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Leona Health , the AI-powered assistant built for doctors to securely and intelligently manage patient care through WhatsApp, led by Caroline Merin, Tom Chokel, and Arela Solis, announced  its launch with backing from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), General Catalyst, Accel, and seasoned tech luminaries, including David Vélez, co-founder and CEO of Nubank, Simón Borrero, co-founder and CEO of Rappi, and Kate Ryder, founder and CEO of Maven Clinic.  In Latin America, WhatsApp is th

Mindoo , the European platform for deploying safe and governed agentic workflows in healthcare, led by Dr. Gauthier Willemse and Bart Lens, has secured  €5 million in seed financing from 6DC , Syndicate One , and a group of strategic angel investors.  The investment advances Mindoo’s mission to deliver a scalable AI workforce that automates routine tasks for hospitals and practices, easing staff pressure while keeping teams in control. Healthcare providers face a growing gap

MD One Ventures , Europe's first Defence and National Security Venture Capital, led by Will McManners, Kelvin Au, Edward Ebbern, and others, and Randox , a global diagnostics and healthcare company from the UK and Ireland, have announced  the launch of  Randox for Builders , a security and biotech incubator and accelerator for UK and European founders and their teams. Alongside funding, founders gain immediate access to world-class scientific, R&D, and commercial expertise, g

Trendtracker , predictive intelligence that turns trends into strategy, led by Vincent Defour, Mathias Colpaert, Valentijn Destoop, and others, has secured  $7 million Series A funding round led by  Armilar , with participation from existing investor  Capricorn Partners . The investment accelerates Trendtracker’s mission to deliver an autonomous AI strategy and foresight analyst that streamlines strategic research, planning, and decision support for organizations. Pedro Ribei

Channel3 , building a database of every product on the internet, led by Alexander Schiff, George Lawrence, Evan Fenster, and Ignacio Valdez, has secured a $6M seed round led by Matrix , joined by Y Combinato r and Ludlow Ventures . Last year, the team at Studio was building an AI teacher with personalized curriculums and needed reliable product recommendations. Existing APIs provided only articles or outdated listings, and indexing the entire product web was clearly a full co

Orbital Marine Power , the future of clean, predictable power solutions, led by Andrew Scott, Chris Milne, and Oliver Wragg, has secured £7 million in investment. PXN Ventures  – the combined VC arm of Praetura Ventures and Par Equity- joined existing shareholders, including Scottish Enterprise, to invest in Orbital. The investment follows strong momentum in Canada, where Nova Scotia recently awarded Orbital and Eauclaire Tidal Ltd major new tidal energy licenses through its

Assaia , providing airports and airlines with real-time visibility of turnaround operations, led by Christiaan Hen, Max Diez, Dmitry Chugreev, Jan Willem Kappes, Louise Niven, and others, has secured  $26.6 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round, led by European investment firm Armira Growth , alongside existing investors. The new capital will help Assaia scale its AI platform globally and launch new solutions to boost airport, airline, and ground-handler efficie

Pryzm , the AI command center for federal business development growth and accelerated acquisitions, led by Nick LaRovere, David Istrati, Justin Deckert, Matt Hawkins, Joe Lace, and Bronwyn Davies, has secured a $12.2 million seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s ( a16z ) American Dynamism fund, with participation from existing investors XYZ Venture Capital , Amplify.LA , and Forum Ventures .  The funding accelerates Pryzm’s mission to modernize federal technology ac

Quilt , the world’s most intuitive, advanced, and efficient ductless heat pump on the market, led by Paul Lambert, Matthew Knoll, and Bill Kee, has secured  a $20M Series B round from   Energy Impact Partners , Galvanize ,  Lowercarbon Capital ,  Gradient Ventures ,  Alumni Ventures , Incite Ventures , and others. The company is welcoming  Tom vonReichbauer (former CFO of Nest, Sunrun, and ICON) and  Veery Maxwell  (co-head of Galvanize Climate’s Innovation + Expansion fund)

Melt & Marble , the company rethinking how fats and lipids are created, to deliver better performance, consistency, and sustainability across food and personal care, led by Anastasia Krivoruchko, PhD, Florian David, PhD, Jens Nielsen, Professor, Thomas Cresswell, and Tue Hodal, has closed  a €7.3 million Series A round led by  Industrifonden , with strategic participation from  Beiersdorf ,  Valio ,  Catalyze Capital ,  Chalmers Ventures , and the  European Innovation Council

