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📊 Rillet: Rebuilding ERP for the AI Era
New York-based Rillet has secured a $25 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors including First Round Capital, Creandum, and Susa Ventures. This investment aims to transform accounting systems for mid-sized companies by leveraging AI and machine learning technologies.
🧾 AI-Driven Accounting Automation
• Rillet’s platform automates core financial reporting tasks by directly integrating with services like Salesforce, Stripe, Ramp, Brex, and Rippling.
• The system enables finance teams to close books in hours instead of weeks, providing real-time, reconciled financial data for faster decision-making.
• AI agents handle tasks such as accruals, reconciliations, and board reporting, reducing manual workloads for accounting teams.
🚀 Rapid Growth and Market Adoption
• Since its launch, Rillet has experienced a fivefold increase in revenue and has acquired nearly 200 customers, including companies like Windsurf and Decagon.
• The platform is replacing legacy systems like NetSuite, offering a faster and more efficient alternative for mid-sized businesses.
• Data migration to Rillet can be completed in as little as 4–6 weeks, significantly reducing the transition time compared to traditional systems.
💡 Expertise and Vision
• Founded by Nicolas Kopp, former U.S. CEO of N26, Rillet combines deep domain expertise with AI-native technology to rebuild the financial backbone of businesses.
• Sequoia Capital’s investment reflects confidence in Rillet’s approach to modernizing ERP systems and addressing the needs of today’s finance teams.
With this significant funding, Rillet is poised to lead the transformation of accounting systems, bringing AI-powered efficiency and real-time insights to mid-market enterprises.
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V3V Ventures 🤝 Zokyo
We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with Zokyo — a team of world-class cybersecurity experts specializing in security reviews, penetration testing, fuzz testing, token economics, and ADGM DLT compliance.
🟪 Zokyo brings a deep technical edge and full-stack security to the Web3 space — from protocol audits to compliance support — making them a perfect partner as we double down on our mission to support the next generation of builders in AI, Infra, DePIN, RWA, and beyond.
With Zokyo’s elite security infrastructure and our hands-on approach to venture support — from fundraising to go-to-market — we’re excited to co-invest in the most ambitious teams shaping the decentralized future.
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🩺 Exo: Samsung’s Bet on AI-Powered Handheld Ultrasound
Samsung Ventures is reportedly in talks to invest up to $100M in Exo, a California-based startup reimagining ultrasound through AI and silicon innovation—positioning itself at the frontier of point-of-care diagnostics.
🧠 Smarter scans in the palm of your hand
• Exo Iris: A handheld device that replaces multiple traditional ultrasound probes
• Embedded AI: FDA-cleared “SweepAI” offers real-time diagnostic insights—even offline
• Focus: Rapid triage and diagnosis of heart failure, pneumonia, and other critical conditions
🧰 More than hardware: streamlining clinical workflows
• Exo Works: Software suite for image management, documentation, and EMR integration
• Designed for emergency departments, urgent care, and outpatient clinics
• Aims to reduce bottlenecks in traditional radiology and improve access
🤝 Samsung deepens its digital health push
• Talks include potential manufacturing and distribution partnership with Samsung Medison
• Follows Samsung’s $92M acquisition of Sonio (AI for prenatal ultrasound)
• Part of a broader push into diagnostic imaging, wearables, and smart health platforms
📊 A fast-growing medtech scaleup
• $320M+ raised to date from BlackRock, Intel Capital, Sony Innovation Fund, and others
• $220M Series C in 2021; new round led by Sands Capital and Qubed Capital
• Targeting broad international expansion with fresh capital
Samsung’s potential investment signals rising momentum in AI-driven diagnostics—shrinking machines, slashing delays, and scaling precision imaging to frontline care.
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🏭 Evolution Fund: Backing Scaleups in the UK’s Industrial Heartland
The British Business Bank is injecting £40M into Frontier Development Capital’s £81.5M Evolution Fund to fuel established SMEs across the Midlands and North—regions often left behind in the VC race.
💳 Flexible funding for serious scale
• Offers debt deals between £1M–£8M for mature, growing businesses
• Designed for buyouts, acquisitions, shareholder restructures, and scale-up capital
• Targets companies with strong fundamentals and regional roots
🌱 Green growth, not just growth
• Supports businesses embedding sustainability and ESG principles
• Aligned with the UK’s net-zero ambitions, helping SMEs modernize operations
• Encourages energy transition and environmental impact as part of ROI
⚙️ Regional strength meets national ambition
• FDC is Birmingham-based, with a track record of £200M+ invested since 2016
• This marks its second major partnership with the British Business Bank
• Evolution Fund is designed to bridge the funding gap outside London and the Southeast
💡 A long-term bet on real economy businesses
• Supported by West Midlands Pension Fund and public capital
• Not chasing blitz-scale startups—focused on sustainable, grounded returns
• Combines financial firepower with place-based economic strategy
The Evolution Fund is a bold reminder: not every high-growth opportunity wears a hoodie—some wear hard hats.
