📈 End of week momentum : While major tech stocks ended the week up as the US markets digest the Supreme Court tariffs ruling, VCs also kept the private markets going with 25 AI-related deals tracked - see below by category.
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💪 Mid-Fundings - 7
🚀 Smaller Fundings - 13
AI Chips
Nvidia 🇺🇸 ($30B) - Nvidia is reportedly to invest $30B in OpenAI, seeking a significant ownership stake in the Gen AI pioneer at $730B valuation. After a widely publicised and complex $100B infrastructure deal collapsed earlier this month, the world’s most valuable chipmaker has... Read more Find careers
Taalas
🇨🇦 ($169M) - Toronto-based start-up Taalas has
raised $169 million to develop customised AI
chips that offer faster and cheaper solutions
compared to traditional AI hardware. The total
investment in the company is $219 million,
with key funding from Quiet Capital and
Fidelity....
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Quiet Capital, Fidelity
AI Hosting Infrastructure
Rapidata
🇨🇭 ($8.5M) - Rapidata, a Zurich-based AI
infrastructure startup, has raised $8.5
million in seed funding led by Canaan Partners
and IA Ventures, with participation from
Acequia Capital and Blueyard. The funding will
help scale its global human data network to
meet the...
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Canaan Partners, IA Ventures, Acequia
Capital, Blueyard
AI Model Ecosystems
Origen
🌍 ($50M) - Origen, an Abu Dhabi-based AI tech
company, secured a $50 million strategic
investment from Bluefive Capital. The funding
will be used to accelerate product
development, expand the team, and enhance
strategic partnerships. Founded in 2025,
Origen focuses on integrating artificial...
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Bluefive Capital
Accounting
Onshore
🇺🇸 ($31M) - Onshore, a New York City-based
provider of an AI-powered tax platform, raised
$31 million in Series B funding led by FPV
Ventures, with participation from Vertex
Ventures, ADP Ventures, Y Combinator, and
Restive Ventures. This funding round brings
the total...
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FPV Ventures, Vertex Ventures, ADP
Ventures, Y Combinator, Restive
Ventures
Cybersecurity
Cogent Security
🇺🇸 ($42M) - Cogent Security, an AI-driven
cybersecurity platform, has raised $42 million
in Series A funding to enhance the development
of autonomous AI agents that assist
enterprises in quickly remediating
vulnerabilities. The funding round was led by
Bain Capital Ventures, with participation...
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Bain Capital Ventures, Greylock Partners,
Definition
Data Analysis
Otr Solutions 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - Otr Solutions, a logistics-focused financial technology provider, has acquired Peruse Technology, an AI-powered document audit automation platform aimed at enhancing fraud prevention and processing efficiency in the transportation and logistics sector. The deal strengthens Otr Solutions' capabilities in the industry. Read more Find careers
Synvert
🇯🇵 (Undisclosed) - Hitachi, Ltd., a
Tokyo-based provider of social infrastructure
and digital systems, has acquired Synvert, a
data and AI consulting services provider based
in Münster, Germany. The acquisition,
facilitated by Maxburg, a private equity fund,
is expected to close in the...
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Maxburg
Defense & Security
Code Metal
🇺🇸 ($125M) - Code Metal, a Boston-based
software company, has raised $125 million in a
Series B funding round, achieving a valuation
of $1.25 billion. The funding, led by
Salesforce Ventures with participation from
several investors, aims to address the gap
between fast...
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Salesforce Ventures
Evaluation & Observability
Selector
🇺🇸 ($32M) - Selector, an AI-powered
observability and network intelligence
platform, has raised $32 million in a funding
round led by AVP, increasing its valuation to
$375 million. The funding aims to enhance AI
innovation, product development, global
expansion, and customer success initiatives.
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AVP
Financial Services & Wealth Management
Kiavi 🇺🇸 ($350M) - Kiavi, a leading AI-powered non-bank lending platform for residential real estate investors, has closed a $350 million rated securitization of residential transition loans. The deal was 5x oversubscribed, attracting significant interest from institutional investors, including seven first-time participants. This transaction... Read more Find careers
Jump
🇺🇸 ($80M) - Jump, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based
provider of AI solutions for financial
advisors, raised $80 million in Series B
funding. The round was led by Insight
Partners, with participation from new
investors including F-Prime, Allianz Life
Ventures, TIAA Ventures, and...
