Plethora of AI-based and AI-enabled deals

SOURCING IDEAS

Companies that raised ~1 year ago, or recently announced stealth moves.

???Mantle, a Toronto, ON-based?provider of company equity management software, raised?$10.5 million last October?in a?Seed?funding round led by?Eniac Ventures, with participation from?Craft Ventures,?Vaynerfund,?Sierra Ventures,?Leaders Fund?and a number of individual investors.

???Jetson, a Palo Alto, CA-based?maker of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, raised?$15 million last October?in a?Seed funding?round from a number of individual investors.

??Amperon, a Houston, TX-based?grid forecasting startup,?raised $20 million last October?in a?Series B?funding round led by?Energize Capital, with participation from?D.E. Shaw,?Veriten?and??rsted, as well as insider?HSBC Asset Management.

M&A

???Freetrade,?a London, UK-based?investment app, has acquired the UK arm of Australian investing platform?Stake. The amount was undisclosed.

???Minna Technologies,?a Gothenburg, Sweden-based?subscription management service, was acquired by?Mastercard. The amount was undisclosed.

???Dragos,?a Hanover, MD-based?industrial control system cybersecurity company, acquired?Network Perception. The amount was undisclosed.

???Stax Payments,?an Orlando, FL-based?payments platform, acquired?BlockChyp, a provider of payment solutions. The amount was undisclosed.

VC DEALS

???Atlas Metrics,?a Berlin, Germany-based?platform for ESG compliance and sustainability performance management, raised?€12.2 million?in a?Series A?fundraising round led by?MMV Ventures, with participation from?b2Venture,?Cherry, and?Redstone.

???GeoPura,?a Newcastle, UK-based?clean energy provider focused on green hydrogen production and distribution, closed?￡22 million?in a funding round led by?BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, with participation from?Close Brothers Asset Finance,?HSBC UK, and?Siemens?Financial Services.

???Aktis Oncology,?a Cambridge, MA-based?radiopharmaceutical biotech developing targeted cancer treatments, raised?$175 million?in a?Series B?round led by?RA Capital Management, with participation from?Eli Lilly,?Bristol Myers Squibb?and others.

???Apono,?a Tel Aviv, Israel-based?cloud security startup providing AI-powered access management solutions, raised?$15.5 million?in a?Series A?funding round led by?New Era Capital Partners, with participation from?Mindset Ventures,?Silvertech Ventures, and other seed investors.

????Podeo,?a Dubai, UAE-based?podcasting platform for creators, raised?$5.4 million?in a?Series A?led by?Oraseya Capital, with participation from?Ibtikar Fund,?Cedar Mundi Ventures, and others.

???Augmented Intelligence (AUI),?a Tel Aviv, Israel-based?AI startup, raised?$10 million?at a?$350 million valuation?in a?funding round?led by?New Era Capital Partners, with participation from?Jim Whitehurst,?Joshua Boger, and others.?

???HungryPanda,?a London, UK-based?Asian food delivery platform, raised?$55 million?in a fundraising round. The investors were undisclosed.

???Future Trash,?a Los Angeles, CA-based?gaming company developing IP within Fortnite’s UEFN platform, raised?$5 million?in a?seed?round. The investors were undisclosed.

???Series,?a San Francisco, CA-based?GenAI game development platform, quietly raised?$28 million?in a?Series A?funding round led by?Netflix, with participation from?Dell Technologies Capital,?Andreessen Horowitz, and others.

???Airship,?a Washington, DC-based?software tools and financial products company, raised?$4 million?in a?pre-seed round?led by?QED Investors, with participation from?Silence,?Lorimer Ventures, and others.

????Loti AI,?a Seattle, WA-based?company specializing in likeness protection technology, secured?nearly $7 million?in a?seed?round led by?FUSE?and?Bling Capital, with participation from?K5 Tokyo Black,?Ensemble, and?AlphaEdison.

??Lucky Energy,?an Austin, TX-based?energy drink company focused on healthier alternatives, closed a?$11.75 million Series A?round led by?Brand Foundry Ventures.

????Wispr,?a San Francisco, CA-based?company developing a more natural way to interact with technology, raised?$12 million?in a funding round led by?Matt Kraning, with participation from?NEA,?8VC, and others.

???Qodo,?a Tel Aviv, Israel-based?AI startup focused on enhancing code integrity and reliability, raised?$40 million?in a?Series A?round co-led by?Susa Ventures?and?Square Peg Capital,?with participation from?Firestreak Ventures,?ICON Continuity Fund LP, and others.

???11x.ai,?a San Francisco, CA-based?developer of AI-powered sales representatives, raised?$50 million?in a?Series B?round led by?a16z.

???Everday,?a Amsterdam, Netherlands-based?AI-driven skill management platform, raised?€300K?in a?pre-seed?funding round led by?Builders Studio.

???Nym,?a Tel Aviv, Israel-based?startup developing an autonomous medical coding platform, raised?$47 million?in a?funding round?led by?the?PSG fund, with participation from?GV,?Addition, and others.

???Air Doctor,?a Tel Aviv, Israel-based?platform connecting travelers to a global network of doctors, raised?$20 million?in a?Series B?round led by?the?aMoon fund, with participation from?Tokyo Marine Holdings,?Samsung Ventures, and others.

