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VC Deals: Week of January 12th – January 17th

This week’s VC Deals contains over 102 deals and M&A announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.


M&A (11)

🌍 Plan A (PlanA.earth GmbH), a Berlin, Germany-based carbon accounting platform, was acquired for $64 million by Diginex Limited.  
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🌐 Polygon Labs, a New York-based blockchain infrastructure company, has acquired Coinme, a Seattle-based crypto payment platform, and Sequence, a New York-based smart wallet provider, for more than $250 million  
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📦 Sendle, a Sydney-based logistics startup, was acquired by ACI Logistix, a Long Beach, CA-based logistics firm. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.
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💡 Torch, a San Francisco-based health records startup, was acquired for $100 million by OpenAI.
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🎙️ Deepgram, a San Francisco-based voice AI platform, has acquired OfOne, a Y Combinator–backed voice AI startup for restaurants and quick-service drive-thrus. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.
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💡 eFlow, a Dubai, UAE-based AI-powered learning delivery platform, was acquired by EDT&Partners, a Singapore-based consultancy firm. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.     
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📦 Frate Returns, a Lehi, Utah-based returns and exchanges technology company, was acquired by Route. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.  
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🌍 Human Native, a London-based AI data marketplace for transforming multimedia content, was acquired by Cloudflare, a San Francisco-based web performance and security company. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.
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🗺️ Iwayplus Private Limited, a New Delhi-based indoor navigation startup, was acquired for ₹2 crore by MapmyIndia (C.E. Info Systems Ltd)
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🏨 Kasa, a New York, NY-based flexible accommodations provider, has acquired Mint House, a hospitality startup. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.  
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💳 Metronome,a San Francisco, California payment processing giant, was acquired by Stripe. The total acquisition amount was not disclosed.  
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Pre-Seed (6)

 🚀 Aule Space, a Bengaluru, Karnataka, India-based developer of life extension jet packs, raised $2 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by pi Ventures with participation from Eash Sundaram (angel), Arvind Lakshmikumar (angel; CEO of Tonbo Imaging), and others. 
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🧱 Bricks.sh, a Milan, Italy-based AI-native internal tool builder, raised €1.6 million in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Primo Capital with participation from Octopus Ventures (First Cheque Fund), Eden Ventures, and others. 
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🔬 Diffraqtion, a Somerville, MA-based quantum imaging startup, raised $4.2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by QDNL Participations with participation from milemark•capital, Aether VC, and others. 
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🤖 LIV4, a Bologna, Italy-based industrial AI company, raised €500,000 in a pre-seed fundraising round. The round featured participation from Bernhard Konzet, Claudio Ognibene, and Sean Milloy, with support from Intesa Sanpaolo and Banca d’Imola  
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🌐 Madeed, a Saudi Arabia-based preventive health startup, raised $400,000 in a pre-seed round led by Vision Ventures with participation from angel investors including Mashhoor Aldubayan and Mazen AlDarrab
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🤖 Skene, a Helsinki, Finland-based product growth automation platform, raised €800,000 in a pre-seed fundraising round led by Superhero Capital with participation from NVIDIA executives
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Seed (23)

🤖 Aliado, a Brazil-based AI platform for physical retail, raised $2.6 million in a seed fundraising round led by Headline and Nestal
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🧬 Avenue Biosciences, a Palo Alto, CA-based high-throughput protein engineering company, raised $5.7 million in a seed extension fundraising round co-led by Balnord and Tesi with participation from Voima Ventures and others.
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🤖 AINA, a Limassol, Cyprus-based AI hiring startup, raised $1 million in a seed fundraising round backed by an undisclosed angel investor.  
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📱 Bump, a West Hollywood, CA-based platform selected by the Creators Ventures Accelerator, raised $14.2 million in a seed fundraising round led by 500 Global and Creators Ventures with participation from Morgan Stanley
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🛡️ Cyb3r Operations, a London-based cybersecurity startup focused on third-party and supply-chain risk visibility, raised £4 million in a seed fundraising round led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Pi Labs.
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🏠 estateXchange, a Melbourne, Australia-based deceased estate digitisation startup, raised $12.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Macquarie Capital with participation from OIF Ventures and Paul Little’s family office.  
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📊 Governata, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based enterprise data governance platform, raised $4 million in a seed fundraising round with participation from Joa Capital, abtal.vc, and Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global
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🌌 Haiqu, a multi-headquartered quantum startup based in the UK, Ukraine, and the US  raised $11 million in a seed fundraising round led by Primary Venture Partners with participation from Qudit Investments  Alumni Ventures  and others. 
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🌬️ Ionech, a Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom-based company harnessing energy from ambient air, raised £2 million in a seed fundraising round led by Elbow Beach (Elbow Beach Capital) with participation from Innovate UK (grant)
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🎮 Khosouf Studio, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based game development studio (relocating to Saudi Arabia), raised $600,000 in a seed fundraising round led by Merak Capital
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🌕 Lonestar Data Holdings, a St. Petersburg, FL-based lunar data center company, raised $6.6 million in a seed fundraising round led by Atypical Ventures and The Veteran Fund
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🚴 Luna Systems, a Dublin, Ireland-based AI rider assistance platform for cycling and motorcycles, raised €1.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Fundracer Capital with participation from EIT Urban Mobility and Enterprise Ireland
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🌙 Mal, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Islamic digital bank, raised $230 million in a seed fundraising round led by BlueFive Capital with participation from strategic investors and family offices. 
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🧠 Merge Labs, a Miami, FL-based brain-computer interface startup, raised $250 million in a seed fundraising round led by OpenAI with participation from Bain Capital, Interface Fund, and others. 
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🚀 Misochain Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru, Karnataka, India-based indigenous aerospace component manufacturer, raised ₹18 crore (~$2 million) in a seed fundraising round led by Capital-A
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🦴 Nanochon, a Washington, D.C.-based regenerative medicine startup, raised $4.1 million in a seed fundraising round led by cultivate(MD) with participation from UVA LVG Seed Fund (University of Virginia), Wealthing VC Fund, and others. 
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🧠 Neuramint, a Denver, CO-based AI-driven predictive analytics platform, raised $5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Maelstrom with participation from Borderless Capital, Selini Capital, and others. 
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⚖️ Parambil, a New York, NY-based complex litigation and healthcare transformation platform, raised $6 million in a seed fundraising round led by Bling Capital with participation from NVP Capital and Jeffrey L. Horstmyer, MD (angel)
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🧬 Proxima, a New York-based company advancing proximity-based medicines, raised $80 million in a seed fundraising round led by DCVC (Data Collective) with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Braidwell, and others. 
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🎲 Slips, a Los Angeles, CA-based peer-to-peer betting platform, raised $3.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Las Olas Capital and Sunset Bay Capital with participation from Andrew Schwartzberg
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🏠 Titl, a Downtown Miami, FL-based digital-first land registry and property title verification platform, raised $2.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Cofounders Capital and FIT Ventures
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🗣️ VoiceRun, a Cambridge, MA-based voice agent factory, raised $5.5 million in a seed fundraising round led by Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from RRE Ventures, Link Ventures, and others. 
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🛡️ Zepo Intelligence, a New York, NY-based platform safeguarding workspaces from AI risks, raised $15 million in a seed fundraising round led by Kibo Ventures, eCAPITAL, and TIN Capital.
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Series A (17)

🛡️ Blackpanda, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, raised $21.7 million in a Series A fundraising round co-led by Singtel Innov8 and Gaw Capital Partners with participation from WI Harper Group
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🌍 Converge Bio, a Boston, MA, and Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI drug discovery startup, raised $25 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from TLV Partners, Saras Capital, and others. 
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🧬 Cytotheryx, Inc., a Rochester, MN-based biotech company focused on liver cell research, raised $60 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Ouroboros Family Founders Fund I, LP. QRS Investments, LLC also provided parallel debt financing. 
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📊 Dataroid, an Istanbul, Turkey-based digital analytics platform, raised $6.6 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round led by FinAI Venture Capital Fund (Tacirler Asset Management) with participation from Tacirler Asset Management Future Impact Venture Capital Fund and Endeavor Catalyst
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🛡️ depthfirst, a San Francisco-based AI security firm, raised $40 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Accel with participation from SV Angel, Mantis VC, and others. 
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🎓 Emversity, a Bengaluru, India-based education technology platform, raised $30 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Premji Invest with participation from Lightspeed, Z47, and others. 
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🤖 Flip (Flip CX), a New York, NY-based AI-powered customer service platform, raised $20 million in a Series A fundraising round co-led by Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures with participation from Data Point Capital
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Good Farmer Food Concepts, a Bengaluru, Karnataka, India-based company behind Maverick & Farmer Coffee and Square Burgers & Co., raised $1.5 million in an ongoing pre-Series A fundraising round led by CreedCap with participation from Rohan Bopanna, Rahul Dravid, and others. 
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📚 Headway Inc, a Ukrainian-born edtech platform with a European hub in Madrid  raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A extension backed by Endeavor Catalyst. An earlier Series A included participation from Bullhound Capital
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🎥 Higgsfield, a San Francisco-based AI video startup, raised $80 million in a Series A extension fundraising round led by Accel with participation from GFT Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and others.
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🍽️ Klearly, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based restaurant payment solutions provider, raised €12 million in a Series A fundraising round led by PayPal Ventures with participation from Italian Founders Fund, Global PayTech Ventures, and others. 
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🛡️ NetBird, a Berlin, Germany-based open-source Zero Trust network security platform, raised $10 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Pace Capital with participation from Nauta Capital, InReach Ventures, and others. 
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🛡️ Project Eleven, a New York, NY-based post-quantum security company, raised $20 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Variant, and others. 
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🚗 PumPumPum, a Gurugram, Haryana, India-based asset-light leasing technology platform, raised ₹18 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by LC Nueva with participation from Mufin Green Finance and Anupam Finserv
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🤖 RISA Labs, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI operating system for oncology, raised $11.1 million in a Series A fundraising round co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures with participation from Oncology Ventures, Z21 Ventures, and John Simon (Ventureforgood). 
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🛰️ SkyFi, an Austin, TX-based Earth intelligence company, raised $12.7 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Buoyant Ventures and IronGate Capital Advisors with participation from DNV Ventures
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🎮 TaleMonster Games, an Istanbul, Turkey-based casual mobile gaming studio, raised $30 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Arcadia Gaming Partners and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from Point72 Ventures and others. 
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Series B (14)

