34 deals: Riplo leads UK agentic AI, Physical Intelligence $1B robotics,
Rebellions $400M chips
💰 34 new AI-related deals profiled below by category.
🇬🇧 London's Riplo raises €2.6M to build an agentic OS for consulting, led by Cherry Ventures.
🤖 Physical Intelligence to raise $1B for robots, pushing valuation beyond $11B.
💼 HR tech Vensure $450M from Stone Point to accelerate AI + acquisitions.
🇰🇷 Rebellions $400M pre-IPO, bringing total AI chip funding to $850M.
🏥 Health deals: Doctronic $40M, Centivax $37M flu vaccine, Lucida £8.7M prostate AI.
🛰️ Starcloud $170M to build a 5-gigawatt AI data center in orbit.
🤝 Sycamore $65M for agentic enterprise OS, led by ex-Atlassian CTO.
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Featured Deal
Riplo
🇬🇧
$2.808M
Riplo, a
London-based
startup,
has raised
€2.6
million
(£2.3
million)
in
pre-seed
funding to
develop an
agentic
operating
system for
consulting.
The
funding
round was
led by
Cherry
Ventures,
with
participation
from
notable
investors
including
the
founders
of
QuantumBlack
and senior
leaders
from
various
industries.
Riplo aims
to solve
inefficiencies
in
traditional
consulting
tools by
integrating
AI agents
directly
into
workflows,
enhancing
collaboration
and
decision-making.
The
company
plans to
use the
funding to
expand its
engineering
team and
deepen
partnerships.
Investors:
Cherry
Ventures,
founders
of
QuantumBlack
AI Chips
Rebellions
🇰🇷
$400M
Rebellions, an AI
inference
infrastructure
company, has
raised $400
million in a
pre-IPO funding
round led by Mirae
Asset Financial
Group and the
Korea National
Growth Fund. This
funding brings its
total to $850
million and values
the company at...
Investors: Mirae
Asset Financial
Group, Korea
National Growth
Fund
AI Hosting
Infrastructure
$170M
Starcloud Inc., a
startup aiming to
construct a
5-gigawatt
artificial
intelligence data
center in orbit,
has secured $170
million in
funding. The
capital was raised
in two tranches,
with Benchmark
leading the first
and co-leading the
second alongside
EQT. This...
Investors:
Benchmark, EQT
Scaleops
🌍
$130M
New York-based
ScaleOps raised
$130 million in a
Series C funding
round, led by
Insight Partners,
with participation
from Lightspeed
Venture Partners,
NFX, Glilot
Capital Partners,
and Picture
Capital. The
funding, which
brings total
investment to over
$210 million,
will...
Investors: Insight
Partners,
Lightspeed Venture
Partners, NFX,
Glilot Capital
Partners, Picture
Capital
$45M
Oran Development
Company, a New
York City-based
provider of
AI-native radio
access networks,
raised $45 million
in Series A
funding. The
investment aims to
expand operations
and development,
with key backers
including Booz
Allen, Cisco
Investments,
Nokia, and Nvidia.
Previous...
Investors: Booz
Allen, Cisco
Investments,
Nokia, Nvidia,
Phoenix Venture
Partners, Cerberus
Capital Management
AI Model
Ecosystems
Notch
🇺🇸
$30M
Notch has secured
$30 million in
Series A funding,
increasing its
total funding to
$45 million. The
round was led by
Headline, with
participation from
Lightspeed Venture
Partners, Jibe
Ventures,
Illuminate
Financial, and
Phoenix Insurance.
Notch's AI
platform addresses
challenges...
Investors:
Headline,
Lightspeed Venture
Partners, Jibe
Ventures,
Illuminate
Financial, Phoenix
Insurance
Undisclosed
Innovative Systems
Acquires Actifai
To Expand AI
Automation
Capabilities
Agent Development
$65M
Sycamore Labs, a
Palo Alto-based
startup led by
former Atlassian
CTO Sri Viswanath,
has raised $65
million in seed
funding to develop
an 'agentic
operating system'
for enterprises.
The funding round
was led by Coatue
and Lightspeed
Venture Partners,
addressing...
Investors: Coatue,
Lightspeed Venture
Partners
Aro Network
🇸🇬
$5M
Aro Network, a
Singapore-based
provider of an
agentic edge
network for
agentic AI
services, raised
$5 million in
strategic funding.
The round was led
by NoLimit
Holdings and an
undisclosed Asian
data center
operator. The
funds will be used
to...
