Latest Startups & Entrepreneurship News
Humans& Raises $480M Seed at $4.48B Valuation
AI startup Humans&, founded by top researchers from Google, Anthropic, xAI, OpenAI, and Meta, secured a record $480M seed round led by SV Angel with Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and GV participating. The all-cash unstructured round marks one of the largest seed financings ever, amid surging AI investments totaling over $15B in seeds last year.
Emergent Labs Closes $70M Series B, Triples Valuation to $300M
Vibe coding AI startup Emergent raised $70M led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, just three months after its prior round. With 5M+ users and $50M ARR projecting to double by April, funds will expand team and product development.
Zipline Drone Delivery Hits $7.6B Valuation with $600M+ Raise
Logistics startup Zipline raised over $600M from Valor Equity Partners, Tiger Global, Fidelity, and others, boosting valuation to $7.6B. Having completed 2M+ deliveries of 20M items over 125M miles, it eyes U.S. and global expansion.
Legal AI Startup Ivo Secures $55M Series B at $355M Valuation
San Francisco-based Ivo raised $55M led by Blackbird, with Costanoa Ventures and others joining, to accelerate its contract review platform used by Uber, Shopify, and IBM. Revenue grew sixfold since last round; plans to triple headcount to 180 by year-end.
Think Bioscience Raises $55M Series A for Biotech Innovation
Boulder, CO-based Think Bioscience secured $55M in Series A funding on January 21, 2026, to advance its microbe-based platform targeting undruggable diseases in biotechnology research.
Positive Development Lands $45M for Autism Therapy
McLean, VA-based Positive Development raised $45M from Silicon Valley Bank and Pinegrove Venture Partners to expand developmental therapy and autism diagnostics.
Cosmos Raises $15M Series A for Creative Tech Platform
NYC-based Cosmos, a visual inspiration platform for creatives, secured $15M Series A led by Shine Capital and Matrix, bringing total funding to $21M.
Dam Secure Bags $4M Seed for AI Code Security
AI security startup Dam Secure raised $4M seed led by Paladin Capital Group to secure AI-generated code for enterprises and expand go-to-market efforts.
RISA Labs Secures $11.1M for Oncology Operations
Palo Alto-based RISA Labs raised $11.1M co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures to advance health tech in oncology operations.
Formulary Financial Raises $4.6M Seed in Fintech
AI-powered fund administration platform Formulary Financial secured $4.6M seed led by Khosla Ventures.
Eolas Medical Raises £8.9M for AI Health Knowledge Platform
Belfast-based Eolas Medical raised £8.9M ($12M) led by Acton Capital for its AI-powered point-of-care knowledge platform.
HPS/PayMedix Secures $33M for Healthcare Payments
Milwaukee-based HPS/PayMedix raised $33M led by HLM Investment Partners for its healthcare financing platform.