Noru, a Stockholm, Sweden–based startup building an AI-native platform for regulatory compliance, has raised €560,000 in a pre-Seed round. Investors The round was led by Ampli Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund, SSE Business Lab, DHS Angel Network, Nordic investors, and Mark Strande. Ampli Ventures is a Stockholm-based …

Ringtime, a Ghent, Belgium–based voice AI startup, has raised €1.8 million in a Seed funding round. Investors The round was led by Volta Ventures, with participation from Syndicate One, JK Invest, New School VC, and Allusion. Volta Ventures is a European early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests …

Surf AI, a New York-based agentic operations platform for modern security teams, has launched with $57 million in funding. Investors The round was led by Accel, with participation from Cyberstarts and Boldstart Ventures. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Palo Alto, Accel is a global venture capital firm that partners …

Knox Systems, a New York– and Washington, D.C.–based AI-managed cloud provider for federal environments, has raised $25 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by B Capital, with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Okta Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Benchstrength, and existing investors Felicis, Firsthand, and …

Candex, a New York–based provider of vendor management and tail-spend solutions for global enterprises, has extended its Series C funding round to more than $40 million, with a strategic investment from HSBC. Investors The strategic investment from HSBC brings Candex’s total funding to over $120 million. HSBC Holdings plc, the …

WellSaid, a Seattle, WA–based enterprise AI voice company, has secured a venture debt financing round. Investors The financing was from Multiplier Capital, an over $1 billion growth financing platform that invests in rapidly growing, venture-backed technology companies across enterprise software, digital media, healthcare IT, consumer e-commerce, and tech-enabled services. With …

CometChat, a Denver, CO–based in-app communication platform, has raised $6.5 million in strategic funding, bringing its total funding to $21.1 million. Investors The funding was from existing investor Run Ventures, a U.S.-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups, particularly in AI and software. Founded in 2025 and …