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Gradial Secures $35M Series B to Expand AI Marketing Platform
Seattle-based AI startup Gradial raised $35 million in Series B funding led by VMG Partners to scale its AI-driven marketing operations platform. With total funding of about $55 million, the company plans to expand engineering and go-to-market teams while refining generative AI agents for content orchestration.
Ostium Labs Raises $20M Series A for Onchain Perpetual Swaps
New York crypto-finance startup Ostium Labs secured $20 million in Series A funding co-led by General Catalyst and Jump Crypto. Ostium develops decentralized onchain perpetual swaps for trading stocks, commodities, and currencies using self-custodial blockchain wallets.
Orq.ai Announces €5M Seed Round to Deploy Enterprise AI Agents
Amsterdam-based Orq.ai raised €5 million in seed funding led by Seed+Speed Ventures and Galion.exe to help enterprises deploy AI agents at scale. The startup focuses on automating enterprise workflows with scalable AI solutions.
Clio Raises $500M Series G, Valued at $5B, Boosting Legal-Tech Expansion
Global legal-tech platform Clio closed a $500 million Series G round led by New Enterprise Associates, with additional $350 million debt facility. The funding aims to accelerate product innovation and expand its market presence.
Chaos Industries Secures $510M Series D to Grow Defense Technologies
Defense tech company Chaos Industries raised $510 million at a $4.5 billion valuation. The Series D funding round was led by Valor Equity Partners to advance next-gen defense systems and frontier engineering projects.
Fabric8Labs Closes $50M Round to Advance 3D Metal Printing
Fabric8Labs, innovator in non-thermal additive manufacturing, announced a $50 million financing round to scale production facilities and enhance 3D metal printing capabilities.
Fenix Space Signs $30M Investment Intent for Next-Gen Satellite Launch Platform
Low-orbit satellite launch startup Fenix Space signed a letter of intent for a $30 million investment from Alaska Capital to develop air launch platforms for orbital and hypersonic missions.
Saporo Raises €7M Series A to Scale Identity Security Platform
Swiss startup Saporo secured €7 million in Series A funding to expand its graph-native identity security solutions, enhancing cybersecurity offerings for enterprises.
SynaXG Closes Over $20M to Accelerate Global AI-RAN Technologies
Singapore-based deep-tech company SynaXG completed a $20 million funding round to accelerate AI-driven radio access network (AI-RAN) leadership and global market expansion.
Generate Innovation Hub Selects Three Food-Tech Startups for Partnership Programs
Nexture's Generate innovation hub announced cohort startups Green-On, Kokomodo, and YEAP, which will engage in 12-18 month partnership programs focused on next-gen food ingredient innovation with industrial scale-up support.