Cognixion, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based neural interface startup, raised $12 million in a seed funding round by Prime Movers Lab, with co-investors Northwell Health, Amazon Alexa Fund, and Volta Circle. The company intends to use the funds to develop new adaptive interfaces for Assisted Reality technology. Company: Cognixion Inc Raised: …

Variational AI, developer of state-of-the-art generative AI technology to redefine the economics of drug development by accelerating the discovery of novel and optimized small molecules, announced that it has raised $3.5 million ($CDN4.3 million) in seed funding. The investment round was led by Flying Fish Ventures, Alliance of Angels, and …

Netomi Inc., a San Mateo, California-based provider of customer-service chatbots, raised $30 million in a Series B funding round that values the company at $210 million, up from a valuation of $67.5 million in 2019. The round was led by WndrCo, the firm co-founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, with participation from …

Villyge, a New York-based B2B SaaS platform designed to support working families, announced it has closed on an oversubscribed $1.075 million in a pre-seed round, surpassing its goal by more than 40%. The round was fueled by investments from a group of angel investors, which include the managing partner at …

Cohesion, a Chicago, Illinois-based leader in smart building and digital twin SaaS technology, raised $15 million in its Series A financing round co-led by Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund and Hyde Park Angels (HPA). Other backers include Citadel founder Ken Griffin, GCM Grosvenor CEO Michael Sacks, and Environmental Systems Design …

GoKwik, an Indian eCommerce enablement company, raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from existing investors Matrix Partners India and RTP Global. The company will use funds to work with larger marketplaces, scale up its product and technology teams and launch …

Hightouch, a San Francisco, California-based fast-growing software company that pioneered the concept of Reverse ETL, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B financing at a $450 million valuation. The round was led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from Amplify, Bain, YC, and Afore, bringing its total funding to …