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Qdrant , helping you build the AI retrieval you want, led by André Zayarni and Andrey Vasnetsov, has raised $50 million in Series B funding, led by AVP , with participation from Bosch Ventures , Unusual Ventures , Spark Capital , and 42CAP . Retrieval Is on the Critical Path of AI AI workloads such as RAG, agents, and multimodal search depend on reliable data retrieval under real production constraints. Many teams encounter issues at scale, slow writes, inefficient filtering

Neuramancer AI Solutions GmbH , unmasking deception, ensuring media integrity, led by Anatol Maier and Anika Gruner, has raised €1.7 million led by Vanagon Ventures , investing together with Bayern Kapital and a consortium of additional VCs and business angels. Deepfakes and AI-driven manipulation are emerging as systemic risks. The German Insurance Association estimates insurance fraud causes billions in annual damages, a problem accelerated by generative AI. Neuramancer ha

Nexthop AI , the leading pioneer of highly efficient AI Networking, led by Anshul Sadana and the team, has announced the successful closure of an oversubscribed $500 Million Series B funding round, catapulting the company’s valuation to $4.2 Billion. This round was spearheaded by Lightspeed Venture Partners , with Andreessen Horowitz joining as a major investor, and participation from Altimeter and all existing investors. “AI’s rapid growth is reshaping data center network

Rhoda AI , redefining robotic intelligence, led by Jagdeep Singh, Eric Chan, Gordon Wetzstein, Andrew Wooten, Changan Chen, Steve Tirado, Alex Bergman, and Vincent Clerc, has announced its public launch after 18 months in stealth, unveiling FutureVision, a new approach to robotic intelligence based on video-predictive control and designed to operate beyond controlled laboratory demonstrations and into real-world environments. The company also announced it has raised $450 mil

Eridu , Reengineering networking for AI, led by Drew Perkins, Omar Hassen, Mike Capuano, Promode Nedungadi, Ting-Kuang Chiang, Amy Stanton, Brian Kinard, and the team, has announced that it has raised more than $200M in funding to disrupt the $200B AI networking market. Eridu’s funding includes a new oversubscribed Series A round led by Socratic Partners , John Doerr, Hudson River Trading , Capricorn Investment Group , and Matter Venture Partners , with participation by Bosc

Elva , redefining the future of global mobility, led by Antonia Eneh , Mengyang Chen , Zechen Ma , Elias Lankinen , and the team, has raised €1.3M in pre-seed funding led by Lifeline Ventures , with participation from Tiny VC , Wave Ventures, and First Fellow Partners , as well as angel investors including Slack co-founder Cal Henderson. European startups increasingly hire globally, but cross-border relocation remains complex. Elva has launched a platform designed to simplify

Qevlar , shifting security operations from reactive firefighting to proactive defense, led by Ahmed Achchak , Hamza Sayah , and the team, has raised $30 million in funding for its autonomous AI SOC platform, led by Partech and Forgepoint Capital International , with participation from EQT Ventures . The development follows a period of strong growth, with the company expanding its global customer base to include enterprises such as Mercedes-Benz and Sodexo, alongside leadin

Augur , the UK sovereign AI platform revolutionising the security capabilities of critical national infrastructure, led by Harry Mead , Imran Lone , Stefan Kopieczek , and the team, has announced a $15 million seed round led by Plural, with participation from 1st Kind , Flix, Tiny VC , and SNR VC . The funding will support the rapid deployment of Augur’s technology as governments, operators, and venue owners across Europe address growing security threats to public spaces and

City Detect , revolutionizing the way local governments understand and interact with their built environment, led by Gavin Baum-Blake, Bjorn Hansen, Jonathan Richardson, Comer Jennings, and the team, has announced a $13 million Series A funding round led by Prudence , with continued participation from Las Olas Venture Capital , Zeal Capital , Knoll Ventures , Atlanta Seed Co , and others. The investment will support expansion into public works departments, deepen integration

