Qontext, a Berlin, Germany-based company building an independent context layer for AI, has raised $2.7 million in a pre-Seed round. Investors The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from Zero Prime Ventures and a group of angel investors, including Jan Oberhauser (n8n), Emil Eifrem (neo4j), Bastian Nominacher (Celonis), …
Una Software, a Toronto, Canada–based AI-powered financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform, has closed a Seed round, bringing total funding raised to $13 million. Investors The round was led by Staircase Ventures, a Toronto-based venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments. Founded in 2023, Staircase Ventures focuses on early-stage Canadian …
VALANCE, a Tokyo, Japan-based AI-driven headless supply chain management provider, has raised ¥270 million in a Seed round, bringing its total funding to ¥310 million. Investors The round was led by Delight Ventures, with participation from SMBC Edge and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. Delight Ventures is an independent venture capital firm …
Taxnova, a London, UK-based startup that automates R&D tax credits for tech companies, has emerged from stealth with $1 million in pre-Seed funding. Investors The round includes backing from a16z Speedrun, Karaoke Club, and over 20 operators from technology companies. Taxnova has also entered a16z’s accelerator programme. Taxnova Use of …
Arbor, a New York-based AI research platform for enterprise operations, has secured $6.3 million in combined Seed and pre-Seed funding. Investors The funding round was led by 645 Ventures, with participation from Next Play Ventures, Chaac Ventures, Comma Capital, and notable angel investors. 645 Ventures is a venture capital firm …
Derapi, a San Francisco, CA-based software company building the connective infrastructure for the distributed energy ecosystem, has raised $7 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was led by Earthshot Ventures, with participation from Tuesday Capital, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, WYVC, Breakthrough Venture Capital, WovenEarth Ventures, Radicle Impact, Raisewell Ventures, E8 …
Datalinx AI, a New York-based AI data refinery that turns complex data into AI- and application-ready assets, has raised $4.2 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was led by High Alpha, with participation from Databricks Ventures, Aperiam, Frederic Kerrest (Okta co-founder, 515 Ventures), Ari Paparo (Beeswax, Marketecture), Arup Banerjee …
