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Merit Receives Minority Investment from SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness

Merit, a Los Angeles-based beauty brand and cosmetics platform, received a minority investment from SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company will use the investment to expand its operations and support product development. Vasiliki Petrou has more than 30 years of experience in the beauty industry. She […]

July 24, 2026
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AegisAI Bags $36M in Series A Funding Round led by Battery Ventures

AegisAI, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an email security platform empowered by autonomous AI defense agents, has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round led by Battery Ventures with participation from Accel and Foundation Capital. The round brings the company’s total funding to $49 million. The company will use the funding to […]

July 24, 2026
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California-Based Prosper Medical Scores $16M in Funding Round

Prosper Medical, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered concierge primary care platform, has raised $16 million in a financing round led by FUSE. The round also saw participation from Aurum Partners, Better.vc, Cal Innovation Fund, Fluent, Latitude Capital, Knoll Ventures, and WTI. The company will use the funding to expand its physician network, […]

July 24, 2026
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Arizona-Based Amkor Technology Announces Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA 

Amkor Technology has signed a multi year partnership with NVIDIA to develop advanced semiconductor packaging and testing technologies for next-generation AI and high-performance computing chips. As part of the agreement, NVIDIA will provide an upfront payment to help Amkor expand its advanced chip packaging capacity in the United States. The partnership also aims to expand […]

July 24, 2026
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Stephen Haney Co-founded Paper Scores $34M in Series A Funding

Paper, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a design platform for agentic AI, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel and Iconiq. The round also saw participation from Designer Fund, Michael Grinich, Anton Osika, and engineers and designers from Anthropic and OpenAI. The company will use the funding to […]

July 24, 2026
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AI Startup Workstreet Receives Investment From Coalesce Capital

Workstreet, a San Francisco-based AI compliance and cybersecurity company, received an investment from Coalesce Capital. The financial details were not disclosed. The company will use the investment to expand its operations and accelerate product development. Workstreet provides AI-powered cybersecurity and compliance services for fast-growing businesses in regulated industries around the world. Its platform combines AI […]

July 24, 2026
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Biotech Startup Cheiron Scores $8M in Seed Funding Round

Cheiron, a Los Altos, CA-based provider of an operating system for drug programs, has raised $8 million in a seed funding round led by Menlo Ventures. The round also saw participation from Moderna co-founder and MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer; former Pfizer Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall; Chai Discovery co-founder and CEO Josh Meier; former […]

July 24, 2026
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AI Startup Cast Insights Bags $4.5M in Pre-Seed Funding

Cast Insights, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a real-time spoken intelligence platform, has raised $4.5 million in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Abstract Ventures. The round also saw participation from HF0, Village Global, Max Ventures, Embassy Ventures, Stratus Ventures, and others. The company will use the funding to expand its operations and accelerate […]

July 24, 2026
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California-Based Coverwatch Bags $4.5M in Pre-Seed Funding

Coverwatch, a San Francisco, CA-based insurtech startup that provides an AI-native solution for evaluating risk and closing coverage gaps, has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by CoFound and Restive, with participation from KFund and liquid2 ventures. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development and expand its team. Traditional insurance […]

July 24, 2026
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Cybersecurity-Based Abstract Scores $25M Funding

Abstract, a San Francisco, CA-based company that specializes in composable security operations, has raised $25 million in a funding round co-led by Cheyenne Ventures and AVP. The round also saw participation from Olive Hill Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Rally Ventures. Abstract’s streaming-first platform helps organizations modernize their security operations without relying on a single vendor. The […]

July 24, 2026
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