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16 October 2026 on AfterRaise

9 companies raised $481M in disclosed rounds of $5M or more. Every figure links to its source, and every company page follows what happens next.

FundingPublic signalyesterday
OMass Therapeutics
$310M · Series C · Oxford, UK · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $310M in Series C funding, led by Bain Capital Life Sciences.

The company said the funding supports advance its lead program, OMS1620, through Phase 2 clinical development in congenital adrenal hyperplasia and ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, as well as generate initial clinical data for its SLC15A4 inhibitor for lupus.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceResearch programme expansionScientific team growthAggressive multi-front expansion
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceClinical operationsScientific hiringScientific advisersResearch operationsSpecialist suppliers
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Abby Care
$82M · Series C · Chicago, USA · Healthcare & Medtech
What changed

Raised $82M in Series C funding, led by Transformation Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand its specialized caregiver training curriculum, accelerate geographical scaling into new state markets, upgrade its underlying care coordination technology platform, and establish additional reimbursement partnerships with healthcare payers.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceProvider partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsProduct leadership
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Sunbound
$24M · Series A · Washington, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $24M in Series A funding, led by TTV Capital.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceRepeatable go-to-market buildFirst senior commercial hires
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeAI governanceEnterprise salesSecurity reviewModel evaluation
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Opsin
$21M · Undisclosed · San Jose, USA · Cybersecurity
What changed

Raised $21M, led by SYN Ventures and Race Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand its platform development efforts.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceChannel partnershipsThreat intelligence partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Sharp Performance
$18M · Series A · Carlsbad, USA · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised $18M in Series A funding, led by Hidden Variable.

The company said the funding supports expand into more departments and states, improve its mobile app and coaching platform, and build additional products and software to support the health and performance of first responders.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCloud infrastructureChannel partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Chariot Claims
$10M · Series A · NYC, USA · Consumer & Retail
What changed

Raised $10M in Series A funding, led by Silverton Partners.

The company said the funding supports further invest in its proprietary artificial intelligence capabilities, expand data privacy claim coverage to account for children's data, financial records, and sensitive healthcare information, and scale internal product operations while establishing defensive capabilities against corporate retaliation.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceRetail partnershipsBrand leadershipMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Ambio
€5M · Seed · Helsinki, Finland · Energy & Climate
What changed

Raised €5M in Seed funding, led by b2venture.

The company said the funding supports scale its procurement platform internationally, expand its coverage across a wider variety of polymer types, boost supply chain resilience, and accelerate automated matchmaking features within its transactional engine.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceGrid and utility partnershipsCertificationIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Matters
$5M · Pre-Seed · Stockholm, Sweden · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding.

The company said the funding supports apply for banking licenses, expand across the EU market, grow its 14-person team, scale its user base, and potentially pursue strategic acquisitions.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceEuropean market entryNew market entryFirst local hires in the new market
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Homa
$5M · Pre-Seed · Austin, USA · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding, led by Quiet Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand operations across California and launch mortgage lending services directly inside the platform.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCompliance and licensingBanking partnershipsFinance hiringRegulatory counselMarket-entry advisers
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