Pendula, a Sydney, Australia-based provider of customer retention technology, secured A$14.5 million in funding. The funding round was contributed by Octopus Ventures, along with MA Growth Ventures. With the newly acquired funds, Pendula intends to expand its global operations. The company plans to establish new international offices in both London …

Lumi AI, a Dubai, UAE-based cutting-edge AI startup re-imagining business intelligence for organizations with physical supply chains, raised a first round of funding. The investment was from New York-based B2B SaaS investors Forum Ventures, UAE-based Annex Investments, and angels. The funding will allow Lumi AI to invest in its product …

The Contract Network, an Atlanta, Georgia-based AI-powered contract collaboration platform, raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Tusk Venture Partners, with participation from Andrew Sieja (Founder of Relativity), The Legal Tech Fund, Mayo Clinic, Toba Capital, and GC&H Investments, an investment fund associated with Cooley LLP. …

VBA, a Milwaukee, WI-based provider of cloud-based benefits software for healthcare payers, closed $156 million in growth funding. The round was led by Spectrum Equity, with participation from existing investor Arthur Ventures. Jeff Haywood and Michael Radonich from Spectrum Equity will join the board. VBA caters to the entire payer …

LighthouseAI, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of compliance solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain, raised $2.25 million in funding. The round was led by Healthy Ventures, with participation from Bertelsmann Next. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the growth and development of its flagship product suite, enhance …

SportsVisio, a Miami, Florida-based new AI-powered software company bringing image-based, deep learning to the sports analytics space, raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by Sapphire Sport. The funds will be used to further develop SportsVisio's next-generation AI technology and expand the company's sales team. SportsVisio focuses on …

YouMakr.ai, a London, UK-based edtech startup that redefines the study process with AI technology that predicts exam questions, raised over $500,000 in pre-seed funding. The investment was from prominent investors, including Praveen Varshney of Varshney Capital, Warwickshire Investment Group, and the innovative V3 investment syndicate. The startup plans to use …