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Forterra , defining the next domain of operations creating an ecosystem where intelligent systems coordinate and prevail across the battlefield, led by Josh Araujo, Joseph Putney, Scott Sanders, Colin Chisholm, Taylor Smith Baisey, and Alberto Lacaze, has announced  a $238 million Series C comprised of both equity and debt led by Moore Strategic Ventures with participation from new investors Salesforce Ventures , Franklin Templeton , Balyasny Asset Management , 645 Ventures ,

Netic , the complete AI-growth engine for service enterprises, led by Melisa Tokmak, has secured $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Founders Fund , valuing the company at $450 million. Its seed round was led by Greylock Partners with Founders Fund participating, and its Series A was led by Founders Fund with participation from Greylock , Hanabi Capital , Day One Ventures , SV Angel , and several angel investors. Netic is equipping regional businesses, home service

Zilch , the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, led by Philip Belamant, Hugh Courtney, Desmond McNamara, Kirsty Spickett, Ryan Mendy, Sean Hederman, Boriana Tchobanova, and others, has secured  over USD $175 million ($176.7m) in debt and equity led by KKCG  with participation from BNF Capital , and several other strategic investors. The raise also includes the expansion of its securitization led by Deutsche Bank . The successful raise follows the launc

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

Backed VC , a London-based venture capital fund, led by Andre de Haes, Alex Brunicki, Tom Hopkins, Clare Hunter, and others, has closed its third fund, Backed 3, at its $100 million cap, alongside making its 100th investment.  Backed partners with outlier founders building generational frontier technology companies rooted in fundamental technological or conceptual breakthroughs. After two high-performing funds, including a top-decile first fund, Backed is expanding with Backe

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

Finnable , a Bangalore-based credit technology company, led by Nitin Gupta, Amit Arora, Sandeep Koul, and others, has closed  a ₹500 crore equity raise led by Z47  and TVS Capital .  The funding marks a key step in Finnable’s mission to make credit inclusive and accessible for India’s new-age professionals. Targeting the mid-income salaried segment (₹15,000–₹50,000 monthly earners), Finnable bridges the gap between formal banking and informal credit, enabling millions to borr

Self.co , a Lithuania-based company, helping you uncover the true cause of your symptoms and guide you toward the right path to better health, led by Tautvydas Gylys, Gintautas Gylys, and Juozapas Zabukas, has secured  €2.56 million in funding, including €1.2 million led by  Iron Wolf Capital , joined by  Coinvest , NGL Ventures , and several angel investors, and a €1.36 million government grant from Innovation Agency Lithuania . Nearly 40% of people worldwide suffer from all

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

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

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

YQuantum , a Swiss startup developing innovative hardware components, unleashing the full potential of quantum computing, led by Dr. Christian Jünger, Dr. Johannes Herrmann, and Prof. Christian Schönenberger, has secured  €161,000 (CHF 150,000) from  Venture Kick . YQuantum develops compact, high-performance cryogenic hardware to enhance the scalability of quantum systems. Its technology supports high-fidelity superconducting and spin-qubit operations, enabling larger and mor

Leil , developing infinite file storage without cloud, led by Aleksandr Ragel, David Gerstein, Piotr Modrzyk, and Werner Paulus, has secured  €1.5 million in seed funding led by Karma Ventures , with participation from Specialist VC . The $22 billion enterprise storage market is growing nearly 20% annually as global data generation surpasses 330 million terabytes per day, set to triple by 2030. Storing and scaling this data on traditional hard drives is becoming costlier and

Truffle Security , the company behind TruffleHog™, a leading open-source security project that makes it easier to identify and fix exposed secrets before hackers exploit them, led by Dylan Ayrey and Dustin Decker, has secured  a $25 million Series B funding round led by Intel Capital  and a16z . The round also includes participation from Abstract , Lytical Ventures , and prominent security leaders Casey Ellis (Founder, BugCrowd), Emilio Escobar (CISO, Datadog), and Haroon Mee

Gravitics , developer of orbital carrier, led by Colin Doughan, Sundeep Kumar, Scott Macklin, Michael DeRosa, Gary Hudson, and others, has unveiled  Diamondback, a smaller orbital carrier designed to fulfill missions from protecting US national security satellites to deploying space-based missile interceptors, on Tuesday at Payload’s Space Investor Summit. Gravitics CEO Colin Doughan likened the company’s orbital carrier model to a network of police stations: strategically po

Tsuga , building Bring Your Own Cloud to Observability, led by Gabriel-James Safar, Sébastien Deprez, Nils Bunge, and Valentin Jacquemont, has emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed round led by General Catalyst , with participation from  Singular , with the support of exceptional angel investors, including Amjad Masad (Replit), Charles Gorintin (Alan, Mistral AI), Jonathan Benhamou (Resilience), Olivier Bonnet (BlaBlaCar), and Philippe Corrot (Mirakl), among others. Ob

LambdaVision , developer of protein-based artificial retinas, led by Nicole L. Wagner, Jordan A. Greco, and Robert R. Birge, has secured  $7 million seed funding round co-led by Seven Seven Six  and Aurelia Foundry Fund , with additional support from Seraphim Space , providing runway into 2027. Millions worldwide lose their vision each year to retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with limited treatment options. The new

Agate Sensors , democratizing spectral data capture and usage, led by Tommi Leino, Dr. Andreas Liapis, Mikael Westerlund, Dr. Faisal Ahmed, has been awarded  an innovation contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) under its Military Innovation Program.  The contract will enable the first external test of Agate Sensors’ physiological monitoring tech in high-stress defence settings, demonstrating how its wearable-embedded optical sensors can enhance awarenes

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