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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 4/14/2026 featuring funding details for Critical Loop, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Critical Loop – $26M Series A

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Critical Loop, a modular microgrid company that deploys on-site power systems for industrial customers facing grid interconnection delays, has raised $26M in Series A funding led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover, with Better Ventures, Climate Capital, Adapt Nation Capital, and Cyrus Ventures. Critical Loop was founded by Bala Ramamurthy, Andrew Grinalds, and Lydia Maher in 2023.

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PeakMetrics – $6M Series A

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PeakMetrics, which builds an AI-driven narrative intelligence platform helping enterprises and governments detect and counter manufactured online threats, has raised $6M in Series A funding led by Moneta Ventures, with participation from Techstars, Parameter Ventures, VITALIZE Venture Capital, and Gurtin Ventures. Founded by Nick Loui, Bobby Lincoln, and Ronald Loui in 2017, PeakMetrics has now raised a total of $16.3M in reported equity funding.

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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 4/8/2026 featuring funding details for Provivi and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Provivi – $25.5M

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Provivi, a crop protection company that uses pheromone-based technology to disrupt insect mating and protect row crops from pests without harmful chemical residues, has raised $25.5M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $40M and there were 13 investors in this close. Founded by Pedro Coelho, Peter Meinhold, and Frances Arnold in 2013.

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]]> The LA TechWatch March 2026 LA Venture Capital Funding Report https://www.latechwatch.com/2026/04/los-angeles-venture-capital-march-2026-la/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:27:45 +0000 https://www.latechwatch.com/?p=39133

The Los Angeles startup ecosystem posted $530.1 million in venture capital funding across 26 deals in March 2026, a 44.6% increase year-over-year compared to March 2025’s $366.7 million — though funding pulled back 38.1% from February 2026’s unusually strong $856.9 million. Deal volume told a contrasting story: LA logged 26 deals in March, up 44.4% from 18 in February and up 23.8% from 21 deals in March 2025, signaling a broadening of activity even as average check sizes normalized. One transaction dominated the month: Vast’s $300 million Series A round alone accounted for 56.6% of all LA capital deployed in March, underscoring how a single mega-round can reshape monthly totals in a mid-sized market like Los Angeles.

🔑 Key Insights: LA Startup Funding — March 2026
  • LA raised $530.1M across 26 deals in March 2026, up 44.6% year-over-year in capital and 23.8% in deal count
  • Vast’s $300M Series A — the largest LA deal of the month — accounted for more than half of all capital raised, reflecting the outsized impact of a single anchor round
  • Series A activity dominated with 68.4% of all disclosed capital, driven by Vast and four additional rounds totaling $62.5M
  • Deal count surged +44.4% month-over-month even as total funding declined 38.1%, pointing to a shift toward earlier-stage and smaller rounds
  • AI-related companies captured $118M (22.3%) of LA’s disclosed funding across 9 deals
  • Los Angeles represented 2.5% of US venture capital deployed in March 2026 and 4.6% of all national deals

$530.1M
Total Funding
26
Total Deals
+44.6%
YoY Funding Growth
-38.1%
MoM Funding Change
$26.5M
Average Deal Size
$6.2M
Median Deal Size

LA Startup Funding by Stage — March 2026

Stage Total Funding % of Capital Deal Count Avg Deal Size Median Deal Size
Early-Stage $54.6M 10.3% 17 $4.5M $2.8M
Series A $362.5M 68.4% 5 $72.5M $13.0M
Series B $42.0M* 7.9% 2 $42.0M* $42.0M*
Late-Stage $71.0M 13.4% 2 $35.5M $35.5M
Total $530.1M 100% 26 $26.5M $6.2M

* Series B funding reflects 1 of 2 deals with disclosed amount. Avg and median based on disclosed deal only.

Los Angeles vs. The National Market

Against a US venture capital market that deployed $21.63 billion across 570 deals in March 2026, Los Angeles accounted for 2.5% of national capital and 4.6% of deal volume. LA’s deal share consistently outpaces its capital share — a structural feature of the market reflecting the city’s concentration of early-stage activity relative to the mega-rounds that dominate national totals. The stage-by-stage breakdown reveals where LA over- and under-indexes relative to the broader US market.