Investors: NoLimit
Holdings
Cybersecurity
Midas
🌍
$50M
Midas, a platform
for composable
on-chain
investment
products, has
raised $50 million
in a Series A
funding round led
by RRE Ventures
and Creandum, with
participation from
several notable
investors. This
funding brings
Midas' total to
$58.75 million.
The platform...
Investors: RRE
Ventures, Creandum
Huskeys
🌍
$8M
Huskeys, an edge
security
management
company, has
raised $8 million
in seed funding to
tackle issues in
web application
security by
modernizing
outdated web
application
firewalls. The
funding aims to
enhance security
in increasingly
dynamic, AI-driven
environments.
Data Analysis
Sap
🇺🇸
Undisclosed
SAP is set to
acquire Reltio, a
master data
management and
data integration
specialist, to
enhance its
Business Data
Cloud (BDC) by
integrating
external data into
its AI platform.
This acquisition
aims to improve
data
interoperability
and support AI
development...
Undisclosed
Accesso Acquires
Dexibit To Launch
Cross Platform AI
Analytics Platform
For Visitor
Attractions
Education
Lemnis
🌍
Undisclosed
Lemnis, a public
charity, has
acquired Mainstay,
a developer of
AI-enabled student
support
technologies
utilized by over
200 colleges and
universities. This
acquisition will
transition
Mainstay from a
public benefit
corporation to a
nonprofit division
within Lemnis,
aiming to
enhance...
Energy
$112.5M
Capstone Green
Energy Holdings,
Inc. has secured a
$112.5 million
strategic
investment to
simplify its
capital structure,
strengthen its
balance sheet, and
accelerate growth
initiatives,
particularly in AI
data center energy
solutions.
Financial Services
& Wealth
Management
Worth
🇺🇸
$30M
Orlando-based
fintech company
Worth has raised
$30 million in a
Series A funding
round to enhance
its AI-powered
platform aimed at
modernizing the
onboarding and
underwriting
processes for
small and
medium-sized
businesses. The
investment will
help accelerate
the company's
development...
Qover
🇧🇪
$12M
Insurtech company
Qover has secured
a $12 million
growth capital
facility from CIBC
Innovation
Banking, raising
its total funding
to over $100
million since its
inception in 2016.
Qover aims to
simplify and make
insurance
accessible across
borders, currently
protecting...
Investors: CIBC
Zalos
🇺🇸
$3.6M
Zalos, a San
Francisco-based
developer of
computer agents
for finance
operations, has
raised $3.6
million in seed
funding to enhance
its platform that
automates
workflows across
fragmented
financial systems.
$1.62M
Copenhagen-based
Financial News
Systems (FNS) has
raised €1.5
million in a
pre-seed funding
round led by Ugly
Duckling Ventures.
The company aims
to enhance its
AI-powered
financial news and
data platform,
which provides
real-time insights
from financial
press releases
and...
Investors: Ugly
Duckling Ventures
Gaming
Sett
🇮🇱
$30M
Sett, a startup
focused on
artificial
intelligence for
the gaming
industry, has
secured $30
million in funding
to enhance product
development and
facilitate global
expansion. Founded
in 2022, Sett's
platform automates
content creation
and optimization
for mobile game
studios,
addressing...
HR
$450M
Vensure Employer
Solutions has
secured $450
million in senior
secured financing
led by Stone Point
Capital. This
funding will
enable the HR
technology and
workforce
solutions provider
to accelerate its
acquisition
strategy and
enhance its
artificial
intelligence
capabilities.
Investors: Stone
Point Capital
Health
Doctronic
🇺🇸
$40M
Doctronic has
raised $40 million
in a Series B
funding round
co-led by Abstract
and Lightspeed
Venture Partners,
with additional
participation from
Union Square
Ventures, Seven
Stars, Mantis, and
Tusk Ventures.
This funding, the
company's third
round in under
a...
Investors:
Abstract,
Lightspeed Venture
Partners, Union
Square Ventures,
Seven Stars,
Mantis, Tusk
Ventures
Centivax
🇺🇸
$37M
Centivax, a South
San
Francisco-based
developer of a
universal flu
vaccine, raised
$37 million in
funding. The round
was led by
Structure Fund,
with participation
from Meiji Seika
Pharma Co.,
Sigma's Group,
Kendall Capital
Partners, and
Stripe founders
Patrick and...
