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Linda AI , an AI receptionist for dental clinics, led by India Healy O’Connor, Portia Healy O'Connor, and Lucio Tudisco, has raised a €2.6M ($3M) pre-seed round led by 6 Degrees Capital . Linda AI was founded by sisters India and Portia Healy O’Connor, repeat founders and former Goldman Sachs professionals with early exposure to healthcare operations, alongside Lucio Tudisco, a former Amazon, Patreon, and Circle engineer with deep enterprise systems experience. Voice AI adopt

Kindred , a members-only home exchange community, led by Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina , has raised $125 million in new capital – including a Series B co-led by NEA and Figma Co-Founder & CEO Dylan Field, and a Series C led by Index Ventures – to scale its unique model for community-driven home swapping. This funding reflects a shift in how people live and travel. Once considered niche, community-driven home swapping has entered the mainstream, reshaping expectations

Biorce , a Barcelona-based health AI company specialized in applying artificial intelligence to the design and execution of clinical trials, led by Pedro Coelho, Clara Bernardes, José Faria, Diogo Pisoeiro, and others, has raised $52.5 million in a Series A round. The financing includes new investment from DST Global Partners , with existing investors Norrsken VC and YZR Capital increasing their participation, alongside participation from Mustard Seed Maze and Endeavor C

Mantis Biotech , the infrastructure powering human-in-computer models, led by Georgia Witchel, has announced $6.3 Million seed round, led by Decibel Partners , with participation from StoryHouse Ventures , Y Combinator , Pioneer Fund , Spot VC , and Fenwick . The Problem: The challenge isn’t a lack of data; it’s messy, fragmented, and hard-to-use data. Massive volumes of biological, performance, and operational information exist, but are scattered across systems and formats

Arctis AI , the contract operating system for construction professionals, turning complex documents into clarity, alignment, and control, led by Leon Stawowiak, Duc-Trung Nguyen, Dila Ekrem, and Simon Paul, has raised $1M+ led by PT1 (Berlin/London), with participation from EWOR , and a prominent group of angels, including Alexander Schwörer (Owner of PERI), Sebastian Johnston (Founding Partner at La Famiglia), Christian Vollmann (Founder of C1 Green Chemicals), Daniel Bro

Carbonaide , turning building materials from a large emission source into a carbon sink with the help of technology, led by Tapio Vehmas, Jonne Hirvonen, Matias Impivaara, and others, has raised €3.7 million on its latest funding round, led by Carbonaide’s existing owners, Vantaan Energia , Redstone , and Ihantola Invest, and joined by a group of private investment companies and investors, including Zero Carbon Future Group, Product Ecology Holding B.V., Helkama Kiinteistöt,

Porter , platform as a service, led by Justin Rhee, has raised a $20M Series A, led by FirstMark Capital with participation from Y Combinator and strategic angels including Dalton Caldwell and Ali Rowghani. Porter was founded to remove the burden of cloud infrastructure for startups. Today, hundreds of fast-growing AI companies, including Series A startups like ModelML and Giga, and growth-stage firms like Nooks, Tennr, Homelight, and Getaround, use Porter to manage infras

Phia , the shopping agent launched by co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni in April 2025, announced its $35 million Series A at a $185 million valuation to build the AI alignment layer between brands and consumers, led by Notable Capital , with participation from Khosla Ventures and returning investor Kleiner Perkins . Phia surpassed 1 million users and partnered with 6,200+ retail brands within 10 months of launch, representing billions in annual GMV. The platform d

SpotDraft , an end-to-end contract automation platform for cutting-edge companies, led by Shashank Bijapur, Madhav Bhagat, Akshay Verma, Alon Waks, Amit Sharma, and others, has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension to scale its on-device contract review tech for regulated legal workflows. The extension values SpotDraft at around $380 million, the startup told TechCrunch, nearly double its $190 million post-money valuation following its

Tive , the global leader in supply chain and logistics visibility technology, led by Krenar Komoni, Michelle Korte, Dave Perri, and others, has announced that Lightsmith Group led an investment round of $20 million in Tive with participation from existing Tive investors Sageview Capital , World Innovation Lab , AVP , and Supply Chain Ventures . Tive has sold over 3.5 million trackers with coverage in 186 countries, providing real-time shipment location and condition monito

