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Levl, a fintech infrastructure startup focused on enabling seamless connectivity between traditional banking rails and stablecoin ecosystems, has raised $7 million in a seed funding round to scale its platform that helps financial institutions integrate digital-asset liquidity and programmable settlement capabilities. The funding will support product development, deepen regulatory compliance tooling, and expand strategic partnerships with banks, payment networks and crypto infrastructure providers. Founded to address the gap between legacy financial systems and modern digital asset flows, Levl’s platform enables features such as bank-grade settlement using stablecoins, real-time liquidity routing, and secure interoperability between regulated custodians and blockchain networks. The capital infusion reflects rising investor confidence in solutions that help financial institutions adopt regulated digital currency use cases while maintaining compliance, operational resilience and transparency.
5 hours ago|by Team S
UK Health Innovations (UKHI), an Indian healthtech startup building AI-powered solutions for preventive healthcare and diagnostics, has successfully secured a ₹10.5 crore (~$1.25 million) seed funding round led by Venture Catalysts. The fresh capital will be used to enhance UKHI’s product suite, strengthen clinical partnerships, expand its engineering team, and accelerate go-to-market execution across India’s healthcare ecosystem. The seed round attracted participation from strategic angel investors and early-stage backers focused on healthtech, AI applications in healthcare, and digital wellness platforms. UKHI’s solutions leverage machine learning and predictive analytics to deliver personalized preventive care recommendations, risk stratification tools, and decision-support dashboards that aim to improve patient outcomes and reduce diagnostic turnaround times. With the new funding, the company plans to broaden its clinical validation, enhance integration with healthcare providers, and expand its customer base among hospitals, diagnostic centres and corporate healthcare partners.
6 hours ago|by Team S
Entirety Biomedical, an early-stage medtech startup developing AI-enhanced biomedical devices and data solutions, has successfully closed a $1.2 million seed financing round to accelerate product development, advance clinical validation efforts, and expand partnerships with healthcare providers and research institutions.The funding will help the company scale its engineering, regulatory and go-to-market teams as it brings next-generation diagnostic and procedural tools to market.The seed round attracted participation from a group of institutional and strategic investors focused on healthcare innovation, AI-driven device platforms and clinical outcomes.Entirety Biomedical’s solutions leverage advanced signal processing, machine learning and real-time data analytics to enhance diagnostic precision while reducing user burden in clinical settings. With this new capital, the startup plans to expand its product pipeline and strengthen engagements with hospital systems and medical device partners across global markets.
6 hours ago|by Team S
Allonic, a Budapest-based robotics hardware startup pioneering automated manufacturing methods for complex robot bodies, has raised $7.2 million in a record-setting pre-seed funding round reportedly the largest pre-seed investment ever completed in Hungary. The capital will support scaling its 3D Tissue Braiding platform, accelerate product development, expand engineering teams and deepen early commercial deployments in electronics and advanced manufacturing sectors. Visionaries at research institutions and robotics pioneers are backing this effort to rethink how future robots are built. The funding round was led by Visionaries Club, with participation from Day One Capital, Prototype Capital, SDAC Ventures and TinyVC. The round also featured a strong roster of angels and strategic backers including OpenAI, Hugging Face, ETH Zurich, and Northwestern University, highlighting broad confidence from both venture and research communities in Allonic’s disruptive manufacturing infrastructure approach. Allonic applies its proprietary 3D Tissue Braiding technology to automate the fabrication of robotic limbs, joints, sensors and integrated structural elements in a continuous process- weaving mechanical, electrical and sensing components into unified robotic bodies rather than assembling hundreds of discrete parts. This innovative approach aims to reduce manufacturing complexity, cost and iteration time, enabling fast turnaround from digital design to physical robot hardware.
