Top Startup and Tech Funding News – November 10, 2025

Ex-Google and Meta Execs Raise $100M in Funding for AI Chip Startup Majestic Labs to Solve the AI Infrastructure Problem

Three former chip executives from Meta and Google are aiming at one of the toughest challenges in AI infrastructure — the soaring cost of building and running data centers. Their startup, Majestic Labs, has raised $100 million to reinvent how memory is managed inside servers, with hardware powerful enough to potentially shrink entire data centers.

Gamma Raises $68 Million in Series B Funding at $2.1 B Valuation

The San Francisco-based startup Gamma, which uses AI to generate presentations, websites, and social-media content, announced a fresh $68 million Series B round, valuing the company at about $2.1 billion. After crossing $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Gamma is positioning itself as a serious challenger to legacy tools like PowerPoint by offering a full visual storytelling platform built on AI.

Founded in 2020, Gamma set out to make sharing ideas as easy as thinking them. What started as an AI-driven alternative to PowerPoint has evolved into a complete visual storytelling platform that lets users create presentations, websites, and interactive documents all in one place.

“Everyone has ideas worth sharing, but not everyone has the time or design skills to make them compelling,” said CEO Grant Lee. “Gamma levels the playing field — this is the future of business storytelling.”

Funding Details:

• Startup: Gamma

• Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Accel, Uncork Capital, others

• Amount Raised: $68 million

• Total Raised: ~ $90 million (approximate)

• Funding Stage: Series B

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

Quino Energy Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Scale Organic Flow-Battery Chemistry

California-based startup Quino Energy, developing water-based organic flow batteries for long-duration energy storage, announced the close of a $10 million Series A round (with an option to tap an additional $6 million equity) to transition its technology from lab to field. The investment will fund a production line for its proprietary electrolyte, pilot demonstrations with commercial hardware, and positioning ahead of grid-scale roll-out.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Quino Energy

• Investors: Atri Energy Transition (lead)

• Amount Raised: $10 million (with up to +$6 million option)

• Total Raised: Not publicly disclosed beyond seed/grants

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

Valar Atomics Lands $130M in Series A Funding to Revolutionize Nuclear Energy

Valar Atomics, a Hawthorne, California-based nuclear technology startup, has raised $130 million in Series A funding to propel its development of next-generation nuclear reactor “gigasites.” Backed by prominent tech and defense investors, including Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, Valar Atomics aims to dramatically scale up safe, efficient nuclear energy production.

The company will use the new capital to advance its reactor design and build out initial facilities as it looks to make nuclear power a cornerstone of clean energy. This large first round underscores renewed venture interest in atomic energy innovation as a climate solution.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Valar Atomics

• Investors: Snowpoint Ventures (lead), Day One Ventures (co-lead), Dream Ventures (co-lead), joined by Riot Ventures, Balerion Ventures, Contrary Capital, and investor Palmer Luckey

• Amount Raised: $130 million

• Total Raised: $130 million

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

Iambic Therapeutics Closes $100M in Series B Funding for AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Iambic Therapeutics, a San Diego-based biotech leveraging AI for drug discovery, has raised over $100 million in an oversubscribed Series B round. The company is developing new cancer treatments using its generative AI platform to design novel molecules, and it recently reported encouraging early clinical results for its lead drug candidate. This funding will enable Iambic to advance multiple pipeline programs into clinical trials and forge additional pharma partnerships. The round’s strong backing – including global pharma investors and sovereign wealth funds – highlights investor confidence in Iambic’s AI-enabled approach to accelerate therapeutic development.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Iambic Therapeutics

• Investors: Ascenta Capital (co-lead), Abingworth (co-lead), with participation from Illumina Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Regeneron Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and others

• Amount Raised: $100 million

• Total Raised: $153 million

• Funding Stage: Series B

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

Scribe Hits Unicorn Status with $75M in Series C Funding for AI Workflow Mapping

Scribe, a San Francisco-based enterprise software startup, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.3 billion valuation to launch its new AI-powered workflow mapping platform. Co-founded by CEO Jennifer Smith, Scribe made its name with a tool that automatically documents how employees carry out tasks.

