Arrakis exits stealth with $38 million for industrial AI agents
Blossom led the London startup’s $30 million Series A, with Accel and operator angels joining a push into AI for industrial operat...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month agoStartups Editor
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Glow exits stealth with $180 million for AI endpoint security
The Tel Aviv and Palo Alto startup is valued at $1.2 billion, with backers including Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks and Redpoint.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Even Healthcare seeks $50 million at $300 million valuation
The Bengaluru startup is pursuing an integrated insurance, primary care and hospital model, while losses widened to ₹90.2 crore in...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
microagi taps Google Cloud and NVIDIA after $55 million seed round
The Munich robotics AI startup will use Google Cloud and NVIDIA Blackwell systems to train and deploy task-specific models for ent...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Augustus raises $180 million to build a US-chartered dollar clearing bank
Tiger Global led the Series B at a $1 billion valuation as Augustus awaits final OCC approval for a national bank charter.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
ETG acquires Lightning Reach to expand public-sector software portfolio
The deal price was not disclosed; Lightning Reach says its platform has helped 300,000 people access more than £25 million in supp...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Groove Capital reaches 100 startup investments from Minneapolis base
The firm says its angel network and venture fund model has backed 100 startups as it looks beyond Minnesota for early-stage market...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Samsung weighs €1B Mistral stake at reported €20B valuation
Financial Times says Samsung may invest about €1 billion in Mistral as the Korean group organizes its robotics work and looks beyo...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Ossprey raises $2.65M pre-seed for open-source malware detection
Episode 1 Ventures led the UK startup’s pre-seed round, with Osney Capital and Octopus Ventures also investing.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Omio raises $10 million to expand travel booking in Japan and Southeast Asia
Granite-Integral backed the Berlin travel platform as Omio builds out regional transport partnerships and an AI hub in Singapore.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Certifier tops 2026 list of Parchment alternatives for training firms
A review of 15 credentialing platforms points training providers toward lower-cost badge tools with published pricing and automati...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Cascade raises $3.5M to find construction projects before RFPs
Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun led the seed round for Cascade, which uses AI to flag early construction project signals for AEC firm...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago