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Aligned Marketplace Raises $20 Million in Series A Round

Healthcare technology company Aligned Marketplace has raised an additional $20 million in Series A funding, led by Venrock, to expand access to advanced and direct primary care for self-insured employers. The funding will help Aligned reach more employers and third-party administrators (TPAs), improve healthcare access and affordability, and reduce employer healthcare spending. The company is […]

August 14, 2026
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Curio Secures $2.5Mn Funding to Advance Nuclear Recycling Technology

Advanced nuclear technology company Curio has secured $2.5 million in cost-shared funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to further develop its NuCycle nuclear fuel recycling technology. Curio will add around $1 million of its own investment to the funding. The capital will support laboratory testing of key NuCycle processes […]

August 14, 2026
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Clarity Systems Raises $4.4M Seed Funding for AI-Powered Retail Fraud Detection

Retail technology startup Clarity Systems has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to expand its technology for detecting fraud in product returns and receiving operations. The company uses X-ray imaging, computer vision and artificial intelligence to inspect packaged products without opening them. The round was backed by LMnT Ventures, with participation from Regeneration VC, Humba […]

August 14, 2026
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AGent Energy Bags $11M in Series Seed Round

AI-powered energy startup AGent Energy has raised $11 million in Series Seed funding to expand its technology for using existing backup power systems as distributed power plants. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Investment Management, CIV, and Zero Infinity Partners (ZIP). The latest round takes AGent Energy’s […]

August 14, 2026
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River Markets Raises $8.5M to Build Prediction Market Infrastructure for Institutions

River Markets, a New York-based financial infrastructure startup for prediction markets, has raised $8.5 million in Seed funding to expand its platform for institutional traders. The funding round was led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Coinbase Ventures, Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), UFO Holdings, TENET, Humbition, Kima Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Stack Asset […]

August 14, 2026
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Reservoir raises $8M in seed round to Scale Smart Water Heaters

Reservoir, a Boston-based smart home electrification company, has raised $8 million in Seed funding to expand its predictive water heating technology. The funding round was led by Asymmetric Capital Partners, with participation from MCJ Collective and existing investor Founder Collective. Reservoir will use the funding to expand its residential installation business across the Boston area, […]

August 14, 2026
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PointsKash Gets $100M Investment From Hawk Capital Investors to Fuel National Rollout

PointsKash, a FinTech and digital commerce company, has secured a strategic capital commitment of up to $100 million from Hawk Capital Investors to support its commercialisation and national expansion plans. The investment will be provided in two phases. The first tranche of up to $35 million will be available through October 30, 2026 while a […]

August 14, 2026
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InduPro Raises $77M Series B to Advance Cancer Drug IDP-001

The Seattle- and Cambridge-based biotechnology company InduPro has raised $77 million in Series B funding round led by The Column Group. The round also saw participation from existing investors Vida Ventures, MRL Ventures Fund, Emerson Collective and Euclidean Capital, along with new investors Solasta Ventures, Sanofi and Eli Lilly and Company. The company will use […]

August 13, 2026
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Form Energy Raises $750M in Series G Funding to Expand its West Virginia Battery Factory

US-based energy storage company Form Energy has raised $750 million in Series G financing, taking its total equity capital raised to more than $2 billion. T. Rowe Price led the Series G round, following its leadership of Form Energy’s previous Series F financing. New investors include Sequoia Capital, Janus Henderson, Franklin Templeton, and PEAK6 Investments. […]

August 13, 2026
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Heaviside Industries Raises $60M Series B,Partners With Nammo

Los Angeles-based defense technology startup Heaviside Industries has raised $60 million in Series B funding at a $600 million valuation. Heaviside Industries raised the Series B just three months after emerging from stealth. The round was led by Felicis, with significant participation from Hedosophia, along with Menlo Ventures, Cantos, Flume Ventures, Qstar Capital, Friends & […]

August 13, 2026
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