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SAN JOSE — Kognitos, a provider of generative AI for business automation, has closed a $20 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors Clear Ventures, Engineering Capital, and Wipro Ventures. The new funding brings the company’s venture capital raised to date to $30 million including a seed round that closed earlier […]

PALO ALTO — Pika, an AI video platform that is redesigning the video-making and editing experience, has raised a Series A funding round of $35 million, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Pika has now raised a total of $55 million in the company’s first six months with Pre-Seed and Seed rounds led by Nat Friedman […]

REDWOOD CITY — CoordinateHQ, a project management system for client service organizations, announced the closing of a $5.5 million seed round. The funding was led by Initialized Capital, with investments from Webb Investment Network and a number of angel investors. Too often, professional services companies rely on a patchwork of static tools to collaborate. CoordinateHQ removes […]

HOLLISTER, CA — ZeroAvia, which is developing hydrogen-electric aircraft engines, has completed its Series C funding round at a total of $116 million. The company has operations in Hollister and England. Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Alaska Airlines, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Summa Equity, AP Ventures and Amazon Climate Pledge Fund have also participated in the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Leap, a virtual power plant (VPP) platform, has secured additional equity financing from Presidio Ventures, bringing Leap’s total B-EXT funding to $16 million after a round announced in July 2023. “Leap has experienced rapid growth this year, surpassing 175,000 meters and over 975 megawatts of load on our VPP platform,” said Leap Co-Founder […]

SAN FRANCISCO — LucidLink, which allows instant access to data and real-time collaboration for companies, has raised $75 million in Series C funding, including secondaries, led by Brighton Park Capital an investment firm focused on entrepreneur-led, growth-stage companies within the software, healthcare, and tech-enabled services businesses space. Major existing investors, including Headline, Baseline Ventures, and Adobe Ventures, also participated. Over the […]

HAYWARD — HALIO, designer of eco-friendly, and technologically advanced electrochromic (smart) glass, has raised up to $70 million in funding from SKC of Korea to develop the industry’s next generation of smart glass technology, focusing on energy savings, environmental impact, and creating beautiful facades, while enabling occupant wellness and comfort. “This investment is expected to […]

SAN FRANCISCO — SWITCH Maritime LLC, a company developing electrified, zero-emission ferries powered by battery and hydrogen fuel cell, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Nexus Development Capital to grow its fleet. Founded in 2018 by a veteran team of maritime energy transition leaders, SWITCH’s mission is to enable private […]

SAN MATEO — Route 92 Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients undergoing neurovascular intervention, has raised over $31 million in a Series F financing to accelerate the commercial adoption of a neurovascular intervention portfolio focused on acute ischemic stroke. The oversubscribed capital raise was led by existing […]