Top Startup and Tech Funding News – July 29, 2025
Nickie Louise
Posted On July 29, 2025
It’s Tuesday, July 29, 2025, and we’re back with your daily snapshot of startup and global tech funding news. Today’s funding landscape offers a clear sign that investors are pouring capital into infrastructure, intelligence, and industries in motion. Across healthtech, fintech, agtech, and defense, startups raised billions to tackle deeply rooted problems — from AI-driven clinical notes to robot mushroom pickers and AI tools for military operations.
From San Francisco to Tel Aviv to Munich, funding rounds reveal a strong appetite for automation, security, and intelligence at scale. Generative AI remains a steady magnet for capital, but this week’s breakout sectors also include defense robotics, customs compliance, and high-precision radiopharmaceuticals. Whether it’s accelerating cancer therapies or fixing broken leave management systems, founders are building the rails for more resilient, efficient systems.
Funding Highlights
Ambience Healthcare grabbed the day’s largest round with a $243 million Series C to expand its ambient AI platform for hospitals. Meanwhile, Quince landed $200 million to disrupt affordable luxury retail, ARTBIO raised $132 million to push forward alpha-particle cancer therapies, and Teramount secured $50 million to bring fiber-to-chip optics into the AI era. On the cybersecurity front, startups like iCOUNTER, Promptfoo, and Reach Security each raised eight-figure rounds to modernize threat detection in an increasingly AI-native world.
Investor Activity
Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, and B Capital were especially active, alongside strategic investors like Snowflake, Microsoft’s M12, and Woolworths’ W23 Global. Deep tech saw strong representation from Koch Disruptive, Wing VC, and Vertex Ventures Israel. The day’s lineup also includes significant international activity, with funding flowing into companies in Germany, Sweden, Canada, and India.
Today’s 30+ deals span all stages, from seed to Series C and strategic growth. Whether it’s automated compliance for private equity or on-demand feedback from Gen Z, startups are solving real problems — and investors are writing big checks to back the momentum.
Here’s the full breakdown.
Ambience Healthcare Raises $243M in Series C Funding for Ambient AI in Health Systems
Ambience Healthcare, an OpenAI-backed healthtech startup, has secured $243 million in a Series C round to scale its AI platform for automating clinical documentation and coding. The funding, co-led by Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), values Ambience at $1.25 billion and marks one of 2025’s largest digital health raises.
The San Francisco-based Ambience’s ambient AI platform is already used by 40+ U.S. health systems to generate real-time clinical notes, easing staff burden and improving revenue cycle performance. The new capital will fuel expansion to more hospitals and continued R&D on its AI “ambient scribe” technology in the red-hot healthcare AI market.
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Startup: Ambience Healthcare
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Investors: Oak HC/FT (co-lead), Andreessen Horowitz (co-lead), OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Optum Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, Smash Capital, Georgian, Founders Circle Capital
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Amount Raised: $243 million
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Total Raised: $345 million to date
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Funding Stage: Series C
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Quince Raises $200M in Funding to Double Down on Affordable Luxury Retail
Quince, the San Francisco-based affordable luxury e-commerce brand, has raised $200 million in new financing at a valuation above $4.5 billion, just six months after its Series C. The round was reportedly led by Iconiq Capital, more than doubling Quince’s valuation this year. Quince has gained traction by selling quality apparel, home goods, and accessories at lower prices by shipping directly from factories.
The fresh funding, which brings Quince’s total financing to $461.5 million, will help the company expand its product line and meet surging demand as Gen Z and millennial shoppers flock to its sustainably made, viral products.
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Startup: Quince
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Investors: Iconiq Capital (lead), Insight Partners, Wellington Management, Founders Fund, 8VC, FJ Labs
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Amount Raised: $200 million
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Total Raised: $461.5 million
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Funding Stage: Late-stage (Series D, unannounced)
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
4AG Robotics Secures C$40M in Series B Funding to Scale Mushroom-Picking Robots
4AG Robotics, a Canadian agtech startup from Salmon Arm, B.C., closed a C$40 million Series B funding round to accelerate the deployment of its autonomous mushroom harvesting robots. The financing was led by agri-food tech specialists Astanor Ventures and Cibus Capital, with new backer Voyager Capital and support from existing investors including InBC, Emmertech, BDC, and others. 4AG’s AI-powered robots can harvest, trim, and pack mushrooms 24/7, helping growers tackle labor shortages.
