Humanoid robot startups 2026 funding ranking led by Figure AI
Dealroom says humanoid robotics startups have raised $8.6B in 2026, with Figure AI, NEURA and Physical Intelligence leading fundin...
By Marcus Adeyemi 4 weeks agoStartups Editor
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Marcus tracks companies from seed to scale: launches, pivots, shutdowns, and the operating decisions in between.
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TidalSense funding reaches $19M for AI lung disease test rollout
TidalSense raised $19 million to expand its AI-assisted COPD diagnostic test across the NHS, Europe and eventually the US.
By Marcus Adeyemi 4 weeks ago
TidalSense funding reaches $19M for handheld COPD diagnostic device
TidalSense raised $19 million to expand its CE-marked COPD diagnostic across the NHS, Europe and the US, with no valuation disclos...
By Marcus Adeyemi 4 weeks ago
Passionfroot raises $15 million Series A led by Insight Partners
The Berlin B2B creator marketing startup says the round brings total funding above $21 million as CEO Jen Phan relocates to New Yo...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
AMD ties $5 billion Anthropic investment to Helios deployment
AMD’s milestone-based Anthropic deal and a Microsoft Azure win put its unreleased Helios AI system in front of two major compute b...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Sifted buys Onstage to extend its events business into demo days
Sifted made its first acquisition, adding Onstage’s Demo Day and Deploy events; financial terms were not disclosed.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Revolut reaches $115 billion valuation in secondary share sale
Bloomberg reported Revolut shares were priced at $2,017, lifting CEO Nik Storonsky’s paper stake above $36 billion.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Billion-dollar startup rounds now dominate 2026 venture funding
Crunchbase data shows rounds of $1 billion or more have taken 60% of global startup capital this year, with U.S. totals even more...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Yope raises $12.3 million to push private photo sharing
Northzone’s Pär-Jörgen Pärson led the London app’s pre-Series A as Yope pitches private memory storage as a wedge against Snapchat...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
AI-written CVs push recruiters toward competency screening
WorkMotion and Synmatch AI argue AI hiring demand is exposing the limits of keyword-based CV screening and local talent searches.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Clipway closes $6.4 billion debut secondaries fund
The London firm, founded by three former Ardian executives, raised 60% above target for its first secondaries vehicle.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Genius AI raises $44 million at $1.15 billion valuation
The former GlossGenius says it is moving beyond beauty and wellness software into AI tools for in-person service businesses.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago