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		<title>The 18 Largest US Funding Rounds of April 2026</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[April 2026 produced one of the largest single startup rounds ever recorded — $10 billion to Project Prometheus, Jeff Bezos's bet on AI for the physical economy. From nuclear energy to autonomous flight to rare-earth manufacturing, the month's top US rounds reveal where the biggest checks are going. Full breakdown inside.]]></description>
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<div>April 2026 opened with a statement. A single $10B round to Project Prometheus &#8211; Jeff Bezos&#8217;s AI company targeting the physical economy &#8211; set the tone for a month. Leveraging data from CrunchBase, this report tracks the largest US startup funding rounds of April 2026, covering each company&#8217;s round type, founding team, industry focus, investor syndicate, and total equity raised to date. Beyond the headline numbers, the deals reflect a decisive shift in venture conviction: defense tech, nuclear energy, autonomous systems, and AI infrastructure are no longer emerging themes &#8211; they&#8217;re where the biggest checks are going</p>
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<strong>18. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/scout-ai">Scout AI</a> $100.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series A<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Sunnyvale-based Scout AI develops AI systems for defense robotics, focused on enabling autonomous behavior across unmanned platforms. Founded by Colby Adcock and Collin Otis in 2024, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/scout-ai">Scout AI</a> has now raised a total of $115.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Gaingels, Draper Associates, Booz Allen Ventures, FJ Labs, and Decisive Point.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Align Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Decisive Point, Disruptive Founders Fund, Draper Associates, Evolution VC Partners, FJ Labs, Heraclitus Capital Management, Monte Carlo Capital, Neman Ventures, Shane Neman, Sigmas Group, Vaughn Capital Partners<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Manufacturing<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Colby Adcock, Collin Otis<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2024<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Sunnyvale<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$115.2M</p>
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<strong>18. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/parallel">Parallel</a> $100.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series B<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Palo Alto-based Parallel develops a agents and tool APIs for building AI that accesses and utilizes the open web. Founded by Parag Agrawal in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/parallel">Parallel</a> has now raised a total of $260M in total equity funding and is backed by Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Index Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI), Developer APIs, Information Technology<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Parag Agrawal<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2023<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Palo Alto<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$260.0M</p>
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<strong>18. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/slash">Slash</a> $100.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Francisco-based Slash provides a financial technology platform that helps businesses manage financial operations through a unified digital system. Founded by Kevin Bai and Victor Cardenas in 2020, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/slash">Slash</a> has now raised a total of $160M in total equity funding and is backed by Menlo Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, New Enterprise Associates, and Goodwater Capital.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Goodwater Capital, Khosla Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Kevin Bai, Victor Cardenas<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2020<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$160.0M</p>
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<strong>18. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/chapter">Chapter</a> $100.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series E<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>New York-based Chapter offers a Medicare navigation platform providing advisory services for seniors seeking health coverage. Founded by Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, Corey Metzman, and Vivek Ramaswamy in 2013, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/chapter">Chapter</a> has now raised a total of $284M in total equity funding and is backed by Techstars, 8VC, SV Angel, XYZ Venture Capital, and Maverick Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>8VC, Addition, Fifth Down Capital, Generation Investment Management, Maverick Ventures, Narya Capital, Stripes, Susa Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Elderly, Health Care, Health Insurance, Medical<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, Corey Metzman, Vivek Ramaswamy<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2013<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>New York<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$284.0M</p>
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<strong>17. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/netomi">Netomi</a> $110.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Mateo-based Netomi provides Generative AI for enterprises. Founded by Puneet Mehta in 2015, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/netomi">Netomi</a> has now raised a total of $217M in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, Y Combinator, Index Ventures, WndrCo, and Salesforce Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong><br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Service, Digital Marketing, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, SaaS, Software<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Puneet Mehta<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2015<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Mateo<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$217.0M</p>
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<strong>17. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/skydio">Skydio</a> $110.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series F<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Mateo-based Skydio uses AI to create flying drones that are for consumer, enterprise, and government customers. Founded by Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, and Matt Donahoe in 2014, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/skydio">Skydio</a> has now raised a total of $850M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Gaingels, NVIDIA, and IVP.<br />
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<strong>Industry: </strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drone Management, Drones, Machine Learning, Robotics<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, Matt Donahoe<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2014<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Mateo<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$850.0M</p>
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<strong>16. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/starfish-space">Starfish Space</a> $111.7M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series B<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Seattle-based Starfish Space develops and manufactures autonomous space vehicles that perform in-orbit, satellite servicing missions. Founded by Austin Link and Trevor Bennett in 2019, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/starfish-space">Starfish Space</a> has now raised a total of $169.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Shield Capital, Toyota Ventures, and NFX.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Activate Capital Partners, Gaingels, Industrious Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, NFX, NightDragon, Nomi Capital, Overlap Holdings, Point72 Ventures, PSL Ventures, Shield Capital, Toyota Ventures<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Aerospace, Manufacturing, Space Travel, Transportation<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Austin Link, Trevor Bennett<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2019<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Seattle<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$169.7M</p>
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<strong>15. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/havra">Havra</a> $113.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Seed<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Mcallen-based Havra is a software company that streamline the global supply chain with insightful software and services. Founded by J. Ayala and W. Steele in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/havra">Havra</a> has now raised a total of $115.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Antler, Supply Change Capital, Ollin Ventures, and Audaz Capital.<br />
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<strong>Industry: </strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI), FinTech, Information Technology, Logistics<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>J. Ayala, W. Steele<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2023<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Mcallen<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$115.7M</p>
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<strong>14. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/omni">Omni</a> $120.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Francisco-based Omni provides a data collaboration and analytics platform that helps teams explore, model, and share business data in one environment. Founded by Christopher Merrick, Colin Zima, and Jamie Davidson in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/omni">Omni</a> has now raised a total of $215.9M in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, First Round Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Theory Ventures, and Quiet Capital.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>First Round Capital, Google Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Redpoint, Theory Ventures<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence, Information Technology, SaaS, Software<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Christopher Merrick, Colin Zima, Jamie Davidson<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2022<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$215.9M</p>