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💡 Summer Launch Advantage - Demo Day June 5th
CLS Global presents an exclusive Demo Day connecting contrarian founders with smart capital.
When everyone else waits, the best opportunities emerge.
⚡️ The opportunity: 6 vetted Web3 startups meet 15+ funds ready to deploy capital. Live pitches, direct Q&A, immediate connections. $300K liquidity support and exchange introductions for qualified projects.
Why it works:
🔥 Projects gain direct VC access without Q4 competition noise
🔥 Investors get first-look at quality deals before the autumn rush
🔥 Partners secure strategic relationships with premium positioning
Requirements: Functional products with complete tokenomics and launch strategy
Timeline: Project applications close June 1st | Partner registration until June 4th
Strategic timing creates mutual advantage.
⭐️ Apply/Register: https://lu.ma/4kri6l9x 👈
🌱 Alt Carbon: Transforming India’s Farmlands into Carbon Sinks
Alt Carbon, a climate-tech startup founded by siblings Shrey and Sparsh Agarwal, has secured $12 million in seed funding led by Lachy Groom. The company aims to scale its carbon dioxide removal efforts across India using enhanced rock weathering (ERW) techniques .
🍃 Harnessing Nature for Carbon Removal
• Utilizes waste basalt rock dust from India’s Rajmahal Traps, spreading it on agricultural lands.
• The basalt reacts with rainwater and atmospheric CO₂, forming stable bicarbonate ions that eventually become calcium carbonate, locking away carbon for over 10,000 years.
• This process not only sequesters carbon but also enriches soil fertility, benefiting crops like tea, rice, and bamboo .
🍃 From Tea Estate to Climate Innovation
• The Agarwal brothers’ journey began in 2020 when they returned to their family’s struggling tea estate in Darjeeling.
• Their exploration into carbon markets led to the discovery of ERW as a viable solution for both climate action and agricultural revitalization.
• Alt Carbon officially launched in late 2023, piloting their technology on 500 acres of tea farmland and expanding to other crops in North Bengal .
📈 Ambitious Goals for a Greener Future
• Targets to expand operations to 500,000 hectares of land by 2030.
• Aims to remove 5 million tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere within the same timeframe.
• Plans to invest in Earth Sciences R&D and advanced hardware to support scalable and durable climate action in the Global South .
💡 Innovative Approach to Carbon Markets
• Alt Carbon’s method addresses concerns over low-quality, avoidance-based carbon credits prevalent in India.
• By focusing on removal-based credits through ERW, the company offers a more permanent and verifiable solution for carbon sequestration.
• Their flagship initiative, The Darjeeling Revival Project, aims to unite climate action with cultural and ecological restoration .
Alt Carbon’s approach not only contributes to global carbon reduction efforts but also supports local farming communities, making it a promising model for sustainable development.
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🩺 General Medicine: The PillPack founders are back, this time to fix primary care
After reshaping pharmacy with PillPack (acquired by Amazon for $750M), TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen are launching General Medicine, a new marketplace to make accessing medical care feel as seamless as online shopping.
🛒 Healthcare, meet e-commerce design
• Lets patients book care from independent clinicians with transparent pricing
• Designed to handle common needs: infections, skin issues, birth control, labs, more
• Focused on asynchronous, fast-access care, no video calls or waiting rooms
📦 Built for scale, not clinics
• No physical locations, 100% virtual marketplace model
• Clinicians can set their own hours and prices; patients choose based on clarity and speed
• Launching with 50+ licensed providers across multiple states
🧠 A repeat team with delivery DNA
• TJ and Elliot scaled PillPack from startup to $750M Amazon exit
• Deep experience in healthcare logistics, consumer UX, and regulatory complexity
• Their new goal: abstract away the messy front end of medicine
💰 Backed by a strong cap table
• Seed round raised quietly investors not yet disclosed
• Reinvesting their PillPack learnings to build a platform, not a provider
• Early focus on product-led growth and user trust over blitz-scaling
General Medicine wants to make medical care as intuitive and fast as adding to cart.
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🟣 Throne: The AI-powered toilet transforming gut health monitoring
Throne, an Austin-based startup, is revolutionizing personal health tracking with its AI-powered toilet-mounted device. Having secured $4 million in seed funding led by Moxxie Ventures, Throne aims to bring clinical-grade gut health insights into homes.
🧠 Innovative health monitoring
• Utilizes computer vision and AI to analyze waste for signs of chronic conditions, hydration levels, and urological health.
• Designed as a discreet device that mounts onto existing toilets, ensuring user comfort and privacy.
• Incorporates privacy controls, anonymizing images before analysis.
🚀 From concept to prototype
• Originated from a lighthearted poker night idea between co-founders Scott Hickle and Tim Blumberg.
• Transitioned from a failed nurse-hiring software venture to developing a health-focused device.
• Currently in pre-production, with a planned launch in January 2026.
👩⚕️ Expert leadership
• CEO Scott Hickle brings mechanical engineering expertise.