Stage LA Funding US Funding LA % of US LA Deals US Deals LA Deal %
Early-Stage $54.6M $1,456.5M 3.7% 17 308 5.5%
Series A $362.5M $4,760.6M 7.6% 5 144 3.5%
Series B $42.0M $3,967.9M 1.1% 2 60 3.3%
Late-Stage $71.0M $11,445.7M 0.6% 2 58 3.4%
Total $530.1M $21,630.0M 2.5% 26 570 4.6%

The Series A figure warrants context: LA’s 7.6% share of national Series A capital is almost entirely attributable to Vast’s $300 million round. Without it, LA’s Series A contribution to US totals would fall to roughly 1.3% — more consistent with its late-stage and overall share. The late-stage gap is the more structurally significant signal: LA captured just 0.6% of US late-stage capital despite accounting for 3.4% of late-stage deal count, reflecting the relative scarcity of LA-based companies commanding the $200M+ rounds that dominate national late-stage totals. The national late-stage average was $197.3 million in March; LA’s was $35.5 million — a gap that points to the continued maturation needed in the local ecosystem before LA can compete for the largest growth rounds on a consistent basis.

The Top 10 LA Startup Funding Rounds of March 2026

Company Industry Amount Round
Vast Hardware, Manufacturing, Space Travel $300.0M Series A
Steno Legal Tech, Document Management, Payments $49.0M Series C
Sift Machine Learning, SaaS, Software $42.0M Series B
Smack Technologies Artificial Intelligence, Web Development $32.0M Series A
BNTO AI, E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail Technology $22.4M Early-Stage
ANEUVO Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device $22.0M Series C
Max BioPharma Biopharma, Biotechnology, Health Care $13.0M Series A
VeryAI Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, IT $10.0M Seed
Freestyle Child Care, Children, E-Commerce $10.0M Series A
Talino Fintech Foundry Financial Services, FinTech, Software $7.5M Series A

The Vast Effect: One Round, Half the Market

March 2026’s headline number cannot be understood without placing Vast at the center of it. The Long Beach-based space infrastructure company raised $300 million in a Series A round — an unusually large raise for that stage — pushing LA’s Series A category to $362.5 million and 68.4% of all disclosed capital for the month. Strip out Vast, and LA’s remaining 25 deals totaled roughly $230 million, a figure more consistent with recent baseline months. This concentration is a recurring feature of LA’s funding landscape: the market lacks the deal depth of New York or the Bay Area, which means a single transformative round can move the monthly aggregate by tens of percentage points. Vast’s round reflects growing investor conviction in commercial space infrastructure, a sector where LA has genuine geographic and talent advantages thanks to its proximity to SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and a deep aerospace engineering workforce.

AI Investment in the LA Ecosystem

Artificial intelligence companies attracted $118 million across 9 deals in March 2026, representing 22.3% of LA’s disclosed funding. The cohort ranged from Smack Technologies’ $32 million Series A for AI-powered web development tools to seed-stage bets on VeryAI ($10M) and Procode AI ($4M). BNTO’s $22.4 million raise also brought AI into the retail space, applying the technology to fashion e-commerce and supply chain management. While LA’s AI funding share trails national figures — AI companies commanded a significantly higher percentage of US venture capital in March — the breadth across industries including enterprise software, fintech, and consumer applications points to a maturing ecosystem that is embedding AI capabilities across sectors rather than concentrating it in pure-play model companies.

Deal Volume vs. Capital: Reading the Right Signal

March’s apparent contradiction — deal count up sharply while total funding declined from February — is actually a healthy dynamic worth examining carefully. February 2026’s $856.9 million was inflated by fewer but larger rounds; March’s 26 deals at a median of $6.2 million suggest a market generating consistent early-stage activity. The jump in deal volume (+44.4% month-over-month, +23.8% year-over-year) indicates that Los Angeles is producing a steady pipeline of fundable companies across the Pre-Seed through Series A continuum. Los Angeles accounted for 4.6% of all US deals in March while capturing only 2.5% of national capital — a ratio that reflects the city’s early-stage skew relative to the megafunds that flow to other markets, but also signals a pipeline that, if successful, will generate significant follow-on activity in future quarters.