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<strong>13. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/aria-networks">Aria Networks</a> $125.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series A<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Palo Alto-based Aria Networks develops an AI-powered networking platform that monitors, analyses, and optimises data center performance. Founded by Mansour Karam in 2025, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/aria-networks">Aria Networks</a> has now raised a total of $125M in total equity funding and is backed by Eclipse, Valor Equity Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Atreides Management.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Atreides Management, Eclipse, Sutter Hill Ventures, Valor Equity Partners<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Center Automation, Network Hardware<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Mansour Karam<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2025<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Palo Alto<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$125.0M</p>
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<strong>13. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/avoca">Avoca</a> $125.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series B<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>New York-based Avoca uses AI agents to handle inbound and outbound interactions, including handling customer calls and managing leads. Founded by Apurva Shrivastava and Tyson Chen in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/avoca">Avoca</a> has now raised a total of $125.5M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Nexus Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and Y Combinator.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Alt Capital, Amplify Partners, BoxGroup, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Process Automation (BPA), Software<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Apurva Shrivastava, Tyson Chen<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2022<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>New York<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$125.5M</p>
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<strong>12. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/hightouch">Hightouch</a> $150.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series D<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Francisco-based Hightouch is an agentic marketing platform that utilizes a Composable Customer Data Platform (CDP) to enhance marketing efforts. Founded by Josh Curl, Kashish Gupta, and Tejas Manohar in 2018, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/hightouch">Hightouch</a> has now raised a total of $332.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Y Combinator, ICONIQ Growth, Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Amplify Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Goldman Sachs, ICONIQ Capital, Sapphire Ventures, TD7, Y Combinator<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Agentic AI, CRM, Developer Platform, Marketing, SaaS<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Josh Curl, Kashish Gupta, Tejas Manohar<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2018<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$332.2M</p>
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<strong>11. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/factory">Factory</a> $150.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Francisco-based Factory provides software development agents that integrate into existing engineering workflows and tools. Founded by Eno Reyes and Matan Grinberg in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/factory">Factory</a> has now raised a total of $220M in total equity funding and is backed by NVIDIA, BoxGroup, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Insight Partners.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Abstract, Blackstone Group, Evantic Capital, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, MANTIS Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, The Twenty Minute VC<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Developer Tools, Software Engineering<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Eno Reyes, Matan Grinberg<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2023<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$220.0M</p>
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<strong>10. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/reliable-robotics">Reliable Robotics</a> $160.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series D<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Mountain View-based Reliable Robotics develops automation systems for aircraft that enable remotely operated and autonomous flight operations. Founded by Juerg Frefel and Robert Rose in 2017, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/reliable-robotics">Reliable Robotics</a> has now raised a total of $293.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Island Green Capital, Gaingels, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eclipse, and Coatue.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>AE Ventures, Calm Ventures, Coatue, Eclipse, Gaingels, Island Green Capital, KAS Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mana Ventures, Nimble Partners, Pathbreaker Ventures, Presidio Ventures, RTX Ventures, Socium Ventures, UP Partners, What If Ventures<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Air Transportation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Vehicles<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Juerg Frefel, Robert Rose<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2017<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Mountain View<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$293.5M</p>
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<strong>10. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/rogo">Rogo</a> $160.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series D<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>New York-based Rogo.ai is an AI platform for finance that automates research, analysis, and financial workflows for investment banks and investors. Founded by Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, and Tumas Rackaitis in 2021, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/rogo">Rogo</a> has now raised a total of $314M in total equity funding and is backed by BoxGroup, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Alt Capital.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>BoxGroup, Evantic Capital, Jack Altman, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, MANTIS Venture Capital, Positive Sum, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence, Financial Services, FinTech, Generative AI<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Gabriel Stengel, John Willett, Tumas Rackaitis<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2021<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>New York<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$314.0M</p>
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<strong>9. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/glydways">Glydways</a> $170.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>South San Francisco-based Glydways develops autonomous transportation systems that combine small electric vehicles with dedicated guideways for urban mobility. Founded by Mark Seeger in 2016, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/glydways">Glydways</a> has now raised a total of $382.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Khosla Ventures, Alumni Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Gates Frontier Fund, and New Science Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>ACS Group Directory, Gates Frontier Fund, Khosla Ventures, Mitsui Chemicals, Obayashi Corporation, Suzuki Motor<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Clean Energy, Electric Vehicle, Manufacturing, Transportation<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Mark Seeger<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2016<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>South San Francisco<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$382.5M</p>
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<strong>8. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/hermeus">Hermeus</a> $200.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>El Segundo-based Hermeus is a defense aviation company that designs, builds, and tests high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. Founded by AJ Piplica, Glenn Case, Michael Smayda, and Skyler Shuford in 2018, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/hermeus">Hermeus</a> has now raised a total of $356M in total equity funding and is backed by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Bling Capital, 137 Ventures, and Karman Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>137 Ventures, Bling Capital, Canaan Partners, Circadian Ventures, Cox Enterprises, Destiny (D/XYZ), Founders Fund, Georgia Tech Foundation, GSBackers, IQT, Karman Ventures, Khosla Ventures, RTX Ventures, Socium Ventures<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Aerospace, Air Transportation, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Military<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>AJ Piplica, Glenn Case, Michael Smayda, Skyler Shuford<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2018<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>El Segundo<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$356.0M</p>
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<strong>8. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/flock-safety">Flock Safety</a> $200.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series I<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Atlanta-based Flock Safety provides end-to-end surveillance solutions to support law enforcement and communities. Founded by Garrett Langley and Matt Feury in 2017, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/flock-safety">Flock Safety</a> has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and SV Angel.<br />
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<strong>Industry: </strong>Manufacturing, Public Safety, Security, Sensor<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Garrett Langley, Matt Feury<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2017<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Atlanta<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$1.2B</p>
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<strong>7. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/valar-atomics">Valar Atomics</a> $340.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series B<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>El Segundo-based Valar Atomics develops nuclear energy systems designed to supply industrial-scale power and produce energy-derived products. Founded by Isaiah Taylor in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/valar-atomics">Valar Atomics</a> has now raised a total of $464M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Riot Ventures, Contrary, AlleyCorp, and Initialized Capital.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Palmer Luckey, Shyam Sankar<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Energy, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Power Grid<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Isaiah Taylor<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2023<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>El Segundo<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$464.0M</p>