• CTO Tim Blumberg contributes full-stack software development experience.
• John Capodilupo, former WHOOP CTO, joins as Chief Product Officer, enhancing the team’s health tech credentials.
💰 Strategic funding
• $4 million seed round led by Moxxie Ventures’ Katie Jacobs Stanton.
• Notable angel investors include Lance Armstrong, Rupa Health co-founder Tara Viswanathan, and TrueMed founder Justin Mares.
Throne is poised to redefine at-home health diagnostics, offering users unprecedented insights into their gut health through innovative technology.
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🦏 Rhino: The federated AI startup enabling secure data collaboration across industries
Rhino has raised $15M to scale its enterprise-grade federated learning platform—powering AI collaboration without compromising on data privacy, compliance, or ownership.
🎯 Built for regulated industries
• Trains AI across siloed datasets without moving or centralizing data
• Ensures full compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and other strict privacy laws
• Tailored for healthcare, biopharma, and financial services use cases
🚀 Real-world traction with real-world data
• Powering AI drug discovery via FAITE Biopharma Consortium partnerships
• Enabling secure data sharing at Sheba Medical Center in Israel
• Teaming with Swift and Google to tackle fraud in financial transactions
🛸 Founded by experts who’ve been there
• CEO Dr. Ittai Dayan was AI lead at Mass General Brigham and a Harvard-trained researcher
• Co-founder Yuval Baror has built enterprise AI systems for two decades
• Team deeply embedded in both clinical and technical communities
💰 Funded to go global
• $15M Series A led by AlleyCorp, joined by LionBird, Fusion Fund, and others
• Total funding now over $30M to scale product, GTM, and key partnerships
• Focused on expanding federated learning adoption across the U.S. and Europe
Rhino isn’t just a privacy layer—it’s a strategic infrastructure bet for any sector where AI matters but data can’t move.
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🟣RevenueCat: The monetization engine powering 50,000+ apps—and now expanding beyond subscriptions
RevenueCat has raised a $50 million Series C round led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing its total funding to $100 million. The company now powers over one-third of all new subscription apps globally and is expanding into virtual currencies, fintech tools, and web monetization.
🎯 Built for modern app monetization
• Manages subscriptions, in-app purchases, consumables, and virtual currencies
• Offers tools like Paywalls (drag-and-drop editor), Experiments, and Customer Center
• Supports Web Billing and external payment flows, helping developers reduce platform fees
📈 Scaling with the app economy
• Over 50,000 apps use RevenueCat, including ChatGPT, Notion, VSCO, and Runna
• New app integrations have more than doubled in the past six months, driven by AI and gaming
• Processes billions in payments annually
🛸 Founder with developer empathy
• CEO Jacob Eiting co-founded RevenueCat in 2017 to simplify app monetization
• Focused on helping developers get paid and navigate complex monetization challenges
• Aims to build a public-scale company that supports the evolving needs of app developers
💰 Backed by top-tier investors
• $50M Series C led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Adjacent, Volo Ventures, and SaaStr Fund
• Post-money valuation of $500 million
RevenueCat is evolving from a subscription management tool to a comprehensive monetization platform, addressing the diverse needs of modern app developers.
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⚡️ Crusoe: The energy-to-AI pivot building OpenAI’s $15B supercomputer
Crusoe Energy just raised a massive $11.6B to build what will be OpenAI’s largest compute hub—transforming Abilene, Texas into a global capital for AI infrastructure.
⚙️ Rewiring infrastructure for AI scale
• Eight-building data center campus powered by 1.2 GW of energy
• Up to 400,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs deployed across the site
• Designed to support frontier model training at exascale levels
🔥 From stranded gas to sovereign AI stacks
• Crusoe started in crypto, using flared gas to power data centers
• Now pivoted fully to AI infrastructure—powering OpenAI, Oracle, and others
• Combines gas, wind, and solar for flexible energy sourcing
🤝 Anchored by deep alliances
• OpenAI and Oracle co-leading “Project Stargate,” Crusoe’s hyperscale rollout
• Oracle has signed a 15-year lease to deliver OpenAI’s dedicated cloud layer
• SoftBank and MGX also involved in funding and infrastructure
🌎 National scale, local impact
• Thousands of new construction and tech jobs for West Texas
• Liquid and air cooling systems for sustainability at GPU scale
• Scheduled to come online by 2026, setting a new bar for AI buildouts
Crusoe isn’t just building data centers, it’s reshaping the industrial backbone of the AI era.
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🌐 Airwallex: Building the financial backbone for global businesses
Airwallex has secured a $300 million Series F funding round, elevating its valuation to $6.2 billion. The round includes $150 million in secondary share sales and features investors such as Visa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Square Peg, DST Global, Lone Pine Capital, Blackbird, Airtree, and several large Australian pension funds.