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Looking Ahead

April will test whether LA’s deal volume momentum can be sustained without a Vast-scale anchor. With 17 early-stage deals logged in March, the near-term pipeline of follow-on Series A candidates is building. Watch for continued activity in aerospace and defense technology — sectors where LA has structural advantages and sustained investor interest — as well as AI-enabled consumer applications, where local companies like BNTO are staking out differentiated positions. The national macro environment, including interest rate trajectories and public market sentiment toward growth assets, will continue to shape how aggressively LA-focused VCs deploy capital into late-stage opportunities.

Methodology: This report tracks venture capital funding activity in the greater Los Angeles metro area for March 2026. Data is sourced from Crunchbase and includes equity financing rounds. Funding amounts reflect disclosed figures only; 6 of 26 deals did not have publicly disclosed amounts and are included in deal counts but excluded from funding totals and per-stage calculations. Round types are standardized into four categories: Early-Stage (Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel, Accelerator, Incubator, and Venture rounds of unspecified series), Series A, Series B, and Late-Stage (Series C and beyond, including corporate rounds, private equity, and debt financing). US national figures are used for context and sourced from the same Crunchbase dataset for March 2026.

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]]> The 5 Largest LA Tech Startup Funding Rounds of March 2026 https://www.latechwatch.com/2026/04/los-angeles-startup-funding-top-largest-march-2026-vc-la/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:27:48 +0000 https://www.latechwatch.com/?p=39123 Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest LA startup funding rounds during March 2026. I have included some additional information as well such as industry and brief funding description, to further the analysis of the state of venture capital in LA. For the purposes of this analysis, only equity funding rounds were considered.

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5. BNTO $22.4M
Round: Venture
Description: BNTO provides an AI-powered platform that manages clothing subscriptions across purchasing, rentals, and resale. Founded by Andrea Pasinetti and Sixuan Li in 2022, BNTO has now raised a total of $46.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Basis Set Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Notable Capital, AI Fund, and EXOR N.V..
Investors in the round: 0
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail Technology, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Andrea Pasinetti, Sixuan Li
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $46.6M



4. Smack Technologies $32.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Smack Technologies develops decision-support and operational software for defense and government organizations. Founded by Andy Markoff, Clint Alanis, and Dan Gould in 2024, Smack Technologies has now raised a total of $32M in total equity funding and is backed by Felicis, Geodesic Capital, Washington Harbour Partners, Scribble Ventures, and Bloomberg Beta.
Investors in the round: Anomaly Fund, Bloomberg Beta, Costanoa Ventures, Felicis, First In, Fortitude Ventures, Fulcrum Venture Group, Geodesic Capital, Palumni VC, Point72 Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Washington Harbour Partners
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web Development
Founders: Andy Markoff, Clint Alanis, Dan Gould
Founding year: 2024
Total equity funding raised: $32.0M



3. Sift $42.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Sift develops infrastructure and tools for building, deploying, and operating AI and machine learning models. Founded by Austin Spiegel and Karthik Gollapudi in 2021, Sift has now raised a total of $67M in total equity funding and is backed by Riot Ventures, StepStone Group, CIV, Google Ventures, and Fika Ventures.
Investors in the round: CIV, Fika Ventures, Google Ventures, Riot Ventures, StepStone Group
Industry: Machine Learning, SaaS, Software
Founders: Austin Spiegel, Karthik Gollapudi
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $67.0M


2. Steno $49.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Steno provides litigation support services, including court reporting, remote depositions, and transcript management for legal teams. Founded by Dan Anderson, Dylan Ruga, and Greg Hong in 2018, Steno has now raised a total of $165.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Left Lane Capital, First Round Capital, Human Ventures, and Trinity Capital.
Investors in the round: First Round Capital, Savano Capital Partners, The LegalTech Fund
Industry: Document Management, Legal, Legal Tech, Payments
Founders: Dan Anderson, Dylan Ruga, Greg Hong
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $165.5M



1. Vast $300.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Vast develops space stations and orbital infrastructure to support long-term human habitation in space. Founded by Jed McCaleb in 2021, Vast has now raised a total of $450M in total equity funding and is backed by Space Capital, Stellar Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Nikon, and Outliers Fund.
Investors in the round: Balerion Space Ventures, Earthrise Ventures, IQT, Jed McCaleb, Mitsui & Co., MUFG Union Bank, Nikon, Qatar Investment Authority, Space Capital, Stellar Ventures, Victor Koch & Partners
Industry: Hardware, Manufacturing, Space Travel
Founders: Jed McCaleb
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $450.0M

