Aligned, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based digital sales room improving the buyer-vendor workflow from start to post-sale, has raised $8 million in funding. Investors The round was led by JAL Ventures, with participation from NFX, Hetz Ventures, and SaaS CROs, bringing Aligned's total raised to $14 million. Founded in 2004, JAL …

Anchor, a New York-based autonomous billing and collections platform, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Mosaic General Partnership and Oren Zeev (Zeev Ventures), with participation from Entrée Capital, Tal Ventures, Amy Banse, Tien Tzuo, and Andre Iguodala (via Mosaic). Founded in 2021, …

Observo AI, a Newark, CA-based AI-native data pipeline company, has raised $15 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by Felicis and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Felicis is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies reinventing core markets and frontier technologies. Founded in 2006, it manages over $3B …

Backline, a San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with $9 million in seed funding. Investors The round was led by StageOne Ventures, with participation from Evolution Equity Partners and Gradient. Founded in 2001, StageOne Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Herzliya, Israel. The firm invests …

TeamSec, an Istanbul, Turkey-based AI-driven securitization platform provider, has secured $7.6 million in funding. Investors The investment was from Qatar’s Rasmal Ventures and Deniz Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Emirates NBD Group. Rasmal Ventures is the first independent VC fund established in Qatar, with a regional presence. The …

Savant Labs, a San Mateo, CA-based AI-driven analytics automation platform for business analysts, has raised $18.5 million in Series A funding. Investors The round was led by Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Vertex Ventures, Cota Capital, Village Global, Bloomberg Beta, West Wave Capital, and Uncorrelated Ventures. Dell Technologies Capital, …

Closinglock, an Austin, Texas-based fintech and fraud prevention technology provider for the real estate industry, has raised $34 million in Series B funding. Investors The round was led by Sageview Capital, with support from Headline and RWT Horizons. Sageview Capital is a private investment firm focused on partnering with industry-defining …