✅ Key highlights of the funding round
• Total funding raised: $300 million, with $150 million in secondary share sales
• Valuation: $6.2 billion
• Notable investors: Visa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Square Peg, DST Global, Lone Pine Capital, Blackbird, Airtree, and several large Australian pension funds
• Total funding to date: Over $1.2 billion
• Employee count: Over 1,700 across 26 offices globally
🌎 Strategic expansion plans
• Targeting new markets: Japan, Korea, the UAE, and Latin America
• Enhancing go-to-market teams in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia
• Recent expansions include a permanent U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, new offices in New York and Toronto, and operations in Latin America, including a soon-to-launch service in Brazil and the acquisition of Mexican payment firm MexPago.
📈 Business growth and performance
• Annual revenue run rate: On track to surpass $1 billion in 2025, up from $720 million as of March
• Gross profit CAGR: Over 250% across the Americas and Europe over the past four years
• Customer base: Over 150,000 businesses, including Brex, BILL, Deel, Rippling, Navan, and Qantas
• Customer growth: 50% increase in 2024
⚙️ Platform capabilities
• Services: Global business accounts, multicurrency cards, embedded finance APIs
• Transaction processing: Enables fund transfers across more than 150 countries, with 68% of transactions processed instantly and 95% arriving within hours
• Infrastructure: Built direct integrations with local clearing systems and card networks in over 60 countries
With this significant funding and strategic partnerships, Airwallex is poised to redefine global banking infrastructure, empowering businesses to operate seamlessly across borders.
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🚘 SparkCharge: The EV charging startup helping fleets electrify without commitments
SparkCharge has raised $30 million to expand its on-demand EV charging service for fleets, offering a flexible alternative to traditional infrastructure investments.
⚡ Charging-as-a-Service
• Provides mobile EV charging solutions, allowing fleets to electrify without building permanent infrastructure
• Operates on a per-kilowatt-hour basis, handling all aspects of charging for clients
• Eliminates the need for fleets to manage grid connections or construction delays
📈 Nationwide Expansion
• Services available across all 50 U.S. states, as well as in Canada and Mexico
• Caters to clients including ports, railheads, and automotive manufacturers with 24/7 operations
• Addresses challenges faced by fleets in areas lacking sufficient charging infrastructure
🛸 Founder’s Vision
• Founded in 2018 by Joshua Aviv to address gaps in EV charging infrastructure
• Transitioned from assisting stranded EV drivers to offering comprehensive fleet charging solutions
• Aims to simplify the electrification process for businesses by removing infrastructure barriers
💰 Funding Details
• Secured $15.5 million in a Series A-1 equity round led by Monte’s Fam, with participation from Cleveland Avenue, Collab Capital, Elemental Impact, MarcyPen, and non sibi ventures
• Obtained a $15 million venture loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation
•Total funding raised: $30.5 million
SparkCharge is redefining fleet electrification by offering flexible, on-demand charging solutions. As the demand for EVs grows, will this model become the standard for fleet operations?
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💻 Huawei: Ditching Windows with its first HarmonyOS laptops
Huawei has officially cut the cord from Western OSes. With the launch of its first HarmonyOS 5 laptops, it’s betting big on a China-first computing future—starting with a foldable that rivals the MacBook.
💻 Two bold designs, no Microsoft in sight
• MateBook Fold: 18” OLED foldable with no keyboard, folds to 13”
• MateBook Pro: 14.2” traditional laptop with sleek HarmonyOS interface
• Both powered by HarmonyOS 5—built from scratch, no Android or Linux core
🚀 Built to run on Huawei’s ecosystem
• HarmonyOS now runs on 1B+ devices globally
• Laptops support 150+ native apps at launch, incl. WPS Office and Meitu
• Targeting seamless integration with Huawei phones, tablets, wearables
💡 A strategic play—not just a product launch
• Aims to replace Windows/macOS in Huawei’s supply chain
• Driven by US trade restrictions blocking Android + Intel partnerships
• No Google, no Windows—full-stack national tech independence
💰 Premium pricing, premium message
• MateBook Fold: ¥23,999 ($3,328), 32GB RAM, 2TB storage
• MateBook Pro: ¥7,999 ($1,100) entry point
• Focused on domestic market dominance before global export
Huawei isn’t just launching laptops—it’s laying the groundwork for a post-Western operating system future.
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⚡ Chalk: Powering Real-Time AI Decisions at Scale
San Francisco-based Chalk has secured a $50 million Series A funding round, led by Felicis Ventures, with participation from Triatomic Capital, General Catalyst, Unusual Ventures, and Xfund. This investment values the company at $500 million and underscores its mission to provide infrastructure for instantaneous, intelligent decisions.
🧠 Enabling Real-Time AI Inference
• Chalk’s platform is designed to feed fresh, proprietary data into AI and machine learning models in real-time, moving beyond traditional batch processing methods.
• This capability is crucial for applications requiring immediate decision-making, such as fraud detection, identity verification, and personalized recommendations.
• Clients like MoneyLion and Sunrun utilize Chalk to enhance their services—MoneyLion for instant loan approvals and fraud prevention, and Sunrun for optimizing solar panel placements.
