This week’s VC Deals contains over 70 deals and M&A announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
M&A (3)
🧬 Kelonia Therapeutics, Inc., a Boston, MA-based in‑vivo CAR‑T biotech, was acquired for up to $7 billion by Eli Lilly and Company.
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🎮 Playable Factory, a Turkey-based playable ads technology company, was acquired by Tamatem, an Amman, Jordan-based mobile gaming publisher. Deal terms were not disclosed.
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🔆 Polariton Technologies, a Zurich, Switzerland-based silicon photonics device startup, was acquired by Marvell Technology, Inc.. Deal terms were not disclosed.
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Pre-Seed
🫐 Açaí Theory, a Bengaluru-based açaí bowl QSR, raised ₹40 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by All In Capital with participation from TDV Partners and Rinshul Chandra.
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🤖 Aro, a Brazil-based AI credit assistant fintech, raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by ONEVC and 17Sigma with participation from Norte Ventures, and others.
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🌊 Bubble Robotics, an autonomous ocean robotics platform, raised $5 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Episode1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve.
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🩺 Calibre, a London, UK-based causal AI health platform, raised $3.3 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Amino Collective with participation from Daybreak Ventures and Cocoa Ventures.
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✈️ CureMeAbroad, a Pune, India-based AI-powered medical tourism platform, raised $600,000 in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Dr Roman Saini with participation from Himanshu Ratnoo, Kunal Gupta, and others.
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🏭 Linexa, a Munich, Germany-based AI-driven manufacturing platform, raised €2 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Project A with participation from Thomas Böck, Bastian Nominacher, and Christian Schlögel.
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🤖 Locai, a London, UK-based off-cloud AI infrastructure company, raised £1 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Fuel Ventures.
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🚆 Nox Mobility, a Europe-based night train booking platform, raised €2 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by IBB Ventures with participation from Tommaso Lucca and Patrick Andrae.
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⚛️ QMatter, a London, UK-based quantum materials scaling startup, raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by 55 North with participation from XTX Ventures and Bellstate Oy.
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🧾 Quillon, a Sofia, Bulgaria-based audit-grade AI for accounting, raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by 42CAP with participation from angel investors affiliated with Roblox and NVIDIA.
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📚 Sinai.ai, an Egypt-based AI-native books platform, raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by KAUST Innovation Ventures and DisrupTech Ventures with participation from Maza Ventures and YOUXEL Ventures.
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Seed (20)
👗 Alaya By Stage3, a Gurugram-based modern Indian wear brand, raised a seed fundraising round led by LC Nueva AIF with participation from a Delhi-based HNI. Amount raised was not disclosed.
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🩺 Almanac Health, a Boston-based AI healthcare assistant, raised $10 million in a seed fundraising round led by F-Prime with participation from General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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📡 BAND, a San Francisco, CA-based interaction infrastructure for AI agents, raised $17 million in a seed fundraising round led by Sierra Ventures with participation from Hetz Ventures and Team8.
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🧠 brainjo, a Regensburg, Germany-based VR-based mental health platform, raised €2 million in a seed fundraising round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with participation from Andreas Weinhut and better ventures.
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🧴 Clarity Labs, a Gurugram, India-based functional personal care brand, raised ₹40 million in a seed fundraising round led by Artha Venture Fund II with participation from angel investors.
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⚡ Cloneable, a Raleigh, NC-based agentic AI for utilities, raised $4.6 million in a seed fundraising round led by Congruent Ventures with participation from First In, Overline, and others.
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🤖 Era, a US-based software platform for AI gadgets, raised $11 million in a seed fundraising round led by Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup with participation from Collaborative Fund and Mozilla Ventures.
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♨️ Exergy3, an Edinburgh-based thermal energy storage developer, raised $13.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Axeleo Capital with participation from Bayern Kapital and Kibo Invest.
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🚛 Humble, a San Francisco-based autonomous, cabless electric hauler, raised $24 million in a seed fundraising round led by Eclipse (Eclipse Ventures) with participation from Energy Impact Partners.