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<strong>6. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/sifive">SiFive</a> $400.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series G<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Mateo-based SiFive is a semiconductor company that delivers scalable processor core IP solutions. Founded by Andrew Waterman, Krste Asanovic, and Yunsup Lee in 2015, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/sifive">SiFive</a> has now raised a total of $765.5M in total equity funding and is backed by NVIDIA, Coatue, Apollo, Spark Capital, and Point72.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Apollo, Atreides Management, NVIDIA, Point72, Prosperity7 Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, T. Rowe Price<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Electronics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Software<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Andrew Waterman, Krste Asanovic, Yunsup Lee<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2015<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Mateo<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$765.5M</p>
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<strong>5. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/vulcan-elements">Vulcan Elements</a> $430.7M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Venture<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Cambridge-based Vulcan Elements is a manufacturer of rare-earth magnets used in critical defense and commercial applications. Founded by John Maslin and Piotr Kulik in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/vulcan-elements">Vulcan Elements</a> has now raised a total of $500.9M in total equity funding and is backed by FJ Labs, nvp capital, Washington Harbour Partners, Ibex Investors, and 1789 Capital.<br />
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<strong>Industry: </strong>Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing, National Security<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>John Maslin, Piotr Kulik<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2023<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Cambridge<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$500.9M</p>
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<strong>4. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/vast-data">VAST Data</a> $500.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series F<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>New York-based VAST Data offers an AI Operating System that integrates storage, database, and compute engine capabilities into a single software platform. Founded by Alon Horev, Jeff Denworth, Renen Hallak, and Shachar Fienblit in 2016, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/vast-data">VAST Data</a> has now raised a total of $1.4B in total equity funding and is backed by Norwest, NVIDIA, General Atlantic, New Enterprise Associates, and Bond.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Access Industries, Drive Capital, Fidelity, NVIDIA<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Database, Software<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Alon Horev, Jeff Denworth, Renen Hallak, Shachar Fienblit<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2016<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>New York<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$1.4B</p>
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<strong>3. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/true-anomaly">True Anomaly</a> $600.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series D<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Centennial-based True Anomaly develops space security technologies, including spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital operations. Founded by Even Rogers, Kyle Zakrzewski, and Tom Nichols in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/true-anomaly">True Anomaly</a> has now raised a total of $1B in total equity funding and is backed by Accel, Menlo Ventures, Eclipse, Paradigm, and 645 Ventures.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>645 Ventures, Accel, ACME Capital, Atreides Management, Eclipse, G Squared, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Narya Capital, Paradigm, Riot Ventures, Space.VC, The Private Shares Fund, VanEck<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Manufacturing, Military, National Security<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Even Rogers, Kyle Zakrzewski, Tom Nichols<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2022<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Centennial<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$1.0B</p>
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<strong>2. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/slate-auto">Slate Auto</a> $650.0M</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Series C<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>Troy-based Slate Auto is an electric vehicle company developing customizable modular electric pickup trucks. Founded by Jeffrey Wilke, Miles Arnone, and William Barker in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/slate-auto">Slate Auto</a> has now raised a total of $761M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Slauson &amp; Co., Bezos Expeditions, TWG Global, and Thomas Tull.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>TWG Global<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Manufacturing<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Jeffrey Wilke, Miles Arnone, William Barker<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2022<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>Troy<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$761.0M</p>
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<strong>1. <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/profile/project-prometheus">Project Prometheus</a> $10.0B</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Round: </strong>Venture<br />
<strong>Description: </strong>San Francisco-based Project Prometheus is an artificial-intelligence company that builds systems for the physical economy. Founded by Jeff Bezos and Vikram Bajaj in 2025, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/project-prometheus">Project Prometheus</a> has now raised a total of $16.2B in total equity funding and is backed by BlackRock, ARCH Venture Partners, DST Global, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co., and Jeff Bezos.<br />
<strong>Investors in the round: </strong>ARCH Venture Partners, BlackRock, DST Global, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<br />
<strong>Industry: </strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Information Technology, Machine Learning<br />
<strong>Founders: </strong>Jeff Bezos, Vikram Bajaj<br />
<strong>Founding year: </strong>2025<br />
<strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco<br />
<strong>Total equity funding raised: </strong>$16.2B</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Forus &#8211; $123M</h3>
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<p><strong>Forus</strong>, an AI-powered network that connects doctors, pharmacies, payers, and biopharma to help patients access prescribed therapies, has raised $123M in Series B funding from investors that include <strong>Thrive Capital</strong>, <strong>General Catalyst</strong>, <strong>Accel</strong>, <strong>Bain Capital Ventures</strong>, <strong>Redpoint</strong>, <strong>BoxGroup</strong>, and <strong>Pear VC</strong>. Founded by <strong>Sahir Jaggi</strong> in 2023, Forus has now raised a total of $160M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">BranchLab &#8211; $26M</h3>
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<p><strong>BranchLab</strong>, an AI platform that helps pharmaceutical companies identify, activate, and optimize patient and provider audiences for therapy commercialization, has raised $26M in Series A funding led by <strong>McKesson Ventures</strong>, with participation from <strong>FCA Venture Partners</strong>, <strong>Sanofi Ventures</strong>, and <strong>AIX Ventures</strong>. Founded by <strong>Josh Walsh</strong>, <strong>Michael Parkes</strong>, and <strong>Chris Cagle</strong> in 2024, BranchLab has now raised a total of $35M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Novella &#8211; $21M</h3>
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<p><strong>Novella</strong>, an AI-native wholesale insurance brokerage that provides specialty and excess-and-surplus coverage solutions for brokers with complex commercial risks, has raised $21M in Venture funding led by <strong>Brewer Lane Ventures</strong>, with participation from BoxGroup, <strong>Crystal Venture Partners</strong>, <strong>SV Angel</strong>, <strong>Avid Ventures</strong>, <strong>Verissimo Ventures</strong>, <strong>Blank Ventures</strong>, and <strong>Arch</strong>. Novella was founded by <strong>Max Kane</strong> in 2024.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Anomaly Insights &#8211; $17M</h3>
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<p><strong>Violette_FR</strong>, a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand that offers French-inspired makeup, skincare, haircare, and fragrance products, has raised $4,999,993 in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were three investors in this round. Founded by <strong>Violette Serrat</strong> in 2021, Violette_FR has now raised a total of $11.9M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Saile &#8211; $2.2M</h3>
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<p><strong>Saile</strong>, a healthcare staffing and credentialing platform that gives physicians a portable credential passport and connects them directly with facilities for flexible per diem, locums, and telemedicine work, has raised $2.2M in Pre-Seed funding led by <strong>Matchstick Ventures</strong>, with participation from <strong>Headwater Ventures</strong>. Saile was founded by <strong>Marc Ayoub</strong> and <strong>Taylor Hakes</strong> in 2025.</p>
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		<title>Insider One Acquires Bluecore to Strengthen Agentic Customer Engagement Platform</title>
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Enterprise retailers are drowning in shopper data they can't act on fast enough. Bluecore built the identity graph to fix that, processing 10 billion shopper events a day for brands like Sephora, Ralph Lauren, and J.Crew. Now Insider One, the agentic AI platform racing toward an IPO, has snapped it up. The play: pair Bluecore's retail data infrastructure with AI that doesn't just inform decisions; it executes them.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Insider One</strong>, an agentic customer engagement platform, has acquired <strong>Bluecore</strong>, a retail martech unicorn serving more than 400 US enterprise brands. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Insider One’s product is unlike anything I’ve seen in this industry. They are five years ahead of where the market is going. They have built the exact infrastructure our identification and behavioral data is built to power,” remarked <strong>Fayez Mohamood</strong>, Cofounder and CEO of Bluecore.</p>
<blockquote><p>Insider One’s product is unlike anything I’ve seen in this industry. They are five years ahead of where the market is going. They have built the exact infrastructure our identification and behavioral data is built to power. – Fayez Mohamood</p></blockquote>