The company has raised C$57.5 million over the past two years, and this new funding will fuel manufacturing scale-up as 4AG races to fulfill orders for dozens of robots across North America and Europe.
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Startup: 4AG Robotics
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Investors: Astanor Ventures (lead), Cibus Capital (lead), Voyager Capital, InBC, Emmertech, BDC Industrial Innovation, Stray Dog Capital, Seraph Group
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Amount Raised: C$40 million (Series B)
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Total Raised: C$57.5 million (approx. $45 million)
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Sparrow Lands $35M in Series B Funding to Modernize Employee Leave Management
Sparrow, a San Francisco-based HR tech startup focused on employee leave management, raised $35 million in a Series B round to expand its platform for handling worker leaves. The round was led by funds managed by 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale (operating as SLW), and brings Sparrow’s total funding to $64 million to date.
Sparrow provides an end-to-end SaaS solution and specialist support team to manage medical, family, and other leaves for modern employers, automating compliance and improving the employee experience. Companies like OpenAI, Chime, and Reddit use Sparrow to ensure leave requests are handled smoothly and in compliance with complex regulations.
The new funding will help Sparrow address adjacent labor compliance challenges and grow its team.
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Startup: Sparrow
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Investors: SLW (lead; an 8VC-affiliated fund), with participation from existing investors (undisclosed)
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Amount Raised: $35 million
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Total Raised: $64 million
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Planted Solar Gets $12M in Funding to Transform Solar Deployment Technology
Oakland, CA-based Planted Solar secured $12 million in new funding to advance its solar deployment platform that pairs innovative hardware with automated installation. The Series A round was led by Piva Capital with participation from existing backers Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Team Builder Ventures.
Planted’s integrated system uses terrain-following solar arrays and software-driven installation to cut land use by 50%, slash steel costs, and deploy solar farms twice as fast. With this infusion, Planted plans to accelerate product development, scale up deployment capacity, and forge new partnerships globally to bring more efficient solar projects online.
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Startup: Planted Solar
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Investors: Piva Capital (lead), Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Team Builder Ventures
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Amount Raised: $12 million
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Total Raised: Not disclosed (Series A round)
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Funding Stage: Series A
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Reveal Technology Secures $30M in Series B Funding to Advance Defense AI Platform
Reveal Technology, a defense tech startup based in Bozeman, Montana, has raised $30 million in a Series B round to scale its battlefield-ready intelligence platform. Led by Ballistic Ventures, the investment will help Reveal expand its real-time mapping and biometric systems used by the U.S. Marine Corps, Army special forces, and allied militaries.
Reveal’s flagship Farsight software converts drone feeds into 3D maps on soldiers’ smartphones, even without internet, while its Identifi system provides mobile biometric identification in tactical environmentsprnewswire.com. The company — founded by former military officers — has now raised over $41 million (including an $11.2M Series A in 2024) to double down on products that give troops AI-powered situational awareness when connectivity is limited.
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Startup: Reveal Technology
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Investors: Ballistic Ventures (lead), defy.vc, Booz Allen Ventures, Shield Capital, Next Frontier Capital, Madison Valley Partners
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Amount Raised: $30 million
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Total Raised: ~$41 million (including prior $11.2M Series A)
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Arbital Health Banks $31M in Series B Funding to Boost Value-Based Care Analytics
Arbital Health, a San Francisco-based healthtech company providing analytics for value-based care contracts, raised $31 million in Series B funding to grow its platform. The round was led by Valtruis, a health-focused growth fund, joined by existing investors Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures.
Founded in 2024, Arbital’s technology helps healthcare providers and payers manage risk-sharing agreements by centralizing data and automating contract reconciliations. The new capital (building on a $10M Series A in 2024) brings Arbital’s total funding to roughly $41 million, and will enable the startup to hire more actuaries and enhance its AI-driven platform as demand for value-based care tools grows.
