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VC Deals: Week of December 1st – December 5th

This week’s VC Deals contains over 110 deals and M&A announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.


M&A (10)

🤝 Suvit, a Surat, Gujarat, India-based AI-powered accounting automation startup has been acquired by Vyapar, a Bengaluru-based business management software provider. The transaction amount was not disclosed. 
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🌍 Paribu, an Istanbul-based cryptocurrency platform, has acquired CoinMENA, a Bahrain and Dubai-based licensed crypto exchange. The transaction amount was not disclosed. 
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🤝 OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, acquired Neptune, a model-monitoring platform. The transaction amount was not disclosed. 
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💼 Tonkean, a Palo Alto, CA-based process orchestration platform, has acquired Cinch, an AI-powered finance and logistics intelligence startup. 
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🌐 Commotion Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based AI-native enterprise SaaS platform, was acquired for $25.50 million by Tata Communications. The transaction amount was not disclosed. 
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🌍 TestDevLab, a Latvia-based software quality engineering provider, was acquired by Xoriant, a Sunnyvale, California-based technology services company. The transaction amount was not disclosed.
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Celestial AI, a Santa Clara, California-based optical interconnect startup, was acquired for $3.25 billion upfront by Marvell Technology
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🍞 Bun, a San Francisco-based JavaScript runtime startup, was acquired by Anthropic.The transaction amount was not disclosed. 
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🌍 Culture Amp, a Melbourne, Australia-based employee experience platform, has acquired Orgnostic, a Belgrade-based people analytics platform. The transaction amount was not disclosed.  
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🩻 Cognita Imaging Inc., a Palo Alto, California-based radiology AI company, was acquired for $80 million by Mosaic Clinical Technologies (technology & AI services division of Radiology Partners).
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Pre-Seed (13)

⚙️ Fronted, a London-based startup modernizing global hiring using AI, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Antler and Sondo Capital.   
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🛰️ Sky Spy, a Dover, DE-based company addressing SIGINT failures in saturated signal environments, raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Expeditions Fund and Superangel with participation from Freedom Fund
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🍱 Funch, a United Arab Emirates-based AI-native lunch subscription service, raised $500,000 in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Angelspark with participation from Mostafa Kandil, Mahesh Murthy, and others. 
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🎵 SpinItUp, a Pune, India-based interactive music commerce platform, raised ₹50 lakh (₹5,000,000) in a pre-seed funding round led by Ideabaaz (Zee TV Ideabaaz Titans) with participation from Jimmy Mistry (Della), Anupam Bansal (Liberty Shoes), and others. 
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🗄️ SereneDB, a Berlin, Germany-based database startup building a real-time distributed search database, raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Entourage and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
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🚗 Liablix, a Florence, Italy-based AI-driven SaaS platform for automated road-accident reconstruction and analysis, raised €1.2 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by DFF Ventures with participation from FJ Labs, Plug and Play Tech Center, and angel investors. 
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🤖 TrueNorth, a finance-focused AI startup  raised $3 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by CyberFund with participation from Delphi Labs, SNZ (SNZ Holding), and others. 
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♻️ Mater-AI, a London-based AI materials startup, raised £1.5 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Twin Path Ventures with participation from Mishcon de Reya (Mishcon PLUS), One Planet Capital, and others. 
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🤖 Complir, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based AI infrastructure provider for retailer compliance, raised €1.7 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Vendep Capital with participation from Likeminded, Plug and Play, and others. 
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⚙️ Hypercritical, a London, UK-based company modernizing software engineering for heavy industry, raised £2 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Join Capital with participation from Octopus Ventures, Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, and others. 
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🧼 Iztri, a Bengaluru, India-based clothing-care and steam ironing startup, raised ₹1.5 crore (15,000,000 INR) in a pre-seed fundraising round led by AJVC (A Junior VC)
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🤖 Azoma, a London, UK, and Toronto, Canada-based AI discovery startup, raised $4 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round with participation from Team Ignite Ventures, Rank Ventures, eBay Ventures, and others. 
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🎓 Newron, a Bhubaneswar, Odisha-based school management platform, raised ₹40 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Axis Finance
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VC Deals: Seed (30)

