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AfterRaise/Weekly/Week 37, 2026

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Week 37, 2026

15 rounds, $8.2B of announced capital. The largest: Mistral raised €3.0B. Sorted by size; every figure links to its source.

FundingPublic signalyesterday
Mistral
€3.0B · Series D · Paris, France · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised €3.0B in Series D funding, led by Samsung Electronics.

The company said the funding supports expand frontier research, scale compute capacity for training powerful models, expand infrastructure, and accelerate its commercial growth and international footprint.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeEnterprise salesData partnershipsProduct leadershipMarket-entry advisers
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Crusoe Energy Systems
$3.0B · Undisclosed · Denver, USA · Energy & Climate
What changed

Raised $3.0B, led by Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligencePlatform and infrastructure scalingInfrastructure hiringAggressive multi-front expansion
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceGrid and utility partnershipsIndustrial partnershipsPlatform engineeringCloud and compute partnersSecurity review
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Aukera
€460M · Debt · Brussels, Belgium · Energy & Climate
What changed

Raised €460M in Debt funding, led by Catalin Breaban and Pascal Emsens.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringAggressive multi-front expansion
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceGrid and utility partnershipsIndustrial partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
The Exploration Company
$450M · Series C · Paris, France · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $450M in Series C funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

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

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsCertification and airworthinessGovernment relations
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Gimlet Labs
$300M · Series B · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $300M in Series B funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringPlatform and infrastructure scaling
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partners
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Forus
$150M · Series C · NYC, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $150M in Series C funding, led by Bain Capital Ventures.

The company said the funding supports expand to all specialties and care settings, extend what its AI agents can do across the entire path to treatment, and accelerate investment in its team.

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 partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
BrainChild Bio
$116M · Series A · Seattle, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $116M in Series A funding, led by an undisclosed private family fund and foundation.

The company said the funding supports support the ILLUMINATE Phase 2 study evaluating BCB‑276 for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and to support the continued development of BCB-214 for glioblastoma.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceAggressive multi-front expansionSenior executive hiringRepeatable go-to-market build
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceClinical operationsRegulatory affairsCMC and manufacturingQuality systemsMedical affairs
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Moonwalk Biosciences
$70M · Series B · South San Francisco, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $70M in Series B funding, led by Alpha Wave and YK Bioventures.

The company said the funding supports support advancement of its lead obesity candidate, MW101, into first-in-human clinical studies in late 2027, expand its pipeline of tissue-targeted siRNA medicines, and further advance its proprietary discovery platform.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceClinical operationsScientific hiringLicensing and BD partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Cloverleaf Bio
$33M · Seed · New Haven, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What changed

Raised $33M in Seed funding, led by 4BIO Capital.

The company said the funding supports advance its two lead programs: an inhibitory tRNA asset targeting hepatocellular carcinoma through early clinical testing and an antibody-tRNA conjugate (ATC) asset targeting colorectal cancer through preclinical development.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceResearch programme expansionScientific team growthAccelerated hiring across functions
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceClinical operationsScientific hiringScientific advisersResearch operationsSpecialist suppliers
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Blee
$20M · Series A · NYC, USA · Legal & Compliance
What changed

Raised $20M in Series A funding, led by Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund.

The company said the funding supports deepen its capabilities across the full content lifecycle, expand into new industries and geographies, and put its product in front of legal, compliance, marketing, and brand leaders at large organizations.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceEnterprise salesProfessional services partnershipsLegal domain hiringMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Poseidon Aerospace
$11M · Seed · San Francisco, USA · Defence, Space & Aerospace
What changed

Raised $11M in Seed funding, led by Tamarack Global.

The company said the funding supports develop and manufacture two unmanned cargo platforms: Egret, a short takeoff and landing aircraft; and Heron, a seaplane.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringManufacturing capacity expansion
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCertification and airworthinessManufacturing scale-upProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Ollie
$8M · Seed · San Diego, USA · Education & HR
What changed

Raised $8M in Seed funding, led by Khosla Ventures.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringFounding team growth
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInstitutional partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineeringEnterprise sales
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FundingPublic signal2 days ago
Cato
$6M · Seed · Milan, Italy · AI & Data Infrastructure
What changed

Raised $6M in Seed funding, led by Keen Venture Partners.

The company said the funding supports strengthen the platform, expand commercially, and grow the team.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceTeam growth across core functionsSenior leadership appointmentsNew market entry
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceInfrastructure and computeEnterprise salesData partnershipsProduct leadershipExecutive search
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FundingPublic signalyesterday
Emberos
$6M · Seed · Los Angeles, USA · Consumer & Retail
What changed

Raised $6M in Seed funding, led by Justin Inman.

The company said the funding supports accelerate work already underway, including CreatorGraph, an extension of emberos's Brand Knowledge Graph, which maps creators, communities and independent publishers alongside brands and products.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringFounding team growth
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceRetail partnershipsBrand leadershipProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
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FundingPublic signal2 days ago
Tickets for Good
£4M · Undisclosed · Sheffield, UK · Enterprise Software
What changed

Raised £4M.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its international expansion, create 10 new jobs in Sheffield, and target additional overseas markets.

Likely next AfterRaise intelligenceGlobal market entryNew market entryFirst local hires in the new market
Where help may be relevant AfterRaise intelligenceCloud infrastructureChannel partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
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