Photon Raises $4.5M Seed to Help Developers Build AI Agents for iMessage and WhatsApp
Photon, an AI startup, has raised $4.5 million in a seed round co-led by Gradient and A*, with participation from Vercel, HSG, Z Fellows, Llama...
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Minerva Humanoids Raises $10M Pre-Seed for Humanoid Robot Roger
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 06, 2026 — Minerva Humanoids announced it has raised approximately $10 million in a pre-seed round led by General Catalyst, with Long...
Aventra Raises $17.5M to Scale Piranha Glide-Bomb Production
Aventra has raised $17.5 million in new capital as it scales production of its Piranha balloon‑dropped glide bomb and expands deliveries to U.S. and NATO...
SignSplit Raises $400M Strategic Seed, Valued at $1 Billion
SignSplit emerged from stealth on October 5, 2026, announcing a $400 million strategic seed round that values the company at $1 billion and backing a...
SignSplit raises $400M strategic seed from W Group, valued at $1B
SignSplitPBC has emerged from stealth with a $400 million strategic seed funding commitment from W Group, a deal that the company says values SignSplit at...
Hestus Raises $7.4M Seed to Advance AI for Mechanical Engineering
Hestus has raised $7.4 million in a seed round, bringing the San Mateo-based startup’s total funding to $8.9 million, with the round dated October 2,...
Notey Raises $3M Seed and Opens European Hub in Malta
VALLETTA, MALTA, October 5, 2026 — Notey has closed a $3 million seed round led by Tivoli Ventures and co‑led by Malta Venture Capital, and...
Pre-seed fundraising usually takes 3–6 months, not 1–3
Founders should plan on 3–6 months to close a pre-seed round, not the 1–3 months some timelines suggest, says Steve Walsh. Walsh points to his...
SignSplit Secures $400 Million Strategic Seed at $1B Valuation
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 5, 2026 — SignSplitPBC emerged from stealth today with a $400 million strategic seed round secured with W Group, valuing SignSplit at...
Metal raises almost $50M in seed round led by Airwallex
Metal, an Airwallex-backed start-up, has raised almost $50 million in a seed funding round, the company announced in late June. The round was jointly led...
Aptadir raises EUR 40m seed to advance gene-reactivating RNA platform
Milan-based Aptadir Therapeutics has raised EUR 40 million (USD 45 million) in a seed financing round led by 4BIO Capital to push forward its pipeline...
Skopos Bio secures $12m seed to advance radioactive cancer therapy
Skopos Bio, a Melbourne biotech founded by three scientists from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, has raised $12 million in seed funding to advance a...
Destro AI Raises $8M Seed to Scale Warehouse Robotics Software
Destro AI has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures, with additional participation from CoFound Partners, to scale...
Bangalore Watch Company raises $1.4M seed round to expand globally
Bangalore Watch Company announced on September 30 that it has raised a $1.4 million seed round from a group of its customers, including family office...
Aptadir Therapeutics Raises €40M Seed in Italy’s Largest Biotech Round
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2026 — CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Crescent Enterprises, has invested in Aptadir Therapeutics through a €40...
CommanderAI Raises $5M Seed to Bring AI Sales to the Waste Industry
CommanderAI closed a $5 million seed round on September 29, 2026 to fund the rollout of its AI-powered sales and CRM platform across the waste,...
Autoheal Raises $7.9M Seed to Scale Self-Improving Software Factory
Autoheal has raised $7.9 million in a seed funding round led by Innovation Endeavors to scale its self-improving software factory for enterprise engineering teams. Harpinder...
Polsky Center roundup: Great Lakes RENEW lab, funding and quantum wins
The Polsky Center and Chicago water hub Current have launched the Great Lakes RENEW Scaling Lab, a nine-month program to accelerate early-stage water-technology startups, and...
Aptadir Therapeutics raises $45m seed to advance RNA inhibitors
Milan-based biotech Aptadir Therapeutics said it has raised a $45m seed round, one of the largest seed investments by an Italian health startup and among...
Aptadir raises €40M seed to advance RNA demethylating medicines
Milan, Italy — 29 September 2026 — Aptadir Therapeutics announced the closing of a EUR 40M ($45M) seed round led by 4BIO Capital, with follow-on...
bilt.me raises €614.9k to scale AI-native mobile app builder
Tallinn-based bilt.me has raised €614.9k ($700k) in a pre-Seed funding round to scale its AI-native mobile app builder. The round was led by Superhero Capital...
Genomic AI: Codebreaker Labs Raises $4.5M Seed to Scale Causal Genomics
Codebreaker Labs announced the closing of a $4.5 million seed financing led by Kickstart to expand its causal genomics platform and develop its first commercial...
Property management firm Rising Tide raises seed round to add AI
Chicago-based Rising Tide has closed an undisclosed seed round led by Left Lane Capital as it integrates artificial intelligence into its operations. The company acquires...
Autoheal raises $7.9M to build a self-improving software factory
Autoheal announced a $7.9 million seed round to scale a self-improving “software factory” for enterprise platform engineering teams. The platform gives organizations a way to...
AMentoria Raises R$1M Seed to Scale EdTech Mentoring
AMentoria has raised R$1M in a Seed round co-led by Triaxis Capital and Crescera Capital to expand its edtech platform for university entrance exam preparation....