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Startup: Arbital Health
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Investors: Valtruis (lead), Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, Healthy Ventures
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Amount Raised: $31 million
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Total Raised: ~$41 million
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Main Street Auto Closes $60M in Growth Funding Round to Expand Service Centers
Main Street Auto, an Atlanta-based automotive services chain, received $60 million in growth financing to support its “buy-and-build” expansion strategy. The investment came from Turning Rock Partners and will fuel Main Street Auto’s acquisition of additional auto repair shops across the southern U.S.
Founded by CEO Logan Leslie, Main Street Auto operates about 100 service locations offering repair, maintenance, and tire services to both individual drivers and fleet operators. The fresh capital will help the company accelerate its roll-up of independent garages, aiming to create a national network of reliable auto care centers.
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Startup: Main Street Auto
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Investors: Turning Rock Partners (lead investor)
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Amount Raised: $60 million
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Total Raised: Not disclosed
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Funding Stage: Growth equity financing
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Keye Raises $5M in Seed Funding to Streamline Private Equity Due Diligence
Keye, a New York City-based fintech startup, raised $5 million in Seed funding to scale its AI-driven due diligence platform for private equity. Keye’s software automates the analysis of virtual data rooms and financial documents, helping PE firms identify risks and insights faster during deal evaluation.
The funding, backed by leading accelerators and angels, will allow Keye to hire engineers and expand its analytics to more industry verticals. Founded in 2021 by Conor Brown and the team, Keye has now raised a total of $5.3 million to date and plans to broaden its AI platform beyond private equity into the wider M&A market.
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Startup: Keye
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Investors: Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), Palm Drive Capital, Sorenson Capital, Tiferes Ventures, Dunamu, and angels Kaz Nejatian (Shopify), Philip Rathle (Neo4j), Clark Valberg (InVision)
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Amount Raised: $5 million
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Total Raised: $5.3 million
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Funding Stage: Seed
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Lumana Snags $40M in Series A Funding to Boost AI Video Security Solutions
Lumana, a Los Gatos, CA, and Tel Aviv-based AI video security company, has raised $40 million in Series A funding to accelerate its go-to-market and product innovation. The round was led by Wing Venture Capital, with participation from existing seed investors Norwest Venture Partners and S Capital.
Lumana’s platform uses vision-language models (VLMs) and “agentic AI” to turn any CCTV camera into an intelligent sensor for real-time monitoring, detection of events (e.g., weapons, fires, safety compliance), and automated incident response. The new capital brings Lumana’s total funding to $64 million (including a $24M seed in 2024), and will help the startup expand in the US and its R&D center in Israel to meet growing demand for AI-enhanced security systems.
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Startup: Lumana
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Investors: Wing Venture Capital (lead), Norwest Venture Partners, S Capital (existing)
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Amount Raised: $40 million
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Total Raised: ~$64 million (including prior $24M seed)
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Funding Stage: Series A
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
ARTBIO Clinches $132M in Series B Funding to Advance Radiopharmaceuticals
ARTBIO, a Cambridge, MA-based biotech developing alpha-particle radiopharmaceutical therapies for cancer, raised $132 million in Series B funding to propel its drug pipeline. The round was co-led by life sciences investors Sofinnova Investments and B Capital, with participation from F-Prime Capital, Omega Funds, and Third Rock Ventures.
ARTBIO will use the funds to push its lead candidate AB001 (for metastatic prostate cancer) through Phase II trials and expand its isotope production network. The company had previously raised $90 million in Series A financing in late 2023, bringing its total funding to roughly $222 million. ARTBIO’s platform is pioneering new “alpha radioligand” cancer therapies that selectively deliver potent radiation to tumor cells with high precision.
