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Nabla Bio , making drug development designable with generative AI, led by Surge Biswas, Frances Anastassacos, Rose Harrison, and others, announced  a new, multi-year research collaboration with Takeda. Under the agreement, Nabla Bio will receive double-digit millions in upfront and research payments, with potential success-based payments exceeding $1 billion. The collaboration will deploy Nabla Bio’s Joint Atomic Model (JAM) platform across Takeda’s early-stage programs, incl

FleetWorks , an always-on dispatcher that calls, emails, or texts you when high-paying loads match your truck, led by Paul Singer and Quang Tran, has secured  $17 million in funding led by First Round Capital  with participation from Y Combinator , Saga Ventures , and LFX Venture Partners . In the U.S., over 200,000 truckloads are coordinated daily, yet 80% are still booked manually via phone, email, and text. Carriers, especially small operators, waste hours chasing loads, w

Oura , maker of the most trusted smart ring, Oura Ring, led by Tom Hale, Michael Chapp, Sean Brecker, Judy Gilbert, Holly Shelton, Doug Sweeny, and others, has secured  over $900 million in funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with significant participation from new investor ICONIQ and contributions from Whale Rock and Atreides, valuing the company at around $11 billion. ŌURA announced David Shuman, founder of Lateralus Holdings and Oura board member since 20

Afori , a new AI platform specifically for insurance brokers, led by Fabian Wesemann and Sergi Baños, has emerged from stealth mode with a €4 million pre-seed funding round led by  General Catalyst , with participation from Yellow  and  Booom . Individual backers include industry leaders Christopher Lohmann (founder of Mulberry Ventures, former CEO of HDI and Gothaer), Chris Leifeld (founder of Thinksurance), and Garrett Koehn (CIO, CRC), as well as AI pioneers Mustafa Suleym

Arbio , an AI-powered property manager for vacation rentals, led by Paul Bäumler, Constantin Schröder, Lukas Gittinger, Marco Dingler, Elodie Baro, and Sebastian Bentele, has secured  $36 million Series A funding round led by Eurazeo , bringing the company's total funding to over $45 million. London-based AI-focused VC OpenOcean  and previous investors Atlantic Labs  and leading angels Philipp Freise and Justin Reizes (KKR), Johannes Reck and Tao Tao (GetYourGuide), and Din B

AiPrise , a digital platform for KYB across the globe, led by Chaitanya Sarda  and Rushabh M. Shah , has secured  $12.5 million Series A...

BiMA , a projector that transforms children's rooms into infinite, atmospheric worlds, led by Greta G and Larissa Ruf, has secured...

Phagos , the sustainable alternative to antibiotics, led by Alexandros Pantalis  and Adèle James , has secured 25 million euros Series A...

Nexcade , building end-to-end automation across air, ocean, and road, led by Dan Bailey and Tasho Kjosev, emerged  out of stealth mode...

The Medical Travel Company , developing World-class healthcare without the wait, led by Sahil Jain, Ankit Mehrotra, Karan Godinho, and...

Trogenix Ltd  (“Trogenix”), a pioneering biotech company dedicated to developing innovative cancer therapies, led by Prof. Steve Pollard,...

Hipp Health , an AI-native platform that streamlines administrative work, clinical documentation, and compliance for behavioral health...

Arvist , an AI-powered platform to elevate warehouse operations, led by Nilay Parikh, Bazyl Horsey, Alec Groff, and Eitan Hefetz, has...

Heidi , the fast-growing healthcare AI company empowering clinicians, led by Dr. Tom Kelly , Waleed Mussa , and Yu Liu , has secured  a...

Vibe , a TV advertisement platform, led by Arthur Querou and Franck Tetzlaff, has secured  $50 million in Series B led by  Hedosophia...

Lupa , a veterinary care platform led by Nicolo Frisiani, Raul Lozano Martin, and Matei Bjola, has secured  $20 million Series A...

OXCCU , developing the world’s lowest cost, lowest emission pathways to make SAF from waste carbon, led by Andrew Symes, Dr Tiancun Xiao,...

Workfully , building the most trusted recruiting experience in the world, led by Valerio Rossi  and Martin Moreno , has secured a €4...

Beroe , the global leader in procurement decision intelligence, led by Vel Dhinagaravel, Prerna Dhawan, Hemant Nadkarni, Ruth Crawford,...

WeTravel , the leading operating system for multi-day travel businesses, led by Ted Clements, Eana Cubacu, Josh Chang, Garib Mehdiyev,...