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]]> The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/1/2026 https://www.latechwatch.com/2026/04/the-la-techwatch-startup-daily-funding-report-4-1-2026/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:27:51 +0000 https://www.latechwatch.com/?p=39118
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 4/1/2026 featuring funding details for Valar Atomics, Next TFX, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Valar Atomics – $340M Series B

Valar Atomics, a developer of compact, helium-cooled nuclear reactors clustered at industrial-scale gigasites to deliver carbon-free power for AI data centers and heavy industry, has raised $340M in Series B funding from Palmer Luckey and Shyam Sankar. Founded by Isaiah Taylor in 2023, Valar Atomics has now raised a total of $489M in reported equity funding.

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Next TFX – $1.3M

Next TFX, a developer of ultra-high-pressure reverse osmosis membranes that enable simultaneous water purification and critical mineral recovery from brine, has raised $1.3M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $1.5M and there were 9 investors in this close. Next TFX was founded by Eric Hoek and Patrick O’Brien in 2025.


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]]> The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 3/26/2026 https://www.latechwatch.com/2026/03/the-la-techwatch-startup-daily-funding-report-3-26-2026/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.latechwatch.com/?p=34792

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 3/26/2026 featuring funding details for Steno, Sift, Triangle Health, The Adversarial Company, BNTO, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Steno – $49M Series C

ENTERPRISE
AI

Steno, a tech-enabled court reporting agency that pairs white-glove deposition services with AI-powered transcript analysis tools for law firms handling high-stakes litigation, has raised $49M in Series C funding led by Savano Capital Partners. Founded by Greg Hong, Dylan Ruga, and Dan Anderson in 2018, Steno has now raised a total of $165.5M in reported equity funding.

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Sift – $42M Series B

AI
AEROSPACE
ENTERPRISE

Sift, a data observability platform that ingests and structures high-frequency sensor telemetry from spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, and defense systems, making it queryable by both engineers and AI, has raised $42M in Series B funding led by StepStone. Founded by Karthik Gollapudi and Austin Spiegel in 2022, Sift has now raised a total of $67M in reported equity funding.

Triangle Health – $4M Pre-Seed

HEALTHTECH
AI

Triangle Health, an AI health navigation platform that pulls a patient’s complete medical history with one click and scans clinical literature and trial databases to surface emerging treatments and clinical trials, with a licensed physician who reviews findings and consults via telehealth, has raised $4M in Pre-Seed funding from investors that include Kevin Mahaffey, Hannah Grey, Antler Criticality Fund, John Hering, Marty Tenenbaum, and Kestrin Pantera. Triangle Health was founded by Jonathan Grubb, Arun Verma, and Justin Balthrop in 2024.

The Adversarial Company – $1.4M

AI
CYBERSECURITY

The Adversarial Company, an AI platform that generates adaptive camouflage patterns on demand to conceal physical assets from both human observers and machine-vision systems, has raised $1.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $1.5M and there were four investors in this close. The Adversarial Company was founded by Patrick Amadon in 2024.

BNTO – $22.4M

AI

BNTO, an AI-powered fashion subscription service that lets members rent items from global designer brands monthly, with a proprietary AI matching preferences to real-time inventory across rental, resale, and purchase options, has raised $22.4M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $30.1M and this close comes from eight investors. BNTO was founded by Sixuan Li, Andrea Pasinetti, Luigi Caccia, Anna Volpi, and Catalina Campillo in 2021.

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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 3/5/2026 featuring funding details for Vast and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Vast – $300M

SPACE TECH

Vast, the company building next-generation space stations for continuous human presence in space, has raised $300M in additional funding led by Balerion Space Ventures. Founded by Jed McCaleb in 2021, Vast has now raised a total of $450M in reported equity funding.