🤖 Govstream.ai, a Seattle, WA-based AI-native permitting tools company for local governments, raised $3.6 million in a seed fundraising round led by 47th Street Partners with participation from Nellore Capital, Ascend, and others. 
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🏙️ BuiltAI, a London-based financial modelling platform for commercial real estate investment, raised $6 million in a seed fundraising round led by Work-Bench with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Timber Grove Ventures, and others. 
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👚 ReplyAll, a Bengaluru, India-based ‘all-day’ apparel brand, raised ₹6.8 crore in a seed fundraising round led by Sparrow Capital (Sparrow VC) and Antler India (Antler) with participation from Bharat Founders Fund and others. 
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📰 Clipbook, a Washington, DC-based AI-native platform for strategic communications and public affairs, raised $3.3 million in a seed fundraising round co-led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures, and Carpenter Capital
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📱 Minitap, a San Francisco-based AI-powered mobile development platform, raised $4.1 million in a seed fundraising round co-led by Moxxie Ventures and Mercuri, with participation from EWOR, Tekton Ventures, Amigos Venture Capital, and others. 
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🧬 Junevity, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company, raised $20 million in a seed fundraising round led by Goldcrest Capital with participation from Godfrey Capital.  
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🏠 Ridley, a Newark, DE-based AI-powered real estate platform, raised $6.4 million in a seed fundraising round led by Fifth Wall with participation from 1984 Ventures, 1Sharpe Ventures, and others. 
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💡 Ascentra Labs, a London, UK and New York, USA-based AI tools provider for consultants and strategy teams, raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by NAP (formerly Cavalry Ventures) with participation from Alan Chang (founder-angel; CEO of Fuse), Fredrik Hjelm (angel; CEO of Voi), and others. 
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🌱 Fremantle Seaweed, a Fremantle, Western Australia-based livestock methane reduction startup, raised $2.2 million in a crowdfunded seed round led by Third Hemisphere with participation from Hill Tribe Family Office and OnMarket
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💳 Bourn, a London, United Kingdom-based fintech company focused on flexible trade accounts, raised £3.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by NatWest Group with participation from Haatch, McPike Global Family Office, and others. 
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🏅 TIDA Sports, a Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, India-based multi-sports training and coaching platform, raised ₹3 crore (30,000,000 INR) in a seed fundraising round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV)
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🤖 Curvestone AI, a London, United Kingdom-based AI workflow automation platform for regulated, document-heavy industries, raised $4 million in a seed fundraising round led by MTech Capital with participation from Boost Capital Partners, D2 Fund, and others. 
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🏎️ Track Titan, a London, United Kingdom-based AI-powered motorsport tracking and coaching platform, raised $5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Partech with participation from Game Changers Ventures, APX, and others. 
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🤖 Orq.ai, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based enterprise AI production platform, raised €5 million in a seed fundraising round led by seed + speed Ventures and Galion.exe, with participation from Curiosity VC
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🍽️ Supper, a New York, NY-based AI-native data platform, raised $11 million in a seed fundraising round led by Union Square Ventures with participation from BoxGroup, Inspired Capital, and others. 
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🍽️ Bestie Bite, a Rome, Italy-based hospitality and reviews app, raised $700,000 in a seed funding round led by Techstars with participation from Zooga VC, Mamba Ventures, and several business angels. 
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🔍 Searchable, a London, UK-based AI search visibility startup, raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Freestyle VC
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🌧️ Raindrop, a San Francisco-based monitoring platform for AI agents, raised $15 million in a seed fundraising round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Figma Ventures, Vercel Ventures, and others. 
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🏗️ Unlimited Industries, a San Francisco-based AI-native construction and infrastructure company, raised $12 million in a seed fundraising round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and CIV with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and others. 
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🌱 Addis Energy, a Cambridge, MA-based low-cost ammonia production company, raised $8.3 million in a seed fundraising round led by At One Ventures with participation from Engine Ventures, Pillar VC, and others. 
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🤖 Duvo, a Prague, Czech Republic-based AI workforce solution for retailers, raised $15 million in a seed fundraising round led by Index Ventures with participation from Credo Ventures, Northzone, and others. 
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🤖 Jeeva AI, a San Francisco-based human-centered agentic sales tools provider, raised $9 million in a seed fundraising round led by JLL Spark and Sapphire Ventures with participation from Alt Capital (Jack Altman)
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🌾 Nabt, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based agritech B2B fresh-produce marketplace, raised $3.4 million in a seed extension fundraising round led by SHG Group with participation from Merak Capital and select angel investors.
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🔋 Hachiko, a Sydney, Australia-based industrial battery energy storage optimisation software startup, raised $2.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Archangel Ventures with participation from Twynam, Investible, and others. 
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📊 Donna (Dealside BV), a Ghent, Belgium-based platform streamlining admin tasks for field sales teams, raised $4.8 million in a seed fundraising round led by Frontline Ventures with participation from Pitchdrive, Fortino Capital, and others. 
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🛰️ Marble Imaging, a Bremen, Germany-based ultra-high-resolution Earth observation company, raised €5.3 million in a seed fundraising round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with participation from BAB Beteiligungs- und Management-gesellschaft Bremen mbH (BBM), Lightfield Equity, and others. 
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🛰️ Spotlite, a Coimbra, Portugal-based spacetech company, raised €3.5 million in a seed fundraising round co-led by Índico Capital Partners and Explorer Investments
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🔊 Gradium, a Paris, France-based AI voice startup, raised $70 million in a seed fundraising round led by FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo, with participation from DST Global (DST Global Partners) and others. 
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🌐 Datum, a New York, NY-based open network engineering and programmable infrastructure platform, raised $13.6 million in a seed fundraising round led by CRV, Amplify Partners, and Encoded Ventures
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 VC Deals: Series A (20)

