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12 October 2026 on AfterRaise

16 companies raised $3.5B in disclosed rounds of $5M or more. Every figure links to its source, and every company page follows what happens next.

FundingPublic signalyesterday
Ramp
$1.9B · Undisclosed · USA · Other
What changed

Raised $1.9B, led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its platform transition into an AI-agent ecosystem, expand its engineering capabilities, and support the rapid scaling of its enterprise customer presence.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCommercial leadershipGo-to-market partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
TypeSafe AI
$870M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $870M in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz.

The company said the funding supports expand its lineup of machine-native models, develop enterprise infrastructure for building smart software, add enterprise security and management features, and accelerate its engineering and technical recruitment efforts.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceTeam growth across core functionsSenior leadership appointmentsNew market entry
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipExecutive search
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Oxide Computer Company
$445M · Series D · Emeryville, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $445M in Series D funding, led by Eclipse.

The company said the funding supports secure components, increase manufacturing capacity to meet customer demand, and scale its operations.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringManufacturing capacity expansion
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partners
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Scarlet
$50M · Series B · London, UK · Healthcare & Medtech
What changed

Raised $50M in Series B funding, led by Headline.

The company said the funding supports expand in the United States and Asia-Pacific, grow its roster of expert AI reviewers and engineers, and significantly expand its certification offerings.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceAsia market entryUS market entryNew market entry
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceRegulatory affairsQuality systemsClinical hiringProvider partnershipsMarket-entry advisers
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Ultra Robotics
$50M · Series A · NYC, USA · Robotics & Manufacturing
What changed

Raised $50M in Series A funding, led by Framework Ventures.

The company said the funding supports scale its manufacturing operations, expand its fleet of autonomous hardware, and accelerate the commercial deployment of its fulfillment automation technology across domestic logistics networks.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceManufacturing scale-upCertificationEngineering hiringDistribution partnersIndustrial partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Sabi
$50M · Seed · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $50M in Seed funding, led by Khosla Ventures.

The company said the funding supports expand its neural dataset, complete the development of its custom chip, manufacture early devices, and grow its neuroscience, hardware, and machine-learning teams.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Vates
€30M · Undisclosed · Grenoble, France · Other
What changed

Raised €30M, led by IRIS through its Growth fund and Bpifrance via its Large Venture fund.

The company said the funding supports accelerate the development of its next-generation platform, fund international growth across North America and key European markets, and expand its global network of distributors and channel integrators.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceGlobal market entryEuropean market entryUS market entry
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCommercial leadershipGo-to-market partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Kapta Space
$24M · Series A · Seattle, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $24M in Series A funding, led by Washington Harbour Partners.

The company said the funding supports scale production of its technology to support multiple classified moving target indication (MTI) contracts, qualify its payload for flight, expand manufacturing capacity, and prepare for its first orbital demonstration.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCertification and airworthinessManufacturing scale-upMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Procuros
€20M · Series A · Hamburg, Germany · Logistics & Mobility
What changed

Raised €20M in Series A funding, led by XAnge.

The company said the funding supports scale its global go-to-market activities, further develop its AI-native supply chain infrastructure, and accelerate international expansion to bring more businesses onto its automated data network.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceGlobal market entryNew market entryFirst local hires in the new market
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCarrier and network partnershipsOperations hiringEnterprise salesInfrastructure partnershipsMarket-entry advisers
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
finmid
€17M · Series A · Berlin, Germany · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised €17M in Series A funding, led by Co-Founders Alexander Talkanitsa and Max Schertel.

The company said the funding supports expand its asset finance software products, scale its multi-source funding network infrastructure, strengthen its algorithmic underwriting capabilities, and launch dedicated features for vehicle financing and marketplace lending.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceBanking partnershipsData securityMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
BioConsortia
$15M · Seed · Davis, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $15M in Seed funding.

The company said the funding supports accelerate commercial growth of its lead biostimulant and nitrogen-fixing seed treatment products worldwide, and fund its commercial launches.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceGlobal market entryProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiring
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceScientific hiringLicensing and BD partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Sonilo
$11M · Undisclosed · San Francisco, USA · Media & Creative
What changed

Raised $11M, led by B Capital.

The company said the funding supports accelerate product engineering, train its multi-modal generation models, expand its technical team, and scale its business development efforts across the digital video production market.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceDistribution partnershipsBrand partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Cleavr
€8M · Undisclosed · Paris, France · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised €8M, led by Varsity.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its growth in Europe by strengthening its sales teams and advancing product development.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceEuropean market entryProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiring
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceEnterprise salesData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Gudea
$7M · Seed · Minneapolis, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $7M in Seed funding, led by Mudita Ventures and Collide Capital.

The company said the funding supports accelerate product development, expand platform coverage across platforms, languages, and regions, and drive enterprise growth.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Verso
$6M · Seed · Paris, France · Consumer & Retail
What changed

Raised $6M in Seed funding, led by Angular Ventures.

The company said the funding supports integrate additional consumer data sources into its system, develop operational access interfaces for AI agents, expand its market footprint beyond France into the United States, and hire across engineering and go-to-market roles.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceUS market entryTeam growth across core functionsSenior leadership appointments
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceRetail partnershipsBrand leadershipExecutive searchTalent partnersEmployer infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Phinity Labs
$5M · Seed · San Francisco, USA · Semiconductors & Hardware
What changed

Raised $5M in Seed funding, led by Uncork Capital.

The company said the funding supports build fully autonomous chip design software agents, automate the entire hardware pipeline from architecture discovery through tapeout, expand its technical engineering team, and expand infrastructure for closed-loop physical feedback testing.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceHardware engineeringIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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