Now, with its upcoming product Scribe Optimize, the company will analyze organizations’ processes and pinpoint where automation or AI can deliver real ROI. The fresh funding – led by a major growth investor – will help Scribe speed up the rollout of Scribe Optimize and scale up operations as enterprises seek to boost productivity through automation insights.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Scribe

• Investors: StepStone Group (lead), with participation from Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global, Morado Ventures, and New York Life Ventures

• Amount Raised: $75 million

• Total Raised: $130 million

• Funding Stage: Series C

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

CoLab Raises $72M in Series C Funding to Power AI-Driven Engineering Design

CoLab, an AI startup modernizing the engineering design process, has raised $72 million in Series C funding to accelerate its vision of AI-assisted hardware development. Based in St. John’s, Canada, CoLab’s platform (EngineeringOS) helps mechanical and industrial engineering teams collaborate faster by connecting people, design data, and AI. Its first AI product, AutoReview, acts as an intelligent peer reviewer for CAD designs and has already drawn interest from tens of thousands of engineers.

The new round – led by Intrepid Growth Partners with support from existing backers – will enable CoLab to launch additional AI design agents, expand its team, and win more enterprise clients. Global manufacturers like Ford, Lockheed Martin, and Schneider Electric are among those looking to CoLab to compress months-long design cycles into hours.

Funding Details:

• Startup: CoLab

• Investors: Intrepid Growth Partners (lead), with Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Pelorus VC, Killick Capital, and Spider Capital continuing their support

• Amount Raised: $72 million

• Total Raised: Not disclosed

• Funding Stage: Series C

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

AirOps Lands $40M in Series B Funding to Boost Brands in the AI Search Era

AirOps, a New York-based startup helping companies stay visible in the age of AI-powered search, has raised $40 million in a Series B round. AirOps offers a “content engineering” platform that enables marketing teams to optimize and generate authoritative content so their brands can be found by AI assistants like ChatGPT and other large language model-based search tools. The funding, led by Greylock Partners, comes amid a rapid shift in how consumers find information – with direct AI answers starting to supplement traditional Google searches. With this new capital, AirOps plans to double its headcount, expand into Europe, and enhance its platform so that enterprises can adapt their content strategies for an AI-first search landscape.

Funding Details:

• Startup: AirOps

• Investors: Greylock Partners (lead), with Unusual Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Xfund, Village Global, Frontline Ventures, and several prominent marketing executives participating

• Amount Raised: $40 million

• Total Raised: $60 million

• Funding Stage: Series B

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

Fastbreak AI Scores $40M in Series A Funding to Transform Sports Scheduling

Fastbreak AI, a Charlotte-based sports tech startup, has raised $40 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven scheduling platform across professional and youth sports. Fastbreak’s technology automatically generates optimized game schedules – balancing travel, ticket sales, and broadcast needs – and is already used by major US leagues like the NBA and NHL. The new investment round, which includes backing from the NBA, NHL, and golf venture TMRW Sports, will help Fastbreak bring pro-level scheduling efficiency to amateur leagues and tournaments. With former athletes and leagues on board as investors, Fastbreak AI aims to modernize sports operations by eliminating logistical headaches and improving the experience for teams and fans alike.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Fastbreak AI

• Investors: Greycroft (co-lead), GTMfund (co-lead), with participation from the NBA, NHL, TMRW Sports, and notable athletes, including PGA golfer Patrick Cantlay and NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald Jr.

• Amount Raised: $40 million

• Total Raised: Not disclosed

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: November 7, 2025

1mind (Sixsense) Grabs $30M in Series A Funding to Scale AI Sales Agent “Mindy”

1mind, a San Francisco-based AI sales startup co-founded by former 6sense CEO Amanda Kahlow, has emerged from stealth with a $30 million Series A funding round. The company’s AI agent, nicknamed “Mindy,” is designed to handle inbound sales queries and even help close deals by engaging prospects in real time via chat and video calls. 1mind’s platform acts as a “superhuman” sales engineer that augments go-to-market teams, answering detailed product questions and onboarding new customers instantly. With the new funding – led by a top-tier VC – 1mind plans to expand its technology and customer base, as well as further develop Mindy’s capabilities to make enterprise sales processes faster and more efficient.

Funding Details:

• Startup: 1mind

• Investors: Battery Ventures (lead), with Primary Venture Partners, Wing VC, Operator Collective, Harmonic Growth Partners, Success Venture Partners, and several tech industry executives participating

• Amount Raised: $30 million

• Total Raised: $40 million

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: November 10, 2025

Tech Funding Summary Table — November 10, 2025

Highlights:

• AI continues to dominate with Majestic Labs, Gamma, and CoLab leading deep-tech innovation.

• The energy transition theme gains momentum with Valar Atomics and Quino Energy.

• AI-powered productivity startups like Scribe, AirOps, and 1mind are reshaping enterprise workflows.

• Fastbreak AI’s entry signals AI’s growing reach beyond traditional tech sectors — into sports and logistics.