💻 Vinci, a Palo Alto, CA-based hardware design and simulation company, raised $46 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Xora Innovation and Eclipse (Eclipse Ventures) with participation from Khosla Ventures
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💼 IMTC, a New York, N.Y.-based investment management technology company, raised $12 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Nyca Partners with participation from Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, Tribeca Early Stage Partners (Tribeca ESP), and others. 
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🤖 Pine, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI agent for consumers’ digital chores, raised $25 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Fortwest Capital
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🚀 Antithesis, a Tysons Corner, VA-based deterministic simulation testing platform, raised $105 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Jane Street with participation from Amplify Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and others. 
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🤖 Micro1, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI-powered automation platform, raised $35 million in a Series A fundraising round led by 01 Advisors (01A) with participation from Conversion Capital, LG Technology Ventures, and others. 
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🛡️ COGNNA, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based AI-led cybersecurity company, raised $9.2 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Impact46, co-led by BNVT Capital, with participation from Vision Ventures
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💰 Bitstack, a Paris/Meyreuil-based Bitcoin savings app, raised $15 million in a Series A fundraising round led by 13books Capital with participation from AG2R LA MONDIALE, Plug and Play Ventures, and others. 
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🤖 Lemurian Labs, a Santa Clara, CA-based AI model compiler focused on optimizing hardware efficiency, raised $28 million in a Series A fundraising round co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon VC with participation from Oval Park Capital and others. 
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🤖 Nevis, a London, United Kingdom-based AI platform for wealth management, raised $35 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital, ICONIQ (ICONIQ Capital), and Ribbit Capital
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🤖 7AI, a Boston-based cybersecurity company, raised $130 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Index Ventures with participation from Blackstone Innovations Investments, Greylock, and others. 
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🌍 Vulcan Elements, a Durham, NC-based rare-earth magnets company, raised $65 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Altimeter Capital, One Investment Management, and 1789 Capital
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🛍️ Vambe, a Santiago, Chile-based AI-powered conversational commerce platform, raised $14 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Monashees with participation from Cathay Latam (Cathay Innovation), Atlantico, and others. 
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🏠 Nada, a Dallas, TX-based home-equity investment platform, raised $10 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Interlock Partners with participation from LiveOak Venture Partners and Riverwalk Capital Partners
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🧬 Adcytherix SAS, a Marseille, France-based biotech company developing antibody-drug conjugates, raised €105 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Bpifrance, Kurma Partners, and Angelini Ventures.
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🔐 Saporo, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based graph-native identity security company, raised €7 million in a Series A fundraising round led by TIN Capital with participation from G+D Ventures (Giesecke+Devrient Ventures), CDP Venture Capital, and others. 
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🌍 Spark Cleantech, a Paris, France-based heavy-industry decarbonisation company, raised €30 million in a Series A fundraising round led by 360 Capital and Taranis with participation from Île-de-France Reindustrialisation Fund and others. 
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🔗 Mixx Technologies, a San Jose, California-based AI infrastructure company, raised $33 million in a Series A fundraising round led by ICM HPQC Fund with participation from TDK Ventures, Systemiq Capital, and others. 
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📺 Titan OS, a Barcelona, Spain-based smart TV operating system provider, raised $58 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Highland Europe with participation from Mangrove Capital Partners
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🤖 Tutor Intelligence, a Watertown, MA-based AI-powered warehouse robotics company, raised $34 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Union Square Ventures with participation from Fundomo, Neo and others.
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🤖 SF Compute, a San Francisco-based AI compute marketplace, raised $40 million in a Series A fundraising round led by DCVC and Wing Venture Capital with participation from Electric Capital
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 VC Deals: Series B (15)