6 hours ago|by Team S
Veritus, a San Francisco-based fintech startup developing voice-first AI agent solutions for the consumer lending industry, has raised $10.1 million in a seed funding round to expand its platform that automates regulated borrower engagement across voice, text, email and chat channels. The capital will support accelerated product development, expansion of engineering and go-to-market teams, and deeper integrations with lenders and financial institutions seeking compliant AI-driven engagement tools. Co-founded by Joshua March, David Schlesinger and Joey Stein following incubation in Y Combinator’s Summer 2025 batch, Veritus designs AI agents that integrate with loan-management systems to support key workflows including application-funnel engagement, early-stage delinquency outreach and adaptive identity verification while maintaining bank-grade security controls. The funding underscores rising investor interest in specialized AI interfaces that help traditional lenders modernize origination and servicing operations with autonomous, conversational automation.
6 hours ago|by Team S
Cydelphi, a cybersecurity startup focused on protecting industrial control systems and critical infrastructure from sophisticated cyber threats, has successfully raised $3 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its AI-enhanced security platform tailored for operational technology (OT) environments. The new capital will help the company scale engineering efforts, strengthen product capabilities, and deepen engagements with enterprise and industrial customers seeking robust defenses against evolving cyber-physical threats.Led by founders with extensive experience in industrial cybersecurity and threat detection, Cydelphi’s platform leverages advanced machine learning and behavioral analytics to continuously monitor, analyze and protect networked operational assets such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) infrastructures. The company reports that its AI-driven approach delivers real-time threat detection and automated response capabilities tailored to avoid operational disruptions in mission-critical environments. The seed funding will support product commercialization, expand go-to-market teams, and enable deeper integration with industrial partners.
7 hours ago|by Team S
Mozart AI, a startup building generative AI solutions for natural language automation and conversational agents, has closed $6 million in seed funding to accelerate product development and expand its go-to-market strategy. The financing will be used to enhance Mozart’s AI models, grow engineering and research teams, and deepen integrations with customer platforms that leverage automated conversational workflows and decision support tools. The seed round saw participation from a diverse group of early-stage investors focused on AI innovation and SaaS productivity applications. Mozart AI’s platform aims to deliver advanced capabilities in contextual understanding, task orchestration, and human-AI collaboration, helping businesses improve customer support automation, internal knowledge workflows, and AI-assisted operations. With this capital, the company plans to deepen model capabilities, enhance multi-modal reasoning, and expand across target verticals including enterprise software, customer service and productivity platforms.
a day ago|by Team S
ThirdAI, a deep-tech startup developing advanced artificial intelligence tools for semiconductor manufacturing diagnostics, has successfully raised $3 million in seed funding to scale its causal AI platform that accelerates root-cause analysis and operational insights across chip fabrication environments. The capital will support expansion of the company’s engineering efforts, product development, and go-to-market partnerships with semiconductor OEMs and fabrication facilities. Co-founded by Dr. Vivek Vishwakarma and Dr. Sainyam Galhotra, ThirdAI uses causal AI models that interpret complex sensor, image and log data to uncover fundamental cause-and-effect relationships. This approach helps production engineers and fab teams drastically reduce diagnostic cycles, improve yield consistency, and automate troubleshooting workflows that have traditionally required extensive manual analysis. The seed round will accelerate product commercialization, support global customer adoption, and expand ThirdAI’s footprint across critical semiconductor hubs.
a day ago|by Team S
Venture capital is increasingly shifting its focus toward nature-based solutions, positioning this space as a promising new frontier for both financial returns and measurable environmental impact. As global climate commitments strengthen and sustainability targets become more demanding, investors are exploring opportunities beyond clean energy moving into areas like regenerative agriculture, biodiversity protection, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable land-use models.Is nature the next frontier for venture capital? :: Environmental Finance
a day ago|by Team S
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed €10 million to Movens Fund 2, a multi-stage venture capital fund managed by Movens Capital, designed to support technology-driven startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The investment aims to strengthen early-stage and growth-stage financing ecosystems across the region, backing founders in sectors such as enterprise software, AI, climate tech, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce infrastructure and future-of-work technologies. Movens Fund 2 will look to make approximately 30 investments, with a focus on companies at pre-seed, seed and Series A+ stages, especially in Poland and additional CEE markets. The fund builds on the success of Movens Fund 1, whose portfolio companies went on to raise more than eight times the original capital in follow-on funding, and reflects the EBRD’s broader commitment to expanding venture capital financing as a vital alternative to traditional funding sources in emerging innovation ecosystems. The EBRD’s support for Movens Fund 2 is part of its Early-Stage Innovation Facility II (ESIF II), a programme aimed at deepening venture capital markets and enabling innovative companies to scale, driving economic transformation and competitiveness across the CEE region.