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🧠 NeoCognition, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI research lab for agents, raised $40 million in a seed fundraising round led by Cambium Capital and Walden Catalyst Ventures with participation from Vista Equity Partners.
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🐝 NudgeBee, a Pune, India-based AI-agentic platform, raised $3 million in a seed fundraising round led by Kalaari Capital with participation from prominent technology founders.
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🔬 Orange Quantum Systems (OrangeQS), a Delft, Netherlands-based automated quantum chip testing company, raised €15 million in a seed fundraising round led by European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund).
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🔎 Qualitate, a New York-based AI-powered expert intelligence platform, raised $7 million in a seed fundraising round led by IA Ventures and Crew Capital.
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🤖 Realm, a Helsinki, Finland-based AI for enterprise sales, raised $4.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Frontline Ventures with participation from HubSpot Ventures and Alex Bouaziz.
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🛡️ Rilian, a McLean, VA-based agentic AI cybersecurity platform, raised $17.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by 8VC, First In, and Tamarack Global.
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🏷️ Schematic, a Boulder, CO-based AI-driven pricing platform, raised $6.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by S3 Ventures with participation from MHS Capital, Active Capital, and others.
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🎮 Spill Games, a Bengaluru-based mobile gaming startup, raised $3.1 million in a seed fundraising round led by Centre Court Capital and PeerCapital.
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🔋 TheStorage, a Tampere, Finland-based industrial thermal energy storage company, raised €3.6 million in a seed fundraising round led by Voima Ventures with participation from Superhero Capital and 2C Ventures.
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🎓 urfuture, a Manchester, UK-based job application platform for youth, raised £1.7 million in a seed fundraising round led by River Capital with participation from SyndicateRoom and Manchester Angels.
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☀️ VREY, a Berlin, Germany-based shared-roof solar platform, raised €3.3 million in a seed fundraising round led by Rubio Impact Ventures with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Kopa Ventures.
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Series A (17)
✈️ A&K Robotics, a Vancouver-based autonomous mobility pods for airports, raised C$8 million in a Series A fundraising round led by BDC Capital (Industrial Innovation Venture Fund) and Vantage Futures (Vantage Group) with participation from RiSC Capital.
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🧾 Amperos Health, a New York-based AI billing platform for healthcare, raised $16 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Uncork Capital and Neo.
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🛰️ ATMOS Space Cargo, a Strasbourg, France-based space reentry logistics company, raised €25.7 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Balnord and Expansion with participation from Keen Defence and Security and European Innovation Council (EIC).
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🤖 HOOTL, a Charlottesville, VA-based AI-driven healthcare and infrastructure company, raised $6 million+ in a Series A fundraising round from family offices, a publicly listed entity, and high-net-worth individuals, with participation from 5IR Funds.
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📊 Ideally, an Auckland, New Zealand-based consumer insights platform, raised NZ $16 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Shearwater Capital with participation from Altered Capital and Icehouse Ventures.
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⚖️ Lawyered, a Gurgaon, India-based AI-powered legaltech startup, raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round led by Rainmatter (by Zerodha) and Turbostart with participation from Finvolve.
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🎮 LightFury Games, a Bengaluru-based mobile gaming studio, raised $11 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round led by Blume Ventures and V3 Ventures with participation from MIXI, Inc. and others.
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🔋 Renewable Metals, a Western Australia, Australia-based battery recycling startup, raised $12 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) with participation from Neglected Climate Opportunities and European Metal Recycling (EMR).
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⛽️ Rivan, a London, UK-based synthetic fuel startup, raised £25 million in a Series A fundraising round led by IQ Capital with participation from Plural and Fundomo.
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📝 Signit, a Saudi Arabia-based AI contract management platform, raised $15 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Raed Ventures with participation from STV and SEEDRA Ventures.
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🤖 Smart Robotics, a Best, Netherlands-based AI robotic picking solutions company, raised €10 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Rotterdamse Havendraken with participation from Innovation Industries and Ernij Next (Dutch family office).
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🧵 STCH, a Bengaluru, India-based AI-driven textile R&D platform, raised $5.5 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round led by Omnivore with participation from Kae Capital and White Venture Capital (WVC).