🧬 TRIANA Biomedicines, a Lexington, MA-based developer of molecular glue degrader therapies, raised $120 million in a Series B fundraising round co-led by Ascenta Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from RA Capital Management
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💊 Paradigm Health, a Columbus, Ohio-based clinical trials integration platform, raised $78 million in a Series B fundraising round led by ARCH Venture Partners with participation from DFJ Growth, F-Prime, and others. 
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Modo Energy, a London, UK-based AI-driven energy analytics platform, raised £25 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Molten Ventures with participation from ETF Partners, MMC Ventures, and others. 
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💡 Angle Health, a San Francisco-based vertically-integrated AI platform for healthcare benefits, raised $134 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Portage with participation from Blumberg Capital, Mighty Capital, and others.
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💡 Reema Health, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based care navigation company, raised $19 million in a Series B fundraising round led by LRVHealth and Optum Ventures with participation from HC9 Ventures
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💡 Gradial, a Seattle, WA-based enterprise marketing automation platform, raised $35 million in a Series B fundraising round led by VMG Partners with participation from Madrona, Pruven Capital, and others. 
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🎓 Yoodli, a Seattle-based AI-powered experiential learning platform, raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by WestBridge Capital with participation from Neotribe, Madrona, and others. 
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💊 Curative Health Insurance Company, an Austin, TX-based health insurance provider, raised $150 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Upside Vision Fund with participation from Justin Mateen / JAM Fund, Galaxy Digital, and others. 
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💳 Flex, a San Francisco-based mid-market-focused card provider, raised $60 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Portage with participation from CrossLink Capital, SPiCE (Spice Expedition), and others. 
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Antares Nuclear, Inc., a Torrance, CA-based microreactor startup developing modular reactors for commercial, defense, and space applications, raised $96 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated Capital, and others. 
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💸 Sokin, a London, United Kingdom-based cross-border payments fintech, raised $50 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Prysm Capital with participation from Watershed Ventures and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital
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🚁 Heven AeroTech, a Dulles, VA-based hydrogen-powered drone company, raised $100 million in a Series B fundraising round led by IonQ with participation from Texas Venture Partners
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🏗️ PermitFlow, a New York, NY-based platform for simplifying construction permits, raised $54 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Accel, Kleiner Perkins, and Felicis
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👗 Newme, a Bengaluru, India-based women-focused fast fashion brand, raised ₹109 crore (approximately $12 million) in a Series B fundraising round led by Accel India and Fireside Ventures with participation from Point72 Ventures
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🌲 Black Forest Labs, a Freiburg, Germany, and San Francisco, USA-based frontier visual intelligence company, raised $300 million in a Series B fundraising round led by AMP (Anjney Midha) and Salesforce Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
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VC Deals: Series C (3)