a day ago|by Team S
The Egyptian government has officially launched a new Startup Charter aimed at attracting USD 5 billion in investment into the country’s tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem over the coming years. The initiative is designed to streamline regulatory frameworks, enhance investor protections, and provide incentives for both domestic and international venture capital participants to fund startups across emerging sectors. The Startup Charter outlines a series of reforms and support mechanisms including tax incentives, intellectual property safeguards, access to government-backed funding vehicles, and streamlined company formation processes with the goal of positioning Egypt as a leading innovation hub in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Officials emphasized that the charter will encourage growth in sectors such as fintech, healthtech, artificial intelligence, logistics, digital commerce, and sustainability-oriented ventures.Egyptian authorities are also fostering stronger collaboration between VC funds, angel networks, accelerators and university-linked research centres to create a vibrant pipeline of investable startups. The government’s broader economic strategy is focused on diversification, private sector employment growth, and enabling scalable technology-led businesses to thrive locally and compete globally.
a day ago|by Team S
Masna Ventures, a Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm focused on strategic sectors, has launched a $100 million VC fund dedicated to defense, aerospace and national security technologies, signaling increased regional investment in advanced technology and sovereign innovation priorities. The new fund aims to support early- and growth-stage companies developing capabilities in autonomous systems, secure communications, advanced materials, AI-enabled defense solutions, and dual-use technologies that strengthen national and allied security postures. The fund will collaborate with strategic partners across government, sovereign investment arms and defence industrial organisations to channel capital into ventures that can accelerate technological self-reliance and innovation ecosystems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Masna Ventures plans to deploy capital through direct investments, co-investments with institutional partners, and tailored growth programmes that equip founders with technical, regulatory and global commercialisation support.By concentrating on next-generation defence technologies, the fund seeks to bridge gaps between innovative startups and large defence-industrial systems integrators, fostering commercialisation pathways from concept to deployment. Masna’s strategy reflects wider regional ambitions including Saudi Vision 2030 to develop indigenous high-tech capabilities and reduce dependency on traditional imports by empowering local entrepreneurial ecosystems with deep strategic capital.
a day ago|by Team S
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2 days ago|by Team S
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) the country’s sovereign wealth fund has announced plans to expand its venture capital programme by $2 billion, significantly boosting the scale of its “Fund of Funds” initiative designed to attract global venture capital firms and strengthen Qatar’s startup ecosystem. This move was confirmed by Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Web Summit Qatar 2026, highlighting a deepening national focus on innovation and economic diversification away from hydrocarbon revenues. Launched initially as a $1 billion venture capital “Fund of Funds”, the programme aims to bring international VC firms into Qatar, support local entrepreneurship, and cultivate a more dynamic funding environment for high-growth sectors such as technology, fintech and healthcare. The additional $2 billion expansion will enable the fund to back more venture capital vehicles and attract deeper institutional investor participation to the region. Alongside the funding boost, Qatar plans to introduce a 10-year residency programme for entrepreneurs and senior executives to make the country more attractive to talent and investment, aligning policy incentives with capital expansion efforts.
2 days ago|by Team S
Keeling Capital, a Dublin-based investment firm focused on climate tech and sustainability-driven alternative investments, has appointed Joanna Rupp as a Senior Advisor, marking a strategic hiring aimed at enhancing the firm’s investment insight and institutional reach. The move brings Rupp’s decades of experience in private markets and endowment investing to support Keeling Capital’s mission to back climate-aligned venture and private equity strategies. Rupp spent 13 years at the University of Chicago Endowment, where she led the private markets portfolio and helped steer allocations across venture capital, buyouts, real assets and emerging strategies expertise that is expected to bolster Keeling’s assessment of high-impact opportunities in climate tech and sustainable infrastructure. Her addition reflects a broader industry trend of asset allocators integrating deep investment expertise into specialized alternative investment firms, particularly those focused on climate and impact outcomes. Keeling Capital, named after the Keeling Curve of atmospheric carbon concentrations, invests with a focus on climate innovation and transition solutions that help institutional investors address both risk and opportunity tied to climate change. Rupp’s advisory role will involve supporting diligence processes, strategic positioning and expansion of Keeling’s network among global allocators and co-investors.
