Boostly, a Lehi, Utah-based marketing platform for restaurants, has secured $5.6 million in seed funding round. Investors The round was led by Trestle Partners and supported by Relish Works, Singularity Capital, and Y Combinator. Founded in 2019, Trestle Partners is a venture capital firm based in New York, NY. The …

Aurascape AI, a Santa Clara, CA-based cybersecurity company, has closed $12.8 million in oversubscribed seed funding round. Investors The round was led by Mayfield Fund, with participation from Celesta Capital, StepStone Group, AISpace, and industry leaders including Mark McLaughlin, former Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. Mayfield is an …

KNIME, a Zurich, Switzerland-based open-source data science and AI company, has secured an additional $30 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $50 million. Investors The investment was made by Invus, a private equity firm that invests in transformational opportunities in both private and public companies. Founded in 1985, …

Skillfully, a San Francisco, CA-based company specializing in simulation-driven hiring solutions, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Better Ventures, with participation from Silicon Valley Quad, American Student Assistance, Strada Education Foundation, FN Fund, and Inventus Capital Partners. Better Ventures is a venture capital …

Synapse Analytics, a Cairo, Egypt-based provider of AI-driven financial solutions, has raised $2 million in funding. Investors The funding round was led by Silicon Badia and Hub71. Founded in 2012, Silicon Badia is a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan, investing in technology companies globally. Hub71 is Abu Dhabi’s …

Cliwant, a South Korea-based startup that analyzes requests for proposals (RFPs) based on AI and data, secured pre-Series A funding. Investors The round was co-led by BonAngels Venture Partners, with participation from new investor Blue Corner. Founded in 2007, BonAngels Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, …

Placer.ai, a Santa Cruz, CA-based startup specializing in AI-driven market research utilizing anonymized location data, has raised $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. Investors The round was participated by existing investors. Placer.ai Use of Funds The company will use the funding for business development and to expand its data …