Armadin, a San Francisco, CA–based AI-native cybersecurity company focused on autonomous threat simulation and defense, has raised $189.9 million in Seed and Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Accel, with participation from Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, and In-Q-Tel, along with follow-on investments from 8VC and …

Qevlar AI, a Paris, France-based agentic AI security operations center platform, has raised $30 million in funding. Investors The round was jointly led by Partech and Forgepoint Capital International, with participation from EQT Ventures. Partech is a global technology investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Lagos, …

Escape, a Paris, France–based offensive security engineering platform, has raised $18 million (€15.4M) in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures and existing investors IRIS and Y Combinator. Balderton Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that backs European technology startups. …

Nominal, a Los Angeles, CA–based connected testing and operations platform for hardware engineering teams, has raised $80 million in a Series B-2 acceleration round at a $1 billion valuation. Investors The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture …

Nscale, a London, UK–based AI infrastructure startup, has raised $2 billion in Series C funding, valuing the company at $14.6 billion. Investors The round was led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries, with participation from Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell Technologies, Jane Street, Lenovo, Linden Advisors, Nokia, NVIDIA, and Point72. …

NODA AI, an Austin, TX–based AI-native defense company, has raised $25 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta, and Alumni Ventures. Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs …

Axiomatic AI, a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based AI platform for verified science and engineering, has raised $18 million in Seed funding, bringing its total funding to $25 million. Investors The round was led by Engine Ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Big Sur Ventures, Global Vision Capital, Propagator Ventures, and Liquid 2. …