🛡️ Zafran Security, a New York, NY-based cybersecurity startup focused on AI-native exposure management, raised $60 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, and others. 
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🛡️ Axiado Corporation, a San Jose, California-based AI-driven platform security company, raised $100+ million in a Series C fundraising round led by Maverick Silicon with participation from Prosperity7 Ventures, Orbit Venture Partners, and others. 
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🩺 Akura Medical, a Los Gatos, CA-based thrombectomy system developer, raised $53 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).
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VC Deals: Series D (2)

💡 Eon, a New York, NY-based technology company, raised $300 million in a Series D fundraising round led by Elad Gil with participation from Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others. 
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🤖 Mujin, a Tokyo, Japan-based intelligent automation platform, raised $233 million in a Series D fundraising round led by NTT Group, Qatar Investment Authority, and Mitsubishi HC Capital Realty Co., Ltd.
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VC Deals: Other (16)

🛋️ Furlenco, a Bengaluru, India-based furniture rental startup, raised ₹125 crore in a funding round led by Sheela Foam with participation from WhiteOak and Madhu Kela
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💻 Digital Asset, a New York, NY-based blockchain technology company, raised $50 million in a funding round led by BNY Mellon, iCapital, and Nasdaq
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Ultraviolette, a Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India-based electric motorcycle/e-bike maker, raised $45 million in a Series E round led by Zoho Corporation and Lingotto
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🎨 Lumoo (Lumoo Studio), a Stockholm, Sweden-based platform aiming to combat clothing returns, raised $6 million in an angel funding round led by Anton Osika (Lovable co-founder & CEO) with participation from Erik Wikström (angel), Johan Stael von Holstein (angel), and others. 
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🛡️ Verkada, a San Mateo, CA-based provider of AI-driven physical security and cloud-based security solutions, raised $100 million in a funding round led by CapitalG.   
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🚗 Autolane, a Palo Alto, CA-based autonomous vehicle infrastructure startup, raised $7.4 million in a funding round co-led by Draper Associates and Hyperplane, with participation from LAUNCH and Feld Ventures. 
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📏 Bodd, a Prahran, Victoria, Australia (Melbourne)-based 3D body-scanning and data platform, raised AUS $15 million in a funding round led by Blue Sky Capital with participation from Ellerston Capital and Liangrove Group. 
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🌐 Artera, a Santa Barbara, California-based healthcare AI platform, raised $65 million in a funding round led by Lead Edge Capital with participation from Jackson Square Ventures, Health Velocity Capital, and others. 
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🤖 Intelligent Core, a Twickenham, UK-based industrial AI platform for critical industries, raised £2 million in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures with participation from Plug and Play Tech Center, Helion Partners, and others. 
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🧬 Aether Biomachines, a Menlo Park, CA-based synthetic biology company, raised $15 million in a funding round led by Tribe Capital with participation from Natural Capital, Henkel Corporation, and others.
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💼 BHub, a São Paulo, Brazil-based financial back-office and accounting solution for SMEs, raised $10 million in a funding round led by Next Billion Capital Partners with participation from International Finance Corporation, Valor Capital Group, and others. 
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🌱 Ripple Foods, an Emeryville, CA-based plant-based dairy alternative company, raised $17 million in a funding round led by Material Impact with participation from Rich Products Ventures and S2G Ventures
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🚗 SelectFI, a Buffalo, NY-based AI-powered platform for dealership finance and insurance managers, raised a funding round led by StartFast Ventures with participation from University at Buffalo — Business & Entrepreneur Partnerships, Automotive Ventures, and others. The funding amount and formal round type were not disclosed.
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🤖 ColmeIA, a São Paulo, Brazil-based automation and conversational AI company, raised $3.4 million in a funding round led by Crescera Capital.
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💰 Creditas, a São Paulo, Brazil-based fintech company, raised $108 million in a Series G fundraising round led by Andbank
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💧 Corintis, a Swiss-based bio-inspired in-chip cooling company, raised $25 million in a funding round led by Applied Digital.   
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That’s a wrap on this week’s fundings!

As always, see you next week

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