Startup Funding
Modo Energy Raises $30M to Standardize Electrification Asset Valuations
Building batteries, solar projects and data centers requires enormous amounts of capital. Deciding what those assets are worth still relies too heavily on disconnected models, static reports and inconsistent assumptions. Modo Energy has raised $30 million in Series B funding to build a more consistent valuation layer for the electrification economy. Molten Ventures led the […]
SkyPilot is turning fragmented AI compute into one managed layer
SkyPilot is out of stealth with SkyPilot Platform, a managed AI compute platform for frontier AI teams, and over $20 million in funding led by Lux. The round includes participation from Amplify Partners, Coatue, Foundation Capital, Race Capital, The House Fund and AI operators including Ali Ghodsi, Jeff Dean, Guillermo Rauch, Amjad Masad and Clem […]
deltaVision Raises €10.2M to Build the Fluid Infrastructure for Orbital Refuelling
Satellites are becoming reusable and serviceable. The missing layer is the infrastructure required to move propellant safely between them. Munich-based deltaVision has raised €10.2 million in its first funding round to expand production of spacecraft fluid-control systems and accelerate its orbital refuelling technology. The round was led by KT Ventures and Valemount Capital, with participation […]
FireAI Raises ₹2.5 Crore to Move Enterprises Beyond Dashboards
Most enterprise dashboards explain what changed. Far fewer can explain why it changed and what decision should follow. Mumbai-based FireAI has raised ₹2.5 crore from SucSEED Indovation Fund to expand its causal decision intelligence platform. The company plans to use the capital to grow its enterprise sales team, support regional expansion, strengthen research and development […]
Sofab Inks Raises $6M to Solve Perovskite Solar’s Reliability Problem
Perovskite solar has already demonstrated strong efficiency. The harder problem is keeping the technology stable when modules become larger and move outside the laboratory. Sofab Inks has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale its specialty materials platform for perovskite solar manufacturing. Cloudberry Ventures led the round. The company plans to expand production capacity […]
30 Sundays Raises $6.7M to Make International Travel More Personal
Travel booking is digital. Planning a complex international holiday is still fragmented. AI-powered travel platform 30 Sundays has raised $6.7 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Info Edge Ventures and Eximius Ventures. The company plans to expand its platform for discovering, planning, and booking international holidays. […]
Natural raises $30M as AI agents become financial actors
Natural has raised a $30 million Series A led by Kirsten Green at Forerunner to build payment infrastructure for AI agents. The round brings Natural’s total funding to over $40 million and was raised when the company was 193 days old, according to the company announcement. The round was supported by Human Capital, Abstract, Genius […]
Audit is becoming an AI-native workflow
Andera has raised a $37 million Series A led by Lightspeed, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, A*, and Pear VC, to build AI agents for audit work. Lightspeed describes Andera as the company building an AI-native platform to automate internal audit, a function that still relies heavily on manual evidence collection, control testing, Excel […]
beatsquares Raises $2M to Turn Trusted Content Into Audience Growth
Media companies do not necessarily need more content. They need the content they already produce to travel further. Berlin-based beatsquares has raised $2 million in seed funding to scale its AI communications platform for publishers, brands, communication teams, and thought leaders. The round was co-led by IBB Ventures and XTR Capital, with participation from ddvg, […]
Sereact Raises $110M as Physical AI Moves Into Production
Industrial robotics does not need another controlled laboratory demonstration. It needs AI that can work through the unpredictable conditions of a real warehouse. Stuttgart-based Sereact has raised $110 million in Series B funding to scale Cortex 2.0, the next generation of its physical AI platform, and enter the US market. Headline led the round, with […]
CuspAI Raises $450M as AI Moves From Language to Materials
The next major AI breakthrough may not be a better chatbot. It may be a material that makes chips faster, batteries more efficient, or carbon capture commercially viable. Cambridge-based CuspAI has raised $450 million in Series B funding at a $2.6 billion valuation, giving the two-year-old materials intelligence company more than $670 million in total […]
Databricks is raising strategic funding at a $188B valuation
Databricks has signed a term sheet for a strategic funding round at a $188 billion valuation, with the round expected to close later this summer. The company said the round is led by existing investor Coatue and will include additional new and existing investors. Databricks did not disclose the size of the round. The San […]