BenchSci, a Toronto, Canada-based company that provides AI solutions for preclinical life sciences research and development (R&D), announced $95 million CAD Series D funding, bringing its total raised to $218 million CAD. The round was led by Generation Investment Management, with participation from existing investors iNovia Capital, TCV, Golden Ventures, …

zero44, a Berlin, Germany-based SaaS startup for CO2 management of merchant ships, raised €2.5 million in funding led by early-stage investor Atlantic Labs. Starthub Ventures and Bernhard Schulte Innoport as well as several business angels from the logistics and shipping industry also invested in the company. The new capital will …

Sera Systems, a Grapevine, Texas-based SaaS service for small-to-large-sized HVAC, plumbing, and other field service businesses, has closed an eight-figure Series B funding round. The Series B funding is comprised entirely of private equity from the field service industry it serves—owners of home service businesses. Billy Stevens, Sera CEO, and …

Waterplan, a San Francisco, CA-based climate platform that helps companies measure, respond, and report increasingly changing water risk, closed an oversubscribed $11 million Series A financing round. To date, the company has raised $18.5 million in total venture funding. The investment was led by Base10 Partners, with co-founder and managing …

Sekoia.io, a Paris, France-based cybertech company that develops the Sekoia.io XDR (eXtended Detection & Response) platform for real-time detection of cyberattacks, raised €35 million in Series A funding. The round was from Banque des Territoires, European investor Bright Pixel (former Sonae IM), and its historical investors Omnes Capital, Seventure, and …

Shopstory, an Austria-based SaaS startup that provides a platform for online shops that helps them automate processes and boost performance, secured a successful funding of €1 million. The funding round included investments from prestigious Austrian funds Hardlymountain Capital and Calm/Storm, as well as existing investors such as Hansi Hansmann, tecnet, …

Thena, a Palo Alto, California-based B2B SaaS startup that provides customer communications and intelligence platform, raised $5 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $7.2 million. The round was co-led by Lightspeed and First Round Capital, two prominent investment firms. The funds will be used to intensify efforts …