AfterRaise/Weekly/Week 27, 2026

The AfterRaise week

Week 27, 2026

62 rounds, $8.8B of announced capital. The largest: Joulent raised $1.8B. Sorted by size; every figure links to its source.

MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Joulent

Undisclosed · Houston, USA · Energy & Climate

What happened

Raised $1.8B.

The company said the funding supports advance its high-voltage project pipeline, fund modular generation infrastructure, scale its technical capabilities, and expand its engineering workforce to meet AI data center electricity demand.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpGrid and utility partnershipsField operationsIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Quantum Systems

Series D · Munich, Germany · Defence, Space & Aerospace

What happened

Raised $1.2B in Series D funding, led by Blackstone.

The company said the funding supports expand its global physical manufacturing capacity, fortify cross-border supply chain resilience, and accelerate software R&D across its allied defense network.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpCertification and airworthinessManufacturing scale-upMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Together AI

Series C · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $800M in Series C funding, led by Aramco Ventures.

The company said the funding supports expand its products and features and to scale its capacity and infrastructure footprint, which the company expects to grow roughly 50-fold over the next five years.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisers

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Etched Emerges From Stealth With $800M

Undisclosed · San Jose, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $800M, led by Gavin Uberti.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next InferredAggressive multi-front expansionSenior executive hiringOperational scale

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeAI governanceEnterprise salesSecurity reviewModel evaluation

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Groq

Growth · San Francisco, USA · Semiconductors & Hardware

What happened

Raised $650M in Growth funding, led by Disruptive and Infinitum.

The company said the funding supports accelerate the physical fit-out of its infrastructure footprint, integrate next-generation LPX hardware platforms, and scale its global data center power capacity toward 200 megawatts by the end of 2027.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringManufacturing capacity expansion

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partners

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Stark

Undisclosed · Berlin, Germany · Defence, Space & Aerospace

What happened

Raised €500M.

The company said the funding supports accelerate electronic warfare (EW) research and development and ramp up its hardware production lines to manufacture thousands of units per month, with the remaining capital (approx.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringResearch programme expansion

Where you helpCertification and airworthinessManufacturing scale-upProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Alan

Undisclosed · Paris, France · Healthcare & Medtech

What happened

Raised €480M, led by Prosus.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its international geographical expansion, support its consumer health ecosystem, and expand its AI product development efforts by integrating Prosus's Large Commerce Model (LCM).

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpProvider partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsProduct leadership

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Quantifind

Growth · Palo Alto, USA · Cybersecurity

What happened

Raised $200M in Growth funding, led by Summit Partners.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its international market expansion across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, strengthen regional ecosystem partnerships, and advance its localized regulatory compliance capabilities.

Likely next InferredAsia market entryEuropean market entryNew market entry

Where you helpChannel partnershipsSecurity research hiringCompliance certificationsThreat intelligence partnershipsMarket-entry advisers

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Celea Therapeutics

Undisclosed · Boston, USA · Biotech & Pharma

What happened

Raised $180M, led by Sven Dethlefs.

The company said the funding supports the planned early Q3 2026 initiation of the Phase 3 SURPASS-IPF trial of deupirfenidone (LYT-100), an investigational next-generation antifibrotic with the potential to serve as a new standard of care for people living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Likely next InferredResearch programme expansionScientific team growthAggressive multi-front expansion

Where you helpClinical operationsScientific hiringScientific advisersResearch operationsSpecialist suppliers

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

LeapXpert

Growth · New York City, USA · Legal & Compliance

What happened

Raised $180M in Growth funding, led by Riverwood Capital.

The company said the funding supports deepen its platform's conversational intelligence capabilities, accelerate enterprise sales across the public sector and Forbes Global 2000 markets, and expand its senior leadership team.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpEnterprise salesProfessional services partnershipsLegal domain hiringMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Dominion Dynamics

Series A · Ottawa, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace

What happened

Raised $139M in Series A funding, led by Georgian.

The company said the funding supports accelerate the technical deployment of its software, fund its "Scout" autonomous collaborative platform, expand its multi-regional engineering workforce to over 100 employees, and ramp up its production footprint.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpCertification and airworthinessSecurity clearance hiringManufacturing scale-upMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

8090 Labs

Series A · Menlo Park, USA · Robotics & Manufacturing

What happened

Raised $135M in Series A funding, led by Salesforce Ventures.

The company said the funding supports accelerate corporate hiring, expand its technical team, and invest in high-performance compute and infrastructure to scale its solutions.

Likely next InferredTeam growth across core functionsSenior leadership appointmentsNew market entry

Where you helpManufacturing scale-upCertificationEngineering hiringDistribution partnersIndustrial partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved59 days ago

Shortical

Undisclosed · Tel Aviv, USA · Media & Creative

What happened

Raised $100M.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its global growth as it scales its library of original content and expands its reach among mobile audiences.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpDistribution partnershipsBrand partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

TwelveLabs

Series B · San Francisco, USA · Media & Creative

What happened

Raised $100M in Series B funding, led by NEA and NAVER Ventures.

