Startup Fundraising

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June 13, 2026AI-Native Startups Keep Pulling Big Early Checks — June 13, 2026
Hypha’s $50 million seed round anchors a fresh wave of AI-native startup financing, with PhoenixAI, Coram AI and Equal AI adding sizable Series B rounds as investors keep backing workflow infrastructure from finance to databases, security and consumer calls.
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Hypha Raises $50M Seed to Build AI‑Native Asset Platform — FinanceInsyte
Hypha Raises $50M Seed to Build AI‑Native Asset Platform
Hypha, an AI‑native asset intelligence platform, announced a $50 million seed round as it emerges from stealth. The funding, led by TriEdge Investments and backed by a range of investors from banking services to private equity, is intended to expand engineering, go‑to‑market, design, marketing and R&D operations, including a new presence…
PhoenixAI Raises $80M Series B Funding Led by Sky9 Capital — Startuprise io
PhoenixAI Raises $80M Series B Funding Led by Sky9 Capital
# PhoenixAI Raises $80M Series B Funding Led by Sky9 Capital
Jun 12, 2026 | By Startuprise io
PhoenixAI (fka CelerData), a Menlo Park, CA-based company developing an agentic AI database, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Sky9 Capital.
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Coram AI Raises $35 Million Series B to Accelerate the Future of AI-Native Physical Security — Business Wire
# Coram AI Raises $35 Million Series B to Accelerate the Future of AI-Native Physical Security
Published: 2026-06-11T11:31:00+00:00
Source: businesswire.com (businesswire.com)
Language: en
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Coram AI Raises $35 Million Series B to Accelerate the Future of AI-Native Physical Security
Jun 11, 2026 7:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
# Coram AI Raises $35 Million Series B to Accelerate the…
Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don't have to | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
# Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don't have to | TechCrunch
Author: Ivan Mehta
Published: 2026-06-12T04:30:00+00:00
Source: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Language: en
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Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don't have to | TechCrunch
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# Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don’t have to
9:30 PM PDT · June 11, 2026
In India,…
Holocene closes Southern Africa's first dedicated climate-tech fund - Disrupt Africa — Disrupt Africa
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VC firm Holocene has announced the final close of Holocene Ventures Fund I (HVF1), Southern Africa’s first dedicated high-growth climate tech fund.
Holocene targets promising, local founders at the earliest stages, but who lack capital and hands-on operational support…
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June 12, 2026Bezos’s $12B Prometheus Round Sets the AI-Hardtech Pace — June 12, 2026
Prometheus raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation to automate physical-world engineering, setting the tone for a fundraising day dominated by AI infrastructure, robotics, and hard-tech energy bets.
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Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
# Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world | TechCrunch
Author: Marina Temkin
Published: 2026-06-12T01:04:38+00:00
Source: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Language: en
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Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world | TechCrunch
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# Jeff…
Data center infrastructure startup TensorWave raises $350M to help break Nvidia's AI chip monopoly - SiliconANGLE — SiliconANGLE
Data center infrastructure startup TensorWave raises $350M to help break Nvidia's AI chip monopoly - SiliconANGLE
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### Data center infrastructure startup TensorWave raises $350M to help break Nvidia’s AI chip monopoly
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Cloud-based artificial intelligence infrastructure startup TensorWave Inc. said today it has closed on a bumper $350 million…
Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn't specialize in anything | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
# Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn't specialize in anything | TechCrunch
Author: Anna Heim
Published: 2026-06-12T01:48:07+00:00
Source: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Language: en
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Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn't specialize in anything | TechCrunch
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# Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot…
Current Secures $80 Million Series E at $1.5 Billion Valuation Following Third Consecutive Year of 70%+ Growth — PR Newswire
Current Secures $80 Million Series E at $1.5 Billion Valuation Following Third Consecutive Year of 70%+ Growth Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
Record growth, expanding product adoption, and strong unit economics position Current for profitability in 2026
NEW YORK, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Current, the consumer fintech platform helping everyday Americans improve their financial…
Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source | TechCrunch
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# Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source
7:00 AM PDT · June 11, 2026
After you’ve worked on rockets that find their way to outer space, it can be hard to come up with a second act. For SpaceX alumni Andrew Redd, it meant looking…
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June 11, 2026Physical AI Mega-Rounds Crash the VC Tape — June 11, 2026
NEURA Robotics’ up-to-$1.4 billion Series C anchors a surge of huge AI startup financings, with Cyera at $12 billion, Standard Bots hitting unicorn status, and vertical AI rounds pushing deeper into finance and legal workflows.