⚙️ Distinct from Traditional Data Platforms
• While platforms like Databricks and Snowflake focus on data preparation and governance, Chalk specializes in real-time inference, addressing the need for up-to-the-moment data processing.
• This distinction allows enterprises to make decisions based on the most current data, improving responsiveness and accuracy in various applications.
🚀 Strategic Growth and Expansion
• The new funding will accelerate the development of Chalk’s compute framework, enhancing integration and usability for developers.
• Plans include expanding engineering and go-to-market teams in San Francisco and New York, aiming to support a broader range of industries beyond fintech, such as healthcare and e-commerce.
🌐 Meeting the Demand for Real-Time AI
• As AI applications become more complex, the demand for real-time data processing grows.
• Chalk’s infrastructure is poised to meet this demand, enabling enterprises to deploy AI models that respond instantly to new information, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and customer experiences.
With this significant investment, Chalk is well-positioned to lead the evolution of AI infrastructure, facilitating real-time decision-making across various sectors.
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🔐 Cerby: Securing the Apps Identity Tools Forgot
San Francisco-based Cerby has raised a $40M Series B to automate identity security for “unmanageable” apps—tools like social media, marketing platforms, and legacy software that don’t support standard identity protocols like SSO or SCIM.
🕸️ Fixing the identity blindspot
• Targets “nonstandard” or “disconnected” apps often missed by Okta, Azure AD, etc.
• Automates provisioning, deprovisioning, and access control for these apps
• Solves shadow IT risks where employees use accounts outside IT’s reach
🔓 Plug-in security for legacy and SaaS
• Integrates with existing identity systems to extend control to unsupported tools
• Provides passwordless access, privileged identity management, and audit trails
• Works across SaaS, on-prem, mobile, and even smart TVs
💳 Series B fuels global scale
• $40M led by DTCP, with Okta Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Two Sigma, Ridge, Bowery
• Funds expansion across North America and EMEA, and deeper enterprise integrations
• Customers include L’Oréal, Fox, Mattel, Ford, Carta—indicating strong enterprise fit
🚨 Identity security for the real world
• 30–40% of enterprise apps often fall outside standard identity controls
• Disconnected apps pose serious risks: long-lived access, ex-employee credentials, no MFA
• Cerby brings them under centralized governance—without requiring vendors to modernize
Cerby isn’t just filling a gap—it’s redefining the identity perimeter for enterprises living in a hybrid, app-sprawled world.
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💊 CurifyLabs: Printing the Future of Personalized Medicines
Helsinki-based CurifyLabs has raised €6.7M to scale its compounding automation platform—bringing speed, safety, and precision to a critical but overlooked corner of pharmacy: personalized drug preparation.
🧪 Precision compounding at pharmacy scale
• “Pharma Printer” robot prepares tailored tablets or liquids using validated formulas
• Supports patients with unmet needs—especially in pediatrics, geriatrics, and oncology
• Up to 4x faster than manual compounding, with fewer errors and more consistency
☁️ Tech-enabled safety and traceability
• Cloud-connected software guides pharmacists through formulations step-by-step
• Uses proprietary excipient cartridges designed for stability and palatability
• Streamlines documentation, compliance, and quality control
💸 Backed to grow—and go global
• €6.7M round led by Springvest, with support from Business Finland
• Total funding now €17.6M to scale in Europe and enter U.S. markets
• Targeting hospital networks, specialty pharmacies, and care institutions
🌍 Solving drug access with RoboPharma
• Over 50% of drugs lack child-appropriate formulations—compounding fills that gap
• Leading EU-funded €5.6M RoboPharma initiative for AI- and robotics-based drug production
• Aims to strengthen medicine supply resilience across Europe
CurifyLabs is bringing robotics, cloud software, and pharmaceutical science together—redefining how customized medicine gets made, and who gets access.
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🧪 GlycoEra: Breaking Boundaries in Autoimmune Protein Degradation
Swiss biotech GlycoEra has secured a $130M Series B led by Novo Holdings to push its extracellular protein degraders into the clinic—tackling autoimmune diseases by selectively clearing harmful antibodies from the bloodstream.
🔬 Precision degradation for chronic conditions
• Lead candidate GE8820 targets IgG4 autoantibodies implicated in diseases like pemphigus and myasthenia gravis
• Uses a bifunctional biologic to direct pathogenic proteins to lysosomes for degradation
• Aims to treat without broad immunosuppression—potentially safer and more selective than current therapies
🧱 Platform with pipeline potential
• “CustomGlycan” tech enables modular design of degraders for different extracellular targets
• Pipeline includes multiple preclinical programs across immunology and inflammation
• Strong IP portfolio rooted in glycoengineering research from ETH Zurich and Roche
💸 Built to scale, backed to last
• $130M round brings in Catalio, LifeArc, QIA, and others alongside existing VCs like Sofinnova and 5AM
• Funds will drive GE8820 into human trials and advance a second program
• Adds seasoned execs and investors to accelerate development and BD efforts
🌍 Degraders beyond oncology
• Most protein degrader companies focus on intracellular cancer targets—GlycoEra is expanding the field
• Extracellular targets could open doors to treating a broader range of chronic, systemic diseases
• Strategy aligned with long-term trends in autoimmune disease R&D and precision biologics
GlycoEra is carving a niche where few have ventured: degrading disease-causing proteins outside the cell—before they trigger immune chaos.
