Top Startup and Tech Funding News – September 2, 2025

It’s Tuesday, September 2, 2025 — and we’re back with the latest wave of startup and tech funding news from across the U.S. and around the globe. From record-shattering AI raises to fintech breakthroughs, biotech advances, and early-stage bets on mobility and edtech, today’s funding activity shows how capital is flowing into both transformative infrastructure and next-generation consumer markets.

Funding Highlights

Leading the day, Anthropic closed a historic $13 billion Series F, cementing its place as one of the most valuable AI startups worldwide. Kapital Bank became Mexico’s newest unicorn with up to $100 million in Series C financing to supercharge SMB banking. In biotech, CHARM Therapeutics pulled in $80 million Series B for precision oncology, while Cyted Health raised $44 million to scale early cancer diagnostics. Predoc entered the spotlight with a $30 million Series A to automate healthcare data workflows, and Noctrix Health secured $33.5 million to launch its restless legs therapy device. Early-stage rounds included Intella’s $12.5 million for Arabic AI speech tech, iEduGPT’s $10 million seed for personalized exam prep, and Leo AI’s $9.7 million seed for generative 3D design.

Investor Activity

The day’s deals drew heavyweight participation across continents. ICONIQ, Fidelity, Lightspeed, and QIA backed Anthropic’s mega-round, while NEA and SR One co-led CHARM Therapeutics’ raise. Tribe Capital and Pelion Ventures fueled Kapital’s ascent to unicorn status, and EQT Life Sciences partnered with HCA Healthcare in Cyted’s $44 million round. Prosus Ventures anchored Intella’s Series A, while Base10 Partners and top healthtech angels backed Predoc. The breadth of investment — spanning AI, fintech, biotech, healthtech, and mobility — underscores how global investors continue to bet big on both infrastructure-scale AI and specialized regional solutions.

Here’s the full breakdown. Until tomorrow, have a great evening.

Anthropic Raises $13 B Series F in Funding at $183B valuation

Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former OpenAI researchers, has closed a massive $13 billion Series F funding round, valuing the company at approximately $183 billion post-money. This new valuation is more than double what Anthropic was worth earlier in the year, reflecting feverish investor enthusiasm for generative AI technology.

The San Francisco-based creator of the Claude AI assistant says it will use the capital to scale its AI infrastructure for growing enterprise demand, invest in AI safety research, and expand internationally, all while continuing to develop cutting-edge large language models. The round’s impressive roster of backers underscores Anthropic’s status as a frontrunner in the AI boom.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Anthropic

• Investors: ICONIQ (lead); Fidelity Management & Research, Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-leads); Qatar Investment Authority; Blackstone; Coatue; and others.

• Amount Raised: $13 billion

• Total Raised: ~$16.5 billion (estimated)

• Funding Stage: Series F

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

CHARM Therapeutics Raises $80 M Series B Funding for AI-Powered Cancer Drugs

CHARM Therapeutics, a UK-based biotechnology startup specializing in precision oncology, raised a substantial $80 million in an oversubscribed Series B round to advance its AI-driven drug discovery programs. The London- and Cambridge-based company’s lead candidate is a next-generation menin inhibitor for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) designed to overcome all known resistance mutations, aiming to deliver more durable responses for patients.

This new financing, co-led by top-tier biotech investors, will fuel CHARM’s push into clinical trials and broaden its pipeline of cancer therapies built on its proprietary DragonFold AI platform. The round also adds strategic board members from NEA and SR One to help guide CHARM’s growth as it tackles previously intractable cancer targets.

Funding Details:

• Startup: CHARM Therapeutics

• Investors: New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (co-lead), SR One (co-lead); existing backers OrbiMed, F-Prime Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVIDIA.