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Startup: ARTBIO
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Investors: Sofinnova Investments (co-lead), B Capital (co-lead), F-Prime Capital, Omega Funds, Third Rock Ventures (existing)
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Amount Raised: $132 million
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Total Raised: ~$222 million (including $90M Series A in 2023)
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
JotPsych Raises $5M in Seed Funding to Automate Behavioral Health Admin with AI
JotPsych, a Washington, D.C.-based healthtech startup, raised $5 million in Seed funding to develop its AI-powered clinical documentation assistant for behavioral health practices. The round was led by Base10 Partners. Founded in 2023 by clinicians, JotPsych (SmartScribe) is building an AI-first electronic health record (EHR) that automatically transcribes sessions, prepares clinical notes, codes visits, and handles after-visit summaries for therapists and psychiatrists.
The new funding will be used to hire engineers, accelerate product development, and integrate advanced features like automated billing and scheduling. JotPsych’s goal is to free mental health providers from tedious paperwork so they can focus on patient care.
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Startup: JotPsych (SmartScribe Corp)
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Investors: Base10 Partners (lead)
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Amount Raised: $5 million
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Total Raised: $5 million (first round)
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Funding Stage: Seed
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Ambercycle Attracts Strategic Investment to Scale Circular Fashion Tech
Ambercycle, a Los Angeles-based startup focused on circular textile recycling, received an undisclosed investment from the Goldwin Play Earth Fund (the venture arm of Goldwin, a Japanese apparel company). The fresh funding will help Ambercycle expand its operations and advance its molecular recycling technology, which turns end-of-life textile waste into premium recycled polyester material called cycora.
Led by CEO Shay Sethi, Ambercycle has developed an award-winning process to break down old clothes and regenerate them into new yarns, aiming to decarbonize the fashion industry. This strategic partnership with Goldwin’s sustainability fund underscores growing industry interest in Ambercycle’s solution for reducing textile waste. (Amount not disclosed.)
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Startup: Ambercycle
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Investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund (corporate strategic investor)
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Amount Raised: Not disclosed
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Total Raised: Not disclosed (previously $27 million through Series A)
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Funding Stage: Strategic investment (Series B ongoing)
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
lakeFS Lands $20M in Funding to Scale “Git for Data” Version Control Platform
Treeverse, the company behind lakeFS (an open-source data version control platform), raised $20 million in a growth funding round to accelerate enterprise adoption of its “Git-like” solution for data and AI workflows. The round was led by Maor Investments, with participation from existing backers Dell Technologies Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Zeev Ventures.
lakeFS’s platform lets data engineering teams manage data changes with commits, branches, and rollbacks, bringing software development best practices to large datasets. Thousands of organizations, including Arm, Bosch, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and others, use lakeFS for better reproducibility and collaboration in data science. With this funding, Treeverse’s total capital rises to $43 million, which will support further product development and global expansion in the data infrastructure market.
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Startup: Treeverse (lakeFS)
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Investors: Maor Investments (lead), Dell Technologies Capital, Norwest, Zeev Ventures
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Amount Raised: $20 million
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Total Raised: $43 million
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Funding Stage: Growth funding (Series B)
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Caspian Nets $5.4M in Seed Funding to Automate Customs Compliance with AI
Caspian, a San Francisco-based startup building an AI-driven customs compliance platform, raised $5.4 million in Seed financing to expand its solution for import/export businesses. The round was led by Primary Venture Partners, with major participation from Blank Ventures.
Founded in 2024, Caspian’s platform connects to companies’ trade records and uses machine learning to identify tariff refunds and duty drawbacks, automating the complex paperwork for reclaiming these costs. The new funding will support product development and scaling operations as Caspian works to save global supply chain operators billions in missed duty recoveries.
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Startup: Caspian
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Investors: Primary Venture Partners (lead), Blank Ventures (major participant)
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Amount Raised: $5.4 million
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Total Raised: $5.4 million (first round)
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Funding Stage: Seed
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Rapidise (India) Raises $4M in Seed Funding to Fuel AIoT Hardware Manufacturing
Rapidise, an Ahmedabad, India-based AIoT product design and electronics manufacturing startup, raised $4 million in Seed funding to expand its vertically integrated facilities. Investors in the round include Napino Tech Ventures and Teksun Microsys. Rapidise serves as an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for AI-powered hardware products, handling everything from design and prototyping to large-scale production in-house.
