Scapia valuation tops $500 million amid travel fintech growth
Scapia, an Indian travel-fintech startup, raised $63 million at a valuation of more than $500 million, doubling its worth in just over a year.
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802 storiesBiotech startup Imperagen raises £5M for enzyme engineering AI
British biotech startup Imperagen raised a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures to build AI models and quantum-physics simulations for faster enzyme engineering.
Clouted raises $7 million to automate short-form video distribution
Manila-based Clouted raised a $7 million seed round to build infrastructure that automates distribution strategy and logistics for short-form video content.
OpenAI offers $2 million in AI tokens to Y Combinator startups
OpenAI is offering $2 million in AI tokens to every startup in the current Y Combinator class in exchange for equity, structured as an uncapped SAFE.
Exa Labs raises $250 million to challenge AI search incumbents
Exa Labs raised $250 million at a $2.2 billion valuation, joining a wave of startups competing against Google and ChatGPT in the AI search market.
NanoCo raises $12M seed round after rejecting acquisition offers
NanoCo raised an oversubscribed $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners after declining a roughly $20 million acquisition offer to focus on commercializing its AI platform.
Quartermaster raises $43 million to build a maritime sensor network
Quartermaster raised $43 million in a Series A round to scale its SmartMast sensor network, which aims to provide more reliable maritime intelligence than the current AIS standard.
Mach Industries acquires Exquadrum for $50 million
Defense startup Mach Industries acquired solid rocket motor maker Exquadrum in a $50 million deal to vertically integrate its supply chain for critical defense components.
Ocean emerges from stealth with $28M to fight AI-powered phishing
Ocean has emerged from stealth with $28 million in funding to deploy an agentic email security platform designed to counter the increased scale of AI-powered phishing attacks.
Status AI secures $17M to turn social media into interactive worlds
Status AI raised $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding to build a gamified social media platform focused on interactive, user-generated entertainment.
Stilta raises $10.5M to automate patent litigation research
Stilta raised a $10.5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz to automate research and analytical work for patent litigation.
Anthropic buys Stainless, will wind down competitor access
Anthropic has acquired New York-based dev tools startup Stainless in a deal reportedly valued at more than $300 million, planning to wind down the startup's hosted products.
Kin Health raises $9 million to build patient-facing AI notetaker
Kin Health raised $9 million in seed funding to build a patient-facing AI notetaker that aims to operate independently of specific electronic health record systems.
LetinAR raises $18.5 million to scale AI glasses optics
South Korean startup LetinAR secured $18.5 million to scale its optical module technology for AI glasses, with a planned IPO in 2027.
Nectar Social secures $30M to automate brand social and commerce
Nectar Social raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund to scale its agentic operating system.
RJ Scaringe raises more than $12.3 billion across three startups
RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12.3 billion across three startups, with investors continuing to back his ventures despite broader market headwinds in the electric vehicle (EV) sector.
Meridian Ventures raises $35 million for enterprise tech startups
Meridian Ventures has raised a $35 million fund to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage enterprise technology companies across the United States.
Rapido raises $240 million at $3 billion valuation
Indian ride-hailing startup Rapido raised $240 million at a $3 billion valuation, part of a larger $730 million financing round to expand its market presence.
Atech raises $800,000 to bring 'vibe coding' to hardware
Danish startup Atech has raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding to apply "vibe coding" AI tools to the hardware prototyping process.
Recursive Superintelligence emerges with $650 million funding
Recursive Superintelligence has emerged from stealth with $650 million to develop recursively self-improving AI models, with plans that may see it ship products in quarters, not years.