• Amount Raised: $80 million

• Total Raised: ~$150 million

• Funding Stage: Series B

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Kapital Bank Secures up to $100 M in Funding, Becomes Mexico’s Newest Fintech Unicorn

Kapital Bank, a Mexico City-based fintech platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), closed an up to $100 million Series C funding round that vaults its valuation to about $1.3 billion just two years after launch. The AI-driven digital banking startup offers SMBs an all-in-one platform to manage operations, loans, and cash flow, and has rapidly grown to 300,000 customers across Mexico, Colombia, and the U.S.

The latest round was led by prominent venture and growth investors. The fintech giant will use the fresh capital infusion to accelerate Kapital’s development of new financial products and fuel its expansion across Latin America’s underserved business banking sector. The company’s tech-first approach (including acquiring and modernizing traditional lenders on its platform) has already scaled its balance sheet to roughly $3 billion, underpinning its emergence as a major LatAm fintech unicorn.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Kapital (aka Kapital Bank)

• Investors: Tribe Capital (lead); Pelion Ventures (co-lead); Y Combinator, Marbruck Ventures, True Arrow (participating).

• Amount Raised: up to $100 million (Series C)

• Total Raised: ~ $160 million (approx.)

• Funding Stage: Series C

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Cyted Health Grabs $44 M in Series B Funding to Expand Early Cancer Diagnostics

Cyted Health, a Cambridge, UK-based molecular diagnostics startup, raised $44 million in Series B funding to scale its technology for detecting gastrointestinal cancers and pre-cancerous conditions. The round was led by a major life sciences investor and included a strategic, non-dilutive partnership with HCA Healthcare, underscoring strong confidence in Cyted’s approach.

The company’s minimally invasive cell collection device and proprietary biomarker platform have already enabled over 35,000 diagnostic tests through the UK’s NHS, transforming how early signs of esophageal cancer and other GI diseases are identified. With the new funding, Cyted will accelerate its commercial expansion into the U.S., continue its success in the UK, and broaden its portfolio of advanced diagnostic tests that can catch cancer earlier and improve patient outcomes.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Cyted Health

• Investors: EQT Life Sciences (lead); strategic investment from HCA Healthcare (non-dilutive); and existing venture backers.

• Amount Raised: $44 million

• Total Raised: ~$57 million

• Funding Stage: Series B

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Predoc Raises $30 M in Funding to Automate Healthcare Data Workflows with AI

Predoc, a New York-based healthtech startup, raised $30 million across a combined Series A and seed financing to digitize and automate the labor-intensive world of health information management. The company’s AI-native platform replaces manual medical data processing (even handling “old-school” inputs like faxed records) with end-to-end automation that transforms clinical records from any format into actionable insights for healthcare providers.

Founded by a team of physicians and engineers, Predoc is already reducing document review times by up to 70% for oncology groups and research networks. With this new funding, led by a prominent Silicon Valley VC, Predoc plans to expand into additional clinical workflows and enterprise healthcare clients, amplifying clinicians’ decision-making without replacing their judgment.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Predoc

• Investors: Base10 Partners (lead); Northzone, ENIAC Ventures, ERA Ventures; plus notable angel investors including the founders of Flatiron Health, the founder of Datavant, the co-founders of Thirty Madison, and ex-Blackstone CTO Bill Murphy.

• Amount Raised: $30 million

• Total Raised: $30 million (including seed)

• Funding Stage: Series A (with seed extension)

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

FriendliAI Secures $20 M in Funding to Scale AI Inference Platform

FriendliAI, a Redwood City, California-based startup specializing in AI infrastructure, has closed a $20 million seed extension round to accelerate the growth of its generative AI inference platform. The company’s cloud-agnostic Friendli Engine optimizes the deployment of large AI models for enterprise applications, significantly cutting GPU costs and improving response times in production.

FriendliAI, which has roots in Seoul and serves major clients like SK Telecom, will use the fresh capital to expand sales in North America and Asia, bolster its engineering for scaling demand, and further develop its inference optimization tech (which has demonstrated up to 90% cost savings for customers). This round builds on a prior $6 million seed and signals strong investor belief in FriendliAI’s mission to make running big AI models faster and cheaper.

Funding Details:

• Startup: FriendliAI

• Investors: Capstone Partners (lead); Sierra Ventures, Alumni Ventures, KDB; with follow-on investment from KB Securities.

• Amount Raised: $20 million

• Total Raised: ~$26 million

• Funding Stage: Seed Extension

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Noctrix Health Nabs $33.5 M in Funding to Launch Restless Legs Therapy Device

Noctrix Health, a Pleasanton, CA-based medical device company, raised up to $33.5 million in a combined debt and equity financing to drive the U.S. launch of its novel therapy for Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The company’s non-pharmacologic solution – the Nidra™ Tonic Motor Activation (TOMAC) device – offers a wearable treatment to reduce moderate-to-severe RLS symptoms and improve sleep in patients who don’t respond to drugs.

With this funding, Noctrix will scale manufacturing and commercialization of Nidra™ in preparation for a nationwide rollout. The backing by healthcare-focused investors (and a venture debt facility from a life sciences bank) highlights confidence in Noctrix’s mission to improve the quality of life for RLS sufferers through technology rather than medication.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Noctrix Health

• Investors: Blue Venture Fund; Sandbox Clinical Ventures; plus a venture debt facility provided by Bridge Bank’s life sciences group.

• Amount Raised: $33.5 million (equity + debt)

• Total Raised: ~ $94 million (including prior rounds)

• Funding Stage: Late-stage venture (mix of equity & debt)

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Intella Raises $12.5 M in Series A Funding for Arabic AI Speech Tech

Intella, a Riyadh-based artificial intelligence startup, raised $12.5 million in Series A funding to enhance its cutting-edge Arabic speech recognition and analytics platform. Founded in 2021, Intella has developed proprietary speech-to-text models covering 25+ Arabic dialects with record-setting accuracy (~95.7%).

The new capital will enable Intella to double down on R&D, expand its product offerings, and hire talent to meet growing regional demand for localized AI voice solutions. Intella’s enterprise-grade software is already used for transcription, customer service analytics, and AI assistants in Arabic-speaking markets – offering businesses far better localized voice capabilities than generic big-tech AI. The strong investor syndicate, led by a global tech investor and joined by several Middle Eastern VCs, underscores the promise of Intella’s mission to bring human-like Arabic conversations at scale.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Intella

• Investors: Prosus Ventures (lead); 500 Global, Wa’ed Ventures, Hala Ventures, Idrisi Ventures, HearstLab (participating).

• Amount Raised: $12.5 million

• Total Raised: $16.9 million

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

WheelsOn Drives Off with $12.5 M in Funding to Scale On-Demand Car Rentals

WheelsOn, a Dubai-based digital car rental platform, raised $12.5 million in fresh funding to accelerate its expansion across the UAE and beyond. The round combines $2.2 million in equity from Middle Eastern private investors (including partners of Xploration Capital) with $6.5 million earmarked for fleet expansion and $4 million in local bank financing, bringing WheelsOn’s total funding to $12.5 million and valuing the startup near $30 million. Founded in 2023, WheelsOn directly owns and operates its car fleet, providing tourists, residents, and businesses with a mobile-first rental experience that ensures high-quality vehicles, transparent pricing (no hidden fees), and reliable service. The company will use the new funds to acquire more vehicles, speed up product development, and grow its market presence as it aims to modernize car rentals in the region with tech-driven fleet management and multilingual customer support.

Funding Details:

• Startup: WheelsOn

• Investors: Private MENA investors (lead equity contributors, including Xploration Capital partners); local UAE banks (debt financing for fleet).

• Amount Raised: $12.5 million

• Total Raised: $12.5 million

• Funding Stage: Equity & debt round (early-stage growth)

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Tangany Closes €10 M in Series A Funding to Scale Crypto Custody Platform

Tangany, a Munich, Germany-based fintech startup, raised €10 million in Series A funding to expand its regulated digital asset custody platform across Europe. The round was led by established banking and venture investors, providing Tangany with resources to accelerate development and EU-wide expansion under the new MiCA crypto framework.

