Dust, a Paris, France-based startup building custom AI assistants to speed up work, has secured $16 million in funding. Investors The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from investors like XYZ, GG1, Connect Ventures, Seedcamp, and Motier Ventures. Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm based in Menlo …

Phaidra, a Seattle, WA-based startup specializing in AI-driven industrial control systems, has raised $12 million in funding, bringing its total raised to $60.5 million. Investors The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from previous backers including Starshot Capital, Helena, Flying Fish, Ahren Innovation Capital, Section 32, and Character, …

Vida, an Austin, TX-based provider of carrier-grade AI voice agents for SMBs, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Stillmark, a Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm founded in 2019. Stillmark invests in early-stage startups (Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A), supporting entrepreneurs advancing Bitcoin's core principles …

Tembo, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based managed service for Postgres, has secured $14 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Venrock, Grand Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, Defined Capital, Cintrifuse Capital, and several prominent angel investors. GreatPoint Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based …

Altrove, a Paris, France-based deep tech startup creating sustainable alternatives for critical materials, has raised €3.7 million in pre-seed funding. Investors The round was led by Contrarian Ventures and Emblem, with participation from notable angel investors such as Thomas Clozel (CEO Owkin), Julien Chaumond (CTO HuggingFace), and Nikolaj Deichmann (3Shape). …

HopSkip, a Philadelphia, PA-based hospitality tech company that helps event planners book hotel spaces, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Conductive Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm invests in expansion-stage companies with a focus on software, hardware, …

Redactive AI, an Australia-based artificial intelligence engineering and security development startup, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Felicis Ventures and Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Atlassian Ventures and Zapier. Founded in 2006, Felicis is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, …