2 days ago|by Team S
Rara Factory, a deep-tech spin-off from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice that combines physics-driven experimentation with artificial intelligence to innovate new materials as alternatives to rare earths, has successfully closed a €3.2 million seed funding round. The freshly raised capital will enable the company to invest in advanced laboratory infrastructure and scale experimental platforms that accelerate discovery of materials for strategic industrial sectors like energy, mobility and aerospace. This seed round was led by Primo Capital through its Primo Climate fund and CDP Venture Capital through its Accelerators Fund, with participation from a group of business angels led by Alberto Baban, president of Fondazione Nord Est. The funding supports Rara Factory’s proprietary platform which synthesizes and characterizes new materials at high throughput and feeds real experimental datasets into AI models helping to shorten innovation cycles from years to days while strengthening industrial competitiveness and strategic supply independence. The technology’s unique blend of experimental physics and machine learning places Rara Factory at the forefront of next-generation materials discovery, as demand grows for alternatives to critical raw materials with complex extraction and supply-chain challenges. The new capital will accelerate technology validation, deepen industrial partnerships, and expand commercial applications of the company’s discoveries across European and global markets.
2 days ago|by Team S
Fluency, a startup developing next-generation AI tools designed to automate and enhance strategic decision-making tasks traditionally performed by management consultants, has closed a $9 million seed funding round led by Accel. The investment will help accelerate product development, grow the engineering team, and expand go-to-market operations as the company builds out its AI-driven business strategy and intelligence platform. Fluency’s platform uses advanced AI to automate complex business analysis, competitive benchmarking, scenario planning, and strategic reporting core functions historically offered by boutique consulting firms and advisory practices. By leveraging large language models tailored to enterprise workflows, the company aims to provide faster, more affordable strategy insights for startups, mid-market companies, and enterprise teams.The seed round was led by Accel, with participation from other early-stage investors focused on AI innovation and business productivity tools. Fluency plans to use the new capital to enhance model performance, deepen integrations with popular enterprise software, and build out its customer support and developer ecosystems to ensure broad adoption across sectors.
2 days ago|by Team S
Anchorage Digital, a leading provider of institutional crypto custody and financial infrastructure, has secured a $100 million strategic investment from Tether, valuing the company at $4.2 billion in its latest financing milestone. The capital infusion is aimed at accelerating product innovation, expanding global regulatory coverage, and scaling Anchorage’s suite of institutional-grade digital asset services. This strategic investment from Tether best known for issuing the USDT stablecoin highlights deepening synergies between institutional crypto platforms and major stablecoin ecosystems. Anchorage Digital plans to deploy the funds to enhance its custody solutions, expand trading and compliance infrastructures, and support new financial primitives tailored for institutional participants, including yield-generation, staking services, tokenization projects, and regulated brokerage offerings. The funding also positions Anchorage to broaden geographic reach as crypto adoption continues to expand across regulated markets.Anchorage’s leadership notes that bolstering custody and infrastructure is key to unlocking broader institutional participation in digital assets, addressing security and regulatory concerns while enabling robust trading and treasury services. The partnership with Tether underscores confidence in Anchorage’s technology stack and commitment to building compliant, enterprise-ready crypto infrastructure at scale.
2 days ago|by Team S
UK-based fintech Sidekick has successfully closed a €7.8 million funding round aimed at expanding access to investment products traditionally offered only by private banks. The round will support Sidekick’s mission to build digitally native wealth management tools that help retail and mass-market customers access diversified portfolios, alternative assets, structured products, and enhanced financial planning features areas that have historically been reserved for high-net-worth individuals.The capital will be used to accelerate product development, bolster regulatory compliance capabilities, and expand key partnerships across wealth platforms and financial institutions. Sidekick’s platform integrates automated investment strategies, transparent fee structures, and AI-enabled portfolio analytics enabling users to make data-driven decisions with greater confidence. The funding comes as interest in democratized wealth tech continues to rise, with investors looking for platforms that help bridge the gap between traditional finance and modern digital experiences.