Yoodli , the company on a mission to help people communicate with confidence, led by Varun Puri, Padmashree Koneti, Esha Joshi, Derek Sessions, Andy Larson, Betsy McKibbin, and others, has secured  a $40M Series B fundraise, led by  WestBridge Capital  with participation from Neotribe  and  Madrona . This funding marks Yoodli’s rapid progression to Series B, arriving just months after its Series A announcement in May and bringing total capital raised to nearly $60 million. Th

Donna , eliminating the admin burden for field sales, led by Nicolas Christiaen, Jonas Deprez, Xander Berkein, and others, has secured $4.8 M seed round, led by Frontline Ventures , with participation from existing funds: Pitchdrive , Fortino Capital , WeLoveFounders , Syndicate One , New School , Everywhere Ventures , and a group of seasoned angel investors. The funding will be used to deepen Donna’s product leadership and scale go-to-market operations across Europe and the

Titan OS , a technology company headquartered in Barcelona, specializes in developing software and solutions to unleash the full potential of Connected TV, led by Jacinto Roca, Tim Edwards, Daan Van Baars, Jim Collins, and others, has secured  €50 million in Series A funding, led by Highland Europe , with participation from Mangrove Capital Partners  and other investors. Founded in 2023 by entrepreneur Jacinto Roca, previously the founder of Wuaki.tv , later acquired by Rakut

Complir , bringing clarity and speed to product compliance, led by Tine Kühnel , Gustav Bang , Marc Kaa Brejner , and Rasmus Lind , has secured €1.7 million in pre-seed funding led by  Vendep Capital , with participation from Likeminded , Plug and Play , Xpress , JHJ Seed Capital, and business angels including Kraen Østergaard Nielsen, Per Thau, and Neil S. W. Murray. Retailers now face a landscape where cross-border selling is both a commercial and compliance challenge. Ever

Procure AI , the world’s first AI native Procurement Automation Platform, led by Konstantin von Büren, Yves Bauer, and Francesco Peroni, has secured  $13 million in seed funding led by Headline , with participation from C4 Ventures  and Futury Capital , as well as other notable angel investors from within the procurement industry. Procurement teams are under pressure to do more with less. Operational complexity affects 47% of B2B buyers, while 90% of companies cite limited he

Helio AI , an AI-powered recruiting platform with ATS and a gamified personality test, led by Iako Jikia , Nini Mosiashvili , Natia Kukhilava , and Sulkhan Sakhvadze , has secured a $1M seed round led by SABAH.fund , joined by  DOMiNO Ventures , Axiom, Tetrad VC , and Angel investor Bas Godska. The new funding will support global expansion of Helio’s AI Recruiting Agent, enhance product capabilities, and transform hiring processes in fast-growing markets. Helio AI pairs an in

EcoG , empowering the scaling of charging infrastructure and accelerating emission-free mobility, led by Joerg Heuer, Johannes Hund, Sebastian Lucae, Pierdomenico Staglieno, and others, has raised  €16 million in a Series B funding round led by  GET Fund ,  Extantia , and  Bayern Kapital . The fast-charging market for electric logistics and commercial fleets is growing quickly, but fragmented systems still hinder scale and reliability. Munich-based EcoG addresses this with an

Sortera , the market-leading aluminum sorting company with an upcycling platform powered by artificial intelligence, data analytics, and advanced sensors, led by Michael Siemer, Curt Sacks, Benjamin Pope, Dr. Nalin Kumar, and others, announced  the close of $45 million in funding led by accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates  and VXI Capital , with participation from Yamaha Motor Ventures  and Overlay Capital , with an additional equipment funding from Trinity Capital .

PolyModels Hub , optimizing pharma process in one place, led by Antonio Benedetti, Harry Christodoulou, PhD, and Antonio Yankey, has secured  £7 million in a Series A round led by  Molten Ventures , with participation from  Marathon Venture Capital , to accelerate the digital transformation of biopharma process development. The technology to truly automate AR didn’t exist until recently. Stuut now executes AR end-to-end, from outreach to payment collection, using AI that main

Jiga , an AI-native platform transforming the entire sourcing workflow, led by Adar Hay, Assaf Geuz, and Yonatan Wolowelsky, has closed a $12M Series A led by Aleph , with participation from Symbol  and Y Combinator . The team has spent years solving sourcing challenges, streamlining RFQ workflows, standardizing drawings, and enabling direct manufacturer communication, to ensure custom parts procurement no longer slows innovation in rockets, robots, satellites, and other cutt