The company said the funding supports invest in research and development in San Francisco and Seoul, and support geographic growth, with new offices in New York and London to serve demand from global customers.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpDistribution partnershipsBrand partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Premier Lacrosse League

Series E · NYC, USA · Consumer & Retail

What happened

Raised $100M in Series E funding, led by Ares Sports.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next InferredAggressive multi-front expansionSenior executive hiringMulti-market operations

Where you helpGrowth marketingRetail partnershipsSupply chainBrand leadershipFulfilment operations

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Reed Semiconductor

Undisclosed · Warwick, USA · Semiconductors & Hardware

What happened

Raised $100M.

The company said the funding supports accelerate product development, expand its international market reach, and enhance operational scale to support power demand surges across high-density hardware infrastructure.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpHardware engineeringIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Higharc

Series C · Durham, USA · Property & Construction

What happened

Raised $95M in Series C funding, led by Insight Partners.

The company said the funding supports scale its AI product development, expand its core platform architecture to a broader segment of the residential housing market, and onboard building materials suppliers onto its data network.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpProject partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsProduct leadership

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Addi

Series D · Bogotà, USA · Fintech & Insurance

What happened

Raised $85M in Series D funding, led by Citius.

The company said the funding supports continue growing the credit platform, strengthen technology infrastructure, and expand the portfolio of financial products for consumers and merchants across Colombia.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpBanking partnershipsData securityMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Lycia Therapeutics

Series D · South San Francisco, USA · Biotech & Pharma

What happened

Raised $75M in Series D funding, led by Janus Henderson Investors and Balyasny Asset Management.

The company said the funding supports advance its lead cataLYTAC pipeline programs-including "LCA-0061" for food allergy and "LCA-0321" for Graves' disease-to early Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept.

Likely next InferredResearch programme expansionScientific team growthAccelerated hiring across functions

Where you helpClinical operationsScientific hiringScientific advisersResearch operationsSpecialist suppliers

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Tissium

Debt · Paris, France · Property & Construction

What happened

Raised €60M in Debt funding.

The company said the funding supports execute the United States commercial rollout of its newly authorized product, advance multi-application clinical pipelines, and accelerate the development of its modular polymer platform.

Likely next InferredUS market entryProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiring

Where you helpProject partnershipsSite operationsEnterprise salesTrade hiringProduct leadership

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MoveFundingObserved59 days ago

Venice AI

Series A · USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $65M in Series A funding, led by Dragonfly.

The company said the funding supports expand its core product engineering team, procure high-performance graphics processing unit (GPU) compute resources, and accelerate the rollout of its enterprise-grade zero-knowledge data security solutions.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisers

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Straiker

Series A · Mountain View, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $64M in Series A funding, led by Marathon Management Partners.

The company said the funding supports expand its core security platform capabilities, fund its specialized STAR Labs threat research division, and accelerate its international commercial expansion.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Aligned

Series B · New York City- and Tel Aviv, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace

What happened

Raised $60M in Series B funding, led by PeakSpan Capital.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its transition into a fully agentic deal-execution layer, expand its core engineering workforce, and finance its commercial scale across the enterprise business software market.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpSecurity clearance hiringMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsProduct leadership

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Qolab

Series B · Santa Barbara, USA · Semiconductors & Hardware

What happened

Raised $54M in Series B funding, led by UC Investments (the University of California Office of the Chief Investment Officer).

The company said the funding supports continued development of scalable superconducting quantum computing technologies, expansion of strategic semiconductor collaborations, and acceleration its target toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsSupply chain

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Xellar Biosystems

Series A · Boston, USA · Biotech & Pharma

What happened

Raised $50M in Series A funding, led by Xin Xie.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringAccelerated hiring across functions

Where you helpLicensing and BD partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineeringClinical operations

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

CarbonSix

Series A · San Francisco, USA · Energy & Climate

What happened

Raised $40M in Series A funding, led by DSC Investment and LB Investment.

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

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpGrid and utility partnershipsCertificationIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

OXMIQ Labs

Series A · Campbell, USA · Property & Construction

What happened

Raised $35M in Series A funding, led by Fundomo and Samsung Catalyst Fund.

The company said the funding supports scale mass production and licensing pipelines for its core GPU architecture, accelerate the adoption of its chiplet integration frameworks, and expand its hardware-software customer engineering teams.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpProject partnershipsSite operationsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Omen AI

Series A · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $31M in Series A funding, led by Nava Ventures.