2 days ago|by Team S
Lior Hanuka, CEO of HiCenter Ventures, offered insights into Israel’s evolving venture capital landscape as part of CTech’s 2026 VC Survey, highlighting how the startup ecosystem is transitioning toward more deep-tech, hardware-inclusive investment strategies. In the interview, Hanuka discusses how the traditional boundary between hardware and software is increasingly blurring especially as the influence of advanced compute, semiconductor innovation, and dual-use technologies grows within Israeli tech. “The boundary between hardware and software is rapidly disappearing” | Ctech
3 days ago|by Team S
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Shorooq has launched a $200 million late-stage growth fund under its Qatalyst Series to address a critical gap in capital available for scaling tech companies and preparing them for public markets. The firm unveiled the new fund at Web Summit Qatar 2026, where it confirmed that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is backing the initiative alongside other sovereign and institutional partners from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Asia. The Qatalyst Fund is designed to provide patient, long-duration capital to companies that have already achieved strong fundamentals and are nearing expansion or pre-IPO stages particularly in sectors such as fintech infrastructure, software, artificial intelligence and other mission-critical verticals across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This structured financing aims to help promising scale-ups professionalize, build governance maturity and prepare for listings or sustained global growth. Shorooq was founded in 2017 and has grown into a multi-strategy investment platform spanning venture capital, credit, private equity and real assets. The launch of the Qatalyst Series reinforces Shorooq’s full-stack model of supporting founders across the entire capital journey from early stages to large growth and eventual public market execution pairing capital with hands-on value creation. With this fund and its growing roster of institutional partners, Shorooq is positioned to play a major role in institutionalizing late-stage capital across the GCC.
3 days ago|by Team S
MeetsMore, a Tokyo-based SaaS provider that supports online customer acquisition, order management, and efficiency tools for service-oriented businesses, has secured a strategic investment from SMBC Edge as part of its Series B financing round. The funding will help the company enhance its digital solutions including quote comparison, field service workflows, and corporate procurement systems and expand adoption nationally among service industry firms. The investment reflects confidence in MeetsMore’s ability to drive productivity improvements for platforms serving plumbers, cleaners, movers, and other contractors. SMBC Edge a venture and business development subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) created to support startup growth through capital and hands-on business development has deployed capital to a select group of high-impact Japanese startups, including MeetsMore, as part of its initial investment cohort from SMBC Edge Fund I, L.P.. Alongside MeetsMore, the fund also supports companies such as BALLAS, Interstellar Technologies, MW, and VALANCE, targeting innovation in productivity, space tech, materials, and infrastructure domains. MeetsMore’s platform aims to address labor-intensive challenges faced by service businesses by streamlining quote comparisons and enabling seamless order management through digital channels. This investment will accelerate product enhancements, strengthen integration with financial institutions and enterprise partners, and fuel further business development initiatives across Japan’s rapidly digitizing service economy.
3 days ago|by Team S
Biotech startup Pandorum Technologies has successfully closed a $18 million Series B funding round led by Protons Corporate, with participation from Galentic Pharma, investor Ashish Kacholia, Noblevast Advisory, Avinya Fund, and the Burman Family, among others. This fresh capital will support the advancement of Pandorum’s clinical-stage regenerative medicine programs, scale up manufacturing capabilities, and expand global operations across the U.S., Japan, and the Middle East. Founded by Tuhin Bhowmick and Arun Chandru, Pandorum specializes in programmable, exosome-based therapies designed to treat a broad range of conditions starting with ocular surface diseases such as corneal dystrophies. Its lead program Kuragenx has already received U.S. FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Neurotrophic Keratitis, and the company is scaling clinical development and regulatory infrastructure to bring its tissue-regenerative platform into wider therapeutic areas, including liver, lung, and inflammatory disorders. Pandorum operates with a globally distributed strategy, partnering with AGC Biologics for manufacturing in the U.S. and Europe and Nucelion Therapeutics (a Bharat Biotech subsidiary) across the Asia-Pacific region, while pursuing strategic access expansions in other key markets. This Series B will also strengthen Pandorum’s regulatory capabilities and help accelerate broader trial efforts across multiple geographies.