💧 Accelsius, an Austin, TX-based provider of liquid cooling solutions, raised $65 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Johnson Controls with participation from Legrand
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🏠 Bilt Rewards (Bilt), a New York, NY-based loyalty program for renters, raised $250 million in a Series B fundraising round led by General Catalyst and GID with participation from United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)
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🛡️ Defense Unicorns, a Colorado Springs, CO-based defense technology startup, raised $136 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities with participation from Ansa (Ansa Capital), Sapphire Ventures, and others. 
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🧬 Diagonal Therapeutics, a Watertown, MA-based biotechnology company, raised $125 million in a Series B fundraising round co-led by Sanofi Ventures and Janus Henderson Investors with participation from Deep Track Capital and others. 
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🤖 GovDash, a New York, NY-based AI platform for government contracting, raised $30 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Mucker Capital and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) with participation from Northzone and Y Combinator. 
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✈️ Harmattan AI, a Paris, France-based autonomous defense technology company, raised $200 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Dassault Aviation
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🛰️ Hydrosat, a Santa Barbara, California-based satellite analytics company, raised $60 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, and Space4Earth
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🎙️ Listen Labs, a San Francisco-based AI-powered customer interview platform, raised $69 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Evantic, Sequoia Capital, and others. 
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💳 Monnai, a Los Angeles, CA-based AI-powered infrastructure for fintech and credit decisioning, raised $12 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Motive Partners with participation from Commerce Ventures, 500 Global, and others. 
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👟 Neeman’s, a Hyderabad, India-based D2C footwear brand, raised $4 million in a series b fundraising round led by SNAM Solutions (SNAM Group) with participation from Anicut Capital, ENAM Holdings, and others. 
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🎥 PixVerse, a Singapore-based AI-driven real-time video tool provider, raised $60 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Alibaba with participation from Antler
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🌟 Type One Energy, a Knoxville, TN-based fusion energy startup, raised $87 million in a convertible note ahead of a planned Series B fundraising round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, TDK Ventures, and others. 
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🌐 VelaFi, a Dallas, TX, and Mexico City, Mexico-based enterprise stablecoin payments platform, raised $20 million in a Series B fundraising round led by XVC and Ikuyo with participation from Alibaba Investment, Planetree, and BAI Capital. 
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🧠 Vista AI, Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based automated MRI scanning platform, raised $29.5 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Cedars-Sinai Health System, Intermountain Health, and others. 
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Series C (6)

 🤖 Mytra, a Brisbane, CA-based AI-powered technology platform, raised $120 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Avenir Growth with participation from Kivu Ventures, Liquid 2, and others. 
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🧬 Nuclera, a Cambridge, United Kingdom-based biotech company focused on antibody engineering, raised $12 million as Series C extension led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Jonathan Milner (via Meltwind Advisory), with participation from British Business Bank
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🌍 osapiens, a Mannheim, Germany-based supply chain and compliance software company, raised $100 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Decarbonization Partners with participation from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Armira Growth, and others. 
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🤖 Quadric, a Burlingame, CA-based edge computing company, raised $30 million in a Series C fundraising round led by ACCELERATE Fund (managed by BEENEXT Capital Management), with participation from Uncork Capital, Pear VC, and others. 
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🤖 Skild AI, a Pittsburgh, PA-based robotics software company, raised $1.4 billion in a Series C fundraising round led by SoftBank Group with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA), Macquarie Capital, and others.
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🧬 Soley Therapeutics, a South San Francisco-based oncology-focused biotech company, raised $200 million in a Series C fundraising round led by Surveyor Capital with participation from HRTG Partners, RWN Management, and others. 
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Series D (3)