<p>Founded by <strong>Mohamood</strong>, <strong>Mahmoud Arram</strong>, and <strong>Max Bennett</strong> in 2013, Bluecore had raised a total of $263.2M in equity funding and is backed by <strong>Techstars</strong>, <strong>Right Side Capital Management</strong>, <strong>Gaingels</strong>, <strong>Norwest</strong>, <strong>Felicis</strong>, <strong>FirstMark</strong>, <strong>CSC Upshot</strong>, <strong>Founders&#8217; Co-op</strong>, <strong>Georgian</strong>, <strong>Corazon Capital</strong>, and <strong>Silver Lake Waterman</strong>. Bluecore developed a retail marketing platform that creates personalized shopping experiences across digital channels, transforming anonymous shoppers into known customers. Its Transparent ID Network processes over 10 billion daily shopper events, powering machine learning models purpose-built for retail and commerce. As part of the acquisition, Bluecore will strengthen Insider One’s data infrastructure and expand its North American enterprise footprint.</p>
<p>“Insider One sits at the core of how the world’s leading brands engage their customers. Our platform doesn’t layer AI onto marketing – it is the execution layer. Decision ownership has shifted from humans to intelligent systems that think, decide, and act in real time. With the acquisition of Bluecore, we further strengthen our data infrastructure edge to make autonomous customer engagement possible at enterprise scale,” said <strong>Hande Cilingir</strong>, Cofounder and CEO at Insider One.</p>
<blockquote><p>Insider One sits at the core of how the world’s leading brands engage their customers. Our platform doesn’t layer AI onto marketing – it is the execution layer. Decision ownership has shifted from humans to intelligent systems that think, decide, and act in real time. – Hande Cilingir</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Cinder &#8211; $41M Series B</h3>
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<p><strong>Cinder</strong>, a trust and safety platform that deploys AI agents to help companies detect and respond to digital abuse, fraud, and manipulation, has raised $41M in Series B funding led by <strong>Radical Ventures</strong>, with participation from <strong>Accel</strong>, <strong>Y Combinator</strong>, <strong>M12</strong>, <strong>PSP Growth</strong>, and <strong>Neuberger&#8217;s Outpost Ventures</strong>. Founded by <strong>Glen Wise</strong> and <strong>Philip Brennan</strong> in 2022, Cinder has now raised a total of $55M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">e4n &#8211; $12.5M Venture</h3>
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<p><strong>e4n</strong>, an operator-led managed services platform that acquires and partners with local IT businesses to grow them through AI-enabled automation and shared operating capabilities, has raised $12.5M in Venture funding from investors that include. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $20M and there were thirty-eight investors in this close. e4n was founded by <strong>Herve Tessler</strong> in 2026.</p>
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		<title>The April 2026 US Venture Capital Funding Report</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reza Chowdhury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US startups raised $20.80 billion across 442 deals in April 2026, up 63.9% in capital and 21.1% in deal count from April 2025. AI companies took 73 cents of every venture dollar deployed. Defense, nuclear energy, and semiconductor companies filled out the top 10 largest deals of the month, signaling that the next wave of institutional capital is flowing into hardware and infrastructure at scale.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">US venture capital activity reached </span><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">$20.80 billion</strong><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> across </span><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">442 deals</strong><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> in April 2026, representing a </span><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">63.9% surge in capital</strong><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> and a 21.1% increase in deal count year-over-year from the $12.69 billion raised across 365 deals in April 2025. The month was defined by a single extraordinary transaction and a broadening of investment themes beyond artificial intelligence. Project Prometheus, a San Francisco-based foundational AI company targeting physical-world applications, raised a $10 billion late-stage round that alone accounted for 48.1% of all capital deployed nationally. Beneath that headline, the remaining 441 deals totaled $10.80 billion, reflecting a market with substantial breadth across AI infrastructure, defense technology, energy, and advanced manufacturing.</span></p>
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<li>US startups raised <strong>$20.80B</strong> across <strong>442 deals</strong> in April 2026</li>
<li>Capital surged <strong>+63.9% year-over-year</strong>; deal count grew +21.1% from 365 deals in April 2025</li>
<li>AI companies captured <strong>73.0% of all capital</strong> deployed, totaling $15.18B across 189 deals</li>
<li><strong>Project Prometheus&#8217;s $10B</strong> round represented 48.1% of total US capital; excluding it, the market totaled $10.80B across 441 deals</li>
<li>Late-stage rounds commanded <strong>76.4% of all capital</strong> across just 50 deals</li>
<li>Defense, aerospace, and energy companies were prominent among the month&#8217;s largest non-AI transactions</li>
<li>New York City accounted for <strong>8.6% of US capital</strong> and 14.7% of national deal volume</li>
<li>Average deal size: <strong>$47.1M</strong> | Median deal size: <strong>$5.8M</strong></li>
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<p><!-- METRIC GRID --></p>
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<div style="font-size: 1.65em; font-weight: bold; color: #c9a84c; line-height: 1.1;">$20.80B</div>
<div style="font-size: 0.72em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 6px; color: #ccc;">Capital Deployed</div>
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<div style="font-size: 1.65em; font-weight: bold; color: #c9a84c; line-height: 1.1;">442</div>
<div style="font-size: 0.72em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 6px; color: #ccc;">Deals Closed</div>
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<div style="background: #1a1a1a; color: #fff; padding: 18px 16px; text-align: center;">
<div style="font-size: 1.65em; font-weight: bold; color: #c9a84c; line-height: 1.1;">73.0%</div>
<div style="font-size: 0.72em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 6px; color: #ccc;">AI Capital Share</div>
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<div style="background: #1a1a1a; color: #fff; padding: 18px 16px; text-align: center;">
<div style="font-size: 1.65em; font-weight: bold; color: #c9a84c; line-height: 1.1;">+63.9%</div>
<div style="font-size: 0.72em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 6px; color: #ccc;">YOY Capital Growth</div>
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<p><!-- STAGE BREAKDOWN TABLE --></p>
<h2>Funding by Stage: United States</h2>
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<thead>
<tr>
<th>Stage</th>
<th>Capital Deployed</th>
<th>Deal Count</th>
<th>Avg Deal Size</th>
<th>% of Total Capital</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Early-Stage</strong></td>
<td>$1.13B</td>
<td>254</td>
<td>$4.4M</td>
<td>5.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Series A</strong></td>
<td>$1.96B</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>$20.0M</td>
<td>9.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Series B</strong></td>
<td>$1.83B</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>$45.8M</td>
<td>8.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Late-Stage</strong></td>
<td>$15.89B</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>$317.8M</td>
<td>76.4%</td>
</tr>
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<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td><strong>$20.80B</strong></td>
<td><strong>442</strong></td>
<td><strong>$47.1M</strong></td>
<td><strong>100%</strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><!-- TOP 10 DEALS --></p>
<h2>Top 10 US Venture Capital Deals: April 2026</h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>#</th>
<th>Company</th>
<th>Amount</th>
<th>Stage</th>
<th>Location</th>
<th>Sector</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td><strong>Project Prometheus</strong></td>
<td>$10.0B</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>San Francisco, CA</td>
<td>Artificial Intelligence, Foundational AI</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td><strong>Slate Auto</strong></td>
<td>$650M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>Troy, MI</td>
<td>Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Manufacturing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td><strong>True Anomaly</strong></td>
<td>$600M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>Centennial, CO</td>
<td>Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, National Security</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td><strong>VAST Data</strong></td>
<td>$500M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>New York, NY</td>
<td>AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Software</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td><strong>Vulcan Elements</strong></td>
<td>$431M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>Cambridge, MA</td>
<td>Aerospace, Defense, Industrial Manufacturing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td><strong>SiFive</strong></td>
<td>$400M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>San Mateo, CA</td>
<td>Electronics, Semiconductor, Software</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td><strong>Valar Atomics</strong></td>
<td>$340M</td>
<td>Series B</td>
<td>El Segundo, CA</td>
<td>Energy, Nuclear, Power Grid</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td><strong>Flock Safety</strong></td>
<td>$200M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>Atlanta, GA</td>
<td>Manufacturing, Public Safety, Security</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td><strong>Hermeus</strong></td>
<td>$200M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>El Segundo, CA</td>
<td>Aerospace, Defense, Hypersonic Aviation</td>
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<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td><strong>Glydways</strong></td>
<td>$170M</td>
<td>Late-Stage</td>
<td>South San Francisco, CA</td>
<td>Autonomous Transportation, Clean Energy, Electric Vehicle</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><!-- NARRATIVE: PROJECT PROMETHEUS / AI --></p>
<h2>Project Prometheus Sets the Tone for a Capital-Heavy Month</h2>
<p>The defining transaction of April 2026 was <strong>Project Prometheus</strong>, the San Francisco-based foundational AI company developing systems for the physical economy, which raised a $10 billion late-stage round. The raise is one of the largest single venture capital transactions on record and single-handedly elevated the month&#8217;s national totals. Excluding Project Prometheus, US startups raised $10.80 billion across 441 deals, a figure that would itself represent a strong month by most historical measures.</p>
