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Databricks dominates headlines with massive $7B capital injection, at $134B valuation as it doubles down on AI-native database infrastructure.
UK ecosystem also saw multiple specialist AI deals, with Stanhope AI securing $8 million to pioneer "Active Inference" models that allow robots to learn on the fly like a human brain, alongside Toyo securing $4 million to build "OpenClaw for founders" and Klaris raising $1 million to automate notoriously complex medtech regulatory pipelines. Further north, Liverpool’s Made with Intent landed £2.4 million to bring a "Moneyball approach" to ecommerce, using real-time intent signals to help major brands like Hotel Chocolat move beyond basic conversion metrics.
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💪 Mid-Fundings - 8
🚀 Smaller Fundings - 31
AI Databases
Surrealdb
🇬🇧 ($23M) - London-based SurrealDB has
raised an additional $23 million in Series A
funding, bringing the total round to $38
million. The investment, led by Chalfen
Ventures and Begin Capital alongside
existing investors, aims to enhance
SurrealDB's multi-model, AI-native database
designed for...
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Chalfen Ventures, Begin Capital
AI Hosting Infrastructure
Neysa
🇮🇳 ($1200M) - Blackstone and co-investors
have committed to a $1.2 billion investment
in Neysa to enhance AI infrastructure in
India. This funding aims to accelerate the
development of essential AI capabilities in
the region.
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Blackstone
Lightworks
🇨🇦 ($12M) - Lightworks, a Toronto,
Canada-based company specializing in AI
control systems and infrastructure, raised
up to $12 million in funding led by Round13
Capital. The funds will support the launch
of its flagship AI services and accelerate
growth, under the leadership...
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Round13 Capital
AI Model Ecosystems
Databricks
🇺🇸 ($7000M) - Databricks, a San
Francisco-based data and AI company, has
secured over $7 billion in Series L
investments, which includes approximately $5
billion in equity financing at a valuation
of $134 billion and around $2 billion in
additional debt capacity. JPMorgan...
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JPMorgan Chase
Manufact
🇺🇸 ($6.3M) - Manufact, an infrastructure
platform for AI agents, has raised $6.3
million in seed funding to enhance its
development and expand its team in response
to increasing global developer demand. The
funding round was led by Peak XV, with
contributions from...
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Peak XV, Liquid 2 Ventures, Ritual
Capital, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator
Overmind 🇬🇧 ($2.5M) - Overmind, a London-based startup, has raised £2 million in a seed round to develop a 'supervision layer' for AI agents, aiming to enhance the safe deployment of agentic AI in production environments. The funding will support their mission to address... Read more
AI Research
Ricursive Intelligence
🌍 ($335M) - Ricursive Intelligence,
co-founded by Anna Goldie and Azalia
Mirhoseini, raised $300 million in a Series
A funding round at a $4 billion valuation,
following a $35 million seed round. The
company, which focuses on AI tools for chip
design rather...
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Lightspeed, Sequoia, Nvidia
Stanhope AI
🇬🇧 ($8M) - Stanhope AI, a London-based deep
tech artificial intelligence company, has
raised $8 million in seed funding to develop
its brain-inspired 'real world model' that
operates in dynamic physical environments,
overcoming the limitations of large language
models. The funding round was...
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Frontline Ventures, Paladin Capital
Group, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, UCL
Technology Fund, MMC Ventures
Cybersecurity
Backslash Security
🇮🇱 ($19M) - Backslash Security has raised
$19 million in Series A funding to tackle
security risks associated with AI-native
software development. The funding round was
led by Kompas VC, with participation from
Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, and existing
investors StageOne Ventures and...
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Kompas VC, Maniv, Artofin Venture
Capital, StageOne Ventures, First Rays
Capital
Bearing
🇺🇸 ($4.5M) - Bearing, a physical security
operations software company, has secured an
oversubscribed $4.5 million seed round to
enhance team growth and accelerate product
development focused on automating physical
security workflows using ServiceNow AI
agents. The funding round was led by
AZ-VC,...
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AZ-VC, High Alpha, PHX Ventures,
Lightbank
Servicenow 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - ServiceNow, led by CEO Bill McDermott, reported fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations, with subscription revenue of $3.47 billion, up 21% year-over-year. The company raised its 2026 subscription revenue guidance to between $15.53 billion and $15.57 billion. McDermott emphasized... Read more
Keycard 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - Keycard, an identity and access platform for AI agents, has acquired anchor.dev to enhance its platform for governing coding agents. This acquisition aims to eliminate tradeoffs between autonomy, capability, and security. The anchor.dev team specializes in automatic certificate issuance and... Read more Find careers
Defense & Security
Shield AI
🇺🇸 ($1000M) - San Diego-based Shield AI is
in discussions to raise up to $1 billion,
potentially doubling its valuation to $12
billion. The company, founded in 2015,
develops autonomous systems for military
operations, including drones and aircraft
that operate without GPS. Key...