???Kailera,?a Shanghai, China-based?biotech startup, launched with?$400 million?in?Series A?funding round led by?Atlas Venture, with participation from?Bain Capital Life Sciences,?RTW Investments, and?Lyra Capital.

???DataPelago,?a San Francisco, CA-based?startup optimizing hardware for analytical workloads, raised?$47 million?in a?funding round?led by?Eclipse Ventures, with participation from?Taiwania Capital Management Corp.,?Alter Venture Partners Management Inc, and others.

???xtype,?a Covina, CA-based?software company for multi-instance management on the ServiceNow platform, raised?$21 million?in a?Series A?round led by?Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from?ServiceNow Ventures,?Columbia Capital, and?Inner Loop Capital.

???StrataPT,?a Sarasota, FL-based?billing-aware practice management platform for outpatient therapy clinics, secured?$25 million?in financing round led by?Council Capital.

???Impulse Space,?a Redondo Beach, CA-based?in-space transportation company, raised?$150 million?in a?Series B?round led by?Founders Fund, with participation from?Lux Capital,?Spring Tide, and others.

???Numa,?a Palo Alto, CA-based?AI software provider for car dealerships, raised?$32 million?in a?Series B?round led by?Touring Capital?and?Mitsui Group, with participation from?Google LLC’s Gradient Ventures startup fund.

???Yung Sidekick,?a New York, NY-based?AI-powered mental health assistant platform, raised?$825K?in?pre-seed?funding round led by?Altair Capital?and?Ultra.VC.

???Ameba,?a San Francisco, CA-based?AI-driven supply chain management platform, raised?$7.1 million?in a?seed?round led by?Hedosophia, with participation from?Visionaries Club?and?Anamcara.

???Artisan,?a London, UK-based?AI startup developing virtual sales employees, raised?$11.5 million?in a?seed?round led by?Oliver Jung, with participation from?Sequoia Scout,?Y Combinator, and others.

????AMLYZE,?a Vilnius, Lithuania-based?RegTech startup focused on combating financial crime, raised?€2.35 million?in a?seed?round led by?Practica Capital, with participation from?FIRSTPICK,?Coinvest Capital, and others.

???Dexory,?a London, UK-based?autonomous warehouse robotics platform, raised?$80 million?in a?Series B?round led by?DTCP?with participation from?Latitude Ventures,?Wave-X,?Bootstrap Europe, and others.

???Poolside,?a San Francisco, CA-based?AI-powered coding platform, raised?$500 million?in a?Series B?round led by?Bain Capital Ventures?with participation from?eBay Ventures?and?Nvidia.

???CrescendoAI,?a New York, NY-based?AI-powered customer service platform, raised?$50 million?in a?Series C?round led by?General Catalyst?with participation from?Celesta Capital,?Alorica, and other angel investors.

???Mithradote Bio,?a San Diego, CA-based?biotech developing a self-administered antidote for drink spiking, raised?$1 million?in a?seed?round co-led by?Taho Pharma?and?Vickers Venture Partners.

???Harmonic Security,?a San Francisco, CA-based?data protection company, raised?$17.5 million?in a?Series A?round led by?Next47, with participation from?Ten Eleven Ventures.

????Vizit,?a Boston, MA-based?AI-powered platform for optimizing product images, raised?$25 million?in a?Series B?round led by?Industry Ventures.

???Triveni Bio,?a Watertown, MA-based?biotech company advancing antibody treatments for immune and inflammatory disorders, raised?$115 million?in a?Series B?round led by?Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from?Fidelity Management & Research Company,?Deep Track Capital, and others.

???OpenAI,?a San Francisco, CA-based?AI research company, raised?$6.6 billion?in a?record-breaking funding round?led by?Thrive Capital, with participation from?Nvidia?and?Microsoft.

?????Avarra,?a Los Angeles, CA-based?AI-avatar training platform for sales teams, raised?$8 million?in a funding round led by?Lightspeed Venture Partners.

???Thread AI,?a New York, NY-based?AI workflow platform, raised?$6 million?in a?seed?funding round led by?Index Ventures, with participation from?Greycroft,?Olivier Pomel,?Dan Sturman, and?Homebrew.

???Submer,?a Barcelona, Spain-based?cooling solutions startup for AI and data centers, raised?$55.5 million?in a?Series C?round led by?M&G Investments, with participation from?Planet First Partners,?Norrsken VC, and?Mundi Ventures.

???Valdera,?a Portland, OR-based?AI-driven sourcing platform for chemicals and raw materials, raised?$15 million?in a?Series A?round led by?Index Ventures, with participation from?Susa Ventures,?Lerer Hippeau, and others.

???Rezilient Health,?a St. Louis, MO-based?tech-enabled healthcare company, raised?$10 million?in a?Series A?round led by?Govo Venture Partners, with participation from?Bridge Ventures,?Acorn Pacific Ventures, and others.

???Voliro,?a Zurich, Switzerland-based?robotic aerial industrial inspections company, raised?$12 million?in a?Series A?fundraising round led by?Cherry Ventures, with participation from business angels, family offices, and others.

Did you catch that "flying car" company in the sourcing section?

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John Gannon and the team @?Venture5 Media

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