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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, 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

Xsight Labs, a fabless semiconductor company providing intelligent connectivity solutions for next-generation hyperscale, edge, and AI data center networks led by Yossi Meyouhas, Gal Malach, and the team, has announced the closing of a $300+ million funding round, establishing a $2.8 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation from Aliya Capital Partners, Atreides Management, Artisan Partners, Battery Ventures,

Polar, the AI browser that actually does work for you, led by Kevin Jiang and Howard Zhong, has announced its launch with a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona, with support from angels, including Thomas Dohmke (former CEO of GitHub), Erik Bernhardsson (Modal), Robert Yang (Fundamental), Nico (Fundamental), and many more. Building an AI Browser for Autonomous Workflows. Modern work is often divided between tasks that require human expertise, such as decision-making, creati

ChipAgents, the category leader in agentic AI platforms for semiconductor design, led by William Wang and the team, has announced an additional $60 million in Series A2 financing, bringing the expanded round to $134 million just six months after its initial Series A close. The financing reflects continued investor confidence in the company’s commercial momentum, with new investor B Capital joining Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, Ericsson, ScOp, and other existing

Qureight, developing enterprise-grade imaging and precision endpoints for clinical trials, led by Dr Muhunthan Thillai and the team, has raised $20 million in a Series B financing, led by Molten Ventures. Existing investors Hargreave Hale AIM VCT, XTX Ventures, Guinness Ventures, Meltwind, and Ascension also participated in the round. The new funding will support the expansion of the company’s 3D deep learning imaging platform and accelerate commercial growth across new thera

Fish Audio, the most expressive, emotionally controllable real-time voice model, led by Rissa Cao, Shijia Liao, and Jiahua Liu, has announced $52 million in seed funding on its first anniversary, led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today with participation from 359 Capital, Play Time, HF0, 645 Ventures, Parable, Carya Venture Partners, Alphaist Partners, and angels. Traditional text-to-speech systems have focused on generating accurate words but often fail to capture natural