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 …

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. …

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. …

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 …

Advocacy, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-native context-driven litigation workspace, has emerged from stealth with $3.5 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was led by Relentless, with participation from Relativity (through Rel Labs) and Fenwick & West LLP, alongside legal scholars from T14 law schools and a consortium of law …

Denki, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-powered platform for financial auditing, has raised $4.1 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was co-led by Base10 Partners and Shine Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and 20VC. Base10 Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies automating large, …