AfterRaise/Weekly/Week 9, 2026

The AfterRaise week

Week 9, 2026

72 rounds, $3.6B of announced capital. The largest: SambaNova raised $350M. Sorted by size; every figure links to its source.

FundingPublic signal8 months ago
SambaNova
$350M · Series E · San Jose, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $350M in Series E funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Axelera AI
$250M · Debt · Eindhoven, Netherlands · Semiconductors & Hardware
What changed

Raised $250M in Debt funding, led by Innovation Industries.

The company said the funding supports scale manufacturing efforts, expand its customer success organization and Partner Accelerator Network, and continue advancing the software tools and SDK.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Shine
$240M · Undisclosed · Janesville, USA · Energy & Climate
What changed

Raised $240M.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceRegulatory affairsGrid and utility partnershipsProject financeField operationsCertification
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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Yendo
$200M · Series B · Dallas, USA · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $200M in Series B funding.

The company said the funding supports accelerate the growth of its full line of credit card products, including its credit card.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Allica Bank
$155M · Series D · USA · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $155M in Series D funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Revel
$150M · Series B · Los Angeles, USA · Semiconductors & Hardware
What changed

Raised $150M in Series B funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Honest Health
$140M · Undisclosed · Nashville, USA · Healthcare & Medtech
What changed

Raised $140M.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Slate Medicines
$130M · Series A · Raleigh, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $130M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Code Metal
$125M · Series B · Boston, USA · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised $125M in Series B funding, led by Salesforce Ventures.

The company said the funding supports increase engineering capacity, accelerate product development, expand commercial and government partnerships, and scale its global go-to-market operations.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Ubicquia
$106M · Series D · Fort Lauderdale, USA · Other
What changed

Raised $106M in Series D funding, led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners.

The company said the funding supports accelerate AI development across solutions and expand direct sales initiatives both domestically and internationally.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
VITURE
$100M · Undisclosed · San Francisco, USA · Other
What changed

Raised $100M.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Basis
$100M · Series B · NYC, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $100M in Series B funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Aalyria
$100M · Series B · Livermore, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $100M in Series B funding, led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures.

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

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
ZaiNar
$100M · Undisclosed · Belmont, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $100M.

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

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Profound
$96M · Series C · NYC, USA · Media & Creative
What changed

Raised $96M in Series C funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Dwelly
$93M · Debt · London, UK · Property & Construction
What changed

Raised $93M in Debt funding, led by global investment and transformation company.

The company said the funding supports growth through a series of M&A deals across the UK.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
UpGuard
$75M · Series C · USA · Other
What changed

Raised $75M in Series C funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Freeform
$67M · Series B · Hawthorne, USA · Robotics & Manufacturing
What changed

Raised $67M in Series B funding, led by Erik Palitsch.

The company said the funding supports accelerate Skyfall, its next generation factory platform, and expand operations.

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Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceManufacturing scale-upCertificationEngineering hiringDistribution partnersIndustrial partnerships
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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Humand
$66M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · Education & HR
What changed

Raised $66M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInstitutional partnershipsEnterprise salesContent and curriculumCustomer successInternational expansion
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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Encord
$60M · Series C · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $60M in Series C funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Rowspace
$50M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $50M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Pepper
$50M · Series C · NYC, USA · Agriculture & Food
What changed

Raised $50M in Series C funding, led by Lead Edge Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand product innovation, deepen AI-enabled capabilities, and accelerate adoption across the independent food distribution ecosystem.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Nimble
$47M · Series B · NYC, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $47M in Series B funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Letter AI
$40M · Series B · Chicago, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $40M in Series B funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Slang AI
$36M · Series B · NYC, USA · Healthcare & Medtech
What changed

Raised $36M in Series B funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Frankenburg Technologies
€30M · Series A · Tallinn, Estonia · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised €30M in Series A funding, led by Plural and followed by SmartCap.

The company said the funding supports build new missile-manufacturing capacity in Europe, with a focus on production, resilience and regeneration.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Astelia
$35M · Undisclosed · NYC, USA · Cybersecurity
What changed

Raised $35M.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Chariot Defense
$34M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $34M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
STS Digital
$30M · Undisclosed · Zug, Switzerland · Fintech & Insurance
What changed

Raised $30M, led by CMT Digital.

The company said the funding supports rapidly scale the its spot and options platform, and deepen its market-making capabilities.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Croissant
$28M · Undisclosed · USA · Other
What changed

Raised $28M.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Subject
$28M · Undisclosed · Beverly Hills, USA · Education & HR
What changed

Raised $28M.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInstitutional partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineeringEnterprise sales
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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Sensera Systems
$27M · Series B · Denver, USA · Other
What changed

Raised $27M in Series B funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
ThreatAware
$25M · Undisclosed · London, UK · Cybersecurity
What changed

Raised $25M, led by One Peak.

The company said the funding supports expand its North American operations and accelerate its product roadmap, including the launch of its AI-powered security workspace.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
NODA AI
$25M · Series A · Austin, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $25M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Turbine
$25M · Series B · Budapest, Hungary · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $25M in Series B funding, led by Interactive Venture Partners.

The company said the funding supports expand its platform to virtualize new assays across discovery and translational medicine.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
FirmPilot
$22M · Series A · Miami, USA · Media & Creative
What changed

Raised $22M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Koah
$20M · Series A · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $20M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Solid
$20M · Seed · NYC, USA · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised $20M in Seed funding.

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

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Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCloud infrastructureChannel partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
Flinn.ai
$20M · Series A · Vienna, Austria · Healthcare & Medtech
What changed

Raised $20M in Series A funding, led by HV Capital.

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

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Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceRegulatory affairsQuality systemsClinical hiringProvider partnershipsMarket-entry advisers
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FundingPublic signal8 months ago
ElastixAI
$18M · Seed · Seattle, USA · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised $18M in Seed funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

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