Cosmonic, an Arlington, VA-based WebAssembly (Wasm) pioneer, closed $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Vertex Ventures. Joining Vertex's General Partner In Sik Rhee in this early round is Meta advisor (and Facebook's ex-VP infrastructure engineering) Jeffrey Rothschild; WebLogic and funding syndicate founder Bob Pasker; Jeff Burkland (founder …

Bearer, a San Francisco, CA-based data security software company, announced that it closed the second tranche of seed funding, bringing the total equity financing raised to date to $8 million. Alven led the second tranche round with participation from Kima Ventures, Partech, and Point Nine. “Our goal is to make …

Spyderbat, an Austin, Texas-based cloud-native runtime security company, announced it raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by NTTVC, with participation from LiveOak Venture Partners, Benhamou Global Ventures, and John McHale to fuel product development and go-to-market activities. “As we grew closer to understanding the fundamental …

Neural Payments, a Montgomery, OH-based fintech and peer-to-peer payments provider, announced that it raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by New York-based investment adviser Mendon Venture Partners and joined by CURQL Collective, a fintech-focused strategic investment capital firm based in Des Moines, Iowa. The funds …

Cortex, a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based SaaS startup that offers data intelligence solutions, secured $48 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Lightrock, with participation from Softbank and Riverwood, who had invested in Cortex's 2020 round. With this new funding, Cortex plans to improve its product and …

Rock Paper Coin (RPC), a Portland, OR-based SaaS startup providing a suite of digital contracts and invoicing tools for the wedding industry, announced that it secured $2.3 million in funding. Elevate Capital led the round, with participation from HearstLab, Stormlight Holdings, and other investors. RPC plans to use this new …

Resonai, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based operating system for the built world, announced that it closed a $20 million Series A Extension funding, bringing the total amount raised in the Series A to $30 million. The round was led by Meitav-Dash, a TSE-traded Israeli institutional investment house; Blue Square Israel, the …