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NEURA Robotics Announces Record Series C of up to $1.4 Billion to Accelerate the World’s Leading Physical AI Platform | Morningstar — Morningstar
NEURA Robotics Announces Record Series C of up to $1.4 Billion to Accelerate the World’s Leading Physical AI Platform | Morningstar
NEURA Robotics Announces Record Series C of up to $1.4 Billion to Accelerate the World’s Leading Physical AI Platform
- Landmark investment drives NEURA's open ecosystem, where humanoid and cognitive robots share intelligence and capabilities at scale
- Backing…
Cyera raises $600M at $12B valuation amid flurry of cybersecurity investments - SiliconANGLE — SiliconANGLE
Cyera raises $600M at $12B valuation amid flurry of cybersecurity investments - SiliconANGLE
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### Cyera raises $600M at $12B valuation amid flurry of cybersecurity investments
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Cyera Ltd., a startup that helps organizations track and secure their data assets, has raised $600 million from investors at a $12 billion valuation.
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Standard Bots raises $200M at $1B valuation to revolutionize AI-native industrial robotics - SiliconANGLE — SiliconANGLE
Standard Bots raises $200M at $1B valuation to revolutionize AI-native industrial robotics - SiliconANGLE
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### Standard Bots raises $200M at $1B valuation to revolutionize AI-native industrial robotics
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Standard Bots Co., a startup developing artificial intelligence-driven robotic arms for manufacturing and logistics, today announced…
OpenAI backs Poetic to automate underwriting and compliance — The Next Web
OpenAI backs Poetic to automate underwriting and compliance
Poetic, an AI startup that has been operating in stealth, has emerged with $50M in funding and a $500M valuation to automate some of finance’s most sensitive back-office work, from insurance underwriting to compliance and fraud checks. Its backers include OpenAI, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins.
The company was founded…
Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams — TechCrunch
Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams | TechCrunch
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# Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams
6:47 AM PDT · June 9, 2026
With Harvey and Legora burning through eight-figure funding rounds, legal tools have proven to be one of the fastest-growing and most hotly contested verticals among AI startups. But while those tools focus on…
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June 10, 2026AI, space and robotics mega-rounds crowd the tape — June 10, 2026
ICEYE raised €450 million at a €10 billion-plus valuation, while PhysicsX, Beacon, Standard Bots and City Therapeutics added major growth rounds. The week’s center of gravity is late-stage capital chasing AI-enabled hard tech, defense, industrial software and biotech.
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ICEYE leads a new era of sovereign intelligence from space with €1Bn fundraising round | General Atlantic — General Atlantic
ICEYE leads a new era of sovereign intelligence from space with €1Bn fundraising round | General Atlantic
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# ICEYE leads a new era of sovereign intelligence from space with €1Bn fundraising round
Global group of investors, led by General Atlantic, values company at over €10Bn
Helsinki, Finland – June 9, 2026 – ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from…
Temasek leads UK AI firm PhysicsX $300M Series C funding - TNGlobal — TechNode Global
Temasek leads UK AI firm PhysicsX $300M Series C funding - TNGlobal
## Temasek leads UK AI firm PhysicsX $300M Series C funding
June 9, 2026• AI, News, Singapore•
PhysicsX, the physics artificial intelligence (AI) company for industrials, has on Monday announced an oversubscribed $300 million Series C financing at a valuation of approximately $2.4 billion.