📈 Alpaca, a San Mateo, CA-based API for stock trading and brokerage, raised $150 million in a Series D fundraising round led by Drive Capital with participation from Citadel Securities, Opera Tech Ventures, and others. 
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🌍 Parloa, a Berlin, Germany-based conversational AI platform, raised $350 million in a Series D fundraising round led by General Catalyst with participation from EQT Ventures, Altimeter Capital, and others. 
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🛡️ Torq, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI-driven cybersecurity platform, raised $140 million in a Series D fundraising round led by Merlin Ventures with participation from Evolution Equity Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others. 
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Other (22)

 🌍 Aether Fuels, a Singapore-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company, raised $15 million in convertible note financing led by Aster Ventures and EDBI with participation from AP Ventures and others. 
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🤖 Ahead Health, a Zurich, Switzerland-based AI-powered health system developer, raised $6 million in a funding round by RTP Global with participation from Tiny.VC and Pareto 20/  
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👁️ AI4Eyes, a Canada-based health tech startup specializing in AI-powered eye care solutions, raised CAD 6.5 million in a funding round. Investor details were not disclosed.
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🌞 Aspen Power, a New York-based clean energy platform, raised $200 million in a funding round led by Deutsche Bank with participation from The Carlyle Group, J.P. Morgan, and others. 
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🌐 eMushrif, a Ghala, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman-based IoT school management solution, raised $7.5 million in a fundraising round led by Jasoor Ventures with participation from Phaze Ventures and Annex Investment
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⚡️ Enerlink, a Santiago, Chile-based company focused on energy solutions, raised $3.1 million in a funding round led by Kayyak Ventures and Dalus Capital with participation from Inder
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💬 Feedelity, a Ghent, Belgium-based platform turning customer feedback into actionable insights, raised €510,000 in a funding round led by Newschool VC and Scalefund with participation from Gilles Mattelin.    
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🧪 FluoSphera, a Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva), Switzerland-based human-based preclinical platform, raised €1.23 million in a funding round led by Soulmates Ventures with participation from IndieBio New York and an unnamed Swiss business angel. 
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🤖 GrowthPal, a Singapore-based AI-powered M&A copilot for deal sourcing and execution, raised $2.6 million in a growth round led by Ideaspring Capital
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🏋️ Hapana, a Sydney, Australia-based gym management software platform, raised $7.25 million in a growth round led by Microequities with participation from OIF Ventures
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🎥 HOLYWATER, a Ukraine-based mobile microdrama content platform, raised $22 million in a funding round led by Horizon Capital with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Wheelhouse
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🤖 Konnex, a Los Angeles, CA-based company focused on autonomous robotics for physical labor, raised $15 million in a fundraising round led by Cogitent Ventures, Leland Ventures, and LD Capital
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🔒 MagicCube, a Cupertino, CA-based company specializing in biometrics, identity verification, and AI-driven device security, raised $10 million in afunding round led by BOLD Capital Partners with participation from Verifone and Mosaik Partners
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🌐 Meld, a San Francisco, CA-based global network expansion platform, raised $7 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed Faction with participation from F-Prime Capital, Yolo Investments, and others. 
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💉 Osheru, a Bend, OR-based developer of a device for blepharoplasty surgery, raised $4.7 million in a funding round led by Elevate Capital with participation from Laboratorios Sophia / SOPHINCAP and individual investor Phil Knight. 
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💳 SaveSage, a Gurugram, Haryana, India-based platform leveraging credit card points to save money, secured ₹4 crore in a Shark Tank India Season 5 round led by Anupam Mittal, Kunal Bahl, and Namita Thapar.
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🚢 Spot Ship, a United Kingdom-based ship chartering modernisation platform, raised £1 million in a funding round led by Ventures.eu with participation from Tradeworks.vc, Herman Narula, and others. 
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🧬 Trailhead Biosystems, a Beachwood, OH-based biotechnology company, raised $40 million in afunding round led by MAK Capital with participation from Propel(x)
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🌱 Verna, a Borehamwood, England-based company turning nature programs into measurable action, raised $4 million in a funding round led by NAP and Übermorgen Ventures with participation from VanEck and others. 
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🌟 VieCure, a Greenwood Village, CO-based oncology decision-support platform, raised $43 million in afunding round led by Northpond Ventures with participation from Durable Capital Partners, Socium Ventures, and others. 
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🔥 Wasabi Technologies, a Boston-based cloud storage company, raised $70 million in afunding round led by L2 Point Management with participation from Pure Storage, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and others.
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🛡️ WitnessAI, a Mountain View, CA-based AI security platform, raised $58 million in afunding round led by Sound Ventures with participation from Fin Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and others. 
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