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🖨️ Syenta, a Sydney-based additive electronics manufacturing company, raised $36 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Playground Global and National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) with participation from Investible.
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🧠 Tortugas Neuroscience, a Framingham, MA-based neurology and neuropsychiatry therapeutics developer, raised $106 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Cure Ventures and The Column Group with participation from AN Venture Partners.
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🛰️ UNIVITY, a Paris, France-based VLEO 5G space connectivity provider, raised €27 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Blast (Blast Club) and Expansion (Expansion VC) with participation from Deeptech 2030 fund (managed by Bpifrance).
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🛒 VisioLab, an Osnabrück, Germany-based AI self-checkout platform, raised $11 million in a Series A fundraising round led by eCAPITAL Entrepreneurial Partners and Simon Capital with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
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🧾 Zenskar, a New York-based AI-native billing and revenue automation, raised $15 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Shine Capital with participation from Rho.
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Series B (2)
🏥 Courier Health, a New York, NY-based AI platform for biopharma, raised $50 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and Work-Bench.
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👁️ Ray Therapeutics, a Berkeley, CA-based clinical-stage optogenetics biopharma, raised $125 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Janus Henderson Investors with participation from Adage Capital Management and Franklin Templeton.
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Series C (5)
🩺 AcuityMD, a Boston, MA-based medtech AI platform, raised $80 million in a Series C fundraising round led by StepStone Group with participation from Benchmark, and Redpoint Ventures.
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☁️ Cloudsmith, a Belfast, Northern Ireland-based software supply chain security company, raised $72 million in a Series C fundraising round led by TCV with participation from Insight Partners.
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📊 Omni, a San Francisco, CA-based AI analytics platform, raised $120 million in a Series C fundraising round led by ICONIQ with participation from Theory Ventures and First Round Capital.
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💳 Plata, a Mexico City-based digital banking platform, raised $405 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Bicycle Capital with participation from Kora and Qatar Investment Authority.
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🧠 Tava Health, a Salt Lake City-based mental health care platform, raised $40 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Centana Growth Partners with participation from Catalyst Investors and Blue Heron Ventures.
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Other (12)
🥬 Afresh, a San Francisco, CA-based AI grocery inventory platform, raised $34 million in a funding round led by Just Climate and HighSage Ventures.
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🏥 Alesi Surgical, a Cardiff-based surgical smoke management tech, raised £7 million in a funding round led by IW Capital with participation from IP Group and Mercia Ventures.
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🏭 C-Infinity, a Mountain View, CA-based AI manufacturing automation platform, raised $16 million in a financing round led by Canaan Partners with participation from Inventus Capital and Bee Partners.
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🔌 Decade Energy, a Paris, FR-based EV fleet infrastructure platform, raised €22 million in a financing round led by Eiffel Investment Group with participation from SET Ventures and Ananda Impact Ventures.
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⚽️ FanBase, a Campinas, Brazil-based sports fan engagement SaaS, raised $0.6 million in a fundraising round led by DOMO.VC.
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🏦 Firenze (Firenze Group Ltd), a Manchester, UK-based Lombard lending fintech platform, raised £6 million in a fundraising round led by AlbionVC with participation from Outward VC and Form Ventures.
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💼 inploi, a London, UK-based talent recruitment platform, raised £3 million in a growth investment led by YFM Equity Partners.
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☁️ QumulusAI, a Marietta, GA-based AI cloud infrastructure provider, raised $45 million in a convertible note financing led by ATW Partners.
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✈️ Reliable Robotics, a Mountain View, CA-based autonomous flight systems company, raised $160 million in a financing round led by Nimble Partners with participation from Eclipse Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others.
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🤖 Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based generative AI model developer, raised $350 million in a fundraising round backed by Nvidia and Amazon with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and others.
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🎥 Shade, a New York, NY-based AI video search platform, raised $14 million in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures, Construct Capital, and Bling Capital.
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💾 VAST Data, a New York, NY-based AI data infrastructure platform, raised $1 billion in a Series F fundraising round led by Drive Capital and Access Industries with participation from NVIDIA, Fidelity, and NEA.
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