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Litmus , simplifying Industrial Data complexity and making it more accessible, led by Vatsal Shah, John Younes, Sacha Sawaya, Vishvesh Shah, Parth Desai, and others, has secured additional strategic investment led by Insight Partners , with participation from Munich Re Ventures . Manufacturers are striving to move from AI pilots to large-scale, multi-site deployment, but progress is limited by data, not models. Machine data is often siloed, inconsistent across plants, and ha

CommerceClarity , building AI agents that turn raw data into intelligent retail automation, led by Alessandro Angelini, Daniele Vella, Federico Sargenti, and Michele Sampieri, has secured a €2.7 million ($3.1M) oversubscribed pre-seed round, led by IFF (Italian Founders Fund) and Entourage , with participation from Euregio+ (Alpine VC) , Redstone , Vento (Exor) , Ithaca Investment , and Vesper Holding . The funding will accelerate the growth of the AI-driven e-commerc

Attentive AI , the company behind Beam AI, led by Shiva Dhawan, Rishabjit Singh, Shikhar Tripathi, and others, has announced a $30.5 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners , with participation from Vertex Ventures , Tenacity Ventures , and InfoEdge Venture Fund . As large-scale infrastructure, industrial, and data center projects surge across the U.S., construction firms face mounting pressure to build faster and more efficiently. While AI has revolutionized

Relixir , an inbound Engine for AI Search, led by Sean Dorje and Dennis Zax, has raised $2 million in a seed round from Y Combinator , z21 Ventures , 468 Capital , DG Daiwa Ventures , Vijay Krishnan (Founder of Turing), and others. The funding will help Relixir scale its platform that enables brands to generate qualified leads through ChatGPT and other AI-powered search engines. Since its launch in early 2025, Relixir has generated over 10,000 inbound leads from AI search fo

Digitail , an AI-powered practice management software for veterinary clinics, led by Sebastian Gabor and Ruxandra Pui, has secured a $23 million USD Series B investment led by Five Elms Capital with participation from existing investors Atomico , Partech , Byfounders , Gradient , and others. The investment will drive Digitail’s growth across the veterinary industry and enhance its AI capabilities to better serve veterinarians and pet owners. Digitail was founded on the bel

Magic Patterns , an AI-powered design tool, led by Alex Danilowicz and Teddy Ni, has raised $6 million in Series A led by Standard Capital , with participation from Y Combinator , Essence VC , Pioneer Fund , Twenty Two Ventures , and several angels. Over 1,500 product teams now use Magic Patterns to bring features to life through its AI design tool, serving both fast-growing startups and AI-native enterprises. Customers consistently highlight Magic Patterns’ speed and high-q

Gamma , an AI-powered platform to transform and share your thoughts as beautiful presentations, websites, and social posts, led by Jon Noronha, James Fox, and Grant Lee, has secured $68 million in Series B funding at a $2.1B valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz , with participation from Accel , Uncork Capital , South Park Commons , Script Capital , and others. The round includes a secondary component that provides liquidity for early employees. In an era of AI hype and unsus

Aily Labs , a real-time enterprise decision intelligence platform for every employee, led by Bianca Anghelina, Kristina Walcker-Mayer, Bettina Vogel, Pau Ferrer Puig, and others, has secured $80 million in funding, led by FPV Ventures with participation from existing investor Insight Partners , J.P. Morgan , and other strategic investors. The funding will fuel Aily’s global expansion, strengthen its autonomous AI ecosystem, and deliver rapid, measurable impact for Fortune

Avallon AI , AI agents for claims operations, led by Cornelius Schramm, Bryan Guin, Moritz Bartusch, and Leander Peter, has secured $4.6 million in seed funding, led by Frontline Ventures with participation from Y Combinator , 1984 , Liquid2 , and Booom . With the seed round, Will Prendergast, Partner of Frontline Ventures, will become an Avallon Board Observer. The funding will fuel hiring and product expansion, evolving from category-specific solutions in Workers Comp

Giga AI , an AI agent platform for enterprise support, led by Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep, has secured $61 million led by Redpoint with participation from Y Combinator and Nexus . Founded in a college dorm, Giga evolved from LLM fine-tuning to redefining enterprise support with AI. Its technology now powers global companies like DoorDash through self-improving agents (60%→98% resolution), rapid deployment (<2 weeks), and ultra-low-latency voice across 99 languages. Gig

