Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – July 9, 2025

ZeroEntropy Raises $4.2M Seed Round to Advance AI Search Infrastructure

ZeroEntropy, a San Francisco–based generative AI startup building the next layer of AI search, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding. Co-founded by Moroccan Ghita Houir Alami (CEO) and Nicholas Pipito (CTO), the company provides a developer-focused search API that automates data ingestion, indexing, and relevance re-ranking to help AI models retrieve accurate information from messy internal knowledge bases.

The round was led by Initialized Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Transpose Platform, 22 Ventures, a16z Scout, and a group of angel investors (including operators from OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Front). This infusion will help ZeroEntropy accelerate the development of its retrieval-augmented search tools as more AI applications demand faster, more accurate data lookups.

ZeroEntropy was founded to tackle a core challenge most teams ignore: getting fast, reliable answers from messy internal data. Our API delivers high-accuracy, low-latency retrieval, no matter how disorganized the documents. From ingestion and preprocessing to embedding and reranking, our platform handles the full retrieval pipeline so developers can integrate advanced search in a single afternoon.

Funding Details:

• Startup: ZeroEntropy

• Investors: Initialized Capital (lead), Y Combinator, Transpose Platform, 22 Ventures, a16z Scout, angel investors from OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Front

• Amount Raised: $4.2 million

• Total Raised: $4.2 million (seed)

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: July 9, 2025

Parter Raises $5.5M Seed to Fix Hardware Supply Chains

Parter, a startup that applies AI to hardware manufacturing logistics, announced a $5.5 million seed funding round to tackle supply chain delays for electronics makers. The New York and Tel Aviv–based company uses AI agents to aggregate data from bills of materials, datasheets, ERPs, and spreadsheets into a single dashboard. Its platform flags sourcing issues and compliance risks (e.g., obsolete parts or new tariffs) so teams can act before production stalls.

The round was led by StageOne Ventures and included Zenda Capital, Mercer Venture,s and notable angels (including ex-Sequoia partner Shmil Levy). Parter will use the new capital to accelerate product development and expand its U.S. operations as manufacturers look to modernize procurement with AI.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Parter

• Investors: StageOne Ventures (lead), Zenda Capital, Mercer Ventures, angel investors including Shmil Levy (former Sequoia partner).

• Amount Raised: $5.5 million

• Total Raised: $5.5 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: July 9, 2025

Oraion Secures €2.9M Pre-Seed to Scale Agentic AI Platform

Oraion, an AI-powered enterprise intelligence startup based in Dublin, announced a €2.9 million pre-seed round to fuel its U.S. and Latin America expansion. The funding was led by Studio VC (a New York early-stage fund) and included backing from Enterprise Ireland and angels such as Paul Forster (Indeed co-founder), Aidan Corbett (Wayflyer co-founder), and Pierre-Antoine Porte of OpenAI.

Oraion’s “agentic AI” platform integrates data from across a company into a single source of truth, surfacing insights and automating workflows (e.g., investment intelligence and customer sentiment analysis) for Fortune 500 clients. The new capital will support product development and hiring as Oraion scales its analytics tools for large enterprises.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Oraion

• Investors: Studio VC (lead), Enterprise Ireland, angel investors including Paul Forster (Indeed co-founder), Aidan Corbett (Wayflyer), Pierre-Antoine Porte (OpenAI).

• Amount Raised: €2.9 million

• Total Raised: €2.9 million

• Funding Stage: Pre-Seed

• Funding Date: July 9, 2025

MaintainX Raises $150M Series D for AI-Driven Maintenance

MaintainX, an industrial SaaS startup, raised $150 million in Series D funding to bring its AI maintenance platform to more factories. The Boston-based company’s valuation now exceeds $2.5 billion after the round. The Series D was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Bain Capital Ventures, D.E. Shaw Ventures, Amity Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle, and others participating (and angel investors like Rahul Mehta of DST Global and HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet).

MaintainX’s software uses AI to turn sensor and operational data into predictive maintenance insights, helping manufacturers spot issues before breakdowns occur. The company says it will use the funds to deepen its machine health monitoring and predictive maintenance tools, growing its enterprise asset management features and go-to-market team.

Funding Details:

• Startup: MaintainX

• Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners (lead), Bain Capital Ventures, D.E. Shaw Ventures, Amity Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle Capital, Sozo Ventures, Fifth Down Capital; angels Rahul Mehta (DST Global) and Dave McJannet (HashiCorp).

• Amount Raised: $150 million

• Total Raised: $254 million (all rounds)

• Funding Stage: Series D

• Funding Date: July 9, 2025

Savvy Wealth Raises $72M Series B to Expand WealthTech Platform

Savvy Wealth, a New York–based wealth management startup, closed a $72 million Series B round led by Industry Ventures. Savvy’s platform provides an automated, AI-driven advisor interface for registered investment advisors, helping them offload administrative work and personalize client portfolios.

