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Valar Atomics Announces $1B Series B Led by Sequoia
Valar Atomics, scaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production, led by Isaiah Taylor, has announced the closing of a $1 billion Series B financing led by Sequoia Capital. As part of this new partnership, Valar welcomes Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire to Valar’s board of directors. Sequoia was joined in this round by Apandion, Atreides Management, Conviction, Dream Ventures, HOF Capital, Point72, Riot Ventures, Snowpoint Ventures, Valor Eq
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Mariana Minerals Announces Series B Funding
Mariana Minerals, a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying the minerals critical to modern energy, AI, and defense technologies, led by Turner Caldwell and the team, has announced its $310 million Series B financing, led by Khosla Ventures, with continued support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and new participation from Greenoaks, Halo Fund, Pax Ventures, StepStone Group, BHP Ventures, Washington Harbour
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RHEI Debuts Made for Music, a Creative Operating System for the Modern Music Industry
Made, the AI platform developed by RHEI to amplify human creativity and scale content production, led by Shahrzad Rafati and Lewis Ball, is publicly debuting Made for Music, an agentic platform designed for artists, labels, and distributors. Built for the realities of today’s music industry, Made for Music enables teams to create, package, distribute, and promote releases across relevant platforms, providing a faster and more scalable way to turn a single track into a full-sc
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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) Slashy: Founded by Harsha Gaddipati and Dhruv Roongta, Slashy is cursor for email. Know More At: slashy.com 2) Lamb Labs: Founded by Niki Kotecha and Thomas Lanning, Lamb Labs is building custom chips for AI inference and the world's fastest LLM model at the lowest power. Know More At: lamb-labs.com 3) Molagri: Founded by Zaky Hassan and Min Jin, Molagr
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Valar Atomics Announces $1B Series B Led by Sequoia
Valar Atomics, scaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production, led by Isaiah Taylor, has announced the closing of a $1 billion Series B financing led by Sequoia Capital. As part of this new partnership, Valar welcomes Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire to Valar’s board of directors. Sequoia was joined in this round by Apandion, Atreides Management, Conviction, Dream Ventures, HOF Capital, Point72, Riot Ventures, Snowpoint Ventures, Valor Eq
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OLIX Raises $312M at a $3.3b Valuation and Appoints Professor Nick McKeown to its Board
OLIX, building the infrastructure for frontier AI, led by James Dacombe and the team, has raised a $312m Series B financing round at a $3.3bn valuation, two years after it was founded. The round included Fundomo, Arm and Hudson River Trading, alongside angel investors including Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix, with existing investors all increasing their commitments. Existing investors Hummingbird Ventures, Crane, Plural, Creandum, Phoenix Court, and Transition all i
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RHEI Debuts Made for Music, a Creative Operating System for the Modern Music Industry
Made, the AI platform developed by RHEI to amplify human creativity and scale content production, led by Shahrzad Rafati and Lewis Ball, is publicly debuting Made for Music, an agentic platform designed for artists, labels, and distributors. Built for the realities of today’s music industry, Made for Music enables teams to create, package, distribute, and promote releases across relevant platforms, providing a faster and more scalable way to turn a single track into a full-sc
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RHEI Debuts Made for Music, a Creative Operating System for the Modern Music Industry
Made, the AI platform developed by RHEI to amplify human creativity and scale content production, led by Shahrzad Rafati and Lewis Ball, is publicly debuting Made for Music, an agentic platform designed for artists, labels, and distributors. Built for the realities of today’s music industry, Made for Music enables teams to create, package, distribute, and promote releases across relevant platforms, providing a faster and more scalable way to turn a single track into a full-sc
OLIX Raises $312M at a $3.3b Valuation and Appoints Professor Nick McKeown to its Board
OLIX, building the infrastructure for frontier AI, led by James Dacombe and the team, has raised a $312m Series B financing round at a $3.3bn valuation, two years after it was founded. The round included Fundomo, Arm and Hudson River Trading, alongside angel investors including Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix, with existing investors all increasing their commitments. Existing investors Hummingbird Ventures, Crane, Plural, Creandum, Phoenix Court, and Transition all i
Rebellions Successfully Runs SK Telecom’s Sovereign LLM ‘A.X K1’ on RebelServer, Delivering Both Efficiency and Real-World Viability
