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🌎 Americas
Ubicquia develops an intelligent infrastructure platform that leverages existing infrastructure to make cities safer and more connected, enabling municipalities, utilities, and mobile operators to get an expandable platform to offer a suite of products for deploying smart city, small cell, and smart grid services.
New Funding Raised: $106M, Series D
Round Investors: 67 Capital (lead), SerComm, Marunouchi Innovation Partners, ClearSky
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate AI development across solutions and expand direct sales initiatives both domestically and internationally.
Press: PR Newswire, Pulse 2.0
HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Industry: Utilities
Employee Count: 198
Aalyria develops networking and laser communication technologies that facilitate connectivity everywhere at the speed of discovery, allowing users to make networks resilient and make spectrum more profitable.
New Funding Raised: $100M, Series B
Round Investors: Battery Ventures (lead), J2 Ventures (lead), DYNE Ventures., Google
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate deployment of its spacetime orchestration platform and its tightbeam optical communications technology.
Press: Pulse 2.0, Business Wire
HQ: Livermore, CA
Industry: Space Research and Technology
Employee Count: 86
Humand operates an all-in-one workplace platform that centralizes internal communication, HR processes, and company culture, enabling mid-sized and enterprise organizations to enhance employee engagement, streamline operations, and create a connected and productive work environment.
New Funding Raised: $66M, Series A
Round Investors: Goodwater Capital (lead), Kaszek (lead), Vlad Magdalin, Rajat Suri
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its AI-powered operating system designed for the world’s 2.7 billion deskless workers.
Press: Pulse 2.0, SiliconANGLE
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 497
Coral Care’s digital health platform provides access to in-home pediatric therapy for children with developmental delays and disabilities, allowing families of children with developmental and sensory needs to receive structured care in a home setting.
New Funding Raised: $13M, Series A
Round Investors: Haymaker Ventures (lead), Charge Ventures, Peterson Ventures, Jefferson River Capital
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate its national expansion, including newly launched markets in Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
Press: PR Newswire, Pulse 2.0
HQ: Springfield, MA
Industry: Health and Human Services
Employee Count: 67
Based develops a crypto-based financial application, enabling users to spend, send, and invest digital assets through an integrated smart money management platform.
New Funding Raised: $11.5M, Series A
Round Investors: Pantera Capital (lead), Wintermute Ventures, Karatage, Coinbase Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate its expansion into new markets and enhance its on-chain financial infrastructure.
Press: GlobeNewswire, Ventureburn
HQ: New York, NY
Industry: Technology, Information, and Internet
Employee Count: 10
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7Rivers develops data modernization, advanced data science, and AI services that help organizations, allowing brands to use data in meaningful ways to create a unified data-powered enterprise.
New Funding Raised: $5M, Series A
Round Investors: Inoca Capital (lead)
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate its mission to help enterprises leverage the Snowflake AI Data Cloud for modernization and innovation, guiding them through complex digital transformations.
Press: Pulse 2.0, Startup Researcher
HQ: Milwaukee, WI
Industry: Business Consulting and Services
Employee Count: 44
Mansa operates a free streaming platform for curated global Black content, purpose-built for serialized, short-form content.
New Funding Raised: $12M, Seed
Round Investors: MaC Venture Capital (lead), WndrCo, Galaxy Investment Partners, Base Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Expand operations and its development efforts.
Press: Business Wire, Yahoo Finance
HQ: Woodland Hills, CA
Industry: Entertainment Providers
Employee Count: 89
EFEX develops payment software that facilitates international payments, allowing businesses to make international payments affordably.
New Funding Raised: $8M, Seed
Round Investors: Floodgate (lead), PayPal Ventures (lead), Nido Ventures, Contour Venture Partners
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate the integration of AI across its operational infrastructure to simplify complex treasury workflows further.
Press: Startup Researcher, PayPal Ventures
HQ: Menlo Park, CA
Industry: Financial Services
Employee Count: 77
Giant operates an AI digital studio that provides personalized learning, enabling children to be seen, heard, and empowered through learning.
New Funding Raised: $8M, Seed
Round Investors: Decasonic (lead), Griffin Gaming Partners (lead), Matrix (lead), Perceptive Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its platform, which is designed to transform children from passive content consumers into active creators.