Tangany offers a B2B solution that allows banks, trading platforms, and fintechs to securely integrate blockchain assets (cryptocurrencies, tokenized securities, NFTs) via modern APIs, while Tangany handles custody and compliance. The company has grown rapidly – assets under custody surged from €400 million in 2022 to over €3 billion now, serving 60+ institutions, including eToro and Bitvavo. With the new funding, Tangany aims to cement its position as a leading crypto custodian in Europe, enabling more businesses to adopt digital assets easily and safely.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Tangany

• Investors: Baader Bank (lead); Elevator Ventures (Raiffeisen Bank’s VC arm); Heliad Crypto Partners (Heliad AG’s digital asset arm); with participation from HTGF and Nauta Capital.

• Amount Raised: €10 million (approx. $10.8 M)

• Total Raised: Not disclosed

• Funding Stage: Series A

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

iEduGPT Secures $10 M in Seed Funding to Personalize Exam Prep with AI

Singapore-based edtech startup iEduGPT raised $10 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven learning platform for professional and academic exam preparation. The company uses adaptive AI algorithms to evaluate each student’s strengths and weaknesses, then crafts highly personalized study paths to maximize learning efficiency and confidence.

Initially focused on rigorous finance certifications like the CFA and FRM, iEduGPT plans to use the funding to expand its content into language exams and other academic fields while accelerating its global rollout. The round brought on an international mix of venture backers, underscoring the broad appeal of iEduGPT’s vision to transform exam prep from a one-size-fits-all grind into a tailored, AI-optimized experience for every learner.

Funding Details:

• Startup: iEduGPT

• Investors: New Wheel Capital (lead); Baywise Capital; SWC Global; Uphonest Capital; K3 Ventures; Welight.

• Amount Raised: $10 million

• Total Raised: $10 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Leo AI Raises $9.7 M in Seed Funding for Generative 3D Design Platform

Leo AI, a Cambridge, MA-based startup that’s built an “AI copilot” for mechanical design, has raised $9.7 million in seed funding to expand its team and enter new markets. Founded by researchers in 2013, Leo has developed technology that lets engineers turn a simple sketch or text prompt into a detailed 3D model nearly instantaneously. By automating what are traditionally hours of manual CAD work, Leo’s platform helps companies cut up to 70% of engineering time and cost in product design.

The tool has already been used by engineers at Scania, HP, Siemens, Mobileye, and more, generating over 475,000 concept designs. The seed round’s lead investor and a group of prominent co-investors (including a Google AI executive and an Andreessen Horowitz scout) will support Leo AI in enhancing its product and scaling its “mechanical GPT” solution to more customers looking to accelerate innovation.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Leo AI

• Investors: Flint Capital (lead); an Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) scout; TechAviv; Two Lanterns VC; Bertrand Sicot; Prof. Yossi Matias.

• Amount Raised: $9.7 million

• Total Raised: $9.7 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Professional.me Gets $3.1 M in Funding to Grow AI Recruitment Platform

Professional.me, a Dover, Delaware-based HR tech startup, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding to accelerate its AI-powered recruitment platform in Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Launched in late 2024, Professional.me uses personalized “micro-LLMs” – custom-tailored language models – to generate rich professional profiles for job seekers and employers, drawing on data from 167 industries and 1.2 million tasks.

The bias-aware platform aims to improve hiring diversity and efficiency by matching candidates and roles more intelligently. The seed round was led by Abu Dhabi’s Raha Beach Ventures (which interestingly shares a founder with the startup itself) and brings Professional.me’s total funding to $4.6 million, including a prior pre-seed. With the new capital, the company will expand its engineering team, forge new partnerships, and scale its product to more regions, building on a launch that already processed 300,000+ profiles across Europe, the UK, and MENA.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Professional.me

• Investors: Raha Beach Ventures (lead – UAE-based); Total funding includes $1.5 M pre-seed, also led by Raha Beach Ventures.

