SPREAD, a Berlin, Germany-based engineering intelligence startup for complex mechatronic products, announced that it raised $16 million in Series A funding. The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures and angel investors Dylan Field – Figma Co-Founder and CEO, and the founders of logistics …

Product Fruits, a Prague, Czech Republic-based digital onboarding platform, raised €1.6 million in a seed funding round. The round was co-led by Leverage and Venture to Future Fund, who now join pre-seed investor Lighthouse Ventures on the cap table. The capital will be used to further fuel the company’s growth …

Prewave, a Vienna, Austria-based AI-powered supply chain risk platform, raised €18 million in a Series A+ funding round to help clients including BMW, PwC, and Lufthansa predict, find, understand, and categorize risks within supply chains. The round was led by Creandum, with participation from existing investors Ventech, KOMPAS, seed+speed, Segnalita, …

Beefutures, an Oslo, Norway-based digital beekeeping platform intended to boost the bee's immunity and metabolism, raised $1.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Nordic impact investment VC Norselab’s Meaningful Equity II fund. The funds will be used to harness the power of bees as the custodians of …

Innovapptive, a Houston, TX-based company that provides a SaaS-based connected worker platform for maintenance, operations, and warehousing, raised Series B funding. The round was led by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. Existing investor Tiger Global Management also participated …

Bloomfilter, a Cleveland, OH, and Chicago, IL-based process intelligence platform for software development, closed a $7 million seed funding round of capital. The funding included $5.5 million in equity financing led by Magarac Venture Partners (“MVP”) with participation from Sequoia, HPA, North Coast Ventures, Techstars, and others, along with $1.5 …

Cohere, a Toronto, Canada-based AI startup building technology that businesses can use to deploy chatbots, search engines, and other AI-driven products, secured $250 million in fresh funding. Investors in the round include the internet software giant Salesforce, the chip maker Nvidia, the Toronto venture capital firm Inovia Capital, and the …