Coherence Neuro , a medical technology company working at the intersection of neurotechnology, neurobiology, and machine learning to improve the quality and length of life for people with cancer, led by Ben Woodington, Elise Jenkins, José Lepe, and Jason Miranda, has secured a $10 million seed round led by Topology Ventures and Artesian (Alternative Investments), with participation from Blackbird , Possible Ventures , and a network of early-stage backers, including XEIA V

Ruli AI , the all-in-one legal intelligence platform for in-house teams, led by Bryan Lee, Xi Sun, John Lee, Rouge Yusuf, Jay Park, and Jaemin Lee, has secured $6 million in seed funding led by Album VC , with participation from SignalFire , PJC , Foothill Ventures , Mana , and Genius Ventures, bringing the total funding to $8 million in just over a year. With this funding, the company also announces the addition of Michele Lee, former General Counsel of Pinterest and curren

Portal26 , the GenAI Adoption Management Platform, led by Arti Raman, Dallas Thompson, Pakshi Rajan, Karthikeyan M, Fadil Mesic, Joe Boggio, and Neil Cohen, has secured a $9 million Series A round of funding led by Shasta Ventures with support from Fusion Fund , as well as the venture arm of a Fortune 500 financial services institution. Portal26 CEO Arti Raman said the surge in enterprise GenAI adoption is driving demand for platforms that provide visibility, security, gove

TestSprite , an AI testing agent and automation platform, led by Yunhao Jiao, Rui Li, Shawnie Shan , and others, has secured $6.7 million in seed funding, led by Trilogy Equity Partners , with participation from Techstars , Hat-Trick Capital , Jinqiu Capital, MiraclePlus , Baidu Venture , and EdgeCase Capital Partners. As AI increasingly writes software, validation must advance just as fast. The scale and complexity of AI-generated code require a new testing infrastructure,

octonomy AI , an AI company building agentic systems for complex enterprise support and service workflows, led by Sushel Bijganath, Oliver Trabert, Thorsten Grote, Markus Hanslik, and Thomas Bollig, has raised $US20 million, led by Macquarie Capital Venture Capital , with participation from Capnamic , NRW.Bank , and the TechVision Fund, bringing the total funding to US $25 million since its founding 15 months ago. Octonomy equips heavy-equipment industries with AI systems

Source.ag , the Amsterdam-based developer of AI software for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), led by Rien Kamman, Ernst van Bruggen, Magnus Hilding, Joris van der Els, and Eva Laumans, has raised $17.5 million led by Astanor , with strategic participation from investors including seed breeder Enza Zaden and grower cooperative Harvest House , bringing the total funding to over $60 million in five years. The investment follows rapid expansion, with the company deploy

Mecha Health , an applied AI lab building next-generation foundation models for radiology, led by Ahmed Abdulaal, Nina Montaña Brown, Ayodeji Ijishakin, and Hugo Fry, has raised $4.1 million in Seed funding, led by Valia Ventures with support from Y Combinator . Radiology is now a critical backbone of modern medicine, but the field is at a breaking point. Nearly 70% of practices report staffing shortages, two-thirds of radiologists face burnout, and imaging demand has sur

Legora , the collaborative AI platform for lawyers, led by Max Junestrand, Sigge Labor, and August Erseus, has raised $150 million at a $1.8 billion valuation, led by Bessemer Venture Partners , with significant investment from existing investors ICONIQ , General Catalyst , Redpoint Ventures , Benchmark , and Y Combinator , to accelerate its global expansion and growing product roadmap. Legora’s funding comes amid surging demand for its AI platform over the past six months,

The Prompting Company , an AI-optimization platform led by Kevin Chandra, Michelle Marcelline, and Albert Purnama, has secured $6.5 million from Peak XV Partners , Base10 , Y Combinator , Firedrop , and angels, including Logan Kilpatrick. As AI becomes the primary interface for product discovery and autonomous agents begin transacting on users’ behalf, The Prompting Company aims to equip brands to market effectively to both agents and humans. Recent website growth has been d

Mem0 , a universal, self‑improving memory layer for LLM applications, led by Taranjeet Singh and Deshraj Yadav, has secured $24M raise across Seed and Series A, the seed round led by Kindred Ventures , and Series A led by Basis Set Ventures , with participation from Peak XV Partners , GitHub Fund , and Y Combinator . Mem0 is also backed by an incredible group of angel investors, including Scott Belsky, Dharmesh Shah, and the CEOs of companies that have built core infrastruct