The company, led by CEO Brijesh Kamani, has already delivered over one million smart IoT devices and holds $81M+ in orders globally. The new capital will help Rapidise bolster its advanced manufacturing lines and support startups and enterprises in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics with faster go-to-market for AI/IoT devices.
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Startup: Rapidise Technology Pvt. Ltd.
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Investors: Napino Tech Ventures, Teksun Microsys
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Amount Raised: $4 million
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Total Raised: $4 million (Seed round)
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Funding Stage: Seed
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
[cafeteria] Closes $3M in Funding to Amplify Gen Z Consumer Insights Platform
Los Angeles-based startup [cafeteria] has raised $3 million in a growth-stage round at a $22 million valuation to expand its Gen Z consumer insights platform. The round saw participation from notable investors including Marquee Ventures, Listen Ventures, Thayer Investment Partners, Imaginary Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Bertelsmann, and music mogul Guy Oseary.
[cafeteria] operates a zero-party data platform that pays Gen Z and Gen Alpha users (teens) to give private feedback to brands via targeted Q&A “Tables.” Brands gain candid insights directly from young consumers, while teen participants earn money and creative recognition. The company previously raised a seed round in 2024 and doubled its valuation in the past year.
With the new funding, [cafeteria] plans to enhance its AI capabilities, scale its data infrastructure, and onboard more enterprise clients seeking authentic youth insights.
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Startup: [cafeteria]
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Investors: Marquee Ventures, Listen Ventures, Thayer Investment Partners, Imaginary Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Bertelsmann, Guy Oseary
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Amount Raised: $3 million
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Total Raised: ~$5 million (including prior seed)Funding Stage: Post-seed Growth Funding
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
iCOUNTER Raises $30M in Series A Funding to Counter Cyber Threats with Precision
Dallas-based cyber intelligence startup iCOUNTER emerged from stealth with $30 million in Series A funding to help companies counter advanced cyber-attacks. The round was led by SYN Ventures, a top cybersecurity-focused VC firm. iCOUNTER provides a platform that delivers “precision risk intelligence,” giving enterprises actionable insights to neutralize threats from nation-state hackers, ransomware gangs, and other malicious actors.
Founded in 2020 by industry veterans (including CEO John Watters, former FireEye/Mandiant executive), iCOUNTER has been protecting U.S. organizations by detecting configuration drift and vulnerabilities across identities, devices, and workloads. The new capital will fund growth as the company scales its team and technology to meet rising demand for proactive cyber defense tools.
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Startup: iCOUNTER
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Investors: SYN Ventures (lead)
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Amount Raised: $30 million
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Total Raised: $30 million (Series A)
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Funding Stage: Series A
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Harmonya Gets Strategic Investment to Boost AI Insights for CPG Brands
New York-based data startup Harmonya received a strategic investment (amount undisclosed) from W23 Global, the venture capital arm of international retailer Woolworths Group. Harmonya’s AI-powered insights platform helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers enrich product data and spot market trends by transforming static product info into actionable intelligence.
The startup, led by CEO Cem Kent, counts six of the top 10 global CPG companies as clients leveraging its product data enrichment and attribution tools. The W23 funding comes on the heels of an earlier investment from dunnhumby Ventures, and will support Harmonya’s growth as it bridges AI technology with deep retail industry expertise to drive product-driven revenue opportunities. (Deal terms not disclosed.)
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Startup: Harmonya
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Investors: W23 Global (strategic investment arm of Woolworths Group)
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Amount Raised: Not disclosed
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Total Raised: Not disclosed (prior funding from dunnhumby Ventures, etc.)
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Funding Stage: Strategic corporate investment
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Quartr (Sweden) Raises $10M in Funding to Expand Public Market Research Platform
Stockholm-based fintech startup Quartr has raised $10 million in new funding to grow its qualitative public market research platform. Investors in the round include Altos Ventures, Yanno Capital, and Öhman, all of whom are doubling down on Quartr after participating in earlier rounds. Quartr’s platform provides easy access to corporate earnings calls, transcripts, and investor presentations via an API, a professional desktop app, and a popular mobile app.