Investors:
Structure Fund,
Meiji Seika Pharma
Co., Sigma's
Group, Kendall
Capital Partners,
Patrick Collison,
John Collison
Valinor
🇺🇸
$25M
Valinor, a startup
focused on
integrating
private credit
with blockchain
technology, has
raised $25 million
in a seed round
led by Castle
Island Ventures,
with participation
from Susquehanna's
crypto arm and
others. The
funding aims to
enhance the
efficiency of...
Investors: Castle
Island Ventures,
Susquehanna
$10.875M
Cambridge-based
startup Lucida
Medical has raised
£8.7 million in a
funding round led
by IW Capital,
with participation
from Macmillan
Cancer Support.
The company has
developed an
AI-powered
diagnostic service
to assist
clinicians in
diagnosing
prostate cancer
from MRI scans,...
Investors: IW
Capital, Macmillan
Cancer Support
Industrials
Deeplify
🇩🇪
$2.16M
Deeplify, a
Bochum,
Germany-based
industrial AI
startup, secured
€2.0 million in a
pre-seed funding
round led by D11Z
Ventures, with
participation from
Vanagon Ventures,
Ewor, and a group
of angel
investors. The
funding will be
used to expand
operations,
enhance...
Investors: D11Z
Ventures, Vanagon
Ventures, Ewor
Legal &
Regulatory
Maguar
🇪🇸
Undisclosed
Maguar, a German
tech investor, has
acquired a
significant stake
in Globalsuite
Solutions, a
Spanish provider
of governance,
risk, and
compliance
software. This
investment aims to
accelerate
Globalsuite's
growth in the
evolving market of
integrated digital
platforms for risk
and...
Investors: Maguar
Other AI Category
Moda
🇺🇸
$7.5M
moda, a New
York-based AI
design platform,
has raised $7.5
million in seed
funding to provide
brand-aware design
automation for
professionals and
teams. The funding
round was led by
General Catalyst,
with participation
from Pear VC and
WndrCo, along
with...
Investors: General
Catalyst, Pear VC,
WndrCo
$4.32M
Nature Robots, an
Osnabrück-based
agtech startup,
has secured €4
million in seed
funding to scale
its modular
autonomy software
for agricultural
machinery. The
funding, supported
by Climentum
Capital, Bayern
Kapital, and
Planetary Impact
Ventures, aims to
address labor
shortages in...
Investors:
Climentum Capital,
Bayern Kapital,
Planetary Impact
Ventures
Productivity &
Personal
Assistants
Riplo
🇬🇧
$2.808M
Riplo, a
London-based
startup, has
raised €2.6
million (£2.3
million) in
pre-seed funding
to develop an
agentic operating
system for
consulting. The
funding round was
led by Cherry
Ventures, with
participation from
notable investors
including the
founders of
QuantumBlack
and...
Investors: Cherry
Ventures, founders
of QuantumBlack
Robotics
$1B
San
Francisco-based
Physical
Intelligence is in
discussions to
raise around $1
billion in
funding,
potentially
increasing its
valuation to over
$11 billion. The
funding round is
expected to
involve major
investors like
Founders Fund and
Lightspeed Venture
Partners, along
with...
Investors:
Founders Fund,
Lightspeed Venture
Partners, Thrive
Capital, Lux
Capital
Software
Development
Dash0
🇺🇸
$110M
New York-based
Dash0 has secured
a $110 million
Series B funding
round led by
London’s Balderton
Capital, achieving
a valuation of $1
billion. The
company aims to
enhance
observability in
cloud networks,
addressing
transparency and
pricing issues
that account
for...
Investors:
Balderton Capital,
DTCP Growth,
Accel, Cherry
Ventures
Supply Chain
Krane
🇺🇸
$9M
Krane, an
AI-native
construction
supply chain
management
platform, has
raised $9 million
in seed funding to
enhance its
product
capabilities and
boost enterprise
adoption. The
funding round was
co-led by
Glasswing Ventures
and Link Ventures,
with additional
participation from
Tunitas...
Investors:
Glasswing
Ventures, Link
Ventures, Tunitas
Ventures,
Rosecliff,
New-Normal
Ventures
Travel
Hamilton AI
🇺🇸
$7.5M
Hamilton AI Inc
has raised $7.5
million in a seed
funding round to
enhance its
AI-powered
execution platform
for private
aviation
operators. The
funding was led by
TTV Capital, with
participation from
several investors
including Bling
Capital and
Cambrian Ventures.
Investors: TTV
Capital, Bling
Capital, Cambrian
Ventures
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