<p>AI companies collectively attracted 73.0% of all US venture capital in April, totaling $15.18 billion across 189 deals. Beyond Project Prometheus, AI investment was visible across size ranges and sectors. <strong>True Anomaly</strong> raised $600 million for its AI-powered space security platform, <strong>VAST Data</strong> secured $500 million for its AI infrastructure operating system in New York, and a range of earlier-stage AI companies across Series A and B rounds contributed to a broad base of activity. The AI capital share of 73.0% reinforces a structural shift in how venture capital is being allocated nationally, with AI now functioning as a primary investment category rather than a sector-specific theme.</p>
<p><!-- NARRATIVE: DEFENSE / HARDTECH --></p>
<h2>Defense, Energy, and Deep Tech Drive Non-AI Investment</h2>
<p>Outside of AI, April&#8217;s largest rounds reflected a pronounced investor appetite for defense technology, advanced manufacturing, and energy infrastructure. <strong>True Anomaly</strong> ($600M) is developing spacecraft and software platforms for space domain awareness and national security applications. <strong>Vulcan Elements</strong> ($431M) manufactures rare-earth magnets critical to both defense systems and commercial aerospace. <strong>Hermeus</strong> ($200M) is building high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for defense aviation. Together, these three rounds totaled $1.23 billion and signal growing institutional capital commitment to companies operating at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and national security.</p>
<p>The energy sector also drew significant investment. <strong>Valar Atomics</strong> raised $340 million in a Series B for its nuclear energy systems designed to supply industrial-scale power, the largest non-late-stage deal in the top 10. <strong>Glydways</strong> raised $170 million for its autonomous electric transit platform. Meanwhile, <strong>Slate Auto</strong> ($650M) and the electric vehicle and clean energy sectors demonstrated that hardware-forward transportation companies continue to attract substantial late-stage capital outside of software-centric AI bets. <strong>SiFive</strong> ($400M), developing scalable RISC-V processor IP for a range of semiconductor applications, rounded out a top-10 list that illustrated the month&#8217;s thematic breadth.</p>
<p><!-- NARRATIVE: STAGE ANALYSIS --></p>
<h2>Stage Breakdown: What the Numbers Actually Show</h2>
<p>Project Prometheus distorts the late-stage picture significantly. The 50 late-stage deals carry a reported average round size of $317.8 million, but strip out the $10 billion outlier and the remaining 49 late-stage deals averaged $120.2 million each, large but more consistent with a typical month of mature-company financings. The $317.8 million figure is a Prometheus artifact, not a signal about late-stage pricing broadly.</p>
<p>More telling is the Series B cohort. Valar Atomics&#8217; $340 million nuclear energy raise accounted for 18.6% of all Series B capital nationally, pulling the stage average to $45.8 million across just 40 deals. A single energy infrastructure bet shaped the entire Series B picture for the month. The Series A cohort, by contrast, was more evenly distributed: 98 deals at an average of $20.0 million, with no single transaction dominating the total. That consistency makes Series A the cleanest read on underlying investor conviction this month, and at $1.96 billion, it reflects broad-based demand across sectors and geographies.</p>
<p><!-- NYC vs US COMPARISON --></p>
<h2>New York City vs. US National Venture Capital: April 2026</h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Stage</th>
<th>NYC Capital</th>
<th>NYC Deals</th>
<th>NYC % of Total</th>
<th>US Capital</th>
<th>US Deals</th>
<th>US % of Total</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Early-Stage</strong></td>
<td>$136.2M</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>7.6%</td>
<td>$1.13B</td>
<td>254</td>
<td>5.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Series A</strong></td>
<td>$394.7M</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>22.1%</td>
<td>$1.96B</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>9.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Series B</strong></td>
<td>$351.4M</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>19.7%</td>
<td>$1.83B</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>8.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Late-Stage</strong></td>
<td>$905.3M</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>50.6%</td>
<td>$15.89B</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>76.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background: #f5f2eb; font-weight: bold;">
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td><strong>$1.79B</strong></td>
<td><strong>65</strong></td>
<td><strong>100%</strong></td>
<td><strong>$20.80B</strong></td>
<td><strong>442</strong></td>
<td><strong>100%</strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>New York City contributed $1.79 billion across 65 deals in April 2026, representing 8.6% of US venture capital deployed and 14.7% of national deal volume. NYC&#8217;s stage mix differed notably from the national picture: late-stage rounds represented 50.6% of NYC capital compared to 76.4% nationally, while Series A and B combined accounted for 41.8% of NYC capital versus 18.2% nationally. That gap reflects the outsized weight of Project Prometheus in the US total and points to a NYC ecosystem with relatively more mid-stage activity relative to the national average this month.</p>
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<h2>Looking Ahead</h2>
<p>April 2026 was an exceptional month by any measure, with capital growing 63.9% year-over-year on a 21.1% increase in deal count. The month was shaped by a single transaction that eclipsed nearly half of all capital deployed. Stripping out Project Prometheus, the underlying market at $10.80 billion across 441 deals reflects a healthy and active national venture landscape. The simultaneous strength in defense technology, nuclear energy, semiconductor IP, and autonomous transportation alongside AI investment suggests investors are broadening their bets beyond software-centric AI and toward companies with significant hardware and infrastructure components. Whether that trend continues in May will be a meaningful signal about the durability of the current investment cycle and the degree to which non-AI hardtech has emerged as a sustained priority for institutional capital.</p>
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<h2>Methodology</h2>
<p>Data for this report is sourced from AlleyWatch proprietary funding data (<a href="https://funding.alleywatch.com">funding.alleywatch.com</a>) and covers venture capital rounds announced or closed in April 2026 by US-headquartered startups. Deals are classified into four stages: <strong>Early-Stage</strong> (pre-seed, seed, angel, accelerator, and incubator rounds); <strong>Series A</strong>; <strong>Series B</strong>; and <strong>Late-Stage</strong> (Series C and beyond). AI company classification is based on the presence of relevant keywords across company description and industry fields. NYC figures in the national comparison reflect the NYC-specific dataset. All figures are in USD.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Frame Security &#8211; $50M</h3>
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<p><strong>Frame Security</strong>, a cybersecurity platform that trains employees to recognize and respond to AI-powered social engineering, deepfake, and phishing attacks, has raised $50M in Venture funding led by <strong>Index Ventures</strong>, <strong>Team8</strong>, and <strong>Picture Capital</strong>, with <strong>Assaf Rappaport</strong> and <strong>Gil Capital</strong>. Frame Security was founded by <strong>Tal Shlomo</strong> and <strong>Sharon Shmueli</strong> in 2025.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035;">Exponent &#8211; $7.7M</h3>
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<p><strong>Exponent</strong>, a financial platform that provides lending, charge cards, and AI-powered CFO tools for multi-unit franchise operators, has raised $7.7M in Series A funding led by <strong>Era</strong> and <strong>Chailease</strong>, with K8 Fund, Kyle Huzma, Haza Foods, and Chunara Group. Founded by <strong>Sohel Roopani</strong> in 2024, Exponent has now raised a total of $10M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<p><strong>4AM</strong>, a skincare brand that produces serum-infused facial wipes designed for simplified on-the-go cleansing and skincare routines, has raised $4M in Seed funding led by <strong>CAVU Consumer Partners</strong>, with B4 Capital, Type Capital, <strong>Cassandra Grey</strong>, <strong>Brian Bordainick</strong>, <strong>Muneeb Shah</strong>, <strong>Michelle Hu</strong>, <strong>Joyce Park</strong>, and <strong>Maggie Sellers Reum</strong>. 4AM was founded by <strong>Sabrina Sade</strong> and <strong>Jade Beguelin</strong> in 2021.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One in three patients who receive a specialty drug prescription never fills it - not because the medicine doesn't work, but because the systems meant to support them do not. Courier Health has built the platform that biopharma commercial teams have long been missing: a purpose-built AI-powered command center that connects fragmented data, coordinates patient journeys, and keeps at-risk patients from falling through the cracks. According to the company's 2026 State of Patient-Centricity in Biopharma report, fewer than 10% of biopharma companies currently have the data infrastructure to leverage AI in any meaningful way - and Courier Health is positioning itself as the fastest path there. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The life sciences industry continues to generate breakthrough specialty therapies, but the patient support infrastructure connecting those medicines to the people who need them has not kept pace. Siloed data, manual processes, and disconnected systems leave biopharma commercial teams operating without a unified view of the patient journey &#8211; a problem so acute that roughly 30% of patients who receive a specialty drug prescription never start that therapy, and 70% discontinue within the first few months. <strong>Courier Health</strong> addresses this gap directly with the only purpose-built patient experience platform for life sciences commercial teams, connecting disparate data sources, applying AI to proactively surface at-risk patients, and coordinating the full journey from prescription through long-term adherence. Companies using the platform have recorded gains exceeding 15% in patient start rates, a 67% reduction in time-to-start, and seven-fold increases in team productivity &#8211; outcomes that translate directly to patients accessing therapies they depend on. The New York City-based company quadrupled the number of therapies managed on its platform in 2025 and more than doubled its headcount to meet accelerating demand.</p>
<p><strong>AlleyWatch</strong> sat down with Courier Health Founder and CEO <strong>Danny Sigurdson</strong> to learn more about the business, its future plans, the company&#8217;s recent funding round that brings the total funding raised to $70.5M, and much, much more…</p>
<p><strong>Who were your investors and how much did you raise? </strong></p>
