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Flick Raises $6M in Seed Funding Round by Y Combinator

Flick, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native filmmaking platform, has raised $6 million in a Seed funding round by True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, and N1, in addition to angel investors. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate product development, enhance […]

May 15, 2026
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Nectar Social Raises $30M in Series A Funding

Nectar Social, Palo Alto, CA-based provider of an agentic social operating solution, has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, created in partnership with Anthropic, with participation from True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Kinship Ventures. The company plans to use the funding […]

May 15, 2026
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Wirestock Raises $23M in Series A Funding Led by Nava Ventures

Wirestock, a San Francisco, CA-based platform for creators, has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Nava Ventures, with participation from SBVP, Formula VC, I2BF Global Ventures, and other strategic and existing investors. The company plans to use the funding to handle more advanced custom datasets, expand support for new creative […]

May 15, 2026
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Crew Carbon Raises $25M in Series A and Grants

Crew Carbon, Inc., a NYC-based water technology company, has raised $25 million in a funding round Series A was led by Burnt Island Ventures with participation from AP Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Builders Vision, Kibo Invest, Idemitsu Ventures, New York Ventures, and family office investors, alongside existing investors Counteract, ANIMO Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Ponderosa Ventures, […]

May 15, 2026
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GridCARE Raises $64M in Series A Funding Led by John Doerr

GridCARE, a Redwood City, CA-based power acceleration company for AI, has raised $64 million in a Series A funding round led by Sutter Hill Ventures and John Doerr with participation from National Grid Partners, Future Energy Ventures, Emerson Collective, Stanford University, Xora, Aina Ventures, Overture, Acclimate Ventures, Clearvision Ventures, alongside other individuals and family offices. […]

May 15, 2026
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Mongoose AI Raises Seed Extension Funding Led by Vertical Venture Partners

Mongoose AI, a NYC-based developer of governed AI agents for health insurance plans, has raised a seed extension funding round of an undisclosed amount, led by Vertical Venture Partners, with participation from Overstory Partners, Connecticut Innovations, and a group of healthcare enterprise executives. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate its expansion across […]

May 15, 2026
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Create Medicines Raises $122M in Series B Funding

Create Medicines, Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based developer of in vivo immune programming and mRNA-LNP cell therapies, has raised $122 million in a Series B funding round co-led by existing investors Newpath Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, and Hatteras Venture Partners, with participation from Alexandria Venture Investments. In conjunction with the funding, Ron Philip joined as Executive […]

May 15, 2026
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Optura Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding Led by Salesforce Ventures

Optura, a Nashville, Tennessee-based developer of an enterprise healthcare platform for measuring return on artificial intelligence investment (ROAI™), has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Echo Health Ventures and continued investment from Susa Ventures, Matrix Partners, and HC9 Ventures. The company plans to use the […]

May 15, 2026
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Synthetic Raises $10M in Seed Funding Led by Khosla Ventures

Synthetic, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of an autonomous AI bookkeeping service for software startups, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Basis Set Ventures and Tobi Lütke, Kaz Nejatian, Zach Abrams, Cosmin Nicolaescu, and Michael Tannenbaum. The company plans to use the funding to improve […]

May 15, 2026
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Urologic Health Raises $11M In Seed Funding

Urologic Health Inc., a Jersey City, New Jersey, and Or Yehuda, Israel-based developer of non-invasive urodynamic and bladder function monitoring devices, has raised $11 million in a seed funding round led by an undisclosed strategic investor, with participation from Edge Medical Ventures, SHD Partners, and Longevity Venture Partners. The company plans to use the funding […]

May 15, 2026
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