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Validio , the agentic enterprise data management platform, led by Patrik Liu Tran, Adrian Strömberg, Sophia Granfors, and Christopher Alfred Brown, has raised  $30 million in Series A funding led by Plural . Previous investors and angels such as Lakestar , J12 , Kevin Ryan (MongoDB), Denise Persson (Snowflake), and Emil Eifrem (Neo4J) also participated in the round. The round brings Validio’s total funding to $47 million and will be used to further scale go-to-market across t

Silverflow , the cloud-native payment processing company, led by Anne Willem de Vries, Paul Buying, Robert Kraal, and the team, has raised   $40 million (€37 million) in a Series B funding round led by Picus Capital , with participation from Rabo Investments  - Corporate Venturing, and existing investors, Inkef , GPT, Crane , and Coatue . This European-led investment will strengthen the global expansion of Silverflow, accelerate development of its payment processing platform,

Vast , building next-generation space stations, led by Jed McCaleb , Max Haot , and the team, has raised  $500 million in new funding led by Balerion Space Ventures  with participation from  IQT ,  Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) ,  Mitsui & Co., Ltd ,  MUFG ,  Nikon Corporation (Nikon) , Stellar Ventures ,  Space Capital , and  Earthrise Ventures  to advance its mission of enabling humanity to live and work in space long-term. Jed McCaleb, founder and first investor, also p

Sierra Space , defining the new era of space defense technology, led by Dan Jablonsky  and the team, has raised $550 million in equity investment led by LuminArx Capital Management  (“LuminArx Capital”), a global alternative investment manager, with participation from existing investors. The financing values the company at $8 billion post-money. Sierra Space’s investors include General Atlantic , Coatue , Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital , among others

Infinite Orbits , providing geostationary operators with all the in-orbit services they need, from the inspection of their assets to the extension of their lifespan and the management of the end-of-life phase, led by Adel Haddoud and the team, has announced  the acquisition of UK-based Lúnasa Space , led by Amin Chabi, marking the company’s establishment in the United Kingdom and reinforcing its Endurance life-extension servicer through enhanced rendezvous and docking capabil

Photoncycle , the year-round solar energy system for heating and electricity for your home, led by Bjorn Brandtzaeg, Per Hjalmarsson, Sebastian Gutterød, Elina Koivisto, and Koray Abatay, has raised €15M in Series A funding led by NordicNinja  and Voima Ventures , Nordic's leading deep-tech and energy transition investors, with participation from existing investors Lifeline Ventures , Eviny Ventures , Luminar Ventures , and Momentum . The funds will support the commercial rol

Delphyr , the Dutch AI platform that supports medical professionals with AI agents, led by Michel Abdel Malek, MD, has raised  €1.75 million from multiple investors, including the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO. With this funding, the company will accelerate its mission: reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals so they can focus fully on what matters most, delivering outstanding patient care. Delphyr integrates seamlessly into existing healthcare sy

Groundhawk , a Finnish infrastructure software technology company transforming how underground utilities are mapped and documented, led by Christoffer Winquist, Jonne Davidsson, Otto Virta, and the team, has raised  €2 million in seed funding led by investors Greencode Ventures  and 2C Ventures . The funding will accelerate Groundhawk’s expansion across European markets and advance its spatial intelligence platform, making underground infrastructure, including telecommunicati

Fainite AI , a physics AI engine empowering your engineering teams to run simulations in seconds and set up workflows in minutes, led by Alex Donzelli, Prof. Burigede Liu, Matthias Bonvin, and the team, has raised  €165,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick  to advance physics-based simulations and expand access to advanced engineering analysis across a wider range of applications. Modern hardware and materials development relies on physics-based simulations that are often slow

Ark Climate , a software company that offers an end-to-end solution for municipal climate action, led by Ruth Bosse, and the team, has raised €2.1M in a Pre-Seed round of funding, led by Satgana , joined by another.vc , the Voyagers Climate Fund , and several experienced angel investors, reflecting strong support from key opinion leaders. The Federal Ministry of Research also participated in the round. The German company will use the capital to expand its team, strengthen its

ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced  commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive

CesiumAstro , delivering advanced communication capabilities for a diverse set of applications at compelling performance and cost, led by Shey Sabripour, has announced  the acquisition of Vidrovr, an artificial intelligence (AI) company specializing in real-time multimodal signal analysis. Following the acquisition, Vidrovr co-founder Joe Ellis is overseeing the integration of machine learning capabilities across CesiumAstro’s portfolio, advancing the development of next-gene

ISPTech , pioneering a new era of space mobility, led by Dr.-Ing. Lukas Werling, Dr.-Ing. Felix Lauck, and the team, has  raised  €5.5M million to deploy its advanced, non-toxic propulsion solutions for operational space missions. The round was led by Join Capital , with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), Faber, First Momentum Ventures , Lightfield Equity , Final Frontier Liftoff , The German Aerospace Center ( DLR ), and Start-up BW Seed Fonds , among others

Saronic , redefining maritime superiority, led by Dino Mavrookas, Rob Lehman, Vibhav Altekar, Doug Lambert, and the team, has announced  a $392 million production contract for its Corsair autonomous maritime vessels, with nearly $200 million obligated at the time of award from the U.S. Navy. The announcement was made at the Reagan National Defense Forum, where Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said the deal reflects a new benchmark for rapid defense procurement. Phelan said t

Tamarind Bio , developing state-of-the-art molecular AI models usable out of the box, with no ML or infrastructure expertise required, so scientists can focus on drug discovery and research, led by Deniz Kavi and Sherry Liu, has announced  $13.6M fundraise, including a $12M series A led by Dimension Capital , with participation from Y Combinator . As AI becomes embedded in real drug discovery workflows, no longer confined to experimental projects, life sciences organizations

Clee Medical , a Swiss neurotechnology startup developing novel ultra-high-resolution real-time imaging for brain surgery, led by Matthew Lapinski, Abed Hammoud, Jules Scholler, and Gary Evans, has announced  the successful closing of its seed financing round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank ( ZKB ), Kickfund , FONGIT , and Venture Kick , with continued participation from their existing partner and investor, Wyss Geneva . Th

Nimble , real-time intelligence powered by web search agents, Uriel Knorovich , Menachem Salinas, and the team, has raised  $47 Million Series B led by Norwest  with participation from returning investors Target Global , Square Peg , Hetz Ventures , Slow Ventures , R-Squared Ventures , J-Ventures, and InvestInData .  The Missing Infrastructure Consumer search was built for convenience. Enterprises need precision, completeness, and governance. Smarter models don’t fix incomple

Rowspace , the best way for investors to scale their edge with AI, led by Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, has announced  its launch with $50M in backing from Sequoia , Emergence , Stripe , Conviction, Basis Set , Twine, and angels from across finance. Top investors build an edge over the years through institutional knowledge, memos, models, committee notes, emails, deal histories, and trading data, which captures what worked, what didn’t, and why. At most firms, this knowledge

SolveAI , helping you build enterprise software through conversation, led by Steve Basher and the team, has raised a $45M Series A led by GV  and a previously unannounced $5M pre-seed round led by Accel . Northzone , Mantis VC , and Never Lift  also participated in the round, along with angel investors including Mike LoSapio, CISO of Palantir, Pushmeet Kohli, and Olivier Godement. The funding will support team growth, expand global enterprise partnerships, and enhance the pla

Profound , an optimization platform for AI and LLM search for brands, led by James Cadwallader and Dylan Babbs, has raised  a $96M Series C funding at a $1B valuation, led by  Lightspeed Venture Partners , alongside Sequoia Capital ,  Kleiner Perkins ,  Evantic ,  Saga Ventures , and  South Park Commons . Introducing Profound Agents Profound gives marketing teams AI-powered visibility into brand mentions, sentiment, and performance. Previously, turning insights into action re