The round is led by Temasek, with…
AI rollup company Beacon closes $225-million Series C round | BetaKit — BetaKit
# AI rollup company Beacon closes $225-million Series C round | BetaKit
Author: Josh Scott
Published: 2026-06-09T15:51:45-04:00
Source: betakit.com (betakit.com)
Language: en
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AI rollup company Beacon closes $225-million Series C round | BetaKit
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Toronto holding firm fuels up to continue software…
Standard Bots Raises $200 Million Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Scale American-Made, AI-Native Industrial Robots — PR Newswire
# Standard Bots Raises $200 Million Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Scale American-Made, AI-Native Industrial Robots
Author: Standard Bots
Published: 2026-06-09T09:00:00-04:00
Source: prnewswire.com (prnewswire.com)
Language: en
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Standard Bots Raises $200 Million Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Scale American-Made, AI-Native Industrial Robots Accessibility Statement Skip…
City Therapeutics Announces $99.5 Million Series B Financing to Advance Next-Generation RNAi Therapeutics - BioSpace — BioSpace
City Therapeutics Announces $99.5 Million Series B Financing to Advance Next-Generation RNAi Therapeutics - BioSpace
# City Therapeutics Announces $99.5 Million Series B Financing to Advance Next-Generation RNAi Therapeutics
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Viking Global Investors and Sofinnova Investments join a strong syndicate of existing investors including ARCH Venture Partners, Fidelity…
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June 09, 2026AI labor, cloud spend, and space bets pull fresh startup capital — June 09, 2026
Stepful raised $55 million to expand AI-assisted healthcare training as hospitals battle staffing costs; PointFive landed $60 million for AI/cloud efficiency, while Moonshot AI’s $30 billion target and NewOrbit’s VLEO bet show capital still chasing infrastructure-scale stories.
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Stepful raises $55M to train healthcare workers with AI — The Next Web
Stepful raises $55M to train healthcare workers with AI
America’s hospitals are spending around $97bn a year renting staff they cannot train fast enough. Stepful thinks AI can fix the supply side, and investors have just handed it $55mn to try.
The New York startup has raised a Series C led by healthcare-and-fintech investor Oak HC/FT, with new backers Foresite Capital, Hearst Ventures, and the…
Step Back — When a startup like ICEYE raises a €1 billion “sovereign intelligence” round, what are investors actually underwriting: venture-style software margins and exit multiples, or a more defense-prime-like business built on government procurement, debt, and strategic customers?Background sources
Lenders to ICEYE – EUR 300 million revolving credit facility for ICEYE - Castrén & Snellman — Castren
Satellite Startup ICEYE Raises Funds at $2.8 Billion Valuation as Europe Boosts Defense — Mark Bergen, Aaron Kirchfeld, Zosia Wanat
ICEYE Reports €250M Revenue And €1.5B Backlog | Seraphim Space — Leah Martin
ICEYE Smashes Its Own Revenue Projections — Douglas Gorman
ICEYE Emerges as a Key Supplier in Europe’s Shift Toward Military Microsatellites - Flight Plan — Carter Palmer
ICEYE sees role as Europe’s defense space-intelligence linchpin — Rudy Ruitenberg
ICEYE sees role as Europe’s defense space-intelligence linchpin — Rudy Ruitenberg
Moonshot AI seeks $30bn valuation, 7x jump in six months — The Next Web
Moonshot AI seeks $30bn valuation, 7x jump in six months
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Moonshot AI is seeking a $30bn valuation in its third funding round in six months, up from $4bn in December. The Kimi developer’s ARR topped $200m in April as Chinese AI labs race to match American peers before IPO windows open.
Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based developer of the Kimi chatbot, is seeking as…
PointFive Raises $60M to Expand AI Efficiency Platform — Ventureburn
PointFive Raises $60M to Expand AI Efficiency Platform
# PointFive Raises $60 Million to Expand AI Efficiency Platform
Key Takeaways
PointFive raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Accel.
