Startup Funding
geoSurge raises $12M as AI visibility becomes a board-level question
geoSurge, a London-based AI visibility startup, has raised a $12 million Seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from Play Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Celero Ventures, Boost Capital, existing investors Passion Capital and Tuesday Capital, and angel investors from Google DeepMind, Microsoft AI, and Signal AI. The company is building around a simple but increasingly important […]
Emergent Raises $130M as AI Software Creation Moves Beyond Developers
The next software platform may not begin with a blank code editor. It may begin with a business owner describing a problem. Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation, making the AI software creation company a unicorn roughly one year after its public launch. Creaegis led the round, […]
Applied Computing Raises $20M to Build Foundation AI for Energy
Energy plants collect enormous volumes of operational data. The harder problem is turning it into decisions operators can trust. London-based Applied Computing has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand Orbital, its foundation AI platform for oil, gas, refining, and petrochemical operations. The round was led by engineering and technology company KBR, with […]
Rize Raises $31M to Scale Low-Emission Rice Farming in Asia
Rice is essential to global food security, but the way it is traditionally cultivated creates a significant climate and water challenge. Singapore-based Rize has raised $31 million in Series B funding to expand its sustainable rice platform across Southeast Asia. The round combines equity and debt financing and takes its reported total funding to approximately […]
Quick Clean Raises $14M to Scale AI-Enabled Institutional Laundry
Laundry is rarely viewed as critical infrastructure. For hospitals and hotels, however, delays, hygiene failures and equipment downtime can quickly become operational risks. Gurugram-based Quick Clean has raised $14 million, approximately ₹133 crore, in a Series B round led by Stakeboat Capital. Existing investors Alkemi Growth Capital and Blue Ashva Capital also participated. The company […]
Monumental Raises $32M to Scale Autonomous Construction Robots
Construction does not only have a labor shortage. It has an automation deployment problem. Amsterdam-based Monumental has raised $32 million in Series B funding to expand its fleet of autonomous construction robots across Europe and prepare its first US pilot projects. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with existing investors Plural and Hummingbird Ventures […]
Hisabkitab Raises Seed Funding to Build AI Accounting Agents for Indian SMEs
Accounting software has digitized invoices and ledgers. Hisabkitab now wants AI to handle more of the financial work behind them. The Surat-based fintech startup has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding at a ₹20 crore valuation. The round included participation from angel investors and high-net-worth individuals, although individual backers and investment amounts were not […]
TerraFirma Raises $115M to Scale Robotic Construction Infrastructure
Austin-based TerraFirma has raised approximately $115 million to expand a full-stack construction platform built around software, remote operations and semi-autonomous heavy equipment. The financing includes a $100 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins. Bain Capital Ventures, Glade Brook Capital Partners, BANNER VC, Saga Ventures, Trust Ventures, Definition, PEAK6, Magnetar Capital and Ravelin Capital also […]
Float Raises €4.5M to Build an AI-Native Finance Platform for European Tech
Stockholm-based Float has raised €4.5 million in Series A funding to expand its non-dilutive financing platform and build a broader financial operating system for European technology companies. The round was led by Hamburg-based CHAPTERS Group AG. Its chief executive, Jan-Hendrik Mohr, will join Float’s board as part of the investment. Float plans to use the […]