Rebellions, a global leader in AI inference infrastructure led by Sunghyun Park and the team, has successfully run SK Telecom’s sovereign AI foundation model ‘A.X K1’ (hereinafter K1) on its own server infrastructure and demonstrated an agent service capable of handling concurrent requests from multiple users on top of it. The milestone demonstrates how a domestic large language model paired with a high-performance Korean NPU can power real-world AI services, advancing the c
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
Intropy Announces $11 Million in Funding to Build the AI-Native Operating System for the Spare Parts Supply Chain
Intropy, the AI-native platform automating inventory, led by Franziska Kirschner and YihKai Teh, has announced that it has raised $11 million in seed financing. The seed round was led by Felix Capital, with participation from Quiet Capital and early investors General Catalyst and firstminute capital. Applying AI to Spare Parts Operations. Founded in 2024 by Franziska Kirschner and YihKai Teh, Intropy is developing AI-powered tools to help spare parts distributors, manufacture
inforcer Raises $50M Series C to Accelerate Platform Growth and AI Innovation for MSPs
inforcer, a unified Microsoft security and AI management platform built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), led by Jamie Daum and the team, has announced a $50 million Series C funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners. Rising Demand Drives Rapid Growth. Inforcer has experienced rapid growth over the past two years as managed service providers (MSPs) increasingly seek scalable tools to manage Microsoft 365 security, compliance, and AI services. The comp
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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
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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Natural is Building Payments Infrastructure for AI Agents
Natural, powering agentic payments, led by Kahlil Lalji, Eric Wang, and Walt Leung, has raised a $30M Series A led by Kirsten Green at Forerunner, with continued participation by all major investors. The round was raised when the company was 193 days old and brings Natural’s total funding to over $40M. The round was supported by Human Capital, Abstract, Genius Ventures, Torch Capital, Restive, SV Angel, Darragh Buckley (CEO of Increase), Pablo Palafox (CEO of HappyRobot), Pau
Jul 21
Halo Fund Leads $70M Investment to Accelerate the Launch of Flex Global
Flex, the financial home for business owners globally, led by Zaid Rahman and the team, has announced a $70 million Series B1, led by Ryan Smith and Ryan Sweeney’s Halo Fund with participation from Portage Ventures, Wellington, Crosslink Capital, 53 Stations, Titanium Ventures, Spice, Florida Funders, and others. The round comes just months after the company's $60 million Series B in December 2025. Annualized revenue increased 3x since then as Flex accelerated private banking
Jul 15
Halo Fund Leads $70M Investment to Accelerate the Launch of Flex Global
Flex, the financial home for business owners globally, led by Zaid Rahman and the team, has announced a $70 million Series B1, led by Ryan Smith and Ryan Sweeney’s Halo Fund with participation from Portage Ventures, Wellington, Crosslink Capital, 53 Stations, Titanium Ventures, Spice, Florida Funders, and others. The round comes just months after the company's $60 million Series B in December 2025. Annualized revenue increased 3x since then as Flex accelerated private banking
Jul 15
Stocard Founder Björn Goß Receives 12 Million Euros to Fundamentally Change the Tax Industry
Skalar, providing digital tax consulting for companies, led by Björn Goß, Niklas Wagener, Florian Lang, Martin Gugel, and Christian Pötter, has closed a pre-seed and seed funding round totaling €12 million. The round was led by Headline, with participation from futurepresent, QED Investors, Repeat, MS&AD, and Foreword, as well as several prominent angel investors. Founded in 2025 by former Stocard founder Björn Goß alongside Niklas Wagener, Florian Lang, Martin Gugel, and Chr
Jul 14
Nopan Raises €7.2M to Further Build its Performance Platform for Account and Wallet Payments
Nopan, an account and wallet payments platform, led by Konstantin Surkov, Nick Ryabov, and the team, has raised €7.2 million to date, including a new funding round led by Newion, with follow-on investment from Crane and Seedcamp and support from a group of angel investors with deep experience in merchant payments and fintech. Founded by former Netflix payments leaders Konstantin Surkov and Nick Ryabov, Nopan was created to solve a key challenge in digital payments: launching
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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
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
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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
Jul 8
Climentum Capital Launches Fund II
Climentum Capital, investing in climate hard tech companies shaping a sustainable, resilient, and competitive Europe, led by General Partners Doerte Hirschberg, Dr. Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Morten Halborg, and Stefan Maard, has announced the close of the first €60 million of Fund II, matching the full size of Fund I. The new fund will continue backing hard tech for a new Europe, investing in climate hard tech companies shaping a sustainable, resilient, and competitive industria