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Andreessen Horowitz, L3Harris
Technologies
The Fourth Law
🌍 (Undisclosed) - The Fourth Law (TFL), a
Kyiv-based defense technology company, has
secured funding from US public safety
technology firm Axon. TFL develops AI and
robotics solutions for defense and public
safety, including autonomous applications
and fleet management systems. Their
technology operates...
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Axon
Energy
Forgent+Power+Solutions 🇺🇸 ($8000M) - Forgent Power Solutions, formed from the merger of four legacy companies, went public in February with a market cap nearing $8 billion. The company addresses the growing demand for electrical distribution in data centers, power grids, and industrial sectors, particularly... Read more Find careers
Fyld
🌍 ($41M) - Fyld has raised $41 million in a
Series B funding round to enhance its
AI-powered frontline intelligence platform
aimed at infrastructure operators managing
high-risk fieldwork in sectors like energy,
construction, and water. The round was led
by Energy Impact Partners...
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Energy Impact Partners LP, Partech
Alva Energy
🇺🇸 ($33M) - Alva Energy has secured $33
million in Series A funding led by
Playground Global. The Cambridge,
Massachusetts-based startup aims to enhance
power output from the existing U.S. nuclear
reactor fleet to address the increasing
electricity demand from AI data centers...
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Playground Global
C2i
🇮🇳 ($15M) - C2i Semiconductors, an Indian
startup, has raised $15 million in a Series
A funding round led by Peak XV Partners,
bringing its total funding to $19 million.
The company aims to address the energy
inefficiencies in AI data centers, which...
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Peak XV Partners
Zeitview 🌍 (Undisclosed) - Zeitview, an AI-driven asset intelligence company, has acquired Insight M, a methane detection and analytics firm, to enhance its offerings in the oil and gas sector. This acquisition allows Zeitview to expand its infrastructure solutions across energy generation, distribution, and... Read more Find careers
Financial Services & Wealth Management
Uptiq
🇺🇸 ($25M) - Uptiq, an AI platform tailored
for credit unions, has secured a strategic
investment from Curql as part of its $25
million Series B financing. This investment
underscores Curql's belief in Uptiq's
capacity to provide production-ready AI
solutions that enhance lending,...
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Curql
Meridian
🌍 ($17M) - Meridian, an AI startup focused
on automating repetitive financial modeling
workflows, has raised $17 million in a seed
funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz
and The General Partnership. Additional
investors include QED Investors, FPV
Ventures, and Litquidity. This funding
aims...
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Andreessen Horowitz, The General
Partnership, QED Investors, FPV Ventures,
Litquidity
Scyai
🇨🇭 ($2.16M) - Zurich-based startup scyai has
secured a €2 million pre-seed funding round,
led by aenu and co-led by pt1, with
contributions from notable investors
including David Helgason and others. The
company addresses the critical issue of
climate risk for manufacturers and...
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aenu, pt1, David Helgason
Gaming
Runway 🇺🇸 ($315M) - Runway, an AI video generation and world modeling company, has raised $315 million in a Series E funding round. This funding aims to accelerate the development of next-generation world models and expand its product capabilities across various industries. Read more Find careers
General Enterprise Workflows
Contents
🇮🇹 ($7M) - Contents, a Milan-based AI work
execution platform, has secured a $7 million
Series B extension led by Qatar Development
Bank, with participation from Alkemia
Capital. This investment increases the
company's total funding to $25 million and
highlights the collaboration between...
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Qatar Development Bank, Alkemia
Capital
Health
Tozaro
🇬🇧 ($7.452M) - Tozaro, a Bedford-based
biotech company, has secured €6.9 million
(£6 million) in funding led by Mercia
Ventures. The funding will help Tozaro
advance its smart polymer technology, which
aims to reduce costs and improve access to
life-saving cell and gene...
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Mercia Ventures
Linda AI
🇮🇪 ($2.808M) - Linda AI, a healthtech
startup based in Dublin, Ireland, raised
€2.6 million in pre-seed funding led by 6
Degrees Capital. The funds will be used to
expand the senior sales and engineering
teams and further develop AI-powered voice
agents for...
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6 Degrees Capital
Wisdom
🌍 ($1.3M) - Wisdom has secured over $1.3
million in pre-seed financing to enhance its
smart home platform aimed at helping older
adults live safely and independently. The
funding includes a $315,000 social-impact
investment from the Richard King Mellon
Foundation and $925,000 from...
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Richard King Mellon Foundation
Medpal 🇬🇧 ($5.625E-5M) - Medpal AI plc has acquired the assets of Universal Pharmacy for £45,000, entering the online pharmacy market and tripling its robotic warehouse footprint. The acquisition includes leasehold property, goodwill, and equipment, enabling Medpal to operate a 24/7 facility capable of... Read more
Legal & Regulatory
Legora
🇸🇪 ($6000M) - Legora, a legal AI company
founded in 2023, is in discussions for a
funding round that could triple its
valuation to $6 billion, up from $1.8
billion after a previous $150 million raise.
The company, backed by investors like
Bessemer...