Used by major hedge funds, asset managers, and thousands of retail investors, Quartr saw revenue jump 270% last year. This new infusion will help the startup add more features, grow its team, and continue bridging the gap between public companies and investors with on-demand information.
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Startup: Quartr
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Investors: Altos Ventures, Yanno Capital, Öhman (notable investors)
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Amount Raised: $10 million
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Total Raised: ~$13 million (including prior seed rounds)
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Funding Stage: Early-stage (Series A extension)
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Hightouch Receives Funding from Snowflake & Capital One to Power Data-AI Marketing
San Francisco-based data startup Hightouch announced a strategic investment of $10 million (approx.) from Snowflake and Capital One Ventures as an extension of its Series C round. Hightouch offers a “Composable CDP” (customer data platform) and AI decisioning tool that helps companies sync customer data from data warehouses into marketing and business applications in real time.
The backing from Snowflake (the cloud data giant) and Capital One’s venture arm will support Hightouch in expanding its library of AI Agents for marketing use cases. Dozens of organizations like Autotrader, Calendly, and PetSmart use Hightouch to deliver personalized campaigns by activating their first-party data. This strategic funding underscores confidence in Hightouch’s approach and will accelerate development of new warehouse-native marketing solutions. (Deal amount not officially disclosed.)
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Startup: Hightouch
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Investors: Snowflake Inc. (strategic), Capital One Ventures (strategic)
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Amount Raised: ~$10 million (strategic investment)
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Total Raised: $90 million+ (Series C ongoing)
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Funding Stage: Series C extension (Strategic Investment)
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Seal Security (Israel) Locks in $13M in Series A Funding to Automate Open-Source Vulnerability Fixes
Tel Aviv-based Seal Security raised $13 million in Series A funding to scale its application security platform for open-source software. The round was led by Vertex Ventures Israel, with participation from More Investments, SBI Group, and Cyber Club London (CCL). Seal’s technology automatically curates “vulnerability-free” versions of open-source components by backporting security patches, allowing developers to secure their dependencies without breaking builds or waiting for upgrades.
By eliminating the toil of managing endless security updates in code libraries, Seal helps DevSecOps teams tackle vulnerability backlogs and legacy code risks. Including this round, Seal has raised about $20 million in total funding. The new capital will fuel go-to-market expansion and enhancements to Seal’s core platform as the demand for supply-chain security solutions surges.
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Startup: Seal Security
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Investors: Vertex Ventures Israel (lead), More Investments, SBI Group, CCL (Cyber Club London)
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Amount Raised: $13 million
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Total Raised: $20 million
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Funding Stage: Series A
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Teramount Raises $50M in Funding to Scale Fiber-Chip Interconnects for AI and Data Centers
Jerusalem-based tech startup Teramount has secured $50 million in funding to ramp up production of its fiber-to-chip optical interconnect solutions. The round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the investment arm of Koch Industries, with participation from existing investor Grove Ventures and new strategic backers including AMD Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Wistron.
Teramount’s patented PhotonicPlug technology enables efficient coupling of optical fibers directly to semiconductor chips, a key capability for next-gen co-packaged optics in AI supercomputing and cloud data centers. With total funding now above $70M, Teramount will use the fresh capital to grow its team and scale manufacturing ahead of the industry transition to optical I/O for high-bandwidth computing.
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Startup: Teramount
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Investors: Koch Disruptive Technologies (lead), Grove Ventures, AMD Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Wistron
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Amount Raised: $50 million
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Total Raised: ~$78 million (incl. prior rounds)
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Wingspan Soars with $24M in Series B Funding to Streamline Contractor Payroll
Wingspan, a New York-based fintech platform for managing payments to contractors, raised $24 million in a Series B round to accelerate the growth of its contractor payroll platform. The round was led by Touring Capital, with strong follow-on participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Long Journey Ventures, Distributed Ventures, Company Ventures, and 186 Ventures.
Wingspan provides businesses with tools to onboard, pay, and provide benefits for their freelance and gig workers at scale, ensuring compliance and saving companies significant time on contractor admin. The new funding brings Wingspan’s total raised to $54 million. The startup will use the capital to expand its offerings and reach more enterprises amid the continued rise of the independent workforce.