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🔨 WakeCap: Real-time worker data is transforming construction in Saudi Arabia
WakeCap, a Saudi startup digitizing construction sites with smart helmets and real-time labor data, has raised $28M in Series A funding to expand globally and bring more AI into site operations.
🔺 Sensors, not spreadsheets
• WakeCap installs IoT sensors in worker helmets to track attendance, location, and safety
• Integrates with existing workflows—no phones or manual input required
• Real-time dashboard for contractors to monitor labor flow, incident response, and productivity
📊 Built for megaprojects
• Already deployed on $80B+ worth of construction sites, including Aramco, NEOM, and Qiddiya
• Over 150M worker hours tracked to date
• Key metrics: 91% fewer safety incidents, 25% higher productivity, 70% faster emergency response
🌍 Funding to go global
• $28M Series A led by UP.Partners, joined by Graphene Ventures and strategic investors
• Will expand across Saudi, UAE, U.S., and Japan
• Plans to deepen integrations with ecosystem players like Oracle and OpenSpace
🔩 Founders with industry insight
• Founded by Dr. Hassan Albalawi and Ishita Sood in 2017
• Team blends construction, hardware, and AI expertise
• Vision: build the “connected jobsite” with scalable, non-intrusive technology
WakeCap is turning hard hats into hubs for data—making labor visibility a default, not an afterthought.
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🧬 Signatur Biosciences: Bringing Precision Breast Cancer Diagnostics to the Point of Care
Signatur Biosciences, a London-based startup, has raised $7 million in seed funding to develop and validate OncoSignatur Breast (OSB), a decentralized breast cancer prognostic test designed for use in local hospitals and clinics.
🔬 OncoSignatur Breast: Decentralizing Precision Diagnostics
• OSB is a decentralized breast cancer prognostic test under development.
• Designed to be run directly in local hospitals and clinical labs using standard qPCR machines.
• Delivers same-day results, reducing costs and enabling healthcare providers to retain testing revenue.
• Powered by PCRchitectur, Signatur’s proprietary technology that condenses complex testing workflows into a single qPCR reaction.
• Reduces material costs by up to 20-fold compared to conventional methods.
💰 Funding and Strategic Expansion
• The $7 million seed round brings total funding to $9.9 million through a mix of equity and grants.
• Funding will be used to finalize and validate OSB, establish a dedicated laboratory in Liège, Belgium, and expand the scientific and operational team.
• The move to Liège, facilitated by investor Noshaq, positions the company within a rapidly expanding European biotech ecosystem.
👥 Founders with a Vision for Accessible Diagnostics
• Founded in 2022 by bioengineers Celestin de Wergifosse and Dr. John Goertz, with scientific leadership from Prof. Dame Molly Stevens.
• The team aims to create decentralized, cost-effective molecular tests that can run on standard qPCR machines, making advanced diagnostics globally accessible.
Signatur Biosciences is working to make precision medicine local, fast, and accessible to all by decentralizing diagnostic capabilities and empowering clinicians and patients with timely, informed treatment decisions.
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🎁 Awardco: Reinventing Employee Rewards with an Amazon-Style Experience
Awardco, a Utah-based startup, just raised $165M in Series B funding led by Sixth Street Growth—pushing its valuation past $1B. Its mission? To modernize employee recognition with a flexible, e-commerce-like platform.
🛍️ Recognition, reimagined
• Helps companies design personalized, global reward programs
• Employees earn points redeemable via Amazon, Lazada, and more
• Tackles disengagement by making recognition frequent, relevant, and easy
🏢 From the office to the arena
• Trusted by AT&T, McDonald’s, Hertz, and Dow Jones
• Expanding into performance incentives and fan engagement
• Partners include Smith Entertainment Group and the Utah Jazz
🚀 Platform-first, global by design
• 100% digital, scalable across traditional, hybrid, and remote workforces
• Revenue from annual subscriptions and licenses
• Positioned as the “Amazon of rewards”—focused on variety and user control
🧠 Founder-led and repeat-backed
• Bootstrapped for years before taking its first funding in 2021
• Backers include Spectrum Equity and General Catalyst
• Building a long-term system for retention, not just perks
Awardco is betting that in the future of work, meaningful recognition will matter as much as salary.
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🤖 DiffuseDrive: The data engine powering next-gen robotics
Training robots isn’t just about better models—it’s about better data. DiffuseDrive is building the platform to collect, label, and scale high-quality real-world data, now with $3.5M from top-tier backers.
