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20 companies raised $825M in disclosed rounds of $5M or more. Every figure links to its source, and every company page follows what happens next.

FundingPublic signalyesterday
Xona
$250M · Series D · Burlingame, USA · Other
What changed

Raised $250M in Series D funding, led by Future Ventures.

The company said the funding supports deliver its commercial navigation service, expand operational capacity, and support the manufacturing and deployment of its satellite constellation at scale.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Whop
$200M · Series D · Palo Alto, USA · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised $200M in Series D funding, led by Sequoia and Shopify Ventures.

The company said the funding supports accelerate global expansion and R&D efforts.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Coherence Neuro
$45M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $45M in Series A funding, led by Founders Fund and the OpenAI Startup Fund.

The company said the funding supports advance toward its first chronic human clinical trial in glioblastoma, seek an official FDA breakthrough device designation, expand its preclinical research and development pipeline into pancreatic cancer and other indications, and grow its cross-disciplinary team of hardware builders and operators.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Cognitive Credit
$40M · Debt · London, UK · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $40M in Debt funding, led by Summit Partners.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its global commercial expansion, particularly in the U.S., expand its global bond and loan issuer coverage into new credit markets, and advance its product pipeline.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Coast
$35M · Undisclosed · NYC, USA · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised $35M, led by Thomvest Ventures.

The company said the funding supports expand into a broader financial operating system, reach more customers, and invest in AI-powered expense automation.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Watchtower Labs
$35M · Seed · San Francisco, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $35M in Seed funding, led by Shield Capital and Conviction.

The company said the funding supports support team growth and expand the set of applications built on its core platform.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Optivolt
$32M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · Energy & Climate
What changed

Raised $32M in Series A funding, led by VXI Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand manufacturing and bring its technology to solar systems from individual homes to utility-scale projects.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Beyond Vision
€28M · Undisclosed · Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised €28M, led by Índico Capital Partners and Lince Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand its industrial capacity and across international markets.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Enact Intelligence
$30M · Seed · Zurich, Switzerland · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $30M in Seed funding.

The company said the funding supports expand its team, accelerate its hardware and R&D pipelines, and deploy its robots with industrial partners.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Slingshot Insurance
$27M · Seed · Minneapolis, USA · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $27M in Seed funding, led by Rally Ventures and Skyward Group.

The company said the funding supports expand operations and accelerate the development and deployment of its infrastructure platform.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Fort Robotics
$20M · Undisclosed · Philadelphia, USA · Robotics & Manufacturing
What changed

Raised $20M, led by Tiger Global.

The company said the funding supports expand its team and operating capacity to support customer opportunities across warehousing, defense, construction, and other markets adopting autonomous systems.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
iVerify
$17M · Undisclosed · NYC, USA · Other
What changed

Raised $17M.

The company said the funding supports scale operations and expand its capabilities to respond to AI-enabled cyberattacks and emerging mobile threats.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
IDL
$15M · Series A · Los Angeles, USA · Consumer & Retail
What changed

Raised $15M in Series A funding, led by Elysian Park Ventures.

The company said the funding supports expand tour operations, broadcast and digital production, strengthen infrastructure for teams and dancers, create new fan experiences, and grow the commercial ecosystem around professional dance.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Ultra Security
$10M · Seed · Birmingham, USA · Cybersecurity
What changed

Raised $10M in Seed funding.

The company said the funding supports expand operations and its development efforts.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
YGO
€8M · Series A · Berlin, Germany · Consumer & Retail
What changed

Raised €8M in Series A funding, led by Ventech.

The company said the funding supports scale go-to-market and sales, continue building out its AI orchestration platform,convert its pipeline into signed accounts, and expand its customer base beyond the DACH region.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Pascal
$8M · Grant · Watertown, USA · Other
What changed

Raised $8M in Grant funding, led by Sazze Partners and LB Investment.

The company said the funding supports support its initial deployments with a multinational beverage manufacturer as it advances its technology toward industrial-scale applications.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
BOB
$6M · Seed · Miami, USA · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $6M in Seed funding, led by Mischief.

The company said the funding supports expand its product capabilities, scale customer onboarding, and grow its team in Miami.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Marc
$5M · Seed · USA · Other
What changed

Raised $5M in Seed funding, led by Work-Bench and MXV Capital.

The company said the funding supports support hires across product, engineering, and go-to-market teams over the next 12 months, expanding its operations across the US and Canada.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Familiar Therapeutics
$5M · Seed · Redwood City, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $5M in Seed funding, led by Pioneer Fund.

The company said the funding supports move its lead programs into clinical studies and advance its pipeline of animal therapeutics.

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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Pennant
$5M · Seed · NYC, USA · Legal & Compliance
What changed

Raised $5M in Seed funding, led by Urban Innovation Fund.

The company said the funding supports expand operations and grow its team in New York City.

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