Nominal , providing the tools and infrastructure engineers need to deliver mission-critical
capabilities at scale in the shortest time possible, led by Cameron McCord, Bryce Strauss, Jason Hoch, and the team, has raised an additional $80 million at a valuation of $1 billion. Founders Fund led the round, with continued support from Sequoia , General Catalyst , Lux Capital , Red Glass , and Lightspeed . Nominal supports high-stakes engineering programs by managing end-to-end

Delphyr , the Dutch AI platform that supports medical professionals with AI agents, led by Michel Abdel Malek, MD, has raised €1.75 million from multiple investors, including the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO. With this funding, the company will accelerate its mission: reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals so they can focus fully on what matters most, delivering outstanding patient care. Delphyr integrates seamlessly into existing healthcare sy

Fainite AI , a physics AI engine empowering your engineering teams to run simulations in seconds and set up workflows in minutes, led by Alex Donzelli, Prof. Burigede Liu, Matthias Bonvin, and the team, has raised €165,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance physics-based simulations and expand access to advanced engineering analysis across a wider range of applications. Modern hardware and materials development relies on physics-based simulations that are often slow

ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive

Tamarind Bio , developing state-of-the-art molecular AI models usable out of the box, with no ML or infrastructure expertise required, so scientists can focus on drug discovery and research, led by Deniz Kavi and Sherry Liu, has announced $13.6M fundraise, including a $12M series A led by Dimension Capital , with participation from Y Combinator . As AI becomes embedded in real drug discovery workflows, no longer confined to experimental projects, life sciences organizations

Nimble , real-time intelligence powered by web search agents, Uriel Knorovich , Menachem Salinas, and the team, has raised $47 Million Series B led by Norwest with participation from returning investors Target Global , Square Peg , Hetz Ventures , Slow Ventures , R-Squared Ventures , J-Ventures, and InvestInData . The Missing Infrastructure Consumer search was built for convenience. Enterprises need precision, completeness, and governance. Smarter models don’t fix incomple

Rowspace , the best way for investors to scale their edge with AI, led by Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, has announced its launch with $50M in backing from Sequoia , Emergence , Stripe , Conviction, Basis Set , Twine, and angels from across finance. Top investors build an edge over the years through institutional knowledge, memos, models, committee notes, emails, deal histories, and trading data, which captures what worked, what didn’t, and why. At most firms, this knowledge

SolveAI , helping you build enterprise software through conversation, led by Steve Basher and the team, has raised a $45M Series A led by GV and a previously unannounced $5M pre-seed round led by Accel . Northzone , Mantis VC , and Never Lift also participated in the round, along with angel investors including Mike LoSapio, CISO of Palantir, Pushmeet Kohli, and Olivier Godement. The funding will support team growth, expand global enterprise partnerships, and enhance the pla

Profound , an optimization platform for AI and LLM search for brands, led by James Cadwallader and Dylan Babbs, has raised a $96M Series C funding at a $1B valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners , alongside Sequoia Capital , Kleiner Perkins , Evantic , Saga Ventures , and South Park Commons . Introducing Profound Agents Profound gives marketing teams AI-powered visibility into brand mentions, sentiment, and performance. Previously, turning insights into action re

BeyondMath , offering the world's first foundational AI model of physics, led by Alan Patterson, Darren Garvey, Wasil Rezk, David Sharp, and Dan Horner, has closed a $10 million Seed extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital , alongside existing investors including UP.Partners , Insight Partners , and InMotion Ventures . This closes the Seed Round at $18.5 million. Engineering and industrial companies face mounting pressure to design increasingly complex systems with gr

Basis , building the next era of accounting with agentic AI, led by Matt Harpe, Mitchell Troyanovsky, and the team, has raised $100 million led by Accel alongside GV (Google Ventures). Basis was founded on the belief that AI agents will soon become central to knowledge work, with accounting emerging as one of the first and most critical domains. Structured, high-stakes, and essential to every business, accounting remains one of the most underbuilt areas in technology. Thre