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SAN FRANCISCO — Semgrep, operator of an Application Security platform, has landed $100 million in Series D funding led by Menlo Ventures. With added participation from existing investors including Felicis Ventures, Harpoon Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Sequoia Capital, this round brings the company’s total funding to $204 million to date. Customers and security leaders tell Semgrep current code scanners are noisy and low efficacy, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Human.org, a product-based AI safety lab dedicated to solving AI Alignment (AIA), has announced $7.3 million in pre-seed funding to build a trust infrastructure that ensures AI agents are verifiably aligned with human intent. Backed by investors including HF0, Soma Capital, Spearhead, Pioneer Fund, Hummingbird VC, Brett Gibson, general partner at Initialized Capital, Val Vavilov, founder of Bitfury, James […]
MARIN — PlantBaby, a company dedicated to creating innovative solutions in the plant-based nutrition space, has closed its Series Seed equity financing round. The round was led by B2 Partners, a firm founded by investor Matt Behrens, at a post-money valuation of $20 million. “PlantBaby represents the kind of forward-thinking, mission-driven company we look to support at B2 […]
TrueFoundry has raised $19 million in Series A funding, led by Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Peak XV(formerly Sequoia India) and Eniac Ventures. The company is also adding Jump Capital as a new investor, alongside angel investors including Gokul Rajaram (Product Leader, DoorDash & ex-Google), Mohit Aron (Founder, Nutanix & Cohesity), Cyan Banister (Early-stage investor, Uber & SpaceX), Ankit Sobti (Co-founder, Postman), and Lenny Rachitsky (Author, Lenny’s […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tyba, an energy storage optimization platform, has announced $13.9 million in Series A funding led by Energize Capital. The round includes new investment from Pear VC, Mobilize Climate Capital, and Borusan Ventures and follow-on investment from Powerhouse, Wireframe, Virta, and Lorimer. This brings Tyba’s total funding to $18.15 million. This capital will help Tyba […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Backline, an autonomous security remediation platform, has launched from stealth with $9 million in Seed funding led by StageOne Ventures, with participation from Evolution Equity Partners and Gradient. The company’s fleet of AI agents automatically fixes security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations at scale, helping enterprises tackle their overwhelming security backlogs. Already deployed across organizations, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Rad AI, one of the first companies to successfully commercialize a generative AI product in healthcare, announced a $60 million Series C financing round, valuing the company at $525 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Transformation Capital, with participation from existing investors Khosla Ventures, World Innovation Lab, UP2398, Kickstart Fund, OCV […]
SAN JOSE — Bonsai Robotics, a developer of physical AI solutions for agriculture applications, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. Bison Ventures led the oversubscribed round with participation from new investor, Cibus Capital, and existing investors Acre Venture Partners, Congruent Ventures, Fall Line Capital, E14 Fund, SNR and Serra Ventures. The new funding […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Motif, a startup founded in 2023 by Amar Hanspal and Brian Mathews, has secured $46 million in seed and Series A funding to develop a next-generation platform for buildings. The Series A was led by Alphabet’s independent growth fund, CapitalG, and the previously undisclosed Seed round was led by Redpoint Ventures. Pre-seed venture […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Delfina Care, a healthcare technology company solving the maternal health crisis with an AI-powered care system, announced the successful close of its $17 million Series A funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). The investment underscores Delfina’s rapid progress in its mission to transform pregnancy care by delivering equitable access to individualized […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Gravity, an enterprise carbon accounting and energy management platform, has landed a $13 million Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to over $20 million. The round was led by Ansa Capital, with participation from existing investors Eclipse, Hanover, and Caffeinated Capital, along with new investors Communitas Capital, Buoyant Ventures, and WEX Venture […]
SAN FRANCISCO –– Ember Software, formerly known as Fire Inspect Software, announced its rebranding alongside the successful completion of a $10 million funding round led by 8VC and Menlo Ventures, with participation from additional strategic investors. The funding will enable the company to accelerate product development and expand its reach in the fire protection industry, empowering fire inspectors […]