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Startup: Wingspan
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Investors: Touring Capital (lead), Andreessen Horowitz, Long Journey Ventures, Distributed Ventures, Company Ventures, 186 Ventures
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Amount Raised: $24 million
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Total Raised: $54 million
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Funding Stage: Series B
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Reach Security Gets $10M in Funding from Microsoft’s M12 to Streamline Cyber Ops
San Francisco-based Reach Security received a $10 million strategic investment led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, alongside existing investor Artisanal Ventures. Reach’s virtual security assistant, ConfigIQ Drift, uses AI to help security teams detect and fix configuration drifts across an organization’s cloud and on-prem systems.
By providing full-context visibility into identities, devices, and workloads, Reach enables enterprises to proactively remediate security gaps without deep manual effort. The funding from M12 will accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts, as Reach aims to become the go-to solution for operationalizing security controls at scale in large enterprises. (Series A extension; total funding undisclosed.)
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Startup: Reach Security
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Investors: M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund – lead), Artisanal Ventures (existing)
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Amount Raised: $10 million
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Total Raised: Not disclosed
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Funding Stage: Strategic investment (Series A extension)
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Promptfoo Raises $18.4M in Series A Funding to Protect AI Applications from Attacks
Promptfoo, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup, raised $18.4 million in Series A funding to establish its open-source platform as the industry standard for AI application security. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz.
Promptfoo provides a suite of tools for “red-teaming” large language model (LLM) applications – allowing developers to test their AI systems for vulnerabilities like prompt injection, data leakage, and unauthorized tool usage. Over 100,000 developers and multiple Fortune 500 firms already use Promptfoo to secure generative AI deployments. With the new funding, the company will accelerate hiring and roll out enterprise features as businesses race to shore up their AI and LLM systems against emerging threats.
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Startup: Promptfoo
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Investors: Insight Partners (lead), Andreessen Horowitz (existing)
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Amount Raised: $18.4 million
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Total Raised: ~$20 million (including seed funding)
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Funding Stage: Series A
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
FluidCloud Floats $8.1M in Seed Funding to Simplify Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Management
Pleasanton, CA-based FluidCloud raised $8.1 million in Seed funding to launch its portable cloud infrastructure platform for enterprises. Unusual Ventures led the round, joined by U First Capital. FluidCloud’s software abstracts away the differences between AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and other environments, enabling IT teams to seamlessly move workloads across clouds and on-premise data centers.
FluidCloud’s features include one-click workload porting, built-in resiliency with instant failover, and AI-driven unified governance across all cloud accounts. The startup is targeting CIOs and infrastructure heads dealing with hybrid and multi-cloud sprawl. With this seed funding, FluidCloud will expand its engineering team and pilot its platform with enterprises looking to avoid cloud vendor lock-in.
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Startup: FluidCloud
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Investors: Unusual Ventures (lead), U First Capital
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Amount Raised: $8.1 million
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Total Raised: $8.1 million (Seed round)
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Funding Stage: Seed
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
ARX Robotics (Germany) Lands €11M in Funding to Advance Autonomous Defense Vehicles
Munich-based ARX Robotics, a developer of autonomous ground vehicles for defense, raised an additional €11 million as an extension of its Series A round. The extension was led by Speedinvest, with continued support from HV Capital. ARX, founded in 2021 by veterans of the German Armed Forces, had previously closed a €31 million Series A in April and a €9 million seed round, bringing its total funding to approximately €51 million.
ARX’s unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are designed to perform reconnaissance, logistics, and other battlefield tasks with minimal human input. The fresh capital will help ARX accelerate product development and pilot deployments of its defense robots with NATO-aligned militaries looking to leverage AI and automation in ground operations.
