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Mintlify , the intelligent knowledge platform, led by Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee, has raised a $45M Series B at a $500M valuation, led by a16z and Salesforce Ventures , with participation from Bain Capital Ventures , Y Combinator , Rahul Mehta, Managing Partner @ DST Global, MVP Ventures , Avra , HubSpot Ventures , and TwentyTwo Ventures . Mintlify now powers documentation for over 20,000 companies, reaching more than 100 million users annually. This funding round advances th

Gitar , an AI code review that fixes your code, led by Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai and Gautam Korlam, has emerged from stealth with $9 million in seed funding led by Venrock , with participation from Sierra Ventures , to address what we believe is becoming a critical constraint in modern software development: validating code safely at the speed AI can generate it. As AI-assisted development becomes mainstream, the primary bottleneck is shifting away from code generation toward po

Neural Frames , a Berlin-based leading platform to create AI music videos, founded by Dr. Nicolai Klemke, uses 8-stem deep audio analysis to allow songs to guide how music videos are structured, edited, and visualized. They have recently released Autopilot 2.5. Neural Frames is an AI music video platform used by 10,000+ artists, offering Autopilot, Frame-by-Frame, and Text-to-Video creation modes. With 8-stem audio analysis, visuals sync seamlessly with music, alongside featu

Juno , the tax prep automation platform built by CPAs for tax professionals, led by Dave Hasse, has announced $12 million in seed funding led by Bonfire Ventures , along with Impression Ventures and X Fund . Juno automates tax return preparation, review, and advisory workflows, reducing time spent per return by up to 50% while keeping humans actively involved in the process. Tax preparation remains highly manual, while opaque AI tools introduce unacceptable risk in regula

Mastra , a Typescript AI agent framework & platform, led by Sam Bhagwat, Shane Thomas, Abhi Aiyer, and the team, has raised a $22M Series A led by Spark Capital , bringing total capital raised to $35M. Great frameworks are defined by attention to detail, spanning primitives, APIs, documentation, integrations, and onboarding. Strong foundations enable systems that are powerful, extensible, and intuitively structured. Effective frameworks provide the right tools with clear ext

GitButler , a Git-backed change management tool for modern, AI coding workflows, led by Github co-founder Scott Chacon, has raised a $17M Series A led by a16z with continuing support from its lead seed investors, Fly Ventures and A Capital . Over the past 15 years, Git has evolved from a niche tool into the core infrastructure of modern software development. That journey highlights a key insight: developer platforms succeed when they reduce friction in collaboration and

Modus , the right partner for ambitious accounting firms, led by Arush Jain, Vinay Kasat, Pranav Pillai, and the team, has raised $85 million in Seed & Series A funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners , with participation from Comma Capital and Garry Tan. The capital will accelerate Modus’s technology development and support its strategy of investing in and partnering with audit-first accounting firms. Modus is building an AI-native accounting platform that combines pro

WholeSum , helping you get deeper insights from your richest data, led by Emily Kucharski and Adam Kucharski , has brought its total pre-seed funding to $1.3 million, adding new investment from Love Ventures , Beamline, and strategic angels, following its initial $965k raise led by Twin Path Ventures announced earlier this year. The round reflects rising demand from high-trust sectors, where existing AI tools often fail to deliver reliable and auditable insights from large

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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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

Cohere , building foundational models and AI solutions that help teams turn everyday effort into extraordinary impact, led by Aidan Gomez, Nick Frosst, Ivan Zhang, and the team, has announced Transcribe, a state-of-the-art automatic speech recognition (ASR) model that is open source and available for download . Speech is rapidly emerging as a core modality for AI-driven workflows, from transcription and analytics to real-time support agents. Cohere developed Cohere Transcri

Dexory , uncovering intelligence through technology that empowers businesses to optimise, predict, and grow, led by Andrei Danescu, Adrian Negoita, Oana Jinga, and the team, has secured £8.5 million from British Business Bank as a part of its recent Series C extension, which was led by Eurazeo with participation from LTS Growth and Endeavor Catalyst , alongside existing investors Atomico , DTCP , Latitude Ventures , Lakestar , Elaia , Wave-X , and others. Dexory operates

Glimpse , the AI platform for CPG and retail operations, led by Akash Raju, Anuj Mehta, and Kushal Negi, has raised a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz with continued participation from 8VC and Y Combinator . The round comes less than a year after the previous financing and brings Glimpse’s total funding to $52 million. The capital will support scaling the platform as it evolves into a system of action for leading consumer brands. CPG is one of the largest ma

NoTraffic , a leading AI-powered mobility platform for traffic management, led by Tal Kreisler, Uriel Katz, Or Sela, and the team, has raised a $90 million Series C funding round led by PSG Equity , with participation from M&G Investments , Grove Ventures , LifeX Ventures , Meitav Investment House , and Next Gear Ventures . With deployment projected to reach 1 in 10 traffic agencies across the U.S. and Canada by mid-2026, NoTraffic is becoming a core platform for transform

Crusoe , the AI factory company, led by Chase Lochmiller, Cully Cavness, and the team, and Redwood Materials , securing U.S. critical materials, led by JB Straubel and the team, have announced a significant expansion of their partnership to scale renewable-powered AI compute. Following the June 2025 deployment of a Redwood Energy 12 MW / 63 MWh microgrid, the companies are expanding from 4 to 24 Crusoe Spark™ modular data centers, increasing total compute capacity by nearly

Doss , helping transform and unleash your operations, led by Wiley Jones and Arnav Mishra, has raised a $55M Series B, co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest , with Greyhound , Commerce Ventures , and Intuit Ventures as new investors, and continued investment from Theory , General Catalyst , Contrary Capital , Mintaka , Pathlight VC , and 47th Street Partners. Karan Mehandru, Managing Director at Madrona, will be joining the company's board. Inventory-driven businesses are fa