Orbital , helping lawyers and property professionals get an immediate understanding of real estate matters, using trusted data, mapping, and purpose-built AI, led by Will Pearce, Ed Boulle, and others, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Brighton Park Capital , with participation from REV , The LegalTech Fund , Moderne Ventures , and Grosvenor Group . Existing investors JLL Spark , Outward , and Seedcamp also participated. Orbital develops AI tailored

Parambil , building trusted, high-quality software with a specialty in medical record review, led by Sara Dwyer , Dr. Ralph Horwitz , Liam Gordon , and others, has secured $6 million in seed funding led by Bling Capital with participation from NVP Capital and strategic angels across mass torts, personal injury, and legal-tech. Parambil’s founders are betting on a fundamental shift in how justice is administered in the United States, with the expectation that this transform

Comper , a software intelligence platform helping teams instantly understand, navigate, and collaborate inside complex code landscapes, led by Jouke Waleson, Juan Uijtewaal, Melanie L. Argento, and Amédée d'Aboville, has announced the close of its pre-seed round led by Productfirst . Comper is reimagining how engineering, product, and leadership teams collaborate by making codebases visible, explorable, and shareable across organizations. Often described as a “Figma for code

Agileday , the AI operating platform for professional services, led by Mikko Virtanen, Jaakko Hartikainen, Jaakko Hallavo, Hannu Kärkkäinen, and others, has secured €6.4 million Series A funding led by Newion , with participation from Specialist VC , Vendep Capital , and Business Finland . The investment will support Agileday’s global expansion and accelerate its mission to modernize how professional services firms plan, deliver, and scale their operations. Agileday’s PSA pla

Artie , redefining data replication for the modern era, led by Robin and Jacqueline, has raised a $12M Series A to continue building the fastest, most reliable way to move data in real-time led by Dalton Caldwell at Standard Capital , with continued participation from Y Combinator , Pathlight Ventures , and angel investors including Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox founder & CTO), Benn Stancil (Mode founder & CTO), Chris Best (Substack founder & CEO), Charles Hearn (Alloy founder & C

Cambio , the AI-native commercial real estate operations platform, led by Stephanie Grayson, Leia de Guzman, and Leon Chen, has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Maverick Ventures , with participation from Y Combinator , Adverb Ventures , Peterson Ventures and angel investors including executives from Procore, OpenAI, Anthropic, Vanta, Vercel, ServiceNow, Notion, and Amplitude. ‍To support rapid growth, Cambio has added four senior leaders. Lizzie Leon (formerly

Mews , the OS for hospitality, led by Richard Valtr, Matt Welle, Mike Coscetta, Pepa Starychfojtu, and Naomi Trickey, has secured $300 million in a Series D funding round led by EQT Growth , with new investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners , and participation from existing investors Kinnevik , Battery Ventures , and Tiger Global , valuing the company at $2.5B. Following a year of strong growth, with SaaS gross profit up 55%, the fundraise positions Mews as a leadin

ErVimmune , a biotechnology company developing next-generation therapeutic vaccines targeting new families of ‘unconventional’ tumor antigens derived from human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), led by Stéphane Depil, Nathalie Donne, and others, has announced the first closing of its Series A financing. The company has raised €17 million ($19.8M) from an international investor syndicate. Existing shareholder Seventure Partners (Paris, France) participated in the fundraising,

Antidote , an AI-powered automated billing compliance platform for global law firms, led by Nicholas d’Adhemar and Matt Lyons, has secured a $5 million Seed round led by Lakestar , with participation from Concept Ventures , The LegalTech Fund (TLTF) , and a group of prominent industry angels. This follows the company’s earlier $2 million pre-seed round in 2025, bringing total funding raised to $7 million. Law firms face growing pressure to comply with complex Outside Couns

Cosmos , a next-gen social app built for a great personal experience through images, led by Andy McCune and Luca Marra, has secured a $15M Series A co-led by Shine Capital and Matrix , with participation from GV , Accel , Plug and Play , and Anthony Casalena, founder and CEO of Squarespace . Ethan Daly from Shine has joined the company's board. Images have long been a powerful and universal form of expression, shaping desire, identity, and imagination. Over time, the intern