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Bessemer Venture Partners, Y
Combinator
Klaris
🇬🇧 ($1M) - Klaris, a London-based AI-powered
medtech startup, has raised $1 million to
support its automated regulatory compliance
platform for medical device companies. The
funding aims to address the challenge of
securing regulatory approval, as 69% of
devices are rejected on their...
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Meridian Health Ventures, Antler, Vento
Ventures
Doctrine 🇪🇸 (Undisclosed) - Doctrine, a Paris, France-based legal AI company, acquired Maite.ai, a Barcelona, Spain-based provider of a legal AI platform. The acquisition will facilitate Doctrine's entry into the Spanish market and expand its customer base to 27,000 legal professionals across multiple countries... Read more
Other AI Category
Mea Platform
🌍 ($50M) - mea Platform, an AI-native
insurance technology company, has raised $50
million in a minority growth equity
investment from SEP. Founded in 2021, the
company aims to improve insurance operations
by automating processes and reducing costs,
addressing the manual nature of...
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SEP
Hauler Hero
🇺🇸 ($16M) - Hauler Hero, an AI-powered
operating system for waste management
companies, has raised $16 million in Series
A funding led by Frontier Growth, with
participation from Disruptive Founders Fund,
Somersault Ventures, and several waste
industry executives. The New York-based
company plans...
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Frontier Growth, Disruptive Founders
Fund, Somersault Ventures
Fly Flyte 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - VTak has acquired a 19.98% equity stake in Flyte, an FAA-certified regional aviation operator, for an undisclosed amount. This strategic minority investment allows VTak to gain exposure to a revenue-generating business that utilizes AI-enabled operations and a fleet of Cirrus... Read more
Productivity & Personal Assistants
Mistral AI 🇫🇷 ($1296M) - Mistral AI has partnered with Swedish data center developer Ecodatacenter to invest €1.2 billion in building an AI-focused data center in Borlänge, Sweden. This investment aims to enhance Europe's digital infrastructure and localized AI capabilities. Read more Find careers
Blockbrain
🇩🇪 ($18.9M) - Stuttgart-based modular AI
platform Blockbrain has raised €17.5 million
in Series A funding to enhance its
responsible AI agents aimed at preventing
knowledge loss and boosting enterprise
productivity. The funding round was led by
Alstin Capital and 13books Capital, with...
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Alstin Capital, 13books Capital, Harting
Family Foundation, Giesecke+Devrient
Ventures, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Ventures
Toyo
🇬🇧 ($3.888M) - London-based startup Toyo has
raised €3.6 million ($4.3 million) in a seed
round led by Frontline Ventures, Inovia
Capital, and Tiny Supercomputer. The funding
will support product development and expand
its secure infrastructure. Toyo aims to
simplify business operations for...
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Frontline Ventures, Inovia Capital, Tiny
Supercomputer
Research & Financial Analysis
Model ML 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - Model ML, a NYC-based AI workflow builder for financial services, has acquired Captide, a London-based provider of a financial data layer service. The deal amount was not disclosed, but the acquisition aims to enhance Model ML's offerings by transforming global... Read more Find careers
Robotics
Apptronik
🇺🇸 ($520M) - Austin, Texas-based Apptronik
has secured a $520 million extended Series A
funding round, bringing its total to $935
million. The investment aims to enhance
production of its AI-powered humanoid robot,
Apollo, designed for use in factories and
critical industries. Key...
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B Capital, Google, AT&T
Ventures
Sitegeist
🇩🇪 ($4.32M) - Sitegeist, a Munich-based
construction robotics startup, has raised €4
million in a pre-seed funding round. The
investment will help the company expand its
team and deploy AI-powered robots to address
capacity constraints in concrete renovation.
The funding was co-led by...
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B2venture, OpenOcean
Sales and Marketing
Monaco
🌍 ($35M) - Monaco has officially launched
as an AI-native sales platform aimed at
accelerating revenue growth for early-stage
startups. The company has raised over $35
million in total funding, including a Series
A round led by Founders Fund, and is now
entering...
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Founders Fund
Made With Intent
🇬🇧 ($3M) - Made with Intent, a
Liverpool-based startup founded in 2023, has
raised £2.4 million to enhance ecommerce
through an AI-powered model that provides
real-time customer insights. This model
analyzes onsite signals to predict user
intent, helping brands like Hotel Chocolat
and...
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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II,
PXN Ventures
Software Development
Pinewood Technologies Group Plc
🇬🇧 ($718.75M) - Pinewood Technologies Group
PLC, a Birmingham-based tech provider for
car dealerships, saw its shares drop 33%
after a £575 million private equity takeover
by US-based Apax Partners fell through. Apax
cited challenging market conditions and
declining software valuations as reasons...
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Apax Partners
Venture Capital Companies
Karmel Capital 🇺🇸 ($170M) - Karmel Capital Management has successfully closed its latest opportunity fund, raising approximately $170 million in total capital commitments. This marks the largest fundraising effort to date for the San Diego-based alternative investment management firm, which focuses on AI strategies. Read more
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