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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

Automat , simplifying business process automation, led by Gautam Bose and Lucas Ochoa, has raised  a $15.5M Series A led by  Felicis , with participation from  Initialized ,  Khosla Ventures , and  Y Combinator , with follow-on from K5 Global  and Input Capital , bringing the total capital raised to $19.25M. Automat delivers a simple way to build AI agents that operate computers like humans, offering a modern alternative to legacy RPA tools. Operators can demonstrate workflow

Cellbyte , AI agents for pharmaceutical drug launches, led by Felix Steinbrenner , Daniel Moreira , and Samuel M. , has secured   $2.75 million in seed funding led by Frontline Ventures , with participation from Y Combinator , Pace Ventures , Saras Capital , and Springboard Health Angels .  Fragmented data slows drug launches, leaving patients waiting over a year for life-saving treatments. Market Access teams spend a huge amount of time and money assembling regulatory, prici

Infracost , enabling engineers to proactively find and fix cloud cost issues, led by Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini, Ali Khajeh-Hosseini, and Alistair Scott, has raised a $15 million Series A, led by Pruven Capital  with participation from Y Combinator , Sequoia Capital , Mango Capital, Alumni Ventures , TIAA Ventures  (a strategic investment from TIAA’s venture arm), and angel investors Paul Copplestone (co-founder of Supabase) and Timothy Chen (Essence VC).  Sudip Chakrabarti  has

Pionix , making EV charging reliable, interoperable, and future-ready for everyone, led by Dr. Marco Möller, Johanna Claussen, Cornelius Claussen, Markus Juhr-De Benedetti, and Tim Valbert, has raised  over €8 million led by Ascend Capital Partners , with participation from Start-up BW Seed Fonds , managed by MBG Baden-Württemberg , Pale blue dot , Vireo Ventures , Axeleo Ventures , and further investors. Despite major progress in e-mobility, EV charging remains fragmented du

Emm , developer of the first smart menstrual cup with integrated biosensors, designed to unlock insights into your cycle, led by Jenny Button, Joss Hawkins, Kaylin Zeuske, Hatty Stubbs, and others, has secured $9 million (£6.8M) in an oversubscribed seed funding led by  Lunar Ventures , with additional participation from  the Labcorp Venture Fund ,  Tiny VC ,  BlueLion Global ,  Alumni Ventures  (investor in Oura & Levels), and a network of high-profile angels, including Amar

Artios Pharma Limited , a biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the therapeutic power of targeting the DNA damage response (“DDR”) in cancer, led by Michael T. Andriole, Christine Silverstein, Graeme Smith, Ian Smith, and others, has announced  the successful close of an oversubscribed $115 million Series D financing, co-led by founding investor SV Health Investors  and new investor RA Capital Management , with participation from new investor Janus Henderson Invest

Amenitiz , an all-in-one platform that helps independent properties manage operations, boost bookings, and deliver outstanding guest experiences, led by Alexandre Guinefolleau, Emmanuelle Guinefollea, and Frédéric Cadet, has raised  $45 million in Series B funding. Amenitiz began from firsthand experience in the Swiss Alps, where running a small hotel revealed how outdated and fragmented hospitality technology had become. Existing systems were built for large chains, leaving