• Amount Raised: $3.1 million

• Total Raised: $4.6 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Munify Raises $3 M in Seed Funding to Scale Cross-Border Fintech for Egypt

Munify, a Cairo-based fintech startup, raised $3 million in a seed round led by Y Combinator to expand its financial services platform for the Egyptian diaspora and local market. Founded in 2024, Munify enables instant, low-cost money transfers to Egypt and offers users access to US bank accounts, debit cards, and foreign exchange tools to hedge against the volatile Egyptian pound.

The startup has quickly rolled out services in the U.S., UK, Europe, and GCC countries, providing a bridge for expats and businesses to navigate global banking and remittances more easily. With the new funding, Munify will grow its engineering and compliance teams, strengthen partnerships with regulators and banking partners, and enter new markets, all while continuing to help customers send money, save in stable currencies, and manage finances across borders seamlessly via its app.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Munify

• Investors: Y Combinator (lead); BYLD; Digital Currency Group (DCG); and other strategic angel investors.

• Amount Raised: $3 million

• Total Raised: $3 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Hubert Lands €2.5 M in Funding to Streamline High-Volume Hiring with AI

Hubert, a Stockholm-based HR tech startup, closed a €2.5 million seed round to scale its AI-driven recruitment platform for high-volume hiring. Led by a Nordic-focused VC firm, the funding will allow Hubert to expand its operations and further develop its automated interview technology.

Hubert’s solution conducts AI-powered screening interviews at scale, enabling employers to efficiently sift through thousands of applications for roles like retail associates or call center reps.

By engaging candidates in chat-based interviews and analyzing responses with proprietary AI, the platform helps identify the best fits faster while improving the candidate experience. The fresh capital will help Hubert grow beyond its initial markets and continue refining its data-driven approach to make mass recruitment smarter and more human-friendly.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Hubert

• Investors: Spintop Ventures (lead); prominent angel investors Jakob Tolleryd, Peder Bonnier, and Joen Bonnier (participating).

• Amount Raised: €2.5 million (approx. $2.7 M)

• Total Raised: €2.5 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Bayes Market Gets $2 M in Funding to Build Gamified Prediction Platform

Bayes Market, a Hong Kong-based startup, raised $2 million in funding to accelerate development of its social prediction marketplace. The platform (currently in beta) allows users to make predictions on various topics – from markets to cultural trends – in a playful, community-driven environment. By focusing on culturally relevant content and a gamified user experience, Bayes Market aims to turn forecasting into an engaging social activity, empowering users with tools to create and share predictions easily.

The funding, which comes from a mix of venture funds and an experienced U.S. industry leader, will support Bayes Market’s push into product launch, regional expansion across Asia, and growing its user base. With design and user empowerment at its core, the startup is poised to ride the wave of interest in crowd-based prediction and betting markets, but with a casual, user-friendly twist.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Bayes Market

• Investors: GreenVision Fund; JKapital Ltd.; Bearcat; and an unnamed U.S. public company chairman (angel investor).

• Amount Raised: $2 million

• Total Raised: $2 million

• Funding Stage: Seed/Angel

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Seraya Closes $1.8 M Seed Round of Funding to Scale Serviced Apartments Business

Seraya, a Dubai-based hospitality startup, raised $1.8 million in a seed funding round structured as an equity and debt mix, bringing its total capital to $2.15 million. Led by family office investors from Saudi Arabia and Germany, the round provides Seraya with resources to expand its portfolio of design-led, fully serviced apartments for short-term stays.

Founded in 2024, Seraya handles the entire process of turning a vacant property into a high-end serviced apartment in just 10 days – from renovations and bespoke furnishing (using furniture it designs and manufactures locally) to ongoing rental operations. By controlling every aspect in-house, Seraya ensures a consistent, hotel-quality guest experience across its growing number of units in prime Dubai neighborhoods.