<p>We raised a $50M Series B led by <strong>Oak HC/FT</strong>, with participation from our existing investors <strong>Norwest</strong> and <strong>Work-Bench</strong>. We’re thrilled to partner with Oak HC/FT, a team that has a deep appreciation for what it takes to build lasting infrastructure and impact in healthcare, and we’re grateful to continue our partnership with<strong> Irem Rami </strong>from Norwest and <strong>Jess Lin</strong> from Work-Bench.</p>
<p><strong>Tell us about the product or service that Courier Health offers.</strong></p>
<p>Courier Health provides the only purpose-built technology platform for life sciences companies to engage and support patients. We integrate data across systems and leverage AI at every layer of the platform to orchestrate more seamless experiences. This means that biopharma commercial teams can more efficiently and effectively engage stakeholders across the patient journey to drive better health outcomes.</p>
<p><strong>What inspired the start of Courier Health?</strong></p>
<p>The life sciences industry has seen tremendous clinical advancements, but as therapies have gotten more specialized and patient journeys more complex, the technology enabling the critical commercial teams responsible for supporting patients and providers have fallen behind. Siloed data, manual processes, and limited visibility mean that even when a patient reaches diagnosis and prescription, 30% never start that therapy and 70% discontinue within the first few months. At the time of Courier Health’s founding, it was clear that the market – and most importantly, patients and loved ones – were demanding something better. Technology was also advancing to a point where it could deliver. It’s rare to have an opportunity to work at the intersection of solving real business problems, creating tangible value, and meaningfully impacting and helping peoples’ lives. It’s a unique and rewarding opportunity that we don’t take for granted.</p>
<p><strong>How is Courier Health different?</strong></p>
<p>Since day one, we’ve been on a mission to solve one of the most challenging and meaningful opportunities in healthcare, which is reinventing how the hundreds of millions of people living with rare diseases and chronic conditions are supported. We’re 100% focused on improving the biopharma patient experience, and we’ve built our system from the ground up to power more seamless journeys to critical therapies. That applies to everything from how we connect data, to how we design and structure the system to help Field Access and Patient Services teams prioritize their day, to how we leverage AI advancements to automate processes at scale.<br />
Our team operates in the same way: we focus on the outcome we’re trying to achieve and apply first principles thinking to come up with creative and impactful solutions.</p>
<p><strong>What market does Courier Health target and how big is it? </strong></p>
<p>Our answer here hasn’t changed much since our Series A! There are hundreds of biopharma manufacturers, thousands of specialty therapies on the market or in development, and hundreds of millions of patients and families who depend on these medicines. We remain laser focused on enabling and empowering commercial teams with the technology they need to be more efficient and effective and to improve the overall patient experience.</p>
<p><strong>What’s your business model?</strong></p>
<p>Our platform is licensed to biopharma companies. We also have an incredible Client Solutions team that partners with our customers from early conversations, implementation and go-live through steady-state and expansion. We’re proud our product is built and supported entirely in-house by our team here in New York.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Danny-Sigurdson_courier-health_biopharma-patient-life-sciences-engagement-experience-adherence-platform.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-162671" src="https://alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Danny-Sigurdson_courier-health_biopharma-patient-life-sciences-engagement-experience-adherence-platform.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="666" srcset="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Danny-Sigurdson_courier-health_biopharma-patient-life-sciences-engagement-experience-adherence-platform.jpg 1000w, https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Danny-Sigurdson_courier-health_biopharma-patient-life-sciences-engagement-experience-adherence-platform-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Danny-Sigurdson_courier-health_biopharma-patient-life-sciences-engagement-experience-adherence-platform-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Danny-Sigurdson_courier-health_biopharma-patient-life-sciences-engagement-experience-adherence-platform-750x500.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a></p>
<p><strong>How has the business changed since we last spoke after <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/2024/07/courier-health-patient-crm-life-patient-engagement-sciences-biopharma-danny-sigurdson/">Courier Health’s Series</a> A in the summer of 2024?</strong></p>
<p>Our business and team have grown a ton, but our mission, and our commitment to innovating alongside our customers hasn’t changed at all. There’s incredible market momentum, and we’re moving fast to meet it. Last year, we quadrupled the number of platforms on our therapy and more than doubled our team to keep pace. We’ve strengthened our core offerings and continue to scale our AI capabilities to ensure our customers are successful.</p>
<p>We also hosted our 2<sup>nd</sup> annual Patient Innovators Summit last October here in NYC, including launching the first-ever Patient Innovators Awards, and just published our annual , benchmarking more than 170 biopharma commercial leaders around the state of the industry, AI, and more.</p>
<p><strong>What was the funding process like?</strong></p>
<p>Having strong client partners, program outcomes, and the continued support of Norwest and Work-Bench gave us a strong foundation to work from. We’re grateful that the process moved quickly, and that we found the right partner in Oak HC/FT, a firm with an incredible track record in healthcare that understands the opportunity and impact of what we’re building.</p>
<p><strong>What are the biggest challenges that you faced while raising capital?</strong></p>
<p>Time is always the biggest constraint in a startup environment! Fortunately, we were able to act opportunistically and meet with investors who understand the size and urgency of what we’re tackling.</p>
<p><strong>What factors about your business led your investors to write the check?</strong></p>
<p>I think it ultimately comes down to the scale of the problem, the strength of our platform and team, and most importantly, the outcomes our customers are seeing. Companies who choose Courier Health are achieving double-digit improvements in start rates, 6-month persistency, and overall team productivity. Ultimately, that means patients can access therapies that meaningfully impact their lives, and what’s good for patients is good for business.</p>
<blockquote><p>I think it ultimately comes down to the scale of the problem, the strength of our platform and team, and most importantly, the outcomes our customers are seeing. Companies who choose Courier Health are achieving double-digit improvements in start rates, 6-month persistency, and overall team productivity. Ultimately, that means patients can access therapies that meaningfully impact their lives, and what’s good for patients is good for business.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>What are the milestones you plan to achieve in the next six months? </strong></p>
<p>We remain focused on scaling our platform and AI advantage, attracting top-notch talent, and growing our customer base. On the product side, that means additional AI agents designed and trained specifically for this industry that can work autonomously to handle tasks such as intake processing, benefits checks, and responding to information requests. On the go-to-market side, we’re continuing to bring our technology to more customers searching for an innovative solution to power the patient experience.</p>
<p>I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that we’re hiring across almost every department! In the next six months, we’ll grow our team, move into new office space, and continue to challenge the status quo of how biopharma commercial teams operate.</p>
<p><strong>What advice can you offer companies in New York that do not have a fresh injection of capital in the bank?</strong></p>
<p>The word I probably use more than anything at Courier Health is “focus.” There is a saying I love, which is “more companies die of indigestion than starvation.” My advice to any startup would be the same thing that I tell my team: Stay maniacally focused on our customers and their outcomes. Get in the trenches with them, understand where their pain points are, and then work tirelessly to deliver the most innovative solution possible. The companies that earn customer trust will find a path forward.</p>
<p><strong>Where do you see the company going now over the near term?</strong></p>
<p>We serve customers to ultimately serve patients. There is no shortage of opportunity for us to continue doing that, so it is our infinite north star. Near term, that means continued investment in our product and agentic capabilities, investing in enabling customers and partners to be successful with the platform, and continuing to hire and retain world-class talent here in New York City.</p>
<p><strong>What’s your favorite spring destination in and around the city?</strong></p>
<p>Washington Market Park in Tribeca. It’s great for kids, and they do a wonderful job with the flowers and local events. A perfect spring weekend for me is spending time outside with my family, and we often do that in that park.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<div style="background: #f8f9fa; padding: 16px 20px; margin-bottom: 24px; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.6;">The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for May 11, 2026 featuring funding details for Sandstone, ECOncrete, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.</div>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 10px;">Sandstone &#8211; $39.6M</h3>
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<p style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.7; color: #212529;"><strong>Sandstone</strong>, an AI-native legal workflow platform that automates operations and business context management for in-house corporate legal teams, has raised $39.6M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $41.3M and there were thirty investors in this close. Founded by <strong>Nick Fleisher</strong>, <strong>Jarryd Strydom</strong>, and <strong>Liam Germain</strong> in 2025, Sandstone has now raised a total of $49.6M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 10px;">ECOncrete &#8211; $14M</h3>
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<p style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.7; color: #212529;"><strong>ECOncrete</strong>, a bio-enhancing marine construction company that produces ecological concrete systems for coastal, port, and offshore infrastructure, has raised $14M in Venture funding led by <strong>Builders Vision</strong>, with participation from <strong>Barclays Climate Ventures</strong>, the <strong>Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation</strong>, <strong>Monaco Asset Management</strong> (ReOcean Fund), <strong>BDT &amp; MSD Partners</strong> (Oceans Catalyst), and <strong>DCP</strong>. Founded by <strong>Dr. Ido Sella</strong> and <strong>Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel</strong> in 2012, ECOncrete has now raised a total of $35.3M in reported equity funding.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[5 new deals and $180M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 5/9 featuring news for Reserv, Bathhouse, MOTHER.Tech, and much, much more.]]></description>