🎯 Solving robotics’ real bottleneck
• Provides AI-native tooling to capture and label real-world robotic interactions
• Optimized for long-tail edge cases traditional pipelines miss
• Cuts human labeling time with automated, scalable annotation workflows
🚀 From lab demos to warehouse floors
• Already used by stealth robotics startups in logistics and mobility
• Supports integration with both simulators and physical robots
• Accelerates feedback loops from deployment back into model training
🧠 Engineered by experts in autonomy
• Founded by ex-Meta and Waymo engineers with deep robotics experience
• Tackling problems they saw firsthand in scaling physical AI systems
• Mission-driven to make embodied AI as trainable as LLMs
💰 Backed by YC and early believers
• $3.5M seed led by Pioneer Fund, with Liquid 2, Soma Capital, and YC
• 25+ investors joining to back infrastructure for the physical AI wave
• Positioning as the Scale AI for the real world
DiffuseDrive isn’t building robots—it’s making it possible to teach them at scale.
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🦴 Butternut Box: The fresh dog food startup turning Europe into its backyard
Butternut Box is redefining pet nutrition with made-to-order meals for dogs—and now it’s fetched over €75M from Liquidity Group to scale across Europe and cement its unicorn status.
🐶 Built for pet wellness
• Fresh, human-grade meals tailored to each dog’s needs
• Transparent sourcing, low-temperature cooking to preserve nutrients
• Over 10 vet-reviewed recipes—now expanding into cat food with new brand, Marro
📦 Scaling across the continent
• Already active in UK, Ireland, Benelux, Germany, and Poland
• New capital will boost production capacity and unlock new EU markets
• Investment supports logistics, tech stack, and pet parent experience
🧠 Led by dog-first founders
• Co-founders Kevin Glynn and David Nolan created the brand after frustrations with processed pet food
• Obsessed with retention and customer delight—think “HelloFresh for dogs”
• Built a strong team culture around care, quality, and mission-driven growth
💰 Backed by smart capital
• €75M+ in structured equity from Liquidity Group—non-dilutive and fast-moving
• Adds to previous funding from L Catterton, Five Seasons, and Passion Capital
• Positioned to dominate Europe’s fast-growing fresh pet food market
Butternut Box isn’t just chasing tails—it’s building the next category-defining pet wellness brand in Europe.
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👀 Worldcoin: Sam Altman’s crypto ID project scans your eyes for a shot at universal digital identity
Worldcoin is betting big on biometric proof of personhood—using iris scans to issue a “World ID” and distribute free crypto. With $135M in fresh funding, it’s expanding fast across 20 countries.
🎯 Orb-scanned identity, encrypted by design
• Users scan their iris via a silver “Orb” to receive a unique, anonymous World ID
• Claims biometric data is immediately deleted post-verification
• Aims to differentiate real humans from bots in an AI-dominated digital world
🌎 Global rollout with local incentives
• Over 2M users onboarded across 35 cities since beta
• Free Worldcoin tokens (WLD) offered to verified users
• Storefront “orbing” sites live in SF, Miami, and beyond
🗣️ A bold vision from OpenAI’s founder
• Co-founded by Sam Altman, focused on identity in the AI age
• Sees World ID as a foundation for democratic tools, fintech, and digital governance
• Facing resistance over privacy, but pushing ahead on global infrastructure
💰 Backed to scale the Orb network
• $135M raised from a16z, Bain Capital Crypto, and others
• Funds support a U.S. expansion to 7,500 Orbs by year-end
• Valuation rumored in the high hundreds of millions
Worldcoin is more than just a crypto giveaway—it’s a high-stakes bet on the future of identity in an increasingly automated world.
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🛸 Siro: The AI sales coach transforming door-to-door performance
Siro is redefining how field sales teams learn and close—using real conversation data to drive 36% better close rates. Now with $50M from SignalFire, it’s taking AI coaching mainstream.
🎯 Precision coaching from real conversations
• Mobile app captures live, in-person sales pitches
• Converts voice into structured data for coaching insights
• Helps reps improve faster and managers coach more effectively
📈 Sales teams feel the impact
• 36% higher close rates and 30% lower rep turnover
• Coaching cycles are 10x faster—turning daily activity into daily improvement
• Stories include reps breaking sales records and managers reclaiming family time
🛸 Founder with field grit
• CEO Jake Cronin started selling Cutco knives door-to-door
• Built Siro to give field reps the same tech leverage as SaaS teams
• Emphasizes human-first coaching enhanced—not replaced—by AI
💰 Big capital to scale smart
• $50M Series B led by SignalFire, with backing from existing investors
• Total funding now $75M, fueling adaptive coaching and real-time team visibility
• Expanding across product, engineering, and go-to-market
Siro isn’t another AI assistant—it’s a full-stack performance system for the people still knocking on doors.
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🧠 Zoca: Agentic AI for the neighborhood economy
Zoca just raised $6M from Accel to give local service businesses AI agents that handle growth—from lead generation to repeat bookings—with zero marketing expertise required.
