Mega, a New York–based AI-powered growth engine for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Goodwater Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Atreides Management, SignalFire, and Kearny Jackson, along with several athlete investors. Goodwater Capital is a venture capital …

Cylake, a Sunnyvale, CA-based AI-native cybersecurity platform, has emerged from stealth with $45 million in Seed funding Investors The round was led by Greylock, a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with a significant second office in San Francisco. The firm focuses on seed, Series A, and early-stage …

Axiomatic AI, a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based AI platform for verified science and engineering, has raised $18 million in Seed funding, bringing its total funding to $25 million. Investors The round was led by Engine Ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Big Sur Ventures, Global Vision Capital, Propagator Ventures, and Liquid 2. …

NODA AI, an Austin, TX–based AI-native defense company, has raised $25 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta, and Alumni Ventures. Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs …

Nscale, a London, UK–based AI infrastructure startup, has raised $2 billion in Series C funding, valuing the company at $14.6 billion. Investors The round was led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries, with participation from Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell Technologies, Jane Street, Lenovo, Linden Advisors, Nokia, NVIDIA, and Point72. …

Nominal, a Los Angeles, CA–based connected testing and operations platform for hardware engineering teams, has raised $80 million in a Series B-2 acceleration round at a $1 billion valuation. Investors The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture …

Escape, a Paris, France–based offensive security engineering platform, has raised $18 million (€15.4M) in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures and existing investors IRIS and Y Combinator. Balderton Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that backs European technology startups. …