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Topdog, a New York startup building real-money multiplayer skill games, has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Boston Seed Capital. The Raine Group, Bullpen Capital, Versus Ventures, Spoondrift Capital and Permit Ventures also invested. Together with a $1.6 million pre-seed from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Topdog has raised $4.1 million. Head-to-head, in real time Most … [Read more...] about Topdog Raises $2.5M Seed From Boston Seed Capital to Scale Real-Money Multiplayer Skill Games

Aqua Medical has raised a multimillion-dollar Series B led by Relevance Ventures, a Native American-led venture firm with more than $100 million under management. The company didn't disclose the amount. Relevance chairman and general partner Dean Newton joins Aqua Medical's board. Treating diabetes through the gut Aqua Medical's approach doesn't involve a drug. It's a … [Read more...] about Aqua Medical Raises Series B Led by Relevance Ventures for an Endoscopic Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Invest Qatar, investment group Aurion Capital and LG NOVA, LG Electronics' Silicon Valley innovation center, have signed a memorandum of understanding to build up technology investment and venture building in Qatar. They announced it at the Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg, held in New York during the UN General Assembly. What they plan to do The MoU covers … [Read more...] about Invest Qatar, Aurion Capital and LG NOVA Sign MoU to Build a Tech Venture Hub in Doha

VentureIsrael, an early-stage Israeli deep tech fund, has appointed Evgenia Zaslavskaya as a venture partner. She'll lead the fund's international communications and help its portfolio companies with strategic communications. VentureIsrael says it's the third most active VC investor in Israel. It has more than 30 companies in its portfolio, over 50 investments and more than 10 … [Read more...] about VentureIsrael Names Evgenia Zaslavskaya Venture Partner to Lead Its Global Communications

Snorkel AI has raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation. Insight Partners and S32 led the round. New investors are March Capital, Blumberg Capital, Allegis Capital, Frontline, Standard and Third Point Ventures. Existing backers include Addition, Greylock, Lightspeed, GV, Factory, Prosperity7, Walden Catalyst and Wells Fargo. From labeling to "Data 2.0" Snorkel came out … [Read more...] about Snorkel AI Raises $350M at a $3.5B Valuation to Supply Expert Training Data to Frontier Labs

Brahma AI has raised $150 million in a round led by Multiples Alternate Asset Management, with Cantor Fitzgerald as placement agent. The company says it turned away another $100 million of investor interest. Brahma is building an AI-native operating system for enterprise audiovisual content. It combines content intelligence (finding, tagging and managing large media libraries) … [Read more...] about Brahma AI Raises $150M Led by Multiples to Build an AI Operating System for Enterprise Video

Hubble Network has raised a $200 million Series C at a $1.6 billion valuation. The Seattle startup connects ordinary Bluetooth chips directly to satellites, and it is now opening that coverage to every Bluetooth Low Energy device. Smith Point Capital led the round. Seraphim, Carthona Capital, Earthshot Ventures, Y Combinator and RPM Ventures joined. Total funding now stands at … [Read more...] about Hubble Network Raises $200M at a $1.6B Valuation to Connect Any Bluetooth Device to Satellites

Bessemer Venture Partners has closed $5.75 billion in new capital. It's one of the largest venture raises of 2026, in a year when many firms have struggled to close funds at all. The money splits two ways: $1.75 billion for seed and early-stage investing, and $4 billion for growth rounds. That split says a lot. Bessemer is betting that the best AI companies will need a great … [Read more...] about Bessemer Venture Partners Closes $5.75 Billion, With $4 Billion Reserved for Growth-Stage AI Deals

Enveda, a Boulder, Colorado drug developer, has raised $311 million in a Series E that doubles its valuation to $2 billion. Catalio Capital Management led the round. New investors include Durable Capital Partners, ICONIQ, Lightspeed, Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company), T. Rowe Price, Digitalis Ventures and Alderline Group. Baillie Gifford, Premji Invest, Kinnevik, Lux Capital … [Read more...] about Enveda Raises $311M Series E, Doubling Its Valuation to $2 Billion for AI-Discovered Medicines From Nature

Numeral, a San Francisco startup that automates sales tax compliance, has raised a $100 million Series C led by Insight Partners. Salesforce Ventures and Geodesic joined, along with existing investors Benchmark, Mayfield, FCVC, Y Combinator and Uncork. The company was founded in 2023 and has now raised $157 million. Sales tax used to be a problem only for big retailers. Then … [Read more...] about Numeral Raises $100M Series C Led by Insight Partners to Automate Sales Tax With AI