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Cart.com develops unified commerce and logistics software that scales businesses online, enabling users to take control of their online business and increase revenue.
New Funding Raised: $180M, Venture - Series Undisclosed
Round Investors: Springcoast Capital Partners (lead), PayPal Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Arsenal Growth Equity
🚀Growth Focus: Support the development of advanced workflow automation tools, predictive analytics, and agentic AI solutions.
Press: Business Wire, Startup Researcher
HQ: Houston, TX
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 110
Sage develops elder assistance software that connects with their loved ones through voice, allowing elders to maintain independence and helping users take care of elders in their time of need.
New Funding Raised: $65M, Series C
Round Investors: Goldman Sachs Alternatives (lead)
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its AI-powered platform that improves care delivery for older adults while reducing the operational burden on caregivers.
Press: PR Newswire, Pulse 2.0
HQ: New York, NY
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 125
Nominal’s data infrastructure and analytics platform help engineering teams efficiently test and validate complex hardware systems, enabling hardware developers in aerospace, defence, automotive, and industrial sectors to have a more reliable system testing.
New Funding Raised: $80M, Series B
Round Investors: Founders Fund (lead), Avenir, Haystack, General Catalyst
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate the development of its tools for the Progress Suite, triple its engineering headcount, and expand its operational footprint across its global offices in Austin, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London.
Press: Pulse 2.0, GlobeNewswire
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 170
Atavistik Bio operates a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel therapies for metabolic diseases and cancer, allowing pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations to identify novel drug targets, generate mechanistically informed therapeutic candidates, and evaluate biological relevance with greater precision.
New Funding Raised: $40M, Series B
Round Investors: RA Capital Management (lead), The Column Group, Nextech Invest, Lux Capital
🚀Growth Focus: Enable clinical development of ATV-1601, an oral allosteric AKT1-selective inhibitor for the treatment of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, and the advancement of its JAK2 V617F mutant-selective inhibitor program for myeloproliferative neoplasms through clinical proof of concept.
Press: GlobeNewswire, citybiz
HQ: Cambridge, MA
Industry: Biotechnology Research
Employee Count: 38
Zeno operates a motor company that provides climate-conscious vehicles, enabling users with sustainable transportation options and facilitating payments and flexible ownership via battery-as-a-service and financing options.
New Funding Raised: $20.5M, Series A
Round Investors: Congruent Ventures (lead), Active Impact Investments, Lowercarbon Capital
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its pioneering app-controlled battery-swap network and ramp up production of its Emara motorcycles.
Press: TechCrunch, Next Unicorn Ventures
HQ: Bozeman, MT
Industry: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Employee Count: 88
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City Detect develops an AI platform that generates a report on the exterior condition of housing, allowing local governments and nonprofits to target resources where they are most needed.
New Funding Raised: $13M, Series A
Round Investors: Prudence (lead), Zeal Capital Partners, Knoll Ventures, Atlanta Seed Company
🚀Growth Focus: Support to hire more engineers and advance some of the storm-detection damage technology. It also wants to expand throughout the U.S.
Press: TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance
HQ: Tuscaloosa, AL
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Employee Count: 19
Voomi Supply operates an online HVAC and plumbing supply platform that simplifies equipment sourcing for residential and commercial projects, enabling contractors and homeowners to access quick shipping, broad product selection, and reliable procurement support for installation and replacement needs.
New Funding Raised: $10M, Series A
Round Investors: Asymmetric Capital Partners (lead), Highmount Capital
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate the modernization of procurement across fragmented supply markets.
Press: Pulse 2.0, Morningstar
HQ: Tuscaloosa, AL
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Employee Count: 39
UnityAI develops an AI-enabled care orchestration platform that creates efficient, harmonious care environments, allowing healthcare organizations to achieve clinical outcomes, improve patient experience, and reduce costs.