Total funding has now reached $96 million since launch in 2023.
The company will expand its AI and cloud cost management platform.
## AI Cost Management Demand Drives New Funding
PointFive…
NewOrbit raises £13.9m to build satellites for near-Earth space - UKTN — UK Tech News
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European satellite manufacturer NewOrbit has closed a $18.5m (£13.9m) Series A to open near-Earth orbits to commercial space flights.
NewOrbit is building satellites for Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), a band of near-Earth space at 200-300km above ground historically reserved for spy satellites and…
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June 08, 2026AI Megarounds Dominate as Moonshot Chases $30B — June 08, 2026
Moonshot AI is chasing up to $2 billion at a $30 billion valuation, while Bezos-backed Flourish lands a $500 million Series A; the AI capital race is stretching from Chinese foundation models to brain-inspired systems and data-center cooling.
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China’s Moonshot AI seeks US$30 bil value in new funding talks — Bloomberg — The Edge Malaysia
China’s Moonshot AI seeks US$30 bil value in new funding talks — Bloomberg
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(June 8): Moonshot AI is seeking as much as US$2 billion in a new funding round that would value the startup at US$30 billion, initiating its third financing in six months to keep pace with rivals in China’s intensifying artificial intelligence race.
The developer of the Kimi chatbot has…
Flourish Raises $500M for Brain-Inspired AI Research - Fundraise Insider — Fundraise Insider
Flourish Raises $500M for Brain-Inspired AI Research - Fundraise Insider
Fundraise Insider tracks newly funded startups each week and delivers verified C-suite contacts straight to your inbox, so you reach the right people while the funding is still fresh. See pricing.
Flourish, an AI research company based in New York, has raised $500 million at a $2.5 billion valuation. The round closed…
ZutaCore: $100 Million Series C Raised To Expand AI Data Center Cooling Platform — Pulse2
ZutaCore: $100 Million Series C Raised To Expand AI Data Center Cooling Platform
# ZutaCore: $100 Million Series C Raised To Expand AI Data Center Cooling Platform
By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:55 PM
ZutaCore announced a $100 million Series C funding round as the company accelerates global expansion and advances its waterless, direct-to-chip, two-phase liquid cooling technology for AI and…
Contraline Raises $92.5M Series B for Male Contraceptive - Fundraise Insider — Fundraise Insider
Contraline Raises $92.5M Series B for Male Contraceptive - Fundraise Insider
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Contraline, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, has closed a $92.5 million Series B…
Creator Fund closes $56M to back Europe's scientific founders — Tech.eu
# Creator Fund closes $56M to back Europe's scientific founders
Published: 2026-06-08T06:54:04+00:00
Source: tech.eu (tech.eu)
Language: en
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Creator Fund, a UK-based pre-seed venture capital firm focused on scientific founders, has closed its first European fund at $56 million. The capital will support Creator Fund's strategy of identifying and backing researchers and PhD students at…
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June 07, 2026AI Startup Megarounds Spill Into Databases and Market Intel — June 07, 2026
Supabase and AlphaSense set the pace with $500 million and $350 million rounds, while Pace, Lassie and Opal show venture money crowding into AI agents for insurance, small-business admin and identity governance.
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Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months | TechCrunch
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# Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months
9:32 AM PDT · June 5, 2026
Supabase, the open source database of choice for the vibe-coding world, has raised a $500 million Series F at a $10 billion pre-money valuation, the company announced Friday. That’s about $10.5 billion after the investment.
