Rebar, a Seattle, WA-based vertical AI platform building the core operating system for the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing industries, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. Investors The round was led by Prudence, with participation from Zero Infinity Partners, Founder Collective, Villain Capital, and Optimist Ventures. Prudence …

Standard Kernel, a Palo Alto, CA-based startup developing AI systems that automatically generate highly optimized GPU software, has raised $20 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from General Catalyst, Felicis, Cowboy Ventures, Link Ventures, Essence VC, and angel and strategic investors, including …

Sybilion, a Porto, Portugal-based startup building a decision layer for industrial companies, has raised $4.2 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was co-led by VentureFriends and Semapa Next, following an earlier $600K pre-seed round backed by Vanagon Ventures and EWOR. VentureFriends is a venture capital firm based in Athens, …

Another Earth, a Vienna, Austria-based company developing AI-powered simulation and synthetic data for Earth observation, has raised a total of €3.5 million in funding. Investors The round includes new investment from Wake-Up Capital, alongside existing investors Rockstart, Inovexus, and Stamco AG, with additional support from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency …

OpenCFO, a Hyderabad, India-based AI-native financial operations platform for mid-market companies, has secured $2 million in funding. Investors The round was led by Endiya Partners, with participation from angel investors across the United States and India. Endiya Partners is an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, …

Cognota, a Toronto, Canada–based learning operations (LearnOps) software provider, has raised $5.75 million in Series B funding. Investors The round was led by Blossom Street Ventures, with participation from Comerica Bank and existing investors. Blossom Street Ventures is a Dallas-based venture capital firm that specializes in providing early-stage growth capital …

Outpost, a London, UK–based AI-powered platform that enables merchants to sell worldwide with zero liability, has raised $17.5 million (£13 million) in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from existing investor Better Tomorrow Ventures and several angel investors, including executives from companies such …