🎯 Built for local dominance
• AI agents automate ads, websites, rebooking, and follow-ups
• Hyperlocal demand intelligence tailors outreach by zip code
• Integrates with tools like Google Business, Fresha, Vagaro for full-stack control
🚀 Quiet traction in service SMBs
• Over 1,000 local businesses onboarded since 2024
• 120,000+ bookings driven, $10M+ in client revenue generated
• Customers save hours each week on marketing and ops
🧠 Founders with technical firepower
• Ashish Verma (ex-Fortune 500 AI lead) and Robin Chauhan (ex-unicorn data infra)
• Both IIT Kharagpur grads with firsthand insight into SMB tech gaps
• Building Zoca as the AI-native OS for hyperlocal services
💸 Backed by early-stage winners
• $6M seed led by Accel, joined by GTMfund, Elevation Capital, Better Capital
• Funds to scale engineering, expand verticals, and grow AI agent capabilities
• First targets: beauty, wellness, dental, pet care—fragmented but high-LTV
Zoca is betting that the next big AI platform won’t serve enterprises—it’ll serve your neighborhood.
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🔗 Gravitee: The API platform unifying AI agents, event streams, and legacy systems
Gravitee has secured $60 million in Series C funding to expand its Agentic API and Event Management platform, addressing the growing complexity of modern digital infrastructures.
🧩 Unified control for modern architectures
• Combines management of APIs, AI agents, and event streams into a single platform
• Supports both synchronous (REST) and asynchronous (event-driven) communications
• Enhances security, observability, and governance across hybrid systems
📈 Scaling with enterprise demand
• Trusted by global brands like Michelin, Roche, and Blue Yonder
• Recognized as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for API management
• Included in Tech Nation’s 2025 Future Fifty list
🛸 Open-source roots, enterprise focus
• Founded in 2015 by a team of developers aiming to simplify API management
• Offers both open-source tools and enterprise-grade solutions
• Provides deployment flexibility: on-premises, self-hosted, or SaaS
💰 Backed by strategic investors
• $60M Series C led by Sixth Street Growth, with participation from Riverside Acceleration Capital and AlbionVC
• Total funding exceeds $125 million
• Sixth Street’s Michael Bauer joins the board to support global expansion
As enterprises integrate AI agents and event-driven architectures, Gravitee’s unified platform positions it to become an essential tool for managing the complexities of modern digital systems.
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💳 Keep: The Canadian startup turning corporate cards into global finance hubs
Keep helps small businesses manage multi-currency finances with a Stripe-like backend—and just raised $12M to compete with Float in the increasingly crowded Canadian fintech space.
🎯 Built for global-first SMBs
• Offers corporate cards, multi-currency accounts, and automated spend management
• Integrates directly with accounting platforms to streamline finance ops
• Monetizes through interchange fees, FX spreads, and premium transfer speeds
📈 Quiet growth, real revenue
• Crossed $14M in annualized revenue in just over a year
• Serves 3,000+ SMBs—many operating across borders
• Claims 20x YoY revenue growth and 5x valuation increase since prior round
🛸 Repeat founders, deep fintech scars
• CEO Oliver Takach is a YC alum and previously founded Origin and CareLedger
• Co-founder Helson Taveras shared early frustrations with traditional banking tools
• The duo is building Keep as the “mission control” for SMB finance
💰 Backed for scale
• Raised $12M in Series A1 led by Tribe Capital, with Liquid 2 and Cambrian
• $50M credit facility from Treville and $3M in venture debt from SVB
• Total equity raised: $23M, aiming to deepen product and expand market reach
Keep isn’t just building a better corporate card—it’s designing the financial core for a new generation of cross-border businesses. Will it become Canada’s Ramp?
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🎵 Audoo: The royalty tech startup backed by Adele to fix broken payouts
Audoo is building a fairer music economy—starting in cafés and gyms. With $8.8M in new funding (and Adele on board), it’s rolling out tech that ensures artists get paid when their music is played in public.
🎯 Hardware-first solution to a $3B problem
• Installs plug-in Audio Meters in public spaces to detect songs in real time
• Uses a 120M+ track database and cloud platform to log usage accurately
• Fixes the decades-old issue of untracked public performance royalties
🚀 Star-studded and scaling fast
• Backed by Adele, Elton John, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, and Paul McCartney
• Already live with PRS for Music and PPL across the UK and Europe
• Expanding to Africa and Australasia as part of global rollout
🛸 Founded by a frustrated musician
• CEO Ryan Edwards was a touring artist who never saw his royalties add up
• Started Audoo in 2018 to bring transparency and accountability to music plays
• Now 7.2M developers are building apps on its HarmonyOS-style platform for creators
💰 Fairness is now investable
• £7M (~$8.8M) round brings total funding to £18M
• New capital goes toward scaling devices + partnerships with rights orgs
• Positioned as critical infrastructure for post-streaming royalties
Audoo isn’t trying to replace Spotify—it’s building the layer that makes sure artists finally get paid from it.
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