Funded & Hiring
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Sunday, 08/09/2026 |
AntaresFunding Amount: $470 MillionAntares, a Torrance, CA-based nuclear fission energy company developing compact microreactors for defense and space applications, raised $470M in Series C funding. The round was co-led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Shine Capital, Industrious Ventures, and others. |
MeshyFunding Amount: $400 MillionMeshy, a Sunnyvale, CA-based company building foundation models for AI-powered 3D generation, raised nearly $400M in Series B funding, at $1.5 Billion valuation. Backers were not disclosed. |
Mariana MineralsFunding Amount: $310 MillionMariana Minerals, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a software-first, vertically integrated critical minerals platform, raised $310M in Series B financing. The round was led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Greenoaks, Halo Fund, Pax Ventures, StepStone Group, BHP Ventures, Washington Harbour Partners, Greycroft, General Innovation Capital Partners, Mitsubishi Corporation, In-Q-Tel (IQT), Earthshot Ventures, and additional strategic capital partners. |
SimileFunding Amount: $200 MillionSimile, a San Francisco, California-based developer of AI-powered human behavior foundation models and predictive simulation software, raised $200m in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks, with participation from returning investor Index Ventures, alongside follow-on backing from Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, and CVS Health Ventures, and new participation from Definition. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Operations(2), Data(1), Product(1), Other(1) |
GlowFunding Amount: $180 MillionGlow, a Tel Aviv, Israel- and Palo Alto, CA-based company developing AI-powered security solutions for workspace, raised $180M in funding, at $1.2 Billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Swish Ventures, Lux Capital, Operator Collective, and Holly Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(9), Data(2), Customer Success(2), Product(1), Marketing(1), Other(2) |
AugustusFunding Amount: $180 MillionAugustus, a New York City-based developer of digital asset clearing networks and federally chartered banking infrastructure, raised $180m in funding at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from Hummingbird, QED, and the founders of Nubank, Ramp, Circle, and Deel. Other investors included David Velez , Karim Atiyeh, Sean Neville, Alex Bouaziz, Victor Cardenas, Alan Chang, Balaji Srinivasan, Farooq Malik, Gavin Uberti, Victor Riparbelli, Alexander Rinke, Jamie Cox, Jan Oberhauser, Soma Capital, Road Capital Management, CMT Digital, Brevan Howard Digital, and Variant. |
Solar LandscapeFunding Amount: $150 MillionSolar Landscape, an Asbury Park, NJ-based provider of a distributed energy infrastructure platform built on commercial real estate, received an investment of $150M from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Green Credit Fund II (CI GCF II). The raise brought the total amount to over $2.2B over the last three years. |
HappyRobotFunding Amount: $150 MillionHappyRobot, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI agent platform for enterprise operations, raised $150M in Series C funding. The round was led by Prysm Capital and Eurazeo with participation from a16z, Base10, Y Combinator, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Orange, T.Capital, Bankinter, Endeavor Catalyst, Kfund, and Wave-X. |
EmergentFunding Amount: $130 MillionEmergent, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI software creation platform, raised $130M in Series C funding, at $1.5 Billion valuation. The round was led by Creaegis, MNI Ventures, Claypond Capital and Sentinel Global, and participation from Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator. |
Candid HealthFunding Amount: $120 MillionCandid Health, a San Francisco, CA-based company developing an autonomous revenue cycle automation platform for healthcare providers, raised $120M in Series D funding. The round was led by Sixth Street Growth, with participation from Oak HC/FT, 8VC, and Y Combinator. |
Assort HealthFunding Amount: $120 MillionAssort Health, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI agents platform for patient journey, raised $120M in Series C funding. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, bringing total funding to $222M. |
Genius AIFunding Amount: $44 MillionGenius AI, a NYC-based provider of a technology platform for in-person service businesses, raised $44M in Series D financing, at $1.15 Billion valuation. The round was led by Lux Capital, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Imaginary Ventures, L Catterton Growth, 2048 Ventures, StepStone Private Ventures, and other existing investors. |
LydianFunding Amount: $43 MillionLydian, a Boston, MA-based provider of synthetic aviation fuel production solutions, raised $43M in Series A funding. The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from AP Ventures, Builders Vision, Congruent Ventures, Galvanize, Grok Ventures, Overture, Union Square Ventures, and Voyager Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Operations(1), Other(1) |
Aurelius SystemsFunding Amount: $40 MillionAurelius Systems, a San Francisco, CA–based provider of an autonomous directed-energy technology platform, raised $40M in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Draper Associates and KAS Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst, Hanwha Asset Management Venture Fund, Outlander, Alumni Ventures, Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC), Detroit Venture Partners, Decisive Point, and others. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(11), Data(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Other(1) |
SapiomFunding Amount: $35 MillionSapiom, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a platform that specializes in AI agents management, raised $35M in Series A financing. The round was led by Dragonfly with participation from Accel, Gradient, Coinbase Ventures, Operator Collective, Formus Capital, and VanEck Ventures, as well as existing investors Okta Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Anthropic, and Array Ventures. |