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<p style="font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;">With so much going on in the city&#8217;s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in <a style="color: #00b0f0; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.alleywatch.com">NYC Tech News</a> for the week ending 5/9 including the <a style="color: #00b0f0; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.alleywatch.com/category/funding/">NYC startup fundings</a>, <a style="color: #00b0f0; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.alleywatch.com/category/funding/exits/">NYC startup exits</a>, and <a style="color: #00b0f0; font-weight: bold;" href="http://events.alleywatch.com/nyc-tech-startup-events/">NYC startup events</a> featuring news for Reserv, Bathhouse, MOTHER.Tech, and much, much more.</p>
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<p><!-- Entry 1: Reserv - $125M --></p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;"><a style="color: #2b3035; text-decoration: none;" href="https://alleywatch.com/tag/reserv">Reserv &#8211; $125M</a></h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="background: #e9ecef; padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9rem;">InsurTech</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;">Reserv, an AI-native third-party administrator that processes property and casualty insurance claims, has raised $125M in Series C funding led by <strong>KKR</strong>, with participation from <strong>Bain Capital Ventures</strong> and <strong>Flourish Ventures</strong>. Founded by <strong>CJ Przybyl</strong>, <strong>Martha Dreiling</strong> in 2022, Reserv has now raised a total of $196M in reported equity funding.</p>
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<p><!-- Entry 2: Bathhouse - $35M --></p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;"><a style="color: #2b3035; text-decoration: none;" href="https://alleywatch.com/tag/bathhouse">Bathhouse &#8211; $35M</a></h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="background: #e9ecef; padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9rem;">Wellness</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;">Bathhouse, a social wellness destination that offers sauna, contrast therapy, and communal bathing experiences, has raised $35M in Venture funding led by <strong>Imaginary Ventures</strong>, with participation from <strong>Klay Thompson</strong>, <strong>Marcus Smart</strong>, and <strong>DK Metcalf</strong>. Bathhouse was founded by <strong>Travis Talmadge</strong>, <strong>Jason Goodman</strong> in 2019.</p>
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<p><!-- Entry 3: MOTHER.Tech - $15M --></p>
<div class="funding-item" style="margin-bottom: 2rem; padding-bottom: 1.5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e9ecef;"><a href="https://alleywatch.com/2026/05/degen-mother-tech-ai-creative-app-prompt-free-ai-content-meme-generator-creator-economy-platform-kelsey-falter/"><br />
<img decoding="async" style="width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;" src="https://alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/degen-mother-tech_mother-tech-ai-creative-app-prompt-free-ai-content-meme-generator-creator-economy-platform_funding.jpg" alt="MOTHER.Tech Raises $15M" /><br />
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;"><a style="color: #2b3035; text-decoration: none;" href="https://alleywatch.com/tag/mother-tech">MOTHER.Tech &#8211; $15M</a></h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="background: #e9ecef; padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9rem;">Artificial Intelligence</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;">MOTHER.Tech, an AI creative platform that lets users generate professional-quality content without prompt engineering, has raised $15M in Pre-Seed funding led by <strong>Google Ventures (GV)</strong>, with participation from <strong>Lerer Hippeau Ventures</strong>, <strong>Box Group</strong>, and <strong>Shine Capital</strong>. Founded by <strong>Kelsey Falter</strong> in 2023, MOTHER.Tech has now raised a total of $20M in reported equity funding.</p>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;"><em>AlleyWatch broke the news on this round exclusively.</em></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><a style="color: #00b0f0; font-weight: bold;" href="https://alleywatch.com/2026/05/degen-mother-tech-ai-creative-app-prompt-free-ai-content-meme-generator-creator-economy-platform-kelsey-falter/">Read more →</a></p>
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<h3 style="color: #111827; margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.25;">Yard Industry Day: A Front-Row View Into NYC&#8217;s Modern Industrial Economy</h3>
<p style="color: #374151; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 1rem 0; font-size: 1rem;">On May 16, the Brooklyn Navy Yard is hosting <strong>Yard Industry Day</strong>, an interactive showcase spotlighting the Yard-based companies and technologies that are shaping the future of urban industry. Join panels, tours, and talks throughout the day across topics like robotics and physical AI, medtech, immersive media, space tech, clean energy, industrial innovation, and advanced manufacturing.</p>
<p style="color: #374151; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 1.25rem 0; font-size: 1rem;">Whether you&#8217;re looking to collaborate, find your next partner, or discover what&#8217;s next, Yard Industry Day offers a front-row view into NYC&#8217;s modern industrial economy.</p>
<p><a style="display: inline-block; background: #1e3a8a; color: #ffffff; padding: 0.7rem 1.5rem; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;" href="https://bit.ly/YardIndustryDay2026">RSVP Now →</a></p>
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<p><!-- Entry 4: InstaSwitch - $4.7M --></p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;"><a style="color: #2b3035; text-decoration: none;" href="https://alleywatch.com/tag/instaswitch">InstaSwitch &#8211; $4.7M</a></h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="background: #e9ecef; padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9rem;">Fintech</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;">InstaSwitch, a fintech infrastructure platform that automates the account-switching workflow for business banking institutions, has raised $4.7M in Seed funding led by <strong>Chicago Ventures</strong>, with participation from <strong>8-Bit Capital</strong>, <strong>Better Tomorrow Ventures</strong>, and <strong>Panache Ventures</strong>. InstaSwitch was founded by <strong>Daniel West</strong> in 2025.</p>
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<p><!-- Entry 5: Swish Holdings - $1.2M --></p>
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<h3 style="color: #2b3035; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;"><a style="color: #2b3035; text-decoration: none;" href="https://alleywatch.com/tag/swish-holdings">Swish Holdings &#8211; $1.2M</a></h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="background: #e9ecef; padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.9rem;">Fintech</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;">Swish Holdings, a stealth startup founded by a longtime lending executive, has raised $1.2M according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that there were zero investors in this round. Swish Holdings was founded by <strong>Ace Watanasuparp</strong> in 2026.</p>
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		<title>The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/11/26</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/9/26 featuring funding details for Darkhive, Mosh, Vori, and twenty-one other deals representing $2.3B in new funding that you need to know about.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/9/26 featuring funding details for Darkhive, Mosh, Vori, and twenty-one other deals representing $2.3B in new funding that you need to know about.</p>
<div style="background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px; margin: 30px 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);"><a href="https://bit.ly/YardIndustryDay2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br />
<img decoding="async" style="width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 6px; margin-bottom: 16px;" src="https://alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Yard-Industry-Day.jpg" alt="Yard Industry Day" /><br />
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<span style="display: inline-block; background: #1a2a4a; color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 4px; margin-bottom: 12px;">Event</span></p>
<h3 style="margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #1a2a4a;"><a style="color: #1a2a4a; text-decoration: none;" href="https://bit.ly/YardIndustryDay2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yard Industry Day: A Front-Row View Into NYC&#8217;s Modern Industrial Economy</a></h3>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;">NYC&#8217;s industrial economy is evolving — and Yard Industry Day puts you in the middle of it. Join operators, investors, and city leaders for a firsthand look at the businesses and infrastructure powering the city&#8217;s next chapter.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;">Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to connect with the people shaping New York&#8217;s modern industrial landscape.</p>
<p><a style="display: inline-block; background: #1a2a4a; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 5px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9rem;" href="https://bit.ly/YardIndustryDay2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RSVP Now →</a></p>
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<h3>Anello Photonics &#8211; $25.0M</h3>
<p>Santa Clara-based Anello Photonics develops silicon photonic optical gyroscopes for autonomous navigation applications. Founded by Mario Paniccia and Mike A Horton in 2018, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/anello-photonics">Anello Photonics</a> has now raised a total of $53M in total equity funding and is backed by Catapult Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors, Lockheed Martin, Mana Ventures, MESH, New Legacy Group, One Madison Group, and Washington Harbour Partners.</p>
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<h3>Astranis &#8211; $300.0M</h3>
<p>San Francisco-based Astranis develops small communications satellites for geostationary and high Earth orbit connectivity. Founded by John Gedmark and Ryan McLinko in 2015, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/astranis">Astranis</a> has now raised a total of $1B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, BAM Elevate, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Friends &amp; Family Capital, Nimble Partners, and Snowpoint Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Astrocade &#8211; $56.0M</h3>