The new funds will help the startup launch in additional locations and enhance its tech and operations as it reimagines short-term rentals with speed and style.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Seraya

• Investors: A Saudi Arabia-based family office (lead); DLL (a German family office); other undisclosed angels.

• Amount Raised: $1.8 million (seed round, equity + debt)

• Total Raised: $2.15 million

• Funding Stage: Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Justyol Bags $1 M in Funding to Expand Cross-Border Fashion Marketplace

Justyol, an e-commerce startup based in Casablanca, Morocco, raised $1 million in a strategic funding package to grow its cross-border online fashion marketplace. The company connects North African consumers with popular Turkish fashion brands, offering a seamless platform for “shop global, buy local.”

The $1 million infusion includes $400,000 in equity from an angel investor and $600,000 in inventory financing from Turkey’s Danis Group, reflecting both venture confidence and supply-chain support. Justyol plans to leverage the funds to deepen its presence in Morocco, scale into neighboring markets, and prepare for a future Series A.

Founded in 2022, the startup manages logistics, payments, and curation to make trendy Turkish apparel accessible in MENA – effectively bridging two vibrant retail markets. This funding will help Justyol expand its catalog and fulfillment capabilities while gearing up to become a regional leader in cross-border fashion commerce.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Justyol

• Investors: Unnamed angel investor ($400k equity); Danis Group ($600k inventory financing).

• Amount Raised: $1 million

• Total Raised: $1 million

• Funding Stage: Strategic Seed (equity + inventory financing)

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Frontier Bio Attracts Investment to Advance 3D-Printed Organs

Frontier Bio, a Singapore-based deep-tech startup in the regenerative medicine space, received an undisclosed investment from Immortal Dragons, a longevity-focused venture firm. The funding (amount not publicly disclosed) will support Frontier Bio’s ambitious work in 3D biofabrication, including bioprinting replacement human organs and developing artificial womb technology for external gestation.

Led by a team of biotech innovators, Frontier Bio is building a platform capable of printing complex tissues with vascular networks at scale – a critical step toward whole-organ manufacturing and ultimately “body repair” or replacement solutions. The strategic backing by Immortal Dragons not only provides capital but also aligns with Frontier Bio’s vision of an ecosystem of mutually reinforcing longevity technologies. The company will use the new funds to expand its operations and accelerate R&D as it pushes the boundaries of healthcare and human longevity.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Frontier Bio

• Investors: Immortal Dragons (lead investor)

• Amount Raised: Not disclosed

• Total Raised: Not disclosed

• Funding Stage: Strategic Investment (undisclosed stage)

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

Dcluttr Gets Backing in Undisclosed Pre-Seed Funding Round for AI Marketing Copilot

Dcluttr, a Bengaluru, India-based startup building an AI copilot for growth marketing teams, raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round led by a local campus-focused fund. Co-founded by recent engineering graduates in 2024, Dcluttr’s platform helps “quick commerce” brands integrate third-party data and their own business intelligence to generate real-time analytics and marketing automations.

Through a conversational AI interface, users can easily query complex datasets and get actionable insights – for example, flagging a sudden drop in ad performance or a stockout in a certain city – and Dcluttr will suggest or automate fixes. The pre-seed financing will be used for product development, UX design, and scaling initial sales as Dcluttr works to integrate across India’s e-commerce ecosystem. By making advanced data analysis as easy as chatting with an assistant, Dcluttr aims to declutter the work of growth marketers and boost their campaigns’ ROI.

Funding Details:

• Startup: Dcluttr

• Investors: Campus Fund (lead); other undisclosed angel investors in India.

• Amount Raised: Undisclosed

• Total Raised: Undisclosed

• Funding Stage: Pre-Seed

• Funding Date: Sept 2, 2025

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