Purlin, a Los Angeles, CA-based developer of real estate AI designed to personalize homebuying, announced that it raised seed preferred equity funding. The round was with key financial and strategic investors, including SUM Ventures, New Valley Ventures, an investment vehicle managed by Douglas Elliman, Redwood Trust Inc., through its strategic …

Owl Labs, a Boston, MA-based AI-powered 360-degree video conferencing solution, announced that it raised $25 million in Series C investment and formed a strategic partnership with HP, bringing the company’s total funding to over $47 million. The funding round was led by HP Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of …

GoFreight, a Los Angeles and Taipei-based startup that provides all-in-one software for global freight forwarders, raised $23 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Flex Capital and Headline, with participation from LFX Venture Partners, Palm Drive Capital, and returning investors Mucker Capital, Cornerstone Ventures, and Red Building …

AI Communis, a Singapore-based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies, announced that it raised $1.3 million in seed funding for its software-as-a-service product Auris AI. The round was led by Todai IPC, the Venture investment arm of the University of Tokyo, with participation from multiple Japanese …

Lara AI, a Mexico-based startup that uses technology to help companies detect disgruntled or at-risk employees at an early stage of departure, raised $1.1 million in funding to help companies improve their employee experience. The round was from Newtopia VC, 500 LatAm, FJ Labs, MrPink VC, Brazil Venture Capital, and …

Carta Healthcare, a San Francisco, CA-based pioneer in harnessing the power of clinical data, announced that it closed a $20 million Series B funding round. The Series B investors include Paramark Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, American College of Cardiology, Asset Management Ventures, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham, Maverick …

Superb AI, a San Mateo, CA-based training data platform for computer vision, raised $16 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Premier Partners, with additional investments from Duke University and KT Investment and new investors including Halla Group. This funding will help …