Ducky, a Nashville, Tennessee-based AI-powered support platform, raised $2.7 million in pre-seed funding. Investors The round was led by Penny Jar Capital, with participation from Bread & Butter Ventures, NOMO Ventures, Wilson Sonsini, angel investors, and others. Penny Jar Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in exceptional founders …

Zefi.ai, a Turin, Italy-based startup on a mission to change the way software is built empowering product teams, raised €1.6 million in pre-seed funding. Investors The round was led by 360 Capital and 14Peaks Capital, with participation from Italian B-Heroes and BIT, Spanish Secways and Aticco Ventures, and international funds …

Nextmol, a Barcelona, Spain-based company spin-off from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, has closed its first funding round. Investors The round was led by ACT Venture Partners, with participation from Axon Partners Group, Abac Nest Venture Capital, and GROW Venture Partners. ACT Venture Partners is a venture capital fund that invests …

Inspeq AI, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of Responsible AI development platforms, has secured $1.1 million in its pre-Series-A funding round. Investors The round was led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from Delta Partners, Plug and Play, and notable angel investors including Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Prateek Dixit, Rick Kelly, Cyril …

Gamma, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered presentation platform, raised $12 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Accel, with participation from Script Capital, South Park Commons, Lorimer Ventures, and Fellows Fund. Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams from …

Product Fruits, a Prague, Czech Republic-based AI-driven digital adoption platform (DAP), has closed €1.47 million in funding, bringing its total raised to €3.22 million. Investors The round was led by Reflex Capital, with participation from previous seed-round backers Lighthouse Ventures, LVRG, and Venture to Future Fund. Founded in 2012, Reflex …

Zypp Electric, an India-based tech-enabled electric vehicle (EV) as-a-service platform, has INR 116 crore (USD 14 million) in Series C funding. Investors The round was led by ENEOS, a petroleum company based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm provides petroleum products and services and energy solutions throughout the world. Notable investors …