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 …

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. …

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 …

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, …

DeepIP, a New York- and Paris-based AI-powered patent platform, has raised $25 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to $40 million. Investors The round was co-led by Korelya Capital and Serena, with participation from Balderton Capital and Headline. Korelya Capital is a venture capital investment firm …

Vor Systems, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-enabled transaction platform for complex renewable energy deals, has raised $3 million in pre-Seed funding. Investors The round was led by Gigascale Capital, with participation from Virta Ventures, Christopher Payne, Hank Couture, Badrul Farooqi, Joe Song, Paul Grana, and Titiaan Palazzi. Founded in 2023, …

DiligenceSquared, a New York-based AI-native platform that automates commercial due diligence and market research for investment teams, has raised $5 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was led by Relentless, with additional participation from Y Combinator. Relentless is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage funding and support for …