Strella, a New York–based AI-powered customer research platform, has raised $14 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Decibel Partners, Bain Future Backed Ventures, MVP Ventures, and 645 Ventures. Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that helps …

ExaCare AI, a New York-based AI-native platform for operations teams in post-acute care facilities, has raised $30 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Foundation Capital, Bienville Capital, and select post-acute operators. Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners …

Nekt, a Florianópolis, Brazil–based data and AI platform designed to help growing companies unify their data, has raised R$1.3 million in funding. Investors The round was led by Norte Ventures, a specialized venture capital firm and investment club based in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm invests in Pre-Seed and Seed-stage …

Grateful, the Harrogate and London-based automated tip pooling and tronc platform, has raised £1.5 million in Seed funding. Investors The round was led by Calculus Capital, a UK-based investment management firm that specializes in providing capital to ambitious, high-growth, entrepreneurial British companies. The firm primarily invests in small and medium-sized, …

Deel, a New York-based global HR and payroll platform, has raised $300 million in Series E funding, valuing the company at $17.3 billion. Investors The round was led by Ribbit Capital, with continued participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, General Catalyst, and Green Bay Ventures. Ribbit Capital is a venture …

Matters.AI, a Wilmington, DE, and Bangalore, India-based AI-native data security company, has raised $6.25 million in funding. Investors The funding includes a $4.75 million Seed round, co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners, with participation from Better Capital, Carya Venture Partners, and leading cybersecurity angels. It also includes an earlier …

Ploy, a Shoreditch, London-based cybersecurity startup focused on identity and governance, has raised £2.5 million in funding. Investors The round was led by Osney Capital, with participation from Superseed, Tiny.vc, and Rule30, alongside notable angel investors from ForgeRock, Digital Shadows, Zscaler, Rapid7, Egress, and ComplyAdvantage. Osney Capital is a venture …