New investors Vestigo Ventures and Euclidean Capital joined the round, alongside returning backers Canvas Ventures and Thrive Capital. With over $100 million raised to date, Savvy Wealth will use the new funds to enhance its technology and support its growing RIA network, doubling down on the AI and automation features that have attracted thousands of financial advisors.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Savvy Wealth

• Investors: Industry Ventures (lead), Vestigo Ventures, Euclidean Capital; existing backers Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital, The House Fund, Brewer Lane Ventures, Vamsi Yadlapati.

• Amount Raised: $72 million

• Total Raised: $103 million (to date)

• Funding Stage: Series B

• Funding Date: July 2, 2025

Castellum.AI Raises $8.5M Series A for AI-Powered Compliance

Castellum.AI, a fintech startup building AI-driven AML/KYC software, announced an $8.5 million Series A financing led by Curql. The round also included BTech Consortium and Framework Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors. Castellum’s platform combines proprietary risk data and automated screening with explainable AI agents to help banks and crypto firms cut false positives and adapt to evolving regulations.

The fresh funding will allow Castellum.AI to scale its operations and further develop its financial crime compliance agents, which have already demonstrated the ability to meet rigorous certification standards.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Castellum.AI

• Investors: Curql (lead), BTech Consortium, Framework Venture Partners; plus existing backers Spider Capital, Remarkable Ventures, Cameron Ventures.

• Amount Raised: $8.5 million

• Total Raised: Not disclosed

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: July 8, 2025

Insomnia Labs Secures $12M for CreatorFi Stablecoin Lending

Insomnia Labs, a blockchain fintech startup, raised $12 million to launch CreatorFi, a stablecoin-based lending platform for content creators. The funds come as a credit facility backed by Kamui Finance and other tokenized real-world asset investors. CreatorFi allows digital creators (such as YouTubers and musicians) to borrow against future revenue streams like ad income or streaming royalties without giving up ownership.

Built on the Avalanche blockchain, the platform leverages smart underwriting and AI to provide quick, transparent advances. The capital will help Insomnia Labs expand CreatorFi’s operations and embed its tokenization infrastructure deeper into the creator economy.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Insomnia Labs (CreatorFi)

• Investors: Kamui Finance (lead of credit facility) and other RWA investors

• Amount Raised: $12 million

• Total Raised: $12 million

• Funding Stage: Venture funding (credit facility)

• Funding Date: July 9, 2025

ScienceMachine Raises $3.5M Pre-Seed for Autonomous Biotech AI

ScienceMachine, a London-based AI biotech startup, announced a $3.5 million pre-seed round to advance its autonomous research platform. Its flagship product, an AI agent named Sam, functions as a 24/7 “bioinformatician” that automates the entire data analysis pipeline for biotech and pharma R&D.

The round was led by Revent and Nucleus Capital, with participation from strategic angels. ScienceMachine says it will use the funding to expand its team and forge pharma partnerships, aiming to speed up scientific discovery and reduce costs by handling complex data tasks without manual intervention.

Funding Details:

• Startup: ScienceMachine

• Investors: Revent (lead), Nucleus Capital, and strategic angel investors.

• Amount Raised: $3.5 million

• Total Raised: $3.5 million

• Funding Stage: Pre-Seed

• Funding Date: July 9, 2025

Centivax Raises $45M Series A to Advance Universal Flu Vaccine

Centivax, a biotech startup developing a universal influenza vaccine, closed a $45 million Series A round to fund human trials of its experimental vaccine. The round was led by Future Ventures (Steve Jurvetson’s fund) and included investors NFX, BOLD Capital, Base4, Kendall Capital, Amplify Bio, and others.

Centivax plans to use the capital to complete CMC work and launch a Phase I trial, using gold-standard assays to test its vaccine against 20+ flu strains (including H5N1 and mismatch types). The financing builds on the company’s prior $10M in seed equity and over $24M in grants from government and nonprofit funders, positioning Centivax to tackle a decades-old challenge in infectious disease.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Centivax

• Investors: Future Ventures (lead), NFX, BOLD Capital, Base4, Kendall Capital, Amplify Bio, and other backers.

• Amount Raised: $45 million

• Total Raised: $55 million (including prior seed)

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: July 8, 2025

Syntis Bio Raises $33M Series A for Oral Metabolic Therapies

Syntis Bio, a Boston-area biopharmaceutical company, announced a $33 million Series A financing to advance its pipeline of oral therapies for metabolic diseases. The round was led by Cerberus Ventures, with participation from Mansueto Investments, Woori Venture Partners, and Apollo Labs.

Syntis is developing a platform of oral medicines engineered for the small intestine (its “SYNT” platform), aiming to treat conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and rare genetic metabolic disorders. The new funding will accelerate clinical development of Syntis’s lead obesity program (SYNT‑101) and expand research on its novel oral therapeutic approaches.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Syntis Bio

• Investors: Cerberus Ventures (lead), Mansueto Investments, Woori Venture Partners, Apollo Labs; plus existing biotech investors.

• Amount Raised: $33 million

• Total Raised: $33 million

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: July 1, 2025

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