Chowbus, a Chicago, Illinois–based AI-powered platform serving culturally rooted restaurants, has secured $81 million in funding. Investors The round was led by Prysm Capital and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Dutchess, Fika, and Avid Bank. Prysm Capital is a U.S.-based venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 2019 …

deepidv, a Toronto, Canada–based AI-native identity verification and fraud prevention platform, has raised $1 million in Seed funding. Investors Backed by undisclosed investors. deepidv Use of Funds The company will use the funding to accelerate product development, expand go-to-market operations in the United States, and grow its engineering and sales …

ORO Labs, a San Francisco and London–based procurement orchestration platform for global enterprises, has secured $100 million in Series C funding. Investors The round was led by Brighton Park Capital and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, B Capital, XYZ Capital, and Felicis. Brighton Park …

Kinewell, a Wallsend, UK–based clean energy software company optimizing offshore wind farm design, has raised £750,000 in funding. Investors The investment was from the North East Accelerate Fund, a regional investment vehicle that provides equity and loan funding to small and medium-sized businesses in North East England. Managed by Mercia …

BackOps, a San Francisco, CA–based AI-native operating system for supply chain operations, has raised $26 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Theory Ventures, with participation from Gradient Ventures, Construct Capital, and 10VC. Theory Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Tomasz Tunguz …

SkySelect, a Tallinn, Estonia, and San Francisco, CA–based AI-powered procurement platform for the aviation materials industry, has raised $9 million in funding. Investors The round was co-led by Verb Ventures and RockCreek, with participation from SmartCap Green Fund and existing investors Bain Capital Ventures and Lux Capital. Verb Ventures is …

Waiv, a Paris, France–based company catalyzing AI precision testing, has raised $33 million in financing. Investors The round was co-led by OTB Ventures and Alpha Intelligence Capital, with participation from Serena Data Ventures, Karista, and SistaFund. OTB Ventures is a pan-European deep-tech VC fund specializing in Series A and late-seed …