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Typically, they patch together their funding from several different sources, not just one. Then the answer is unconventional funding. Here are some unconventional funding options that could be the key to getting your business off the ground. No wonder entrepreneurs refer to them as angels. All are great options.
Riley AI, a Sa Francisco, CA-based AI-powered product insights assistant, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Vertex Ventures US, with participation from NextView Ventures, Hyphen Capital, and angelinvestors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
ReSource Chemical, an Oakland, CA-based advanced manufacturing startup, raised $15M in funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and Fathom Fund, with participation from Chevron Technology Ventures, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company and angelinvestors Adam Winkel and Matt Berger.
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Alfa, a London, UK-based AI recruitment startup, raised 495K in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Davie Rowe (Sixty-Six & Black Green), Pierre Decote (Revolut & Golden Square), Chris Adelsbach (Outrun Ventures), and multiple other AngelInvestors.
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ctrl+s, a Berlin, Germany-based data-driven climate-tech solution provider, raised 1M in Seed funding. The round was led by High-Tech Grnderfonds (HTGF) with participation from Benjamin Schulz as an angelinvestor and others.
Quanta, a San Francisco, CA-based accounting company empowered by AI, raised $4.7M in Seed funding. The round was led by Accel with participation from basecase, Comma Capital, Designer Fund, and Operator Collective, as well as angelinvestors including Elad Gil. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Centerseat, an Austin, TX-based physical security compliance company, raised $2.7M in Seed funding. The round was led by Silverton Partners, with participation from angelinvestors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Abre, a Cincinnati, OH-based K-12’s data solution company, raised $24M in Series A funding. The round was led by PeakSpan Capital, with participation from JumpStart Ventures, JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund, and Golden AngelsInvestors.
Perspective AI, a Palo Alto, CA-based customer conversations company, raised $4M in Seed funding. The round was led by Village Global, Array Ventures, Honeystone VC, Recursive Ventures, Darkmode VC, and angelinvestors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
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Trace Machina, a San Francisco, CA-based company building simulation infrastructure for safety-critical technologies in physical-world AI, raised $4.7M in Seed funding. The round was led by Wellington Management with participation from Samsung Next, Sequoia Capital Scout Fund, Green Bay Ventures, and Verissimo Ventures.
CampusAI, a Warsaw, Poland-based AI learning skills startup, raised $10M in pre-seed funding. Backers included angelinvestor Maciej Zientara. The company will use the funds to develop its platform and to enter 10 new markets with plans to acquire 200,000 customers.
Apex, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI security company, emerged from stealth with $7m in seed funding. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, with participation from notable angelinvestors, including Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
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EvolutionaryScale, a NYC-based artificial intelligence powered biology startup, raised $142m in seed funding. The round was led by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and Lux Capital, with participation from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, as well as angelinvestors.
Tezi, a Menlo Park, CA-based autonomous AI recruiter, raised $9M in seed funding. The round was led by 8VC and Audacious Ventures, with participation from Liquid 2, Afore, Prime Set, and South Park Commons, as well as angelinvestors including the founding CEOs of Instacart and Thumbtack.
Hatch, a NYC-based provider of AI-powered donor engagement solutions for nonprofits, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Differential Ventures with participation from Character, Howard Morgan, and angelinvestors.
Gage, a St Simons Island, GA-based provider of a platform and mobile app designed to “Build a Better Workforce”, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding. The round saw participation from Eagle Venture Fund as well as a group of angelinvestors.
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Crosby Health, a NYC-based healthtech company providing a proprietary AI to automate administrative tasks, raised $2.2M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Amplo Ventures, with participation from NOMO Ventures and angelinvestors. in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Daisy, a Costa Mesa, CA-based home and small business technology installation and services company, raised $11M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $13.3M, was led by Goldcrest and Bungalow with participation from Bullish, Burst Capital, and angelinvestors.
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GoodGist, a Foster City, CA-based company which specializes in corporate skills development and knowledge management automation, raised $1M in funding. Backers included FortyTwo.VC, Cedar Ridge Ventures, DX Partners, and angelinvestors from tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon.
Enso, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based ecosystem of Guided AI Agents offering small to medium-sized business (SMBs) AI-powered Service-as-a-Software, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by NFX with participation from angelinvestors, including Yossi Matias, and Shmil Levy.
Teal, a NYC-based startup specializing in accounting infrastructure for Vertical SaaS businesses, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Torch Capital with participation from Basis Set Ventures, General Advance, Dash Fund, and angelinvestors including executives at Service Titan, Plaid, Brex, Unit, and Gusto.
Anima, a London, UK-based provider of a care enablement platform, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Hummingbird Ventures, Amino Collective and Y Combinator, as well as new angelinvestors including Sidar Sahin, founder of Peak Games.
Nagomi Security, a NYC-based proactive security and threat exposure management company, raised $30M in funding. The round was led by TCV, with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and Okta Ventures.
Caju AI, a Charlottesville, VA-based provider of generative AI-powered solutions for customer engagement, raised $3M in Seed funding. Backers included Grotech Ventures, Felton Group, the family office of Charlottesville, VA based hedge fund manager Jaffray Woodriff, and angelinvestors.
Ciba Health, a NYC-based digital health company, raised $10M in Series A funding. The round was led by DigiTx Partners, with participation from E12 Ventures, 3CC Capital, Plug and Play Ventures and angelinvestors. Led by […] The post Ciba Health Raises $10M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
YieldNest, a Singapore-based company providing a liquid restaking protocol, raised $5.2M in funding. Backers included Faculty Group, Backed VC, Michael Egorov, Loi Luu, Proof Capital, LVT Capital, Contango, Mozaik Capital, Kahuna, Rana Capital, Insignius Capital, CKC, and angelinvestors.
Kintsugi AI, a Francisco, CA-based provider of a tax automation platform, raised $6M in Series A funding at a $40M valuation. The round was led by Link Ventures, Venture Highway, KyberKnight, Plug and Play, DeVC and angelsinvestors.
Mira, a Singapore-based provider of a decentralized infrastructure platform to expand access to advanced AI, raised $9M in Seed funding. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures and Framework Ventures, with participation from Accel, Crucible, Folius Ventures, Mechanism Capital, SALT Fund, and angelinvestors.
Keyring Network, a London, UK-based company providing permissioning tools for financial service providers, raised $6M in funding. The company intends to use the funds to […] The post Keyring Network Raises $6M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Atomicwork, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI powered employee support platform, raised $11M in Seed funding. The round was led by Blume Ventures and Matrix Partners with participation from Storm Ventures, Neon Fund, and angelinvestors.
Carv, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based recruitment AI company, raised $10M in Seed funding. Backers included Global Founders Capital (GFC) and independent angelinvestors. Founded by Barend Raaff and Matthijs […] The post Carv Raises $10M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Lekko, a San Francisco, CA-based company helping developers to build software through dynamic configuration, raised $4.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Addition and LUX Capital with participation from BoxGroup, SV Angel, Abstraction Capital and angelinvestors included Thomas Chen, Julianna Lamb, Peter Edge and others.
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QA.tech, a Stockholm, Sweden-based company that develops an AI-based testing tool for applications and SaaS services, raised additional €3M in Seed funding. The round was led by PROfounders, with participation from Curiosity, byFounders, and angelinvestors Mads Johnsen, Jon Åslund, Robert Lagerström, Sven Perkmann, and Jens Saltin.
StepSecurity, a Seattle, WA-based leader in protecting CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, closed its $3m seed funding round. The round was led by Runtime Ventures, with participation from Inner Loop Capital, SaaS Ventures, DeVC, and several notable industry leaders as angelinvestors.
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