The company said the funding supports accelerate product engineering, scale manufacturing for its sensor configurations, and expand its operational presence across the data center and heavy machinery logistics sectors.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisers

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

1001

Series A · GCC- and London, UK · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $30M in Series A funding, led by Lux Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand its engineering workforce, recruit technical talent from premier global institutions, and strengthen its commercial sales and go-to-market operations across key GCC markets.

Likely next InferredTeam growth across core functionsSenior leadership appointmentsNew market entry

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeEnterprise salesSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadership

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Nebex

Seed · New York City, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace

What happened

Raised $30M in Seed funding, led by Google Ventures.

The company said the funding supports build out its electronic transaction framework, establish compliance guardrails for cross-border defense and aerospace tech trade, and scale its engineering workforce.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringRegulatory and certification milestones

Where you helpCertification and airworthinessSecurity clearance hiringExport complianceProduct leadershipDesign partners

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Gaussion

Undisclosed · London, UK · Energy & Climate

What happened

Raised $28M, led by BGF and AlbionVC.

The company said the funding supports accelerate commercial deployment of its energy intelligence technology.

Likely next InferredCommercial team build-outRevenue leadership appointmentsPlatform and infrastructure scaling

Where you helpGrid and utility partnershipsIndustrial partnershipsRevenue leadershipChannel partnersSales hiring

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

MDOTM

Growth · UK · Other

What happened

Raised $27M in Growth funding, led by Expedition Growth Capital.

The company said the funding supports accelerate the international expansion of its proprietary platform, finance enterprise sales initiatives across the United States and Europe, and fund extensive hiring across its AI research, engineering, and client solutions divisions.

Likely next InferredGlobal market entryEuropean market entryUS market entry

Where you helpCommercial leadershipOperations hiringGo-to-market partnershipsExecutive searchTalent partners

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Integral Privacy Technologies

Undisclosed · San Francisco, USA · Enterprise Software

What happened

Raised $25M.

The company said the funding supports expand its privacy engineering and statistical methodology divisions, invest in continuous risk-assessment linkage infrastructure, and accelerate its go-to-market operations across global AI development labs.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpEnterprise salesRevenue operationsSecurity and SOC 2Cloud infrastructureCommercial hiring

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Taxwire

Series A · New York City, USA · Fintech & Insurance

What happened

Raised $25M in Series A funding, led by Co-founders Andrew Rea (CEO) and Steven Schmatz (CTO).

The company said the funding supports scale its fully managed tax infrastructure, expand its automated geocoding capabilities across global tax systems, and invest in strategic data engineering talent.

Likely next InferredTeam growth across core functionsSenior leadership appointmentsNew market entry

Where you helpBanking partnershipsEnterprise salesFinance hiringExecutive searchTalent partners

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

10Beauty

Undisclosed · Burlington, USA · Robotics & Manufacturing

What happened

Raised $24M, led by Story Ventures.

The company said the funding supports continued technology development, operational readiness, and the broader rollout of its across retail and salon partners.

Likely next InferredCommercial and distribution partnershipsOperational scaleMarket consolidation

Where you helpDistribution partnersIndustrial partnershipsPartnership leadershipImplementation partnersAlliance management

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

LinqAlpha

Series A · NYC, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $22M in Series A funding.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next InferredRepeatable go-to-market buildFirst senior commercial hires

Where you helpInfrastructure and computeAI governanceEnterprise salesSecurity reviewModel evaluation

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Telum Therapeutics

Series A · Noáin, Spain · Biotech & Pharma

What happened

Raised €18M in Series A funding, led by AMR Action Fund.

The company said the funding supports advance its lead program targeting hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.

Likely next InferredAcquisitions and consolidationIntegration workRepeatable go-to-market build

Where you helpCorporate finance advisersDiligence supportIntegration leadershipClinical operationsRegulatory affairs

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

StirlingX

Series A · Oxford, UK · Cybersecurity

What happened

Raised $20M in Series A funding, led by Ventura Capital and RCM Private Markets Master Fund (managed by Rokos Capital Management US LP).

The company said the funding supports accelerate operational enterprise growth, expand its security software engineering capabilities, and finance product development to support military and civilian clients deploying complex missions in highly contested environments.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup

Where you helpChannel partnershipsThreat intelligence partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Pie

Series A · NYC, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure

What happened

Raised $20M in Series A funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

The company said the funding supports scale its platform distribution model, deepen its product suite and grow its team.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringCommercial team build-out

Where you helpEnterprise salesData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering

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MoveFundingObserved2 months ago

Almetra

Series A · Berlin, Germany · Robotics & Manufacturing

What happened

Raised $18M in Series A funding, led by blisce/.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its product development pipeline, finance its upcoming corporate expansion into the United States market, and introduce automated robotics integrations across heavy industrial plants.

Likely next InferredUS market entryNew market entryFirst local hires in the new market

Where you helpManufacturing scale-upCertificationFactory operationsEngineering hiringDistribution partners

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