Jiga, a San Francisco, CA–based company that provides AI-driven sourcing platform for custom parts, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Aleph, with participation from Symbol (Seed lead) and Y Combinator. Aleph is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Tel Aviv, Israel, …

Scale Social AI, a Durham, N.C.–based marketing technology company, has raised $1.3 million in pre-Seed funding. Investors The round was led by LAUNCH and The Syndicate, both led by Jason Calacani, with participation from RTP Angel Fund, Primordial Ventures, Charlotte Fund, Triangle Tweener Fund, Blue Valley Capital, and strategic angels, …

Apono, a New York–based cloud identity security company, has secured $34 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to over $54 million. Investors The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), with participation from Swisscom Ventures, Vertex Ventures, 33N Ventures, and existing investors. U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) …

Xenia, a Chicago, IL–based AI-powered operations software company for multi-location organizations, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by PSG, a growth equity firm that partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to help them navigate transformational growth, capitalize on strategic opportunities, and build …

SubImage, a San Francisco, CA-based company that delivers an open-core cloud security graph for enterprises, has raised $4.2 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was from FundersClub, Y Combinator, Phosphor Capital, and Transpose Platform. FundersClub is a pioneering, San Francisco-based online venture capital (VC) platform founded in 2012 that …

Ascend, a Tokyo, Japan-based company that provides a transportation management platform, has raised ¥1.1 billion in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to approximately ¥1.8 billion. Investors The round was led by Globis Capital Partners, with participation from Value Chain Innovation Fund, LTS Co., Mercuria Supply Chain Investment, Mitsubishi …

Concrew, a Tokyo, Japan-based all-in-one business management cloud for small construction companies, has raised ¥170 million in pre-Series A funding. Investors One Capital, XTech Ventures, and others participated in the round, bringing Concrew’s total amount raised to approximately ¥220 million. Concrew Use of Funds The company will use the funds …