The newly…
AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation, and Surpasses $600M in Annual Recurring Revenue — AlphaSense
# AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation, and Surpasses $600M in Annual Recurring Revenue
Published: 2026-06-07T07:12:36+00:00
Source: alpha-sense.com (alpha-sense.com)
Language: en
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New funding round led by Vitruvian Partners, Accenture Ventures, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, D. E. Shaw Ventures, and Pinegrove Opportunity Partners, alongside existing investors CapitalG, Goldman…
Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations — BeInsure
Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations
# Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations
Jun 05, 2026
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Pace, an AI operations partner for insurers, has raised $46 mn in Series B funding to expand its agentic workforce across insurance operations. Thrive Capital and Sequoia Capital…
Lassie Raises $35 Million Series A To Build Autonomous AI Systems For Small Businesses — Pulse2
Lassie Raises $35 Million Series A To Build Autonomous AI Systems For Small Businesses
# Lassie Raises $35 Million Series A To Build Autonomous AI Systems For Small Businesses
By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:39 PM
Lassie, a company developing autonomous AI systems designed to handle administrative work for small businesses, announced it has raised $35 million in Series A financing, bringing…
Opal Security Raises $23 Million for AI-Native Identity Governance - SecurityWeek — SecurityWeek
Opal Security Raises $23 Million for AI-Native Identity Governance - SecurityWeek
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Identity governance startup Opal Security has announced raising $23 million in a new funding round that brings the total investment in the company to $59 million.
The fresh round of funding was led by Greylock and Battery…
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June 06, 2026AI Megarounds Hit Spend Software, Databases and Defense — June 06, 2026
Ramp, Supabase and Allen Control Systems raised $1.45 billion combined, showing venture money still crowding into AI infrastructure, enterprise automation and defense robotics while European AI seed funds also scale up.
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Ramp raises $750 million, plans AI spending software | American Banker — American Banker
Ramp raises $750 million, plans AI spending software | American Banker
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# Ramp raises $750 million, plans AI spending software
Published June 05, 2026, 5:10 p.m. EDT
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Ramp co-founders (from left) Karim Atiyeh, Eric Glyman and Gene Lee.
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- Key insight: Ramp raised $750 million in a Series F funding round to…
Supabase Raises $500M Series F at $10.5B Valuation as AI Coding Reshapes the Backend Stack – Unite.AI — Unite.AI
Supabase Raises $500M Series F at $10.5B Valuation as AI Coding Reshapes the Backend Stack – Unite.AI
Supabase has raised a$500 million Series F round at a $10.5 billion post-money valuation, marking one of the clearest signs yet that the AI coding boom is changing not just how software is written, but what infrastructure developers choose to build on.
The round was led by GIC, with…
Allen Control Systems Raises $200 Million Series B at $2.2 Billion Post-Money Valuation to Scale Manufacturing and Accelerate Deployment of Bullfrog | Morningstar — Morningstar
Allen Control Systems Raises $200 Million Series B at $2.2 Billion Post-Money Valuation to Scale Manufacturing and Accelerate Deployment of Bullfrog | Morningstar
Allen Control Systems Raises $200 Million Series B at $2.2 Billion Post-Money Valuation to Scale Manufacturing and Accelerate Deployment of Bullfrog
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Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations — Beinsure
Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations
# Insurtech Pace raises $46 mn Series B for AI insurance operations
Jun 05, 2026
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- Insurance News
- Investing News
- 🇺🇸 US Insurance News
Pace, an AI operations partner for insurers, has raised $46 mn in Series B funding to expand its agentic workforce across insurance operations. Thrive Capital and Sequoia Capital…
Merantix Capital Closes €103M Fund for European AI | Fund Momentum — Fund Momentum
Merantix Capital Closes €103M Fund for European AI | Fund Momentum
## TL;DR
Merantix Capital, the investing arm of Berlin's Merantix AI group, has closed a €103 million fund to back early-stage, AI-native teams across Europe. It is the firm's largest vehicle to date — roughly three times the size of its first fund, a venture-studio-only vehicle publicly reported at €30-35 million — and it is…
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June 05, 2026Supabase, Ramp and Helion Fuel a Mega-Round Week — June 05, 2026
Supabase raised $500 million at a $10.5 billion valuation as Ramp hit $44 billion and Helion drew $465 million, showing late-stage capital crowding into AI infrastructure, fintech automation, and power-hungry fusion bets.