New Funding Raised: $8.5M, Series A
Round Investors: Third Prime (lead), Max Ventures, Nashville Capital Network, Whistler Capital Partners
🚀Growth Focus: Support its continued efforts to scale go-to-market execution and extend its AI-powered operational capabilities.
Press: EIN News, Efficiently Connected
HQ: Nashville, TN
Industry: Technology, Information, and Internet
Employee Count: 23
Diligence Squared provides AI-powered market research and commercial due diligence services for investors, private equity firms, and businesses, enabling users to evaluate markets, competitors, and potential investments.
New Funding Raised: $5M, Seed
Round Investors: Relentless (lead), Y Combinator
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its rapid expansion as adoption grows among investment firms seeking faster and lower-cost ways to evaluate potential deals.
Press: PR Newswire, Pulse 2.0
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Industry: Market Research
Employee Count: 10
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VALIDIO develops a data reliability platform that tracks data failures in real-time, allowing data teams to directly eliminate bad data, make correct decisions, and build products.
New Funding Raised: $30M, Series A
Round Investors: Plural (lead), Lakestar, Kevin Ryan, Emil Eifrem
🚀Growth Focus: Expand globally and strengthen its technology to ensure trusted enterprise data in the AI era.
Press: Pulse 2.0, Startup Researcher
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 38
Lio develops a text-automating platform for procurement, starting with automating free-text requests and guidance of employees, enabling businesses to reduce manual processes and invoice matching problems.
New Funding Raised: $30M, Series A
Round Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Y Combinator, Harry Stebbings, SV Angel
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate product development and expand its presence in the United States.
Press: PR Newswire, Pulse 2.0
HQ: Munich, Germany
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 77
Diligent’s due diligence platform automates routine tasks, allowing businesses to improve risk and anti-money laundering compliance.
New Funding Raised: €2.1M, Seed
Round Investors: Speedinvest (lead), Y Combinator, Shapers
🚀Growth Focus: Expand its product capabilities by launching additional AI agents designed for new compliance task categories.
Press: Pulse 2.0, EU-Startups
HQ: London, England
Industry: Technology, Information, and Internet
Employee Count: 10
Groundhawk develops an underground cable mapping system that improves accuracy and reliability in construction projects, enabling construction companies to plan work more accurately, meet regulatory requirements, and reduce rework and project risk.
New Funding Raised: €2M, Seed
Round Investors: 2C Ventures (lead), Greencode Ventures (lead)
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate its expansion across European markets and support the development of its spatial intelligence platform.
Press: Tech.eu, Groundhawk
HQ: Espoo, Finland
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Employee Count: 10
Vectrix develops an AI automation platform that streamlines order processing and logistics workflows for transport operators, allowing logistics teams to accelerate order handling, reduce manual workload, and integrate with existing transport management systems.
New Funding Raised: €1.15M, Seed
Round Investors: RDY Ventures (lead), Prequel Ventures, Seeder Fund, PMV
🚀Growth Focus: Support its expansion across Europe, and drive further product development, including deeper integrations with transport management systems.
Press: Startup Rise EU, EU-Startups
HQ: Antwerp, Belgium
Industry: Software Development
Employee Count: 5
Cheer Games operates a mobile gaming studio that creates casual puzzle games with gameplay, enabling mobile gaming audiences to blend accessible mechanics with deeper games, live ops, and advanced monetization.
New Funding Raised: $4.5M, Pre-Seed
Round Investors: Makers Fund (lead), Play Ventures
🚀Growth Focus: Accelerate development of its upcoming slate of games and expand its Barcelona headquarters.
Press: Business Wire, Tech.eu
HQ: Barcelona, Spain
Industry: Mobile Gaming Apps
Employee Count: 13
Sales Gigs 🏆
⭐️Nimble (LI) is hiring Enterprise AEs for its NYC and West Coast teams, as well as a RevOps leader and BDRs, based in NYC.
Encord (LI) is hiring AEs for its London and SF-based teams, as well as a BDR Manager for its SF-based team.
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.
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