Jul 4
Rick Hao - Ruya Ventures Closes $50 Million Solo GP Debut Fund to Back Europe's Deep Tech
Ruya Ventures, a solo GP fund led by Rick Hao, closes a $50M Solo GP debut fund to back Europe's deep tech. Ruya Ventures: Investment Philosophy. Ruya Ventures was founded to take a deliberate approach to venture investing rather than pursuing the easiest entry point into the asset class. The focus is on deep technology, informed by more than a decade of investing through cycles where long timelines and high capital intensity made the category less conventional for many inves
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Mariana Minerals Announces Series B Funding
Mariana Minerals, a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying the minerals critical to modern energy, AI, and defense technologies, led by Turner Caldwell and the team, has announced its $310 million Series B financing, led by Khosla Ventures, with continued support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and new participation from Greenoaks, Halo Fund, Pax Ventures, StepStone Group, BHP Ventures, Washington Harbour
Mariana Minerals Announces Series B Funding
Mariana Minerals, a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying the minerals critical to modern energy, AI, and defense technologies, led by Turner Caldwell and the team, has announced its $310 million Series B financing, led by Khosla Ventures, with continued support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and new participation from Greenoaks, Halo Fund, Pax Ventures, StepStone Group, BHP Ventures, Washington Harbour
Valar Atomics Announces $1B Series B Led by Sequoia
Valar Atomics, scaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production, led by Isaiah Taylor, has announced the closing of a $1 billion Series B financing led by Sequoia Capital. As part of this new partnership, Valar welcomes Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire to Valar’s board of directors. Sequoia was joined in this round by Apandion, Atreides Management, Conviction, Dream Ventures, HOF Capital, Point72, Riot Ventures, Snowpoint Ventures, Valor Eq
Eliyan Achieves Unicorn Status with $145 Million Series C to Advance Electro-optical Interconnects for AI Infrastructure
Eliyan, a leader in foundational connectivity technologies enabling next-generation AI compute, memory, and networking systems, led by Ramin Farjadrad, Patrick Soheili, and Syrus Ziai, has announced it has completed its Series C with a total of $145 million at a $1 billion valuation. The oversubscribed round was led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from additional new and existing investors, including two new strategic investors: Cisco Investments and Lumentum. As par
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises Another $1 Billion, Bringing Total Capital Raised to $4 Billion
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the world's largest and leading commercial fusion energy company led by Bob Mumgaard, Brandon Sorbom, Steve Renter, and others, has announced that it raised $1 billion of additional equity financing. This capital raise is the single largest funding round among fusion energy companies worldwide since CFS announced its $1.8 billion Series B round in 2021. With this capital, and the $863 million the company raised last year, CFS has now raised a tota
Outlier Space Raises US$7.35 M to Build Commercial Microgravity Return Platform
Outlier Space, making microgravity accessible, scalable, and reliable, led by Jamie France, Nick Pearson, and Alex Linossier, has raised a $7M pre-seed fundraise to develop a commercial microgravity payload capsule, led by GD1 (Global from Day One), with participation from Nova Threshold, Brian Cartmell, Airtree, Icehouse Ventures, Investible, and Side Stage Ventures. One of the largest pre-seed funding rounds in New Zealand's history, the investment underscores the country's
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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
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
NeuralTrust Raises $20 Million to Secure the Growing Swarm of AI Agents in the Enterprise
NeuralTrust, the platform for AI & agent security, led by Joan Vendrell and Victor García, has announced a $20 million seed round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from VentureFriends, Seaya, Kibo Ventures, Banc Sabadell, EA Ventures Plug and Play Fund, and Finaves, the venture capital fund of IESE Business School. NeuralTrust is also backed by public funding from the European Innovation Council and Spain's State Research Agency (AEI). The round will fund engineering,
Ent Emerges from Stealth to Bring Prevention Back to Cybersecurity
Ent, the intent-aware security platform powering the AI-native enterprise, extending endpoint security into a real-time layer of prevention across human and AI-driven work, Elias(Lou)Manousos and Brandon Dixon, has emerged from stealth with $100 million in seed financing led by Decibel, with participation from Sequoia, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Craft Ventures, Shield Capital, Felicis, and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Preventing Cyber Threats Before They Become Incidents. Ent is pioneer
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