Funding Details:
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Startup: ARX Robotics
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Investors: Speedinvest (lead), HV Capital (existing), others undisclosed
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Amount Raised: €11 million
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Total Raised: €51 million (including previous Series A and seed)
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Funding Stage: Series A Extension
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Funding Date: July 29, 2025
Tech Funding Summary Table
| Startup | Investors (Lead and notable) | Amount Raised | Total Raised | Funding Stage | Funding Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambience Healthcare | Oak HC/FT, a16z (co-leads), OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Optum | $243 million | $345 million | Series C | May 7, 2025 |
| Quince | Iconiq Capital (lead), Insight Partners, Wellington, Founders Fund | $200 million | $461.5 million | Growth (Series D) | July 29, 2025 |
| 4AG Robotics | Astanor Ventures, Cibus Capital (co-leads), Voyager, InBC | C$40 million | C$57.5 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| Sparrow | SLW (8VC) (lead), existing investors (undisclosed) | $35 million | $64 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| Planted Solar | Piva Capital (lead), Breakthrough Energy, Khosla, Team Builder | $12 million | Not disclosed | Series A | July 29, 2025 |
| Reveal Technology | Ballistic Ventures (lead), defy.vc, Booz Allen, Shield Capital | $30 million | ~$41 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| Arbital Health | Valtruis (lead), Transformation, Shaper, Healthy Ventures | $31 million | ~$41 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| Main Street Auto | Turning Rock Partners (lead) | $60 million | Not disclosed | Growth Equity | July 29, 2025 |
| Keye | Y Combinator, General Catalyst, ERA, Palm Drive, angels | $5 million | $5.3 million | Seed | July 29, 2025 |
| Lumana | Wing VC (lead), Norwest, S Capital | $40 million | ~$64 million | Series A | July 29, 2025 |
| ARTBIO | Sofinnova, B Capital (co-leads), F-Prime, Omega, Third Rock | $132 million | ~$222 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| JotPsych | Base10 Partners (lead) | $5 million | $5 million | Seed | July 29, 2025 |
| Ambercycle | Goldwin Play Earth Fund (strategic CVC) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Strategic Investment | July 29, 2025 |
| Treeverse (lakeFS) | Maor Investments (lead), Dell, Norwest, Zeev Ventures | $20 million | $43 million | Growth (Series B) | July 29, 2025 |
| Caspian | Primary Venture Partners (lead), Blank Ventures | $5.4 million | $5.4 million | Seed | July 29, 2025 |
| Rapidise (India) | Napino Tech Ventures, Teksun Microsys | $4 million | $4 million | Seed | July 29, 2025 |
| [cafeteria] | Marquee, Listen, Thayer, Imaginary, Collaborative, Bertelsmann, G. Oseary | $3 million | ~$5 million | Post-Seed Growth | July 29, 2025 |
| iCOUNTER | SYN Ventures (lead) | $30 million | $30 million | Series A | July 29, 2025 |
| Harmonya | W23 Global (Woolworths Group) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Strategic Investment | July 29, 2025 |
| Quartr (Sweden) | Altos Ventures, Yanno Capital, Öhman | $10 million | ~$13 million | Early (Series A ext.) | July 29, 2025 |
| Hightouch | Snowflake Inc., Capital One Ventures | Not disclosed (~$10M) | ~$100 million | Series C Extension | July 29, 2025 |
| Seal Security (IL) | Vertex IL (lead), More Inv., SBI, CCL | $13 million | $20 million | Series A | July 29, 2025 |
| Teramount (IL) | Koch Disruptive (lead), Grove, AMD, Hitachi, Samsung, Wistron | $50 million | ~$78 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| Wingspan | Touring Capital (lead), a16z, Long Journey, Distributed, Company VC | $24 million | $54 million | Series B | July 29, 2025 |
| Reach Security | M12 (Microsoft) (lead), Artisanal Ventures | $10 million | Not disclosed | Strategic (Series A+) | July 29, 2025 |
| Promptfoo | Insight Partners (lead), a16z | $18.4 million | ~$20 million | Series A | July 29, 2025 |
| FluidCloud | Unusual Ventures (lead), U First Capital | $8.1 million | $8.1 million | Seed | July 29, 2025 |
| ARX Robotics (DE) | Speedinvest (lead), HV Capital | €11 million | €51 million | Series A Extension | July 29, 2025 |
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