Press: Pulse 2.0, Business Wire
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Industry: Entertainment Providers
Employee Count: 16
Comeryx develops an AI-native managing general agent platform that automates underwriting for small-business artisan contractors in the excess and surplus insurance market, allowing wholesale brokers to quote, bind, and issue complex contractor risks with greater speed, consistency, and operational efficiency.
New Funding Raised: $7.5M, Seed
Round Investors: Altai Ventures (lead), American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures, Boulder Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Fuel an automated, wholesale-exclusive platform designed to fix the profitability gap in small commercial insurance.
Press: FinSMEs, Comeryx News
HQ: Denver, CO
Industry: Insurance
Employee Count: 4
Qumis develops an AI-powered insurance knowledge and document analysis platform for legal teams and risk managers handling complex coverage questions, enabling users to decrease cost and dependency on panel counsel.
New Funding Raised: $4.3M, Seed
Round Investors: MTech Capital (lead), Alumni Ventures, Grand Ventures, American Family Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its go-to-market team and enhance product capabilities as demand increases from large brokers, carriers, and coverage-focused law firms.
Press: Pulse 2.0, GlobeNewswire
HQ: Chicago, IL
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 14
Sherpas develops a wealth management software for both advisors and users, allowing advisors to communicate effectively with users through secure messaging, document sharing, and online portals.
New Funding Raised: $3.2M, Seed
Round Investors: 1248 Holdings (lead), GoHub Ventures, AUA Capital Management
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate its decision frameworks across retirement, tax, investment, and risk planning, while expanding integrations with enterprise systems used by advisory practices nationwide.
Press: Pulse 2.0, Business Wire
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Industry: Technology, Information, and Internet
Employee Count: 15
Maazah operates a condiments brand that offers vibrant sauces and dips with authentic Middle Eastern flavors, enabling consumers to get the taste of authentic Afghan food in everyday meals.
New Funding Raised: $2M, Seed
Round Investors: [Not Disclosed]
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate nationwide retail expansion and strengthen its distribution capabilities.
Press: PR Newswire, Pulse 2.0
HQ: Minneapolis, MN
Industry: Food and Beverage Services
Employee Count: 7
🌍 EMEA
Cernel’s e-commerce task automation platform generates digital content using AI technology, allowing users to save time and resources and improve organic traffic.
New Funding Raised: €4M, Seed
Round Investors: Seed Capital (lead)
🚀Growth Focus: Fuel its mission to build the foundational infrastructure for agentic commerce.
Press: Startup Researcher, EU-Startups
HQ: Aarhus, Denmark
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Employee Count: 21
WafR develops a digital payments platform for FMCG brands to make promotions in informal retail stores, enabling businesses to increase market share, sales volume, and profit by guiding consumer choice.
New Funding Raised: $4M, Seed
Round Investors: Attijariwafa Ventures (lead), LoftyInc Capital (lead), First Circle Capital, Al Mada Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its distribution network and broaden its financial services offering, positioning local merchants as last-mile fintech access points to strengthen financial inclusion across the country.
Press: Wamda, TechAfrica News
HQ: Casablanca, Morocco
Industry: Financial Services
Employee Count: 18
Sales Gigs 🏆
⭐️Braintrust (LI) is hiring tons of sales roles, including Strategic, Commercial, and Enterprise AEs across all regions of the US.
Render (LI) is hiring a remote Enterprise AE and Strategic Account Manager for its SF-based team.
Bretton AI (LI) is hiring Enterprise AEs & Deployment Strategists for its SF-based team.
Brandlight (LI) is hiring Enterprise AEs for its NYC-based team.
ElevenLabs (LI) is hiring for tons of Revenue roles, including remote Commercial AEs and Enterprise AEs in the US and globally.
Northslope (LI) is hiring a Principal, Business Development for its New York-based team.
Decagon (LI) is hiring remote Director, Strategic Accounts, Enterprise AEs, and SDRs out of its NYC and SF offices.
Upwind (LI) is hiring remote Enterprise AEs and Commercial AEs across the US, and globally.
Deepgram (LI) is hiring remote AEs for its US and EMEA teams, and a Commercial Sales Manager for its US-based team.
DepthFirst (LI) is hiring a founding Account Executive for its SF-based team.
Fal (LI) is hiring a Commercial AE and an Enterprise AE for its SF-based team.
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