3 days ago|by Team S
FinTower, a startup building AI-powered financial intelligence tools for businesses, has successfully raised $1.5 million in a seed-stage funding round to advance its platform that helps companies unify financial data, generate actionable insights, and automate reporting workflows. The fresh capital will be used to further develop FinTower’s analytics stack, deepen integrations with accounting and ERP systems, and accelerate customer acquisition across SMB and mid-market segments. The seed round included participation from multiple early-stage investors, notably Earlybird Venture Capital, TechStars Accelerator, Founders Round Table, AngelBridge Ventures, and FinTech Startup Angels. These investors bring a mix of fintech expertise, SaaS scaling experience, and early-growth operational knowledge, signaling confidence in FinTower’s ability to help businesses derive faster and clearer financial insights with AI-led automation.FinTower’s platform enables real-time financial dashboards, predictive cash flow analysis, and automated anomaly detection. With this new funding, the company plans to hire additional engineers, boost its machine-learning capabilities, and expand partnerships with key ERP and accounting software providers to enhance interoperability and user experience.
3 days ago|by Team S
Forerunner, an AI-powered workforce intelligence and people analytics platform, has announced the successful closing of a $39 million funding round to accelerate its product development and market expansion. The financing will be used to enhance Forerunner’s predictive AI models, deepen integrations with HR systems, and expand its customer base among enterprise and mid-market organizations seeking data-driven workforce insights. The funding was led by a consortium of strategic and venture investors, including XYZ Ventures and Peak Capital Partners, with participation from TalentTech Investors, PeopleOps VC Network, Enterprise SaaS Growth Fund, AI Systems Partners, and HR Innovation Funds. This diverse investor group reflects growing confidence in platforms that help companies optimize talent management, reduce turnover, and elevate organizational performance through real-time analytics and AI-enabled forecasting.Forerunner’s platform provides tools for workforce planning, employee engagement scoring, attrition prediction, and internal mobility optimization, enabling HR leaders and business executives to make proactive decisions backed by data. With the new capital, the company plans to expand its engineering team, enhance its product suite including chat-based analytics and manager dashboards and accelerate go-to-market efforts across key industry verticals.
3 days ago|by Team S
Safqah Capital, a pioneering investment marketplace for startup capital in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, has closed a $15.2 million seed funding round to expand its platform connecting founders with diverse capital sources. The company’s marketplace aims to streamline deal-flow, unify syndicate participation, and empower startups across emerging technology and growth sectors to access strategic investors more efficiently. The seed round was led by global and regional strategic investors, with participation from Global Founders Capital, 500 Global, Wamda Capital, Outlier Ventures, IFC’s Catalyst Fund, Shorooq Partners, Techstars Dubai, and Womena Angel Network, among others. The financing will support the build-out of Safqah’s digital investment tools, expand its deal sourcing channels, and strengthen partnerships across venture capital, family offices and angel networks throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).Safqah Capital’s marketplace combines curated investor access with data-driven matching, enabling founders to engage with aligned capital based on sector expertise and investment thesis. The company plans to use its seed funding to scale product development, expand advisor networks, and launch targeted initiatives to attract institutional and cross-border investment into high-growth startups across the region.
3 days ago|by Team S
Zilo, a fashion quick-commerce startup, has announced the successful closing of a $15.3 million Series A funding round to scale its rapid fashion delivery platform and expand operations across new markets. The fresh capital will enable Zilo to accelerate fulfillment infrastructure, deepen inventory assortment, and enhance its tech-enabled logistics system designed for same-day and next-day delivery of apparel and lifestyle products. The Series A round was led by Venture Catalysts, with strong participation from investors including Cogito Capital Partners, LetsVenture, Unicorn India Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, 9Unicorns, Titan Capital, and FemTech Ventures. This mix of early-stage backers underscores confidence in Zilo’s approach to connect fashion brands with high-frequency consumers via a tech-driven quick-commerce model. Zilo will use the funds to strengthen its inventory, expand consumer reach, and refine its AI-powered demand forecasting and personalized shopping experience.Zilo’s platform leverages insights from real-time shopping behavior and machine learning to optimize delivery routes and match inventory with regional preferences, helping bridge the gap between e-commerce convenience and local fulfillment capabilities. The startup’s growth strategy focuses on building deeper brand relationships and maximizing customer retention in the competitive quick-commerce landscape.