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Database startup Supabase raises $500 million $10.5 billion valuation — CNBC
Database startup Supabase raises $500 million $10.5 billion valuation
Key Points
- Database startup Supabase announced a $500 million funding round that values the company at $10.5 billion, including the fresh capital.
- Supabase provides back-end technology for vibe coders.
- “I built some tooling around it, and I put it out into the world,” said co-founder and CEO Paul Copplestone, referring…
Ramp raises $750M Series F at $44 billion valuation — The Next Web
Ramp raises $750M Series F at $44 billion valuation
Image by: Ramp
#### TL;DR
Ramp raised $750 million in a Series F led by ICONIQ, GIC, and Ontario Teachers’ at a $44 billion valuation. The spend management platform is expanding into AI token cost management and accounting, with revenue past $1 billion and 170% TPV growth.
Two years ago, Ramp was a $7.65 billion corporate card company. On…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
# Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch
Author: Tim De Chant
Published: 2026-06-04T18:54:08+00:00
Source: TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Language: en
## Story
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch
Image Credits:Helion
# Helion, the Sam Altman-backed…
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital haul | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital haul | TechCrunch
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# Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital haul
8:52 PM PDT · June 3, 2026
Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter, is breaking with one of its signature traditions: keeping its funds…
Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6 Million Series B to Advance First-in-Class ADCs into Clinical Development | Markets Insider — Markets Insider
Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6 Million Series B to Advance First-in-Class ADCs into Clinical Development | Markets Insider
# Ona Therapeutics Raises $86.6 Million Series B to Advance First-in-Class ADCs into Clinical Development
Jun. 4, 2026, 03:00 AM
- Oversubscribed Series B financing co-led by new investors Columbus Venture Partners and Mérieux Equity Partners, with participation from…
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June 04, 2026DeepSeek’s $7B Round Leads a Big Day for AI Capital — June 04, 2026
DeepSeek is lining up its first outside funding at a potential $59 billion valuation, while Benchmark breaks tradition with a growth fund and AlphaSense raises $350 million as AI keeps reshaping venture deal sizes.
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DeepSeek lines up its first outside money: a $7bn round at up to $59bn — The Next Web
DeepSeek lines up its first outside money: a $7bn round at up to $59bn
DeepSeek has spent eighteen months as the most talked-about AI lab that almost nobody could invest in. That is about to change. The Chinese startup is slated to raise roughly 50 billion yuan, about $7bn, in its first external funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would value it at between…
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise | TechCrunch — TechCrunch
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise | TechCrunch
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# Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise
8:52 PM PDT · June 3, 2026
Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter, is breaking with one of its signature traditions: keeping its…
AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation, and Surpasses $600M in Annual Recurring Revenue | Markets Insider — Markets Insider
AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation, and Surpasses $600M in Annual Recurring Revenue | Markets Insider
# AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation, and Surpasses $600M in Annual Recurring Revenue
Jun. 3, 2026, 08:00 AM
NEW YORK, June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AlphaSense, the AI platform redefining market intelligence for the business and financial world, today announced the close of…
Town Raises $55M Series A From a16z and Forerunner to Build the AI Assistant That Learns How You Work | Markets Insider — Markets Insider
Town Raises $55M Series A From a16z and Forerunner to Build the AI Assistant That Learns How You Work | Markets Insider
# Town Raises $55M Series A From a16z and Forerunner to Build the AI Assistant That Learns How You Work
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Town, the personalized AI assistant that learns how people work across the tools they already use,…
Gigaton raises $26M to rip out the control software running heavy industry — The Next Web
Gigaton raises $26M to rip out the control software running heavy industry
A cement kiln is one of the least forgiving machines in industry. It runs at fourteen hundred degrees, it cannot easily be stopped, and the software deciding its fuel mix and oxygen levels is often older than the engineers tending it. Gigaton wants to throw that software out and let an AI run the kiln instead. On 3 June,…
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