo, and the team, has announced the first close of a $28 Million Series A funding round led by WestWave Capital with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures , other insiders, and new investors. The fundraise follows a breakout year for Antaris, driven by stro
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TENEX.AI Announces $250M in Series B
TENEX.AI , the first leading AI-native, human-led SOC that triages every alert, investigates every threat, and frees your team for strategic work, led by Eric Foster, Venkata Koppaka, Ryan Shreve, Edwin Solis, Jan Grzymala-Busse, Elias “Lou” Manousos, and the team, has raised $250M in Series B funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners . Nearly one year since entering the market, TENEX has achieved rapid growth, generating $25M+ in contracted revenue, scaling headcount by 3
TENEX.AI Announces $250M in Series B
TENEX.AI , the first leading AI-native, human-led SOC that triages every alert, investigates every threat, and frees your team for strategic work, led by Eric Foster, Venkata Koppaka, Ryan Shreve, Edwin Solis, Jan Grzymala-Busse, Elias “Lou” Manousos, and the team, has raised $250M in Series B funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners . Nearly one year since entering the market, TENEX has achieved rapid growth, generating $25M+ in contracted revenue, scaling headcount by 3
XBOW Accelerates the Expansion of its Autonomous Hacker Platform
XBOW , transforming application security with AI-powered continuous offense, led by Oege de Moor, Nico Waisman, Niroshan Rajadurai, Jonaki Egenolf, and others, has raised $120 million in Series C financing led by DFJ Growth and Northzone , valuing the company at over $1 Billion. As part of DFJ Growth’s investment, Ramin Sayar will join XBOW’s board, bringing experience to scale enterprise growth. The round also includes Sofina , Alkeon Capital , and existing investors Alt
How Manifold is Securing AI Agents on Endpoints
Manifold , building runtime security for AI agents on endpoints, led by Oleksandr Yaremchuk, Neal Swaelens, and Michael McKenna, has announced the close of an $8 million seed funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Cherry Ventures , Rain Capital , and Modern Technical Fund , and notable angel investors including former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan and former Google DeepMind CISO Vijay Bolina. The funding will accelerate development of Manifold’s agentic AI D
Tracebit Announces Series A
Tracebit , the answer to assume breach, led by Andy Smith and Sam Cox, has announced its Series A investment round, led by FirstMark and joined by Accel , MMC Ventures , Tapestry VC , and CCL, with continued support from angel investors. This brings the total investment in Tracebit to $25M. Tracebit was founded three years ago on the belief that an “assume breach” mindset would become increasingly critical, with canary deployments designed to expose attackers the moment they
How Armadin is Combating the Era of AI-Driven Hyperattacks
Armadin , expert AI cybersecurity and cyber defense company, led by Kevin Mandia, Travis Lanham, Evan Peña, David Slater, and the team, has raised an industry record $189.9 million in Seed and Series A funding led by Accel , with participation from Google Ventures , Kleiner Perkins , Menlo Ventures , In-Q-Tel , and follow-on investment from 8VC and Ballistic Ventures , marking the largest combined Seed and Series A funding round in cybersecurity history. Armadin’s mission i
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