6 days ago|by Team S
Duna, a fintech startup building embedded banking and financial infrastructure for small businesses, has announced the successful close of a $30 million Series A funding round to scale its platform and broaden its product offerings. The company’s mission is to provide modern banking, payment, and financial tools that help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) access services traditionally available only to larger organizations, improving cash flow management and operational efficiency. The Series A round was co-led by Accel and Flourish Ventures, with participation from existing and new investors including Clocktower Ventures, Fruit Street Ventures, Worth Capital, and First Check Ventures. The financing will be used to grow Duna’s engineering, product, and partnerships teams as the company deepens integrations with banks, payment networks, and software platforms that serve the SMB segment. Investors highlighted confidence in Duna’s ability to deliver compliant, flexible financial infrastructure that supports SMB growth and digital transformation across underserved markets.Duna’s embedded banking APIs and digital wallet technology enable fintechs, neobanks, and platforms to offer tailored financial experiences such as instant payouts, automated reconciliation, and multi-entity account structures. With this funding, Duna aims to accelerate its roadmap for new product capabilities, expand into additional geographies and verticals, and further support SMBs seeking modern financial services without costly implementation barriers.
6 days ago|by Team S
Fundamental, a provider of AI-powered growth and monetization tools for SaaS companies, has secured $255 million in new funding in a round led by existing and strategic investors to accelerate product innovation and global expansion. The company’s platform blends data analytics, AI forecasting, and revenue operations automation to help SaaS companies enhance churn prediction, customer engagement and growth-oriented decision making.The funding round was co-led by General Catalyst and Felicis Ventures, with major participation from Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, Accel, Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, and Next Coast Ventures. This broad syndicate illustrates strong investor belief in Fundamental’s approach to embedding AI deeply into revenue growth stacks and expanding its footprint into new industry verticals. The fresh capital will support scaling of its generative AI offerings, expansion of go-to-market teams, and deeper integration with leading CRM and business intelligence platforms.With this new financing, Fundamental aims to broaden its customer base, enhance its AI modules that power predictive models and automated insights, and strengthen enterprise partnerships in North America and Europe. The company’s suite of tools is increasingly seen as a competitive advantage for SaaS businesses seeking to automate growth functions and deliver real-time actionable intelligence across product, sales and marketing teams.
6 days ago|by Team S
Angitia Biopharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotech developing novel therapies for serious skeletal diseases, has raised $130 million in a Series D financing round its second megafundraise in just 14 months.The capital will support the advancement of the company’s pipeline of bone-building candidates including bispecific antibodies targeting key regulators of bone formation and resorption, with multiple programs progressing into Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical studies. This Series D round saw Frazier Life Sciences and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners co-lead the financing, bringing substantial institutional backing to Angitia’s musculoskeletal disease strategy. Participation also came from Ascenta Capital, BVF Partners, Logos Capital, RA Capital Management, and Wellington Management, alongside returning supporters such as Bain Capital Life Sciences, Elikon Venture, Janus Henderson Investors, 3H Health Investment, Hillhouse Investment, Legend Capital, Morningside Group, OrbiMed, TF Capital and Yonghua Capital. The funds will be applied to further clinical expansion of flagship programs, including a recombinant BMP-6 candidate and bispecifics designed to enhance bone mineral density and tackle conditions like osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfecta. Angitia’s pipeline is led by AGA111, currently in Phase 3 for spinal fusion patients, while AGA2118 and AGA2115 bispecific antibodies targeting sclerostin and DKK1 regulators of Wnt signaling are advancing through Phase 2 studies. The dual-target approach could offer significant improvements over existing osteoporosis treatments by both promoting bone formation and reducing bone loss.
6 days ago|by Team S
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