<p>Los Altos-based Astrocade develops an AI-powered social gaming platform for creating, sharing, and playing interactive games. Founded by Ali Sadeghian, Amir Sadeghian, and Fei-Fei Li in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/astrocade">Astrocade</a> has now raised a total of $68M in total equity funding and is backed by Chaac Ventures, Conviction Embed, Dentsu Ventures, Google AI Futures Fund, LG Technology Ventures, NVIDIA, Rogue VC, and Sequoia Capital.</p>
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<h3>Blitzy &#8211; $200.0M</h3>
<p>Boston-based Blitzy provides a generative AI platform that automates custom software development. Founded by Brian Elliott and Siddhant Pardeshi in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/blitzy">Blitzy</a> has now raised a total of $210.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Bal Brothers Ventures, Battery Ventures, Defiant, Erie Strategic Ventures, Flybridge, Jump Capital, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Link Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital, NFX, Northzone, Picus Capital, PSG, and Venture Guides.</p>
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<h3>CopilotKit &#8211; $27.0M</h3>
<p>Seattle-based CopilotKit provides a full-stack framework for building interactive AI agents and copilots. Founded by Atai Barkai in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/copilotkit">CopilotKit</a> has now raised a total of $27M in total equity funding and is backed by 97212 Ventures, Abstraction Capital, Deep Acre, Discovery Ventures, DVC, fresh.fund, Glilot Capital Partners, Gurtin Ventures, J-Ventures, NFX, SignalFire, and Vermilion Cliffs Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Corgi Insurance &#8211; $160.0M</h3>
<p>San Francisco-based Corgi Insurance provides business insurance coverage for startups and technology companies. Founded by Emily Yuan and Nico Laqua in 2024, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/corgi-insurance">Corgi Insurance</a> has now raised a total of $268.5M in total equity funding and is backed by 8188 Capital, Alpha Square Group, Alumni Ventures, Audeo Ventures, First Order Fund, Global Growth, GSBackers, Hexa Capital, Kindred Ventures, Leblon Capital, Maiora Ventures, Nordstar, Oliver Jung, OurCrowd, Quadri, Repeat Ventures, Seven Stars, TCV, Vocal Ventures, and Zone II Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Dandelion Health AI &#8211; $14.0M</h3>
<p>New York-based Dandelion Health AI develops a clinical data and AI platform for healthcare research and patient data analysis. Founded by Elliott Green, Niyum Gandhi, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Ziad Obermeyer in 2020, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/dandelion-health-ai">Dandelion Health AI</a> has now raised a total of $29.9M in total equity funding and is backed by Colle Capital Partners, Convergent Ventures, Healthier Capital, Moxxie Ventures, and Primary Venture Partners.</p>
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<h3>Darkhive &#8211; $30.0M</h3>
<p>San Antonio-based Darkhive develops autonomous robotics and unmanned aircraft systems for defense and public safety applications. Founded by John Goodson and Steven Turner in 2021, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/darkhive">Darkhive</a> has now raised a total of $55M in total equity funding and is backed by Alamo Angels, Bison Capital Asset Management, Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates, RTX Ventures, Stellar Ventures, and Ten Eleven Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Deep Infra &#8211; $107.0M</h3>
<p>Palo Alto-based Deep Infra provides machine learning models and infrastructure for deep learning applications. Founded by Georgios Papoutsis, Nikola Borisov, and Yessen Kanapin in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/deep-infra">Deep Infra</a> has now raised a total of $153.6M in total equity funding and is backed by 500 Global, A.Capital Ventures, Crescent Cove Advisors, Felicis, Georges Harik, NVIDIA, Peak 6, Samsung NEXT, SignalRank, Supermicro, and Upper90.</p>
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<h3>Enzo Health &#8211; $20.0M</h3>
<p>Lehi-based Enzo Health provides an AI platform for home health agencies that automates documentation, intake, and compliance workflows. Founded by Zach Newman in 2024, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/enzo-health">Enzo Health</a> has now raised a total of $21.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Gradient, Lionel Partners, N47, Rigby Watts &amp; Company, Soma Capital, and Tandem Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Fazeshift &#8211; $17.0M</h3>
<p>San Francisco-based Fazeshift provides AI-powered accounts receivable software that automates invoicing, cash application, and collections. Founded by Caitlin Leksana and Timmy Galvin in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/fazeshift">Fazeshift</a> has now raised a total of $21.7M in total equity funding and is backed by F-Prime, Gradient, Pioneer Fund, Ritual Capital, Wayfinder Ventures, and Y Combinator.</p>
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<h3>Lunar Outpost &#8211; $30.0M</h3>
<p>Golden-based Lunar Outpost develops space robotics and mobility systems for lunar exploration and infrastructure. Founded by AJ Gemer, Forrest Meyen, Julian Cyrus, and Justin Cyrus in 2017, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/lunar-outpost">Lunar Outpost</a> has now raised a total of $51.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Eniac Ventures, Industrious Ventures, Promus Ventures, Reliable Equity, and Type One Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Modicus Prime &#8211; $4.5M</h3>
<p>Austin-based Modicus Prime develops compliant and auditable AI systems for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Founded by Taylor Chartier in 2020, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/modicus-prime">Modicus Prime</a> has now raised a total of $9.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Frist Cressey Ventures, Oncology Ventures, and Silverton Partners.</p>
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<h3>Moritz &#8211; $9.0M</h3>
<p>San Francisco-based Moritz provides AI-powered legal services and software. Founded by Pamir Ehsas and Stefan Mandaric in 2025, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/moritz">Moritz</a> has now raised a total of $9M in total equity funding and is backed by Inception Fund, Pioneer Fund, Rebel Fund, The Twenty Minute VC, Urban Innovation Fund, and Y Combinator.</p>
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<h3>Mosh &#8211; $13.0M</h3>
<p>Los Angeles-based Mosh offers protein bars designed to support brain health and wellness. Founded by Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger in 2020, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/mosh">Mosh</a> has now raised a total of $16M in total equity funding and is backed by Great Circle Ventures, Main Street Advisors, Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners, Rogers Healy, and Tonic Ventures.</p>
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<h3>Nace.AI &#8211; $21.5M</h3>
<p>Palo Alto-based Nace.AI develops enterprise AI systems that automate professional workflows with task-specific AI models. Founded by Dos Bah, Sudha Valluru, and Zhanibek Datbayev in 2024, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/naceai">Nace.AI</a> has now raised a total of $26.5M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst and Walden Catalyst.</p>
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<h3>ReFiBuy &#8211; $15.3M</h3>
<p>Raleigh-based ReFiBuy develops AI-driven retail and e-commerce automation solutions. Founded by Cameron Bowe, Derek Conlin, James Frawley, and Scot Wingo in 2025, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/refibuy">ReFiBuy</a> has now raised a total of $17M in total equity funding and is backed by Commerce Ventures, G20 Ventures, Incubate Fund, Knoll Ventures, NewRoad Capital Partners, Ridge Ventures, Silicon Road Ventures, and Vela Partners.</p>
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<h3>Reserv &#8211; $125.0M</h3>
<p>New York-based Reserv provides an AI-powered insurance claims platform for property and casualty insurers. Founded by CJ Przybyl, Martha Dreiling, and Oleg Ilichev in 2022, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/reserv">Reserv</a> has now raised a total of $209.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Flourish Ventures, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co..</p>
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<h3>Scout Space &#8211; $18.0M</h3>
<p>Reston-based Scout Space develops in-space sensing systems and autonomy software for satellite awareness and orbital safety. Founded by Eric Ingram and Sergio Gallucci in 2019, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/scout-space">Scout Space</a> has now raised a total of $18M in total equity funding and is backed by Decisive Point, Fusion Fund, Noblis Ventures, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, and Washington Harbour Partners.</p>
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<h3>Sierra &#8211; $950.0M</h3>
<p>San Francisco-based Sierra helps businesses build and deploy AI agents for customer communication across chat, voice, email, and messaging channels. Founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/sierra">Sierra</a> has now raised a total of $1.6B in total equity funding and is backed by Benchmark, Google Ventures, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, and Tiger Global Management.</p>
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<h3>Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence &#8211; $5.0M</h3>
<p>Milpitas-based Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence develops scalable and energy-efficient AI chiplet computing solutions. Founded by Atiq Raza, Shalesh Thusoo, and Supriya Madan in 2023, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/tsavorite-scalable-intelligence">Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence</a> has now raised a total of $22.9M in total equity funding and is backed by Pavestone Capital.</p>
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<h3>Venus Aerospace &#8211; $63.0M</h3>
<p>Houston-based Venus Aerospace develops propulsion and hypersonic transportation technologies. Founded by Andrew Duggleby and Sassie Duggleby in 2020, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/venus-aerospace">Venus Aerospace</a> has now raised a total of $102.1M in total equity funding and is backed by 0.</p>
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<h3>Vori &#8211; $22.0M</h3>
<p>East Palo Alto-based Vori provides a B2B operating system for grocery retailers to streamline operations and supply chain management. Founded by Brandon Hill, Robert Pinkerton, and Tremaine Kirkman in 2019, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/vori">Vori</a> has now raised a total of $32.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Cherryrock Capital, Factory, and Greylock.</p>
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<h3>XBOW &#8211; $35.0M</h3>
<p>Seattle-based XBOW develops autonomous security testing software for identifying and validating vulnerabilities in digital systems. Founded by Oege de Moor in 2024, <a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/tag/xbow">XBOW</a> has now raised a total of $272M in total equity funding and is backed by Accenture Ventures, DNX Ventures, Liberty Global Ventures, NVentures, Samsung Ventures, and S Ventures.</p>
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