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Startup funding news: seed to late-stage rounds, valuations, acquisitions and the investors behind them.
Latest Funding stories
Aformic raises $6.95M seed to expand self-driving forklifts into AI data centres
Aformic secures $6.95 million in seed funding to expand its self-driving forklifts and carts for AI data centre construction and maintenance.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 5, 2026
Journify raises $12M Series A to expand ad signal infrastructure
Journify secures $12 million in Series A funding led by Al Mada Ventures and Silicon Badia to expand its AI-driven ad signal platform into the US and Europe.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 5, 2026
Traversal raises $120 million Series B at $1 billion valuation for AI-driven SRE
Traversal, an AI startup automating site reliability engineering, secures $120 million in Series B funding at a $1 billion valuation.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 5, 2026
GIVA lands $103 Mn to open stores and launch gold jewellery
GIVA secures $103 Mn from Multiples Alternate Asset Management to grow its retail network, upgrade factories and launch gold and lab-grown-diamond lines.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 5, 2026
Pliant raises $80M to expand AI-driven B2B payments in US and Canada
Berlin-based fintech Pliant secures $80M in Series C funding led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest to expand AI agents in B2B payments and enter the US and Canada.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 5, 2026
ElevenLabs could start preparing for an IPO in 2028, its CEO says
An ElevenLabs IPO would be “a step in the journey”, Mati Staniszewski said at Bloomberg Tech in London. He expects people to assume they are talking to AI in business within three to five years.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Drax plans a £20B AI data centre at Britain’s largest power station
The first 100MW phase of the AI data centre still needs a tenant and planning approval. Drax burns wood pellets, and analysts call the plant Britain’s biggest carbon dioxide emitter.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Doors open at 9 a.m. ET in Boston
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Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
India’s EloElo raises $80M from NBCUniversal and Hornbill for Story TV
EloElo’s four apps reach more than 40 million monthly users and 300 million installs. NBCUniversal says it will help the company expand beyond India, including into the US.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Tech funding hits 12-month low of $592 million in October; late-stage funding plunges 72%
Early-stage funding, by contrast, rose 114% sequentially to $361.6 million from $168.6 million and was up 10.8% from $326.4 million in October 2025. Early-stage rounds accounted for 61% of the month's funding.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
bit.bio raises $25M Series D as demand for its human cell models grows
Cambridge biotech bit.bio has raised $25m from M&G and Abcam founder Jonathan Milner to bring more lab-grown human cell types to market.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
EIC Scaling Club deep tech scale-ups raised €4bn after joining, report says
The EIC Scaling Club’s 120 deep tech scale-ups raised €4.06bn after joining, outpacing a comparable peer group, according to a new report.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Robin Capital raises €15M second fund for deeptech and AI startups
Robin Capital, a Berlin-based VC, secures €15M for its second fund targeting pre-seed and seed-stage European startups in enterprise AI, robotics, and space.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Rise of Fearless raises $1 million to expand African battle royale mobile game
Rise of Fearless, an Ethiopia-themed battle royale mobile game, secures $1M in SAFE funding from Epic Edges Capital to grow its audience and build…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Yvonne Bajela launches $17m debut solo fund Evertrue Capital for pre-seed AI startups
Yvonne Bajela, former Phoenix Court partner, raises $17m for Evertrue Capital to invest in pre-seed AI and frontier tech startups across the UK and Europe.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Sachin Tendulkar invests in Metasports Interactive, Hitwicket’s developer
Sachin Tendulkar joins Metasports Interactive as an investor and brand ambassador for its cricket strategy game Hitwicket, as the startup targets 100M…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Tumbleweed raises €6.9M to put labs in orbit
Austrian spacetech startup Tumbleweed secures €6.9M in the country’s largest spacetech seed round to offer modular orbital labs for microgravity research.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Syncere raises $11m pre-seed for Lume robot lamp led by a16z Speedrun
Palo Alto startup Syncere raises $11 million in pre-seed funding to scale its Lume robot lamp, blending home automation with consumer electronics.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Fal raises $1.3B at $16B valuation for AI inference
AI inference startup Fal has secured $1.3 billion in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, doubling its valuation to $16 billion.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
Cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
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Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
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Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
ValueQuest Tristar Fund raises Rs 2,100 crore for advanced manufacturing push
ValueQuest Tristar Fund surpasses its target, raising Rs 2,100 crore for aerospace, defence, and energy transition-linked manufacturing in India.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
PowerUp Money raises $10M to expand AI-led wealth management
Bengaluru-based wealthtech startup PowerUp Money raises $10 million led by Flourish Ventures to scale AI-driven financial planning and advisory services.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026