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6. Plug $20.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Plug is a wholesale auction that facilitates online buying and selling of used EVs. Founded by Jimmy Douglas in 2023, Plug has now raised a total of $26.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Autotech Ventures, A*, Floodgate, and Galvanize.
Investors in the round: Autotech Ventures, Galvanize, Leap Forward Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Renn Global
Industry: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Wholesale
Founders: Jimmy Douglas
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $26.7M


5. Mitra EV $27.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Mitra EV offers electric fleet solutions for businesses, focusing on commercial fleet electrification. Founded by Brian Duncan, Galina Russell, and James Tong in 2023, Mitra EV has now raised a total of $39.0M in total equity funding and is backed by S2G Investments and Ultra Capital.
Investors in the round: Ultra Capital
Industry: Electronics, Energy, Renewable Energy
Founders: Brian Duncan, Galina Russell, James Tong
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $39.0M


4. Accrual $75.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Accrual is an AI-driven accounting platform that streamlines and unifies tax preparation and financial workflows for accounting firms. Founded by Cosmin Nicolaescu and Siddarth Chandrasekaran in 2024, Accrual has now raised a total of $91.4M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, PruVen Capital, Go Global Ventures, and Edward Jones Ventures.
Investors in the round: Edward Jones Ventures, General Catalyst, Go Global Ventures, PruVen Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, SaaS, Software
Founders: Cosmin Nicolaescu, Siddarth Chandrasekaran
Founding year: 2024
Total equity funding raised: $91.4M


3. Midi Health $100.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Midi Health provides virtual care for women in midlife, offering clinician support for menopause, hormonal health, and related conditions. Founded by Jill Herzig, Joanna Strober, Kathleen Jordan, and Sharon Meers in 2021, Midi Health has now raised a total of $252.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Goodwater Capital, Felicis, Serena Ventures, Foresite Capital, and Operator Collective.
Investors in the round: Advance Venture Partners, Emerson Collective, Felicis, Foresite Capital, Goodwater Capital, Google Ventures, McKesson Ventures, SemperVirens Venture Capital, Serena Ventures
Industry: Health Care, Medical, mHealth, Therapeutics, Women’s
Founders: Jill Herzig, Joanna Strober, Kathleen Jordan, Sharon Meers
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $252.0M


2. Machina Labs $124.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Machina Labs is a mechanical and industrial engineering and manufacturing company that automates metal forming and fabrication processes. Founded by Babak Raeisinia and Edward Mehr in 2019, Machina Labs has now raised a total of $172.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Woven Capital, and NVentures.
Investors in the round: Balerion Space Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Strategic Development Fund, Woven Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Engineering, Machinery Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Founders: Babak Raeisinia, Edward Mehr
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $172.3M


1. Skyryse $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Skyryse is a manufacturing firm that offers aerospace hardware and software operating systems and components design, production, and sales. Founded by Mark Groden and Mitch Adler in 2016, Skyryse has now raised a total of $531.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Eclipse Ventures, Venrock, Industry Ventures, Fidelity, and Qatar Investment Authority.
Investors in the round: ArrowMark Partners, Atreides Management, Autopilot Ventures, BAM Elevate, Baron Capital, Durable Capital Partners, Fidelity, Positive Sum, Qatar Investment Authority, Rokos Capital Management, Woodline Partners
Industry: Aerospace, Air Transportation, Internet, Transportation
Founders: Mark Groden, Mitch Adler
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $531.0M

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]]> The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/30/2025 https://www.latechwatch.com/2025/04/the-la-techwatch-startup-daily-funding-report-4-30-2025/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:27:15 +0000 https://www.latechwatch.com/?p=34772

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 4/30/2025 featuring funding details for Apex, Deferred, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.

Apex – $200M Series C

AEROSPACE

Apex, a satellite bus manufacturer, has raised $200M in Series C funding led by Point72 Ventures and 8VC. Founded by Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi in 2022, Apex has now raised a total of $322M in reported equity funding.

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PiLogic – $4.1M

AI
AEROSPACE
CYBERSECURITY

PiLogic, an AI reasoning engine for aerospace and cybersecurity, has raised $4.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from eleven investors. PiLogic was founded by Johannes Waldstein in 2024.

Deferred – $3.6M Seed

FINTECH
REAL ESTATE

Deferred, a platform that facilitates fee-free 1031 exchanges, has raised $3.6M in Seed funding led by B Capital and Fika Ventures. Deferred was founded by Judd Schoenholtz, Alex Farrill, and Aaron LaRue in 2024.

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