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Insight Partners, F-Prime, Allianz Life
Ventures, TIAA Ventures
General Enterprise Workflows
Pepper
🇺🇸 ($50M) - Pepper, an end-to-end technology
platform for independent food distributors,
has raised $50 million in Series C funding led
by Lead Edge Capital. The funding aims to
enhance product innovation and AI
capabilities, addressing the fragmented
technology in food distribution. Pepper...
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Lead Edge Capital
Procurement Sciences 🌍 (Undisclosed) - Procurement Sciences has acquired Rogue AI, an innovator in proposal and workflow automation for government contractors, to enhance its AI growth platform. This acquisition aims to address critical pain points in government contracting operations, including proposal development and compliance automation.... Read more Find careers
Health
Ten63 Therapeutics
🌍 ($45M) - ten63 therapeutics has secured
strategic investment from Chugai Venture Fund
and the Gates Foundation, raising its total
funding to over $45 million. This funding will
aid in the development of its proprietary
Beyond platform, which is the first large
quantum...
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Chugai Venture Fund, Gates Foundation
Hemi Health
🌍 ($4.32M) - Frederiksberg-based healthtech
startup Hemi Health has raised €4 million in
seed funding to support its international
expansion, starting with the Netherlands. The
funding round was led by Denmark’s Export and
Investment Fund (EIFO) and Swiss Health
Ventures, with participation from...
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Export and Investment Fund (EIFO), Swiss
Health Ventures
Spendrule
🌍 ($2M) - SpendRule, a Dallas, Texas-based
startup, has raised $2 million to develop a
contract intelligence platform aimed at
preventing overpayments in hospital finance,
particularly for purchased services lacking
clear receipts. The funding round was led by
Abundant Venture Partners, with
participation...
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MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Zeal Capital
Partners, Abundant Venture Partners
Pontiro
🇬🇧 ($0.4M) - Pontiro, a healthtech company,
has raised £357,500 in a funding round led by
SFC Capital, with participation from Plug and
Play Ventures and the British Business Bank.
The funding addresses the bottleneck in
healthcare AI by enabling safe and
compliant...
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SFC Capital, Plug and Play Ventures,
British Business Bank
Legal & Regulatory
Qumis
🇺🇸 ($4.3M) - Qumis, a Chicago-based provider
of an attorney-trained AI platform for
commercial insurance coverage intelligence,
raised $4.3 million in seed funding. The round
was led by MTech Capital, with participation
from American Family Ventures and prior
investors, bringing the total funding...
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MTech Capital, American Family
Ventures
Other AI Category
Kilter
🌍 ($7.02M) - Kilter, a Norwegian agtech
startup, has raised €6.5 million in funding,
led by Kubota Corporation and supported by
various investors including SBG Invest and
Nufarm. The investment aims to enhance
Kilter's autonomous precision weeding
solutions, addressing labor shortages and
reducing...
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Kubota Corporation, SBG Invest,
Nufarm
Recruitment
Giggle
🌍 (Undisclosed) - Budapest-based Giggle, a
staffing platform connecting blue-collar
workers with shift-based jobs, has secured an
undisclosed funding round led by Oxo Labs and
Catalyst NXT Ventures. The platform addresses
labor shortages in hospitality, retail, and
logistics by allowing employers to post...
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Oxo Labs, Catalyst NXT Ventures
Software Development
Adronite 🇺🇸 ($5M) - Adronite Inc. has raised $5 million in early-stage funding to enhance its AI codebase intelligence platform for software engineering. The platform aims to analyze codebases of any size, providing valuable insights and intelligence, distinguishing itself from traditional tools. The funding... Read more
Travel
Odynn
🇺🇸 ($9.5M) - Odynn, a New York City-based
provider of an AI-powered platform for banks
and fintechs to create personalized travel and
loyalty programs, raised $9.5 million in seed
funding. The round was led by Bonfire Ventures
and Fiat Ventures, with the funds...
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Bonfire Ventures, Fiat Ventures
Venture Capital Companies
Peak Xv 🇮🇳 ($1.3B) - Peak XV has raised $1.3 billion for its India and Asia-focused funds, aiming to enhance its investments in artificial intelligence and cross-border opportunities. The firm, which manages over $10 billion in assets, plans to allocate most of this capital to... Read more Find careers
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