GrittFunding Amount: $26 MillionGritt, a San Francisco, CA-based company building an intelligent system combining robotics and AI, raised $26M in Series A funding. The round was led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Union Square Ventures and Active Impact Investments, and support from previous investors First Round Capital, Climactic, Congruent Ventures, and VSC Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(13), Data(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(5) |
Buzz SolutionsFunding Amount: $20 MillionBuzz Solutions, Palo Alto, CA-based AI software company that enables a smart, stable, and resilient energy infrastructure, closed a $20m Series A funding round. The round was led by S3 Ventures, with follow-on participation from GoPoint Ventures and existing investors HearstLab and Blackhorn Ventures. |
CentralizeFunding Amount: $19 MillionCentralize, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a relationship intelligence platform for enterprise revenue teams, raised $19M in total funding. The round was led by NEA (New Enterprise Associates) with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Y Combinator, 20SALES, Ritual Capital, Adverb Ventures, Stewart Butterfield, and Scott Woody. Hiring For: Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1) |
DiliFunding Amount: $15 MillionDili, a NYC-based provider of an AI-native compliance platform for the industries powering America’s infrastructure buildout, raised $15m in Series A funding. The round, which brought total funding to date to $21.7m, was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Allianz, Brick and Mortar Ventures, and Rebel Fund. |
PassionfrootFunding Amount: $15 MillionPassionfroot, a NYC-based provider of a platform for B2B creator-led growth, raised in $15M Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Supernode Global, and s16vc. |
HealiaFunding Amount: $14 MillionHealia, a Columbus, OH-based provider of a healthcare benefits platform for dual-income families and employers, raised $14M in Series A funding. The round was led by 111° West Capital with participation from Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Pioneer Fund, GoAhead Ventures, and North Coast Ventures. |
SentFunding Amount: $12 MillionSent, a NYC-based provider of a unified messaging API platform, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Companyon Ventures with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, UIF, CP Overture, and others. |
RWXFunding Amount: $12 MillionRWX, a Columbus, OH-based provider of a dev cloud platform built for AI-driven software engineering, raised $12M in Series A financing. The round was led by Hyde Park Venture Partners with participation from Quiet Capital, The O.H.I.O. Fund, R1 Capital, DV, Bryan Johnson, and Kohsuke Kawaguchi. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1) |
UnitiFunding Amount: $12 MillionUniti, a NYC-based provider of an agentic AI layer for global real estate operators, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Pathlight, with participation from MetaProp, Prudence, Flex Capital, Alate, RE VC, Romain Huet, Lenny Rachitsky and Gokul Rajaram. |
BuildforceFunding Amount: $10 MillionBuildforce, a Houston, TX-based provider of a tech-enabled electrician staffing marketplace platform, raised $10M in Series A financing. The round was led by Saepio Capital with participation from Blue Heron Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, S3 Ventures, and Chicago Ventures. Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1) |
DiscernFunding Amount: $10 MillionDiscern, a Dover, DE-based provider of a software-first registered agent platform that automates state filings, raised $10M in Series A financing. The round was led by Walkabout Ventures and Bungalow Capital. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1) |
CheironFunding Amount: $8 MillionCheiron, a Los Altos, CA-based provider of an operating system for drug programs, raised $8m in seed funding. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Moderna co-founder and MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer; former Pfizer Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall; Chai Discovery co-founder and CEO Josh Meier; former Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan; and former Apple AI chief John Giannandrea. Venky Ganesan, Partner at Menlo Ventures, is joining Cheiron’s board. Hiring For: Marketing(8), Engineering/Technology(7), Operations(2), Design(1), Product(1), Customer Success(1) |
CantinaFunding Amount: $8 MillionCantina, a Miami, FL-based provider of a community-powered agentic security platform, raised $8M in funding. The round was led by Framework Ventures. |
IntelligenceFunding Amount: $7.9 MillionIntelligence, a San Francisco, California-based developer of a crowdsourced benchmarking platform for AI-generated visual design operating as Design Arena, raised $7.9m in seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Conviction, A*, and Valkyrie. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Data(2), Product(1), Other(2) |
Vector LegalFunding Amount: $5.19 MillionVector Legal, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-native law firm and legal technology platform for startups, closed a $5.19m seed financing. The round was led by Base10 Partners, shortly after completing Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch. Hiring For: Legal/Compliance(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Other(2) |
ShelfmarkFunding Amount: $3.5 MillionShelfmark, a Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of a physical AI production intelligence platform for continuous-flow manufacturing, raised $3.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Armory Square Ventures, with participation